All Property Week articles in 29 June 2012 – Page 6
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News
Qatar clinches five-star hotels, including Martinez
Qatari investor Katara Hospitality is poised to buy four French hotels, which includes MIPIM focal point the Martinez.
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Markets
Insurance firms have City take-up covered
Four lettings confirmed and six in pipeline put gloss on 2012 figures. Hardeep Sandher reports
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Professional
...while ministers iron out CIL flaws
The government has given its strongest signal that it will correct an error in the community infrastructure levy rules that obliges developers to pay extra charges if they want to alter existing planning permissions.
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Markets
Henley luminary warns of Chinese takeaway threat
British manufacturers must prepare to adapt to a shift towards more foreign direct investment into the UK from China, says Henley Business School professor Simon Collinson.
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Professional
My first job: sheep castrator
Chris Haworth, head of planning and development at Carter Jonas, is not sheepish about his time in Australia
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Insight
Cape Town tops global growth table
The commercial property markets in the South African cities of Cape Town (pictured, below) and Johannesburg were the best-performing in the world over the last decade.
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News
Midtown campaign goes viral
Efforts to formally rebrand central London’s Bloomsbury, Holborn and St Giles districts as Midtown seem to be in rude health, if this poster campaign in association with radio station Heart FM is to be believed.
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Markets
Sports venues: Cambridge Sporting Village
New sporting village would infringe on greenbelt and include residential. David Hatcher reports
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Markets
Cambridge eateries on sale menu
Wrenbridge has brought its 9,502 sq ft 15-16 Bene’t Street restaurant scheme in Cambridge to the market. The price tag of £5.6m reflects a yield of 5.5%.
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News
Cafes sold in Town Centre prepack
Town Centre Restaurants, which operates Café Giardino, Azzurro and Auberge, was sold in a prepack administration this week.
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News
KKR to buy out Gemini loans
KKR is backing a proposed buyout of a property portfolio valued at £1.2bn at the top of the market.
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Professional
Poplar’s brutalist Robin Hood Gardens to be rebuilt
A detailed planning application for the redevelopment of Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in east London will be submitted to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets next month.
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Markets
Industrial sweet for British Sugar
Receivers of the 123.5 acre former British Sugar site (pictured) on Sproughton Road in Ipswich are hoping to conclude a sale before the end of the summer.
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News
Value and convenience are bright spot on retail landscape
Ellandi conference highlights how sector has defied downturn and continues to innovate. Mike Phillips reports
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Professional
People Moves: Gerald Eve, Semple Fraser, Brethertons and more...
British Land has appointed Matthew Reed as retail asset manager with responsibility for the asset management of 10 retail and shopping parks.
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News
Two little boys
It seems that the summer is firmly behind us, so in a nostalgic mood, Ludgate pulled out its holiday album of bygone days.
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News
Schroders steps in for Boots pensions
Boots Pension Scheme has appointed Schroders’ property multi-manager team to manage a £135m portfolio.
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News
Property Week brand is best in business
Property Week team wins prestigious “best of the best” award at publishing “Oscars”
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News
Berkeley gets Belgravia bonus
Housebuilder presales likely to top £450m at site bought “at bottom of market” for £22m
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Professional
Valuers risk being left high and dry in an ebbing market
Valuation is a judgement on what price to pay today for a future rental and capital cashflow.