All Property Week articles in 4 November 2011 – Page 2
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News
Raft of new lenders puts wind in investors’ sails
Encouragingly, several new lenders came into the market during the third quarter of the year.
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News
TJ Hughes settlement leaves landlords in legal limbo
Retailer’s landlords settle out of court on administration rents; issue will arise again from “bloody” Christmas
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News
Segro and Moorfield in pole with Hermes
A joint venture between Segro and Moorfield is the frontrunner to buy Legal & General and Hermes’ UK Logistics Fund.
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News
Hanover ‘Make-over’
London’s Hanover Square is to have a “Make-over”, after Legal & General appointed Ken Shuttleworth’s architecture practice to redevelop its holdings there.
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Insight
Greenhalgh ‘slur’ hurts Hammersmith
Sir, Our response to the article, “Bitter planning rows left Hammersmith leader ‘fearing for his life’” in Property Week is surprisingly heated (news, 07.10.11). We see it as a “slur” by Hammersmith and Fulham Council leader Stephen Greenhalgh. We are all for “a planning system that meets the basic aspirations ...
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Professional
Green retrofit revolution suffers setback
Local authorities have slowly been realising the earnings available from feed-in tariffs
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News
Gone today, hair tomorrow?
Property Week will be sculpting our very own face-coiffure this year to raise money for prostate cancer.
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Professional
New generation student flats offer little tax relief
The tax regime that governs student accommodation is challenging to comprehend, and so it is little wonder that few investors manage to maximise the relief to which they are entitled.
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News
Five Guys tries UK
US burger chain Five Guys aims to launch in the UK for its first restaurants outside the US.
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Insight
Five reasons why values will remain stable
Broader market volatility has brought out an increase in activity and interest in property derivatives.
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Markets
Universities put a price on expansion
Sarah Stewart looks at what the region’s universities are doing with their property to convince students that their facilities are worth the extra money
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News
Goodman recapitalises Euro shed fund
Goodman Group has secured a €1.2bn equity and debt package for Europe’s largest distribution property fund.
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Insight
Inflation will erode mansion tax limit
Sir, A point to note about the case against mansion tax is that thresholds such as those for stamp duty are soon eroded by inflation (residential, 07.10.11).The £320,000 band H for council tax was supposed to cover mansions. If mansion tax were brought in, the risk is that, over time, ...
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Professional
Need to know: how to get down with pop-ups
Temporary shops can provide benefits to landlords but caution must be exercised, says Suzanne Gill.
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Insight
Politicians don’t live in real world
Sir, What springs to mind when you hear the word “politician”? We may think graduate, well-educated, articulate and possibly sympathetic to the nation. But one adjective that is missing is “experienced”.Have you noticed the trend that at each political conference there is a speech by a teenager? It is mind-boggling ...
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News
Debt stapled to Goldman Sachs HQ
The lender to Goldman Sachs’ £300m City headquarters has put together a debt package to facilitate a sale of the building out of receivership.
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News
CSC portfolio rental values ‘wrong’
Share price plummets as analysts warn of “overstated” rental values
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Markets
Revamped Lend Lease masterplan to create south London green Elephant
Addition of park to 2,500 homes attracts investors. Doug Morrison reports
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Professional
Decision makers must hold contract wording in high regard
The way the decision is made and what is decided are important.
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News
Eurozone fears knock confidence in UK property
Survey finds respondents in gloomier mood than last year. James Whitmore reports