All Property Week articles in 27 March 2009 – Page 8
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Insight
Asset... or bank protection scheme?
Another week, another property casualty. On Monday Martin Myers and Manish Chande’s Mountgrange Capital went into administration, following Castlemore, which succumbed in February
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Markets
Brent Council release artist's impression of new Civic Centre
Brent Council has released an artist’s impression of its new Civic Centre, which is due to be completed in 2013
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Markets
Early arrival
After setting up Genr8 a year ago, John Early has pipped St Modwen to become preferred developer for Hanley town centre
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News
Plymouth Argyle pick Salmon Harvester to develop Home Park ground
Plymouth Argyle Football Club has picked Salmon Harvester, in a joint venture with NFU Mutual, as preferred partner to develop conferencing facilities, retail, restaurants, corporate boxes, a cinema and a 7,000-seat south stand at its Home Park ground
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News
Hearts owner Romanov to set Edinburgh apart
Vladimir Romanov, the owner of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, plans a £35m hotel and apart-hotel at his 42 St Andrews Square property in Edinburgh
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Professional
Shakeaway ups Shakeabout ante
Milkshake chain Shakeaway this week launched further legal action against rival Shakeabout, claiming it was in contempt of court
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News
Hermes mines Anglo American HQ
Hermes is marketing 20 Carlton House Terrace, the UK headquarters of Anglo American, for around £60m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.5%
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News
Beatling along
Nigel Jackson, director, and Len Boyd, property lender in Dunbar Bank’s commercial lending team have enlisted a little help from their friends and will be running the Flora London Marathon on 26 April dressed as the Beatles from the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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News
Trikona Trinity to sell off all assets
Activist investors QVT and Carrousel Capital have forced Trikona Trinity Capital to sell its assets and oust the company’s founder, Rak Chugh, from the board
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News
Slade is the biggest property boffin of them all
What is Mike Slade’s biggest weakness? Getting changed into his gym kit or dinner suit but forgetting his team can see him through the new glass walls around his office
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Professional
BPF raises alarm over zero-carbon proposals
Federation warns that developers could be forced to pay to cut their neighbours’ energy use
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News
Dunfermline sues AIG
Dunfermline, the ailing Scottish building society, is suing US insurer AIG over £2m of failed loan payments for a £100m residential scheme in Reading
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News
DTZ slashes costs after losses 'greater than expected'
Chief executive Paul Idzik announces £20m of further cost savings
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News
Battersea Power Station developer to appoint advisers to help decide funding options
Battersea Power Station’s developer is set to appoint advisers to help it decide on future funding options, after receiving significant international interest in the project
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News
BDO picks Castlemore advisers
CB Richard Ellis and Montagu Evans are advising on options for collapsed developer Castlemore’s £100m Waverley Gate scheme in Edinburgh
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News
Irish property 'name' admits his empire is under water
Paddy Kelly tells Irish court he is unlikely to repay loans
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Professional
A contractor's claim against me went to adjudication
The claim failed after my lawyers argued there was no contract in writing, so the adjudicator had no jurisdiction. Does this mean the claim is dead and buried?
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News
White Stuff to open in Aberdeen
Fashion chain White Stuff is to open its fourth Scottish store, in Aberdeen
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News
99p ending at Witham Woolies
A former Woolworths store at the Grove shopping centre in Witham, Essex, has been let to 99p Stores on a five-year lease at £65,000 a year