All Property Week articles in 30 October 2009
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Christmas tough for retailers says KPMG
Christmas could signal the end for some retailers as a squeeze on cash means they cannot fulfil orders, KPMG said today.
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Bank boosts asset purchase scheme by £25bn
The Bank of England has increased the size of its asset purchase programme by a further £25bn.
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Beatrix Ong and YourEyesLie sign in Newburgh Quarter
Beatrix Ong, the footwear designer backed by retail entrepreneur Harold Tillman, is to open a standalone store this week in Shaftesbury’s Newburgh Quarter in London’s West End.
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Two day meeting to decide £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood plans
The Brent Cross Cricklewood planning application will be determined at a two-day meeting later this month, Barnet Council said today.
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£150m Wokingham scheme gets go ahead
A £150m mixed use scheme in Wokingham has been given the go ahead after the government overturned a decision from the local council.
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Green light for Hammerson's Bishops Place
Revised plans for Hammerson’s Bishops Place in Shoreditch have been granted planning permission.
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German government gives extra €3bn to Hypo Real Estate
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, formerly Hypo Real Estate Bank, was today granted a further €3bn from the German government.
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Retailers bypass HK for mainland China over cost
International retailers are bypassing Hong Kong to open stores on the mainland instead, because of the limited supply and higher cost of prime retail space in the city.
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US commercial property set for 2010 trough
US commercial property prices are likely to hit bottom next year after falling more than 40% from their 2007 peaks, real estate executives said in a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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No bubble dangers for India, says DLF
DLF India’s biggest developer, sees no danger of a housing 'bubble', a week after the central bank increased efforts to curb home prices.
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ProLogis European repays €359m of CMBS debt
ProLogis European Properties, one of Europe's largest owners of distribution properties, this morning said it had repaid €359.1m of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) due to mature in May 2010.
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Abu Dhabi property stalls on finance
While observers have focused most of their attention on Dubai’s property woes over the past year, developers in Abu Dhabi have quietly slipped into a similar imbroglio.
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Deyaar to enter retirement market
Deyaar plans to diversify its portfolio into low-cost housing and retirement villages, even as it reduces its overall holdings by half, its chief executive Mark Giebel says.
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Dubai house prices fall 4% in past six months
Dubai property prices fell by just 4% in the last six months but future supply could prevent a near-term recovery, Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday.
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HK sales drop as prices rise
Property sales in Hong Kong fell 23% last month from September, the first month-on-month decline in seven months, as buyers turned cautious after the sharp price rises of the past few months.
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US housing inventory falls
The number of homes listed for sale fell in many US cities in October as buyers sought to qualify for a federal tax credit.
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Quintain launches £183.5m rights issue
Quintain is raising £183.5m from a deeply-discounted rights issue.
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Grainger reveals £238m rights issue
Grainger, the residential property group, is raising £238m from a deeply-discounted rights issue.
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Retailers and builders spur recovery hopes
Retailers and housebuilders provided fresh hope of an end to the UK recession on Wednesday, in spite of mixed messages emanating from the financial sector.