All articles by Mark Shepherd. – Page 8
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MIPIM 2009: Plans announced to retro fit GLA buildings to be energy efficient
A programme to retro fit all Greater London authority buildings will be put in motion by the end of the year, said deputy London Mayor Sir Simon Milton.
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MIPIM 2009: Crossrail levy too narrow
The Crossrail levy, under which developers in Central London and the Isle of Dogs would pay £200m towards the cost of the project, have been branded as "too narrow" by the capital's leading regeneration and planning bodies.
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MIPIM 2009: Industrial Securities Europe to spend £200m in UK
Industrial Securities Europe, the private equity firm which is a subsidiary of London-based Marcol Group, is eyeing the UK for a £200m spending programme.
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MIPIM 2009: London to pick up before Paris
Property transaction activity in London will pick up ahead of Paris, according to one of France's leading property developers, as investment values and rents plummet.
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MIPIM 2009: Manchester launches 'Airport City'
Manchester Airport today launched 'Airport City', a plan to dramatically grow its property programme based on a new business park.
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Runway to the stars
As Manchester airport makes an offer for Gatwick, the city hopes a successful bid will bring the world – and Hollywood in particular – a little closer
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North-west supplement: Introduction
At a time when the north-west is starting to feel the full impact of the financial crisis, it could be forgiven for thinking that the government, as well as the Square Mile, has hobbled the region.
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Hexagon rounds up the disparate dozen
Contractual confusion and an unfathomable tenant list made valuing Blackley’s Hexagon Tower a complex calculation
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€180bn to spend
In the second in our Equity Watch series, in partnership with CB Richard Ellis, Mark Shepherd explains the impact of the global financial crisis on levels of real estate equity. Could sterling’s collapse be the UK’s saviour?
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Chicago's economic woes mirror those of the US
The president’s hometown is a microcosm of the problems faced by Middle America
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Barack Obama faced with crisis in US commercial real estate
Change has come to America following the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US president. Now firmly ensconced in the White House’s Oval Office, the new commander-in-chief has set about tackling the crisis faced by the world’s largest economy
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US commercial real estate looks for share of Congress's $700bn bailout
The US property industry is pressing for a share of Congress’s $700bn Troubled Asset Relief Program, but it finds itself at the back of a long queue
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Valuers fight back - part 2
Valuers are determined to defend their record after being accused of either lagging or over-aggressively interpreting the market. In the second part in the series, Mark Shepherd reports on the profession’s cynicism towards the banks and why it is urging the RICS not to tinker with one of the most ...
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How did Valuers become the bad guys of property?
Valuers are taking flak – from investors when they slash values and from the banks when they don’t. In the first of a three-part series, Mark Shepherd examines how the profession reached this impasse. We want to hear from you: are your valuers being too harsh, or are you a ...
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Money-laundering can be monitored by estate agents
Estate agents are to help fight organised crime.
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Property joins the party
Property companies are donating millions to political parties. Who are they and why do they do it?
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Family values
Mark Shepherd meets James Haigh-Lumby, 31, associate in West End agency at Gerald Eve, and his father, Peter, 56, operations manager at the firm
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Fears of recession have led banks to put lending on hold
Fearing recession and further falls in value, many banks will put commercial property lending on hold throughout next year.