All Property Week articles in 30 October 2009 – Page 5
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Luxury HK deals lose steam as brakes bite
Hong Kong banks have begun applying the brakes on home loans, and the consequences are already visible as the recent run of world record-breaking purchases of luxury homes in the city comes to an end.
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Landlords offering incentives to stay in apartments
Amid the jobless recovery, some landlords are showering flat-screen TVs, cash, rent cuts and other incentives on tenants to encourage them to renew their apartment leases and thus avoid the expense of filling empty units.
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Smaller developers fill Hong Kong niches
Mid-tier developers are trying to carve out a competitive niche for themselves in the city's crowded property market by responding to demand for smaller but smarter projects.
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PWTV: New Covent Garden Market could provide US Embassy homes
The Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) will work with the US Embassy to see if homes for its 5,000 diplomatic staff can be provided at the market, CGMA chair Baroness Brenda Dean has said.
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Quintain ponders further equity issue
Quintain Estates & Development confirmed today that it is considering an equity issue.
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Dubai Properties chairman arrested
The chairman of Dubai Properties has been arrested on suspicion of acquiring illegal profits from property transactions.
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Australian house prices up in third quarter
Australian house prices rose in the three months through September for a second quarter as government grants spurred demand among first-time buyers.
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IPOs test Asia property demand
CapitaLand, Southeast Asia’s largest developer, and China’s Longfor Properties may raise a combined $3bn in share sales that will test demand for Asian property stocks.
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Signs of slowing housing demand
House prices have edged upwards for the third consecutive month in spite of signs of a slowdown in demand from new buyers, according to Hometrack, a research company.
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Housing purchase investment fund debuts
A new type of fund focusing on UK residential property in London and the south east is being launched today, aimed at institutional investors and would-be buyers trying to get a foot on the housing ladder.
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British business goes for gold at the site of the London 2012 Olympics
The Olympic Delivery Authority estimates 75,000 companies will win 2012-related contracts over the lifetime of the project.
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Brighthouse store opens in Southport
A retail unit in Southport town centre has been taken by Caversham Trading, and will trade at Brighthouse.
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City and West End office take up increases says Knight Frank
There has been an 80% increase in take up in the City of London during the third quarter according to figures released by Knight Frank today.
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Paul Gold leaves DE & J Levy for Braham Good
Agent Paul Gold has left agency DE & J Levy by mutual consent and will join Braham Good as a partner.
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I've been involved in a rent review arbitration recently.
In the award, the arbitrator appears to have made a number of adjustments which were not raised by either party in their submissions. Can I challenge the award?
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MORNING AFTER: Union Square opening
Hammerson's Union Square in Aberdeen, the largest retail scheme in the city, opened yesterday
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Superdry to open two UK outlet stores
Superdry is to open at Swindon Designer Outlet this December followed by a store at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in early 2010.
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Surveyors could see the cost of their professional insurance double
Surveyors could see the cost of professional indemnity cover double as lenders get tough with their advisers, insurance broker Marsh has warned.
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Pinsent Masons looks at proposed amendments to the Construction Act
Law firm says the changes could make participating in PFI less risky and provide clarity on adjudication costs.
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Carlyle lets 3,000 sq m of retail space in Paris
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has signed four leases for a total of 3,000 sq m of retail space in its 29/37 Rue du Bac office and retail development in the VII arrondissement in Paris, France.