All Property Week articles in 28 November 2003 – Page 2

  • News

    Kent

    28 November 2003

  • News

    Parkinson takes Grimley to tribunal

    28 November 2003

    Chris Parkinson claims his role was untenable after Grimleys' takeover

  • Markets

    A good Read

    28 November 2003

    After finding out about property development through construction, Joe Read has fulfilled his dream by creating fully fledged property company.

  • Markets

    Thames regeneration given to ‘unique partnership’

    28 November 2003

    English Partnerships and Bellway Homes JV to deliver 10,000 homes on 370 acre brownfield site

  • News

    Frogmore

    28 November 2003

  • Markets

    FPDSavills forecasts house price growth to stabilise

    28 November 2003

    Britain’s housing market is entering an era of low growth, with prices expected to rise by just 10% over the next three years, according to new research from FPDSavills. The firm is forecasting a rise in mainstream house prices of only 4% in 2004 as the affordability pressures that have ...

  • Insight

    Message from focus group: no need for new lease laws

    28 November 2003

    Focus groups are beloved of New Labour, and the tradition will continue next week. This particular group will be poring over a year-long study by Professor Neil Crosby of Reading University on whether the property industry has effectively adopted the Code of Practice for Commercial Leases

  • Markets

    Fit for King’s

    28 November 2003

    The Vancouver Centre in King’s Lynn is further along the line in the development of an extension. Service developments start in a few weeks in preparation for work to begin on site next year for 150,000 sq ft (14,000 sq m) of new space to bring it up to more ...

  • News

    Talk of UK REITs lifts real estate

    28 November 2003

    British Land has led a surge in property share prices in the past two weeks, while the overall stock market has stalled. Driven by the prospect of the government giving a UK real estate investment trust ( REIT ) the go-ahead, British Land jumped 4% to 554.25p last week, ...

  • Professional

    Welcome to the new era

    28 November 2003

    The Stamp Duty Land Tax is now upon us. Mark Jansen looks at how property owners will be affected by the attempt to close off tax loopholes

  • News

    Property's elite salute England's rugby heroes

    28 November 2003

    Even beaten Six Nations rivals pay tribute to England's triumph Down Under

  • News

    Move offshore set funds in new direction

    28 November 2003

    Deutsche’s Managed Property Fund led the way in the 1980s by moving offshore. UK PUTs, which are only available to tax-exempt pension funds and charities, become available to tax-paying investors when they go offshore. Deutsche’s move changed the industry view of offshore business and was followed by Henderson UK ...

  • News

    Deutsche feeder fund for 'man in street'

    28 November 2003

    £100m offshore fund brings property to private investors

  • Insight

    D-Day for landlords

    28 November 2003

    Next week the government invites the property industry to a top-level meeting on the lease code, which could have serious repercussions

  • News

    Lease Code

    28 November 2003

  • News

    Inner City: James Whitmore

    28 November 2003

    Buying prime property at the bottom of the market is every investors’ dream. So it is not surprising that Benchmark and Derwent Valley , the two quoted companies that specialise in London’s West End, should attract the attentions of suitors, especially since their share prices have not been setting ...

  • News

    Chertsey office plan

    28 November 2003

    Morley Fund Management and housebuilder Crest Nicholson have teamed up to buy a 315 acre (127.5 ha) development site in Chertsey, Surrey. They plan to use the former Defence Estates Research Agency (DERA) site, bought from science and technology specialist Qinetiq for an undisclosed sum, to build ...

  • News

    Leading schemes at the centre of corruption claim

    28 November 2003

    The two Triforum schemes in Munich and Frankfurt that are the focus of the corruption allegations are among the leading office parks in their areas. Both schemes are substantial. The Munich airport development totals 430,560 sq ft (40,000 sq m), while the Frankfurt scheme, in the suburb of Neu-Isenberg, comes ...

  • News

    LMS to split property and capital divisions

    28 November 2003

    Property and venture capital group London Merchant Securities plans to answer City critics by splitting its two divisions. Announcing improved half-year results this week, LMS chief executive Robbie Rayne said the first step in the split was to put the two divisions ‘in more easily identifiable boxes’. He would ...

  • News

    Orr steps in as bribe investigation gathers pace

    28 November 2003

    Arrival of Germany's 'Mr Jones Lang' is welcomed as he bids to repair firm's standing