All Property Week articles in Sheds October 2008
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Markets
South-east: supply squeezed as supermarkets set up shop
Supermarkets have been making the headlines in the south-east sheds market.
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News
Ready for a sheikh up
Soaring oil prices mean Middle Eastern investors have money to spare – and sheds are a popular choice. Stuart Watson reports on three big spenders
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News
No specs, please
Availability is at its highest point yet, but strong take-up and slowing development could keep the vacancy rate in check. Stuart Watson reports
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News
Open season
Cash-rich German open-ended funds are back on the buying scene, targeting UK sheds. David Hatcher reports
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Markets
South-West and Wales: lack of specs strengthens secondhand
The big shed market in Avonmouth has continued to show comparatively robust health in recent months.
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News
Family values
Stuart Watson meets Len Rosso, 40, head of logistics and industrial at Colliers CRE, and his brother, Patrick Rosso, 37, an associate director in the same team
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Markets
Scotland: funding woes hit new development
Morrisons’ requirement continues to be the holy grail of the Scottish distribution market, both widely desired and elusive.
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Markets
North West: German deal lifts six-month gloom
German occupier Prowell looks set to lift some of the gloom in the north-west sheds market by signing the biggest deal in the region since the beginning of the year
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News
New kid on the block
UK head of Segro Ian Sutcliffe needs to prove his critics wrong. Stuart Watson reports. Photograph by James Royall
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Markets
Midlands: bigger the better as take-up stays steady
Some of the East Midlands’ biggest industrial sites are set to change hands as housebuilder Barratt sells off the industrial arm of Wilson Bowden Developments
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News
Calm before the storm
A strong performance across the regions this year has not allayed fears about the months ahead. Stuart Watson reports
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News
Staring down the barrel
Volatile fuel prices are forcing occupiers to find an alternative to centralised distribution. Aditi Shah reports
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Look back in anger
The Port of Hull’s battle against £17m of backdated business rates could set the tone for port occupiers across the UK. Nick Duxbury reports
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Markets
Yorkshire and North-East: oversupply dogs region’s activity
The number of big distribution Sheds available in South Yorkshire continues to cause concern.