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2009
Articles from 25th Jun 2009
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Carter Electrical Services move into North Staffs Business Park
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
North Staffs Business Park has welcomed its first occupier, Carter Electrical Services. Read
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Leisure firms snap up Coventry's Priory Place units
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Two units have been snapped up at a leisure quarter in Coventry city centre. Read
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Lenders who stick with clients will reap the benefits
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Lenders need to work in partnership where possible with their clients to achieve stabilisation in the commercial property market was the message from a series of financing property presentations held by Savills earlier this month. Read
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Landlords have to listen to commercial tenants
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
In the current economic climate with rent levels dropping and very little financial return on investment, it is more important than ever for investors to examine their current asset management strategies. Mark Swallow, head of Knight Frank’s Birmingham office, explains how becoming more familiar with their property portfolio and developing relationships with their tenants, will enable investors to make more of their commercial property assets in a difficult market Read
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West Midlands property developer Earlplace has reason to thank its decision to diversify.
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
The Hockley Heath-based company has completed a £12 million deal on a care home in Bristol just months after signing up to a similar £7 million project in Leamington. Read
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Asian firms see green shoots
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Asian property firms are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel and several are positioning for an upturn even as the world economy struggles to recover from its worst recession in decades. Read
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First year ends on £50 million order high
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
A Coventry based property consultancy is celebrating its first birthday with £50 million worth of deals under its belt. Read
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First acquisition for Midlands-based Evenacre
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Midlands-based property start-up Evenacre has got off the mark with its first acquisition. Read
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Banks ready to negotiate on breached loan cases
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Banks are less likely to call in loans that have simply breached their loan to value ratios and are instead focusing on restructuring, continued investment or equity injection as possible solutions, according to new research. Read
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Birmingham spa beats stress of recession
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
A top city spa has defied the downturn by relocating to a prestigious building on the Calthorpe Estate as part of a major expansion. Read
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Auction is a chance to net multi-let units
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Buyers at a King Sturge auction next month will get a rare opportunity to pick up an industrial portfolio at a stroke. Read
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Gallan completes first phase of £20m mixed-use industrial scheme
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Gallan Group has completed the first phase of its high-profile £20 million Gallan Park mixed-use scheme on Watling Street in Cannock. Read
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Birmingham office rentals ride out storm
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Rental values may be feeling the pressure but Birmingham is still one of the world’s Top 50 most expensive office markets according to new research. Read
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US urban markets could take until 2017 to recover, warns expert
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
The US urban commercial real estate markets probably will not recover until 2017, the head analyst of commercial mortgages for Deutsche Bank Securities has said. Read
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Flexibility is key to Dreams expansion plans in the Black Country
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
A bed specialist is to expand its business and open a new distribution hub in the Black Country. Read
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Budget hotels flourish as firms cut their cloth
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Developers say the budget hotel sector across the Midlands is continuing to buck gloomy economic market trends with the sale of two sites to a major operator. Read
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60-bed hotel boost to Midland park development
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
The fourth phase of a £20 million scheme on one of the main routes into Birmingham has been launched with the construction of a 60-bed hotel. Read
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Birmingham Council's chilled beam landmark
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Birmingham City Council’s contract to refurbish 1 Lancaster Circus has become the location for one of UK’s largest ever chilled beam installations. Work has started this week on the installation of the chilled beams and last weekend an 80-ton crane was in place to move the 179 beams on every floor of the building Read
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Brown accused of spin over rates holiday claim
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
A property industry body has accused the Prime Minister of reacting with more spin in the ongoing battle over empty property rates. Read
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New plans to solve Wolverhampton's supermarket problem
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
Property firm Peel has submitted a planning application for a 100,000 sq ft supermarket on the existing Peel Centre retail park in Stafford Street in Wolverhampton. Read
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House sales continue to rise
Jun 25 2009 | Commercial Property
The number of homes changing hands continued to edge up during May as low interest rates and house price falls tempted buyers back to the market. Read
