All Property Week articles in 29 October 2010
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EXPO REAL 2011: Pramerica - legislative changes will increase attraction of German open ended funds
Forthcoming legislation changes for German open ended funds will make them a more attractive and stable asset class, according to Pramerica’s general manager Sebastian Lohmer.
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Aviva's Igloo confirmed for North-West Jessica fund
A consortium led by Aviva Investors’ Igloo Regeneration has been selected as the preferred bidder to establish a Merseyside regeneration fund, as revealed by Property Weeks’ sister website ppuk.propertyweek.com.
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St Modwen starts first homes in £1bn West Midlands regeneration scheme
St Modwen has started developing the first homes in the £1bn regeneration of Longbridge in the West Midlands.
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BCSC 2010: Westfield "not worried" about delivering Stratford scheme in tough 2011
Strong basic fundamentals will shield Westfields’ Stratford City retail development from the tough economic conditions expected in 2011, the company’s operations director told Property Week at teh BCSC conference in Manchester.
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BCSC 2010: North-South divide caused by shrinking public sector, says Henderson
Increased public sector unemployment is creating a north-south divide in the retail sector, Anglea Keane, senior research analyst at Henderson Global Investors told Property Week at the BCSC conference in Manchester.
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CSC sees operations improve
Capital Shopping Centres this morning revealed improved operational performance, in spite of the uncertainty in the wider economy.
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OnlineLandlords accuse coalition of 'fiddling figures' on housing benefit
Residential landlords have accused the coalition’s Welfare Reform Minister Lord Freud of fiddling government figures to lay the blame for rising housing benefit bills at the doorstep of private sector investors.
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BCSC 2010: Football legend Peter Shilton on football, dancing and retail
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, the most capped player in England’s history, was at the BCSC conference in Manchester yesterday to promote a retail development in the home of one of his former teams - Stoke.
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Moorfield and Resonance make first JV purchase
Moorfield and Resonance Capital have bought SkyPark in Glasgow from Kenmore Property Group and Paradigm Real Estate Managers for £54m, representing a yield of 10%.
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Green light for biggest Tesco in South West
Tesco has secured planning permission for what will be its largest supermarket in the South West.
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BCSC 2010: Call for changes to UK leasing structure
Speakers at the BCSC conference in Manchester have called for major changes to the UK’s leasing structure.
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BCSC 2010: Government needs to look at "enormous tax burden" it imposes on retailers, says LandSecs' Akers
The government should give retailers more leeway when paying uniform business rates, Richard Akers, managing director of retail at Land Securities, told Property Week today.
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OnlineWestfield considers splitting company
Australian shopping centre giant Westfield is set to split its business in two and raise A$3.5bn (£2.2bn) of new equity.
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Land Securities is front runner for Dundee's Overgate
Land Securities is front runner to buy Overgate shopping centre in Dundee for more than its £130m asking price.
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Public Property Summit: Defence Estates to become Defence Infrastructure
Defence Estates, the Ministry of Defence’s property arm, is set to beceome a larger vehicle called Defence Infrastructure, with responsibility to provide facilities management and utilities to the department. Speaking today at the Public Property Summit in London, Defence Estates deputy chief executive David Olney said the body was likely ...
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OnlineCrossrail unveils Tottenham Court Road designs
Crossrail has today unveiled the new design of its £1bn Tottenham Court Road station.
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BCSC 2010: Shopping centres get creative as marketing budgets cut
The average marketing budget for UK shopping centres has reduced by 24% between 2008 and 2011, according to Savills latest survey.
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BCSC 2010: UK only G8 country to have old style lease structure
“The UK is the only G8 country still to operate with our lease structure,” Lawrence Hutchings, managing director UK retail at Hammerson, said at the BCSC conference today.
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BCSC 2010: John Lewis at home to open in Exeter and Chester
John Lewis revealed today at BCSC retail conference in Manchester that it will open a further two ‘at home’ shops in 2011.
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BCSC 2010: Upbeat Wrigley says private sector and government must communicate better
The government and the private sector need better dialogue to kick-start urban regeneration, Phil Wrigley, chairmen of retail investor LXB Retail, and occupiers Majestic Wines and Habitat told Property Week.
