All Property Week articles in 26 November 2010 – Page 4
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Professional
Occupiers’ green demands go unsatisfied
Occupiers are finding “green” issues increasingly important and their landlords are struggling to keep up
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News
Mind the European debt-funding gap
A huge global debt gap – of which Europe represents half – will leave $245bn incapable of being refinanced
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Markets
MAPIC special: Debenhams progresses global plans
Department store chain targets developing countries for global expansion
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Professional
Employment tribunal shows danger of office gossip
A tribunal judgment about when office gossip crosses over into harassment is a timely warning to property firms about conduct to watch during the Christmas party season
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News
REIT goes local: London councils discuss setting up REIT
Local Shopping REIT approaches councils dogged with cuts to form first listed local government joint venture
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Markets
Development corporation loses way at Maze prison site
Politicians up in arms over £12m spent on consultation to establish use of former Maze prison
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News
Cucumber plays it cool
The Reuben brothers this week submitted a revised planning application for a proposed 42-storey tower in London’s Westminster
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Markets
Convenient end for HBOS leases
CB Richard Ellis will dispose of 43 of Halifax leases after the bank closes its operation in Ireland next month
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Professional
Knight Frank wins Met Police contract
The Metropolitan Police Service has enlisted Knight Frank to help cut its property costs by £30m-£40m each year for the next three years
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News
Mould & Vaughan lament end of run for yield compression
Raymond Mould and Patrick Vaughan’s London Stamford Property this week warned that “yield compression” in the property market had peaked, and buying opportunities would continue to be hard to come by
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News
Freeport freewheels into Chinese outlet rollout
Beijing Capital and Singapore government back plans to develop 30 Palette-branded centres
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News
Chihuahua-ing the crowd
Rorie Henderson When the 6ft 8 inches tll Rorie Henderson, development director at Salmon Property, took his chihuahua Asterix for walkies around Richmond Park, he must have been anticipating some amusement and interest from passersby, but not a brush with Hollywood stardom … for ...
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News
Knives out, it’s Property Chef
Property Chef, Property Week’s very own cook-off-style competition, goes live on our website today
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Insight
Lloyds’ new chief might not be a hit with developers — check his record
It doesn’t take much for stock markets to turn gaga on stray newsflow. Thursday 4 November was one such day
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News
Step change for Mango
Spanish retailer Mango this week announced plans to expand its global retail property portfolio by 22% next year
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Insight
Whom to know Fred Cerullo
Actor, lawyer and New York planning commissioner explains the pressures on the Big Apple’s developments
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Markets
And finally … a cautionary tale
At last: a property developer apologises for the excesses of his tribe. This month Penguin published Breakfast with Anglo by Simon Kelly, son of Paddy Kelly.
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Insight
Time to unclench and throw caution to retail’s wind of change
He picked up a pebble and threw it into the sea…
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Markets
Cuts cause construction concern
The impact of government spending cuts caused sentiment in the construction industry to “turn increasingly negative” in the third quarter, says the RICS. Surveyor sentiment was negative for all sectors of construction, but one of the worst affected areas was public housing. RICS chief economist Simon Rubinsohn says: “Government data ...