All Property Week articles in Property Direct November 2006
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OnlineIrish buy Battersea Power Station for £400m
A company backed by Irish group Treasury Holdings has bought London’s landmark development Battersea Power Station for £400m
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Tchenguiz pays A$138m for stake in infrastructure fund
Property tycoon, Vincent Tchenguiz has acquired a 16.3% stake in an Australian-run infrastructure fund.
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OnlineCooper sets out reforms for affordable family homes
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper today set out reforms to deliver more and better affordable and family homes in the UK.
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ING Real Estate launches Eurosiris
ING Real Estate today launched its first continental European property fund of funds
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Mortgage market
Many small businesses could boost long-term profitability by buying their commercial premises rather than renting, according to property website Publicangel.com.
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MarketsSue Satchell, property litigation partner at Withers, responds
QUESTION: I am involved in a dispute with my landlord who has suggested we go to mediation. What is involved?
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Road rage at transport tax hikes
If you want to incentivise someone to buy your product, service or, in this case set up business in a new location, you would expect to see the offer of a 50% discount not a 50% price rise.
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UK Ltd is increasingly open for business
The number of businesses in the UK went up 1.4% in 2005, according to figures from the Department of Trade and Industry’s Small Business Service.
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MarketsFarnborough’s Fowlers join the bubbling Hub
Slough Estates opens two more buildings at Farnborough Business Park. Richard Heap reports
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MarketsThe charge of the rights-of-light brigade
Homeowner halts development in case that could give new rights to occupiers
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MarketsWestminster council builds bridges for ethnic business
Council forum set to strengthen links between large and small businesses
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MarketsStern guidance on aviation will tax small business minds
Climate change report demands change in thinking about air travel. Hannah Emanuel reports
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MarketsEurostar timetables turn from Ashford to Ebbsfleet
European rail services are to be diverted. Heather Greig-Smith and Doug Morrison report
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MarketsPartnership aims to help Heathrow wannabes take off
Heathrow City Partnership is helping small businesses swing into action. Hannah Emanuel reports
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MarketsThames Gateway hit by 50% Dartford toll rise
Fee for crucial business link to rise in blow to regeneration efforts
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OnlineAberdeen launches €1bn shopping fund
Aberdeen Property Investors has launched a €1bn (£675m) European shopping fund for international institutional investors.
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Brixton appoints Mike Andrews as head of leasing
Brixton has appointed Mike Andrews as head of the company’s leasing team following the resignation of director John Pocock
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New life for Terry's of York
York’s former Terry’s chocolate factory is set for a complete redevelopment following a planning application submission by new owner Grantside this week.
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Liberty to raise £350m from share placing
The FTSE 100 company announced this afternoon that it was placing up to 25m new shares through Merrill Lynch and UBS, which represents 7.4% of its share capital.
