All articles by Giles Barrie – Page 6
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PWTV: Bob Neill - objectors to NPPF "have misread the document"
Those objecting to the National Planning Policy Framework “don’t give the impression of having read the document”, Bob Neill, the under secretary of state for Communities and Local Government told Property Week today.
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Internet can be saviour of retail property
Dixons chief John Browett used Accessible Retail’s annual conference, held in association with Property Week, to defy received wisdom about the internet’s impact on retail property.
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Midweek Bulletin: Treasury plans improve REIT access?
The Treasury is planning changes to real estate investment trusts (REITs) which could see greater access to the structure and private investment in the social housing market.
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Lessons from punk era shed light on Greek crisis
The “punk years” is how one top property banker described the global lending picture to us this week
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BCSC reveals retail’s uphill progress
Sober, but not sombre was the mood among 2,500 delegates at annual shopping centre extravaganza BCSC in Manchester this week
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BCSC: Phil "the Power" Taylor launches Marks & Spencer Stoke anchor plans
Marks Spencer has agreed heads of terms to open a 100,000 sq ft anchor store in Realis Estates’ City Sentral scheme in Stoke.
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RESI 2011 Blog: 'Capital preservation should be the main focus of any investment decision’
This would have been music to the ears of the 1050 delegates at today’s RESI 2011 after a sombre presentation from HSBC Global head of asset allocation Fredrik Nerbrand
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RESI 2011: Pickles backs Property Week's planning campaign
Communities secretary Eric Pickles today welcomed Property Week’s Campaign for Sustainable Development in a keynote speech to delegates at the RESI conference in south Wales
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Westfield shows development is force for good
2,000 local unemployed in work; 14,000 new jobs on the opening day; 75% of electrical power from on–site combined cooling, heat and power; 50% retail waste recycled; 58 trains an hour connecting with central London
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RESI 2011: Property Week launches pro-development campaign
Property Week today launches a “Campaign for Sustainable Development”, calling for readers’ support for development that will help revive the UK.
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PWTV: Westfield chairman Frank Lowy on the Olympics, the recession and Westfield Stratford City
Frank Lowy, chairman and co-founder of property development giant Westfield, gave a rare interview to Property Week at the opening of Westfield Stratford City this afternoon.
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Rebuilding America from Ground Zero up
According to Bloomberg, if the US Federal Government were a family, it would earn $58,000 a year and spend $75,000
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Property Finance 2012: a guide for troubled times
Stock markets continued their volatile passage through the summer this week, with prices on Wednesday for once on the ascent
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Midweek Bulletin: Why is Cushman lagging behind CBRE and JLL?
Cushman & Wakefield this week reported a half year loss of $22.4m - a potentially worrying sign considering the strong profits being achieved at its rivals Jones Lang LaSalle and CB Richard Ellis.
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Property cannot rehabilitate rioting hordes
“I am visiting from London. My 10-year-old son and I really want tickets for tonight’s game. Can you help?” “Well, we are sold out, but I figure anything is better than being at home in your riots – so we will find a way.”The helpful telephonist therefore helped this columnist ...
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Property needs pioneers like Cutts
John Cutts is one of property’s last true buccaneers, writes Giles Barrie
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Midweek Bulletin: Parkridge's collapse
The placing of Parkridge Holdings and Parkridge Gate Developments into administration today has seen the banking sector move on one of the most dynamic property companies work within the European property scene.
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Property slavery brings shame on sector
August is the time when many property businesses accommodate young people wanting to learn about the world of work as interns
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Midweek Bulletin: Capital Shopping Centres and Hammerson go head-to-head
Property Week’s editor-in-chief Giles Barrie and executive editor James Whitmore compare the latest results announcements from Hammerson and Capital Shopping Centres.
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It’s the end of localism as we know it
“Tories’ idealism would quickly turn to realism” was the future we forecast for the localism agenda that seized Conservative voters in the lead-up to the election last year (leader, 16.04.10).