All Property Week articles in Global Russia October 2008 – Page 3
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RICS joins empty rates fight
The Royal Insitution of Chartered Surveyors has come out fighting over empty rates as pressure on the government increases this week.
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Country house prices take record fall
The country house sector fell by 4% during the third quarter of 2008 - the most severe quarterly price fall in 13 years
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Holland & Barrett Group buys Julian Graves stores
NBTY Europe, the parent company of health food chain Holland & Barrett, has bought rival chain Julian Graves from Icelandic retail investor Baugur.
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City airport jobs in the air in AIG fallout
Staff at London City airport will go into work today unsure whether they will be employed by the same owners when they head home.
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Minerva sees values drop and takeover not completed
Listed developer Minerva revealed a 33% drop in net asset value this morning, as the turmoil in the market affected the value of its City office, retail and residential schemes.
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HBOS’s plight puts pressure on Bank
A second dramatic fall in HBOS’s share price in two days piled pressure on the Bank of England to restore confidence in the wholesale markets by fleshing out its plans for the new special liquidity scheme.
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Berkeley bucks the trend and stays debt free
Berkeley Group Holdings cemented its status as the most resilient of listed housebuilders yesterday as it revealed a debt-free balance sheet in spite of continuing with share buy-backsm, but confirmed that shareholders have agreed a £360m payout can be delayed so that the company can explore opportunities to buy land ...
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Job vacancies in the City fall 34%
Job vacancies in the City of London fell by more than a third last month compared with the same period a year ago, according to Morgan Mckinley, the financial recruitment specialists.
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Regions stand to gain from bank shake-out
Goldman Sachs is considering a large office in Manchester or Leeds in a sign that the UK regions could benefit from big banks cutting costs as world financial turmoil intensifies.
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BPF urges town planning revamp
The BPF has unveiled proposals to improve the British town planning system, which has been criticised as complex and expensive.
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US government in $85bn AIG rescue
US authorities have pieced together an emergency $85bn rescue of insurance company American International Group Inc to stave off a bankruptcy that could have thrown world markets into deeper turmoil.
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Her Majesty’s Court seals second letting on Fetter Lane
Delancey and Invista Real Estate Investment Management have increased the occupancy at their Fetter Lane development in the City with a letting to Her Majesty’s Court Service.
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Canary Wharf Group insured against Lehman collapse
Canary Wharf Group said today that it was financially covered for the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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Footwear deal ties up 180,000 sq ft of deals at St Modwen’s Quedgeley in Gloucester
St Modwen has let more than 30,000 sq ft of warehouse space to footwear distributor Gardiner Bros & Co at its Quedgeley West business park in Gloucester.
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Occupiers vs Landlords: the debate at Offices 08
Office occupiers don't get a raw deal delegates at the Offices 08 agreed, following a heated debate.
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After Lehman: London follows Asian fall on Wall Street fears
London's leading shares opened 1.6% lower today, following yesterday's turmoil on Wall Street as traders in Asia returned to dealing floors and sent Japan’s stocks down to a three-year low.
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Ennstone to ask shareholders for new funds
Ennstone, the London-listed building supplies group, said that its full-year results would be 'substantially' below forecasts, blaming difficult market conditions and severe weather.
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AIG desperate to raise capital
Global insurance giant American International Group (AIG) was last night racing to raise up to $50bn (£28bn) in extra capital as it became the latest victim of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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Insolvency Service signs at Piccadilly Place
The Insolvency Service is to move to Carlyle Group and Argent’s Three Piccadilly Place in Manchester.
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Jemima Khan hit by property slump to the tune of £15m
The socialite and writer has been robbed of £15m profit after the buyer for her £35m home pulled out four hours before contracts were due to be exchanged.