All articles by Mark Shepherd. – Page 7
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France’s OPCI funds attract property investors
OPCIs were introduced four years ago, but it is only now that investors are using the fund vehicles to buy French property
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NewsParis’s La Défense hit by Lehman collapse but still plans extension to surrounding areas
Paris’s main business district faces unprecedented upheaval with the possible forced sale of Lehman’s Coeur Défense and a masterplan to extend the estate across the city
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OnlineBirmingham Council reveals plans for £1.5m Jewellery Quarter square
Plans for a £1.5m public square at the heart of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter were unveiled today by Birmingham City Council.
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OnlineManchester City Council endorses Co-op plans
Manchester City Council has endorsed plans by the Co-Operative Group to redevelop a 20-acre site near Victoria Station in the city.
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East Manchester site to be developed with NWDA grant
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has awarded £3.6m to a Manchester regeneration company to buy and redevelop a contaminated site in Openshaw.
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EPCs should be scrapped, says assessor
A government-accredited Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessor has said the system should be improved or scrapped.
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High Court throws out landlords' associations merger challenge
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed a decision by the High Court to throw out a legal challenge against its merger last year with the National Federation of Residential Landlords (NFRL).
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Audit Commission praises Medway £6bn regeneration programme
The Audit Commission has praised Medway’s £6bn regeneration programme by giving it the highest rating ever received by a local authority.
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American chemical production company opens £15m Birmingham lab
A £15m research and development laboratory has opened today in Birmingham’s Small Heath.
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Liverpool convention centre 'most desirable'
Liverpool’s £146m Arena and Convention Centre at King’s Dock has been named as one of the most 'desirable' locations to hold a conference by the industry 'bible'.
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NewsTop fund manager sees shift from recession to recovery
Fidelity’s Bolton sees first signs of possible turnaround at Ross Goobey memorial lecture
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Ross Goobey lecture hears of 'green shoots'
The inaugural Alastair Ross Goobey Memorial lecture heard last night that confidence is slowly returning to the property sector, but rising unemployment will threaten the recovery of retail.
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Warrington hits big Time with £80m plan
Council takes advantage of collapsed market to assemble site
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ProfessionalManchester's hard drive
IBM location chief Roel Spee urges city to construct data centres and serviced offices for post-recession occupier surge
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Public funds to boost East Croydon plans
Borough is template for homes and communities ‘single conversation’
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MarketsOver-rented Britain
Recession has brought a stand-off between tenants and landlords over subleasing. Now there are calls for a change in the law
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MIPIM 2009: Business rates should be raised from new developments Salway says
The planning process would be speeded up if local authorities could rake in business rates from occupiers that new developments attract, said Land Securities chief executive Francis Salway today.
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MIPIM 2009: Developers must work with occupiers to cut carbon emissions, says Salway
Law makers in Europe got it wrong when they put the onus on developers to cut carbon emissions from their buildings, Land Securities chief executive Francis Salway told delegates today.
