All Property Week articles in Property Direct November 2003
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News
SMEs get helping hand up the property ladder
Welbeck Land and Royal Bank of Scotland are providing much-needed advice to prospective owner-occupiers at Quadrum Park.
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Insight
Hi-tech solutions spell the end for White Van Man
Tenants conscious of security and the safety of staff have proved willing to pay extra for sites that make them feel safer.
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Insight
Stamp Duty increases could rebound on government
Monday 1 December is another milestone in the cooling of New Labour’s love affair with business – in this case the property occupiers that make up the bulk of Property Direct’s readership.
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Insight
Ignore security and one day it could be too late
More than half a million commercial premises are burgled every year, but security is often just an afterthought for many small businesses.
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Insight
Milton Keynes pins hopes on its sacred cows
The Communities Plan aims to provide new housing in the south-east and change the image of Britain’s most famous new town.
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News
Occupiers braced for lease duty increases
Tenants expect tax rises of up to 800% as government nudges the property industry towards shorter leases.
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Insight
Quiet market belies rise of the small deal
Reading has a surplus of hi-tech space that is stuck on the market with no takers, but there is plenty of more modest activity.
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News
Duty changes add lustre to deprived areas
All commercial property transactions within deprived areas will be exempt from Stamp Duty, making them even more attractive for occupiers.