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Stamp of approval

This year’s Budget may not have changed the current stamp duty rates, but it could have future effects on properties worth more than £150,000

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Green people, green technology

With energy accounting for as much as 30 percent of business overheads, should you rely on people or technology for a greener outlook? Mike Cordner looks at both options

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Daylight robbery

Property title theft is on the rise, yet the precautions to protect property owners remain poor at best. Patrick McCloy investigates what can be done to prevent further thefts occurring

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Capital profit

In the recent Budget, the Chancellor announced corporation tax will fall which will result in more businesses buying UK commercial property and make it a promising area of investment says Chris Baguley

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Insuring the future

After the horrific natural disasters in Japan, UK property insurance premiums could a see a rise across the board warns Alex Brown

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Studying savings

Dave Stone analyses how building condition surveys are helping developers cut down on costs

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Blossoming investment

Following the recent budget, the Government announced that it would be establishing 21 new Enterprise Zones. Mark Shaw examines the new proposals and takes a look at the likelihood of success moving forward

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Watching the world

Effective policing and security of a building is key to good property management. Estates Review looks at how Kendal Security is standing out in the protection industry

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That empty feeling

The last thing property owners and managers want is a vacant building, but with many companies suffering widespread losses, they are also facing significant risks associated with empty property. Nick Tubbs offers advice on how property owners and managers can mitigate the risks and protect their assets

Endeavour to do

The concept of ‘endeavours’ is an aspect of commercial property law that is often misunderstood. Karen Mason chips in with all you need to know

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Gold medal

Nick Terry examines how good asset management can make the difference in this daunting property market

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Going, going, gone

Scott Hendry gives an overarching view of how auctioning is becoming more popular within the commercial sector

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Breaking free

Lisa Raymond looks at the ways in which a tenant can extricate from a leasehold property that it no longer wants

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Open all hours

Angela Keane investigates how supermarkets have seen continued growth, even in the difficult commercial market

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Scottish power

Dundee isn’t usually mentioned as one of the prime locations for property investment in Scotland. Tim Allan looks at how that could soon change

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The firing line

When construction disputes arise, it is common for a client to assert that the contractor has been paid too much. Mark Clinton examines the situation

Finance

Notice period

Sim Sekhon talks about the rise of commercial evictions in the UK and the options available to landlords if tenants fall behind on their rent

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That empty feeling

The last thing property owners and managers want is a vacant building, but in the current economic climate they’re facing significant risks associated with empty property. Nick Tubbs offers advice on how property owners and managers can mitigate the risks and protect their assets

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Reclaiming your capital

The commercial property industry could be missing out on billions in unclaimed capital allowances. Shaun Murphy explains some of the key steps that can be taken to ensure that your business isn’t missing out on what could amount to a fortune

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Perfectly positioned Paddington

How 5 Merchant Square has become one of the new focal buildings within the Paddington Basin development

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Blast from the past

Lyndon Campbell looks at how rentcharges came about, whether new rentcharges can be created today and what are the consequences for not paying

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Insurers, pension funds poised to embrace UK REITS

Billions of pounds of trophy commercial properties may open up to retail investors for the first time by 2017 as pension funds and insurers look to push the assets into UK real estate investment trusts (REITs)

The latest

Q4 property recovery stalls on eurozone crisis

Minimal economic growth and lack of available funds in part attributable to the eurozone crisis saw 2011 end on a…

Admiralty Arch heads to market

HM Government has announced it is to sell the long leasehold interest of the iconic Admiralty Archway. The Grade I…

Battersea falls before first hurdle

Administrators have been appointed on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group and Irish National Management Agency to oversee the repossession and…

Rising London development masks slowdown in delivery

Commercial property development in Central London has risen by 12 percent since the summer, Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s Winter 2011 Crane…

October’s commercial development contraction worst since February 2009

The rate of commercial property construction in October contracted at its fastest rate for over 30 months, according to a report from Savills

Frogmore secures Centre Point share

Frogmore real estate has purchased a 25 percent share of London’s Centre Point as part of a joint venture with…

L&G snaps up London industrials

Legal & General Property has purchased six industrial estates from industrial REIT SEGRO for £38.2m, representing a net initial yield…

Plans for new phase at Glasgow business park

Goodman has unveiled proposals for a new stage of development at Glasgow’s Central Quay Business Park. Found within the city’s…

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