All articles by Lucia Graves
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Markets
Feast of Eden
Cornwall has seen a surge in tourists since Tim Smit's Eden Project opened in March last year. We visit St Austell to find out how Smit helped the region to blossom.
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Markets
Hammer drill
Auctioneers are trying to change their image from booming, hammer-wielding eccentrics to respected professionals. We ask what will be expected of tomorrow's auctioneers
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Insight
The lease is up. Should you stay or should you go?
FPDSavills wanted to stay put and retain valuable staff, so it decided to refurbish its offices rather than relocate. One year and four moves on, was it the right decision?
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Insight
How to keep moving in the right direction
If moving is imperative, minimising disruption to business and staff will save time and money.
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Insight
Cheap borrowing tempts occupiers to buy
Low interest rates mean that in increasing numbers firms are seeking to buy premises freehold. But is becoming an owner-occupier the bargain it might seem?
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Professional
Access ability
Landlords and tenants who fail to prepare properly for the Disability Discrimination Act could leave themselves open to future legal action or a hefty bill.
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Markets
Offices: Bargain placement
Midtown is still offering a cheap alternative in the heart of London.
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Markets
Investment: Holborn again
Quality rather than quantity of space could give Holborn a buffer against recession.
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Markets
Southampton offices: No wind in Southampton's sails
Without new development opportunities the market will stagnate
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Markets
Running on empty
Basingstoke has its largest volume of available office space since the dark days of the early 1990s, but demand from the technology sectors is falling fast.
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Markets
Portsmouth offices: Portsmouth's call
Call centre operators are keen and take-up is higher than average
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Markets
Bournemouth offices: Bourne lucky
Town centre rent rises mean occupiers are having to go out of town
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Markets
Blackwater valley retail: The Blackwater mark
Retail developments are quiet but others are in the pipeline.
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Insight
High grade dispute
Next week's extraordinary general meeting at the RICS the result of a row over raising course entry requirements may escalate into a wider rebellion.
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Insight
On the knocker
Meet three property professionals who are passionate about their parties. We kick off our election coverage with their campaign tales and reveal how property's big players are lending a hand
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Insight
Property's political donations
Property's political donations when you compare a list of donations of more than £5,000 to the Conservative party in 1997/1998 with a list for 1999/2000, the most striking thing is the difference in length. The first lists 33 donors, while the second lists 126. If these two lists could speak, ...
