All Property Week articles in 7 December 2012 – Page 5
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Insight
Rates fury unleashed by Property Week LinkedIn group
The postponement is a matter of politics influencing economics, which cannot be a good thing for the business community.
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News
Perloff frothing over Starbucks tax row
Andrew Perloff, the chairman of Panther Securities and a Property Week columnist, has leapt to the defence of Starbucks, which has come under fire in the UK for the amount of tax it pays.
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Professional
Former footballer Nicolas plays on with new firm
Franc Warwick man sets up with team mate after firm’s takeover by CBRE.
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News
Five Guys finds London locations
US burger seller Five Guys is preparing to enter the UK market and has obtained its first three sites in London.
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Professional
How New York fast-tracked High Line
New York City planning chief used powers to create urban park
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Insight
Regulation and retribution is not enough to restore trust
There is a “total lack of trust” in estate agents, a survey published by the RICS found last month.
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News
Ennismore plans ‘Holborn Hoxton’
Ennismore Capital, owner of the Hoxton Hotel, has bought 199-204 High Holborn in London for £30m and plans a 138-bedroom hotel.
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News
West End’s Kiko makeover
Italian makeup brand Kiko has signed to open its first UK high street store on London’s Regent Street.
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Professional
Olympic Games ‘failed people of east London’
The organisers of the 2012 Olympics have come under fire for failing to ensure east London profited during the games.
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News
US hedge fund to take on Eurohypo’s distress in Spain
German lender to sell €400m loan portfolio to joint venture for €150m, as it continues winding-down
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Insight
Farmland enjoys record growth despite lean year
English farmland has outperformed most other mainstream asset classes during the past 10 years, recording capital growth of almost 200%.
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News
Myers’ departure marks end of Mountgrange
Creation of Clearbell spells end of partnership with Chande
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News
Deka descends on Warsaw
Deka Immobilien has bought the International Business Center in Warsaw for €148m.
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Professional
MoD's defence estate strategy
Andrew Manley, chief executive of the Ministry of Defence property arm of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, has set out a four-year strategy for the future of the organisation (see infographic).Manley told the Public Property Summit in London last week that the plan would “bring together the fractured parts of the ...
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Markets
Dearth of overseas students could threaten finances, warn experts
Wealthy overseas students have underpinned the growth of the accommodation sector, but a leading commentator declared that the prevailing controversy over breaches of visa rules is now threatening to add to the strain on university finances.
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News
LandSecs’ X-Leisure deal rests with trio
Three fund managers will decide later this month whether Land Securities succeeds in taking a majority stake in the £283m X-Leisure fund and full control of the fund’s management company.
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Markets
Databank: west London’s speculative offices
The drip feed of speculative completions will continue in west London in 2013 on the back of the success of those that completed this year.
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News
Mercury spins off Crownhill park
Mountgrange and Patron Capital have spun off another asset from their recently acquired Mercury portfolio.