All Property articles – Page 321
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News
BRC drafts letter for retailers seeking monthly rent payment
The British Retail Consortium has prepared a draft letter for retailers looking to secure agreements for their landlords to accept monthly rent payments.
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Wolverhampton's Summer Row scheme on hold as funding collapses
The Summer Row scheme in Wolverhampton has been dealt another blow with the announcement today that the developer is putting the scheme on hold.
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Opinion
Is House of Fraser's rent coup really such a triumph?
As usual, the issue of monthly rents has its way of making it into the Sunday papers. The latest “bombshell” to land over the weekend was that House of Fraser had triumphed over the landlords and achieved that most elusive of prizes – the monthly rent deal.
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Bristol's Cabot Circus acts as retailer magnet
The positive effects of Bristol’s Cabot Circus are being felt across the city’s retail core, with eight more retailers taking space in the city centre since the scheme’s opening in September.
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Next takes anchor spot at Southend's Victoria Shopping Centre
Next has signed up to anchor the newly refurbished Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend.
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Germany's Jack Wolfskin plans growth for UK
German outdoor clothing and sportswear retailer and supplier Jack Wolfskin is about to embark on UK expansion as part of its global plans for the brand.
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Boots loses landmark service charge dispute
Boots has lost a legal dispute over its service charge payments at the Trafford Centre.
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Kingfisher demands monthly rents for all retailers
Kingfisher, owner of the B&Q DIY chain, will this week ask landlords to offer monthly rental deals to all retailers - not just those in trouble.
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Analysis
Legislation: Caught up in red tape
It’s been a fraught year for retailers, but is the Government easing or exacerbating their pain? Ben Cooper examines how a raft of legislation is adding to their burdens.
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News
Dearth of applications for new store projects as retailers reduce spend
Planning applications for new stores or refurbishments were 63 per cent lower on average in November in the major UK city centres than a year before as retailers rein in costs in the tough economic climate.
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Bailiffs on alert as landlords fear for rents
An army of bailiffs has been put on standby by the UK’s largest landlords as they expect a raft of retailers will fail to have funds in their bank on Christmas Eve to meet their quarterly rent deadline on December 25.
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Hammerson submits Southampton plans
Hammerson has put in an application to develop a mixed-use scheme in Southampton.
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News
Shopping centre pipeline dries up
The amount of UK shopping centre space in the pipeline has dramatically decreased and could take up to five years to pick up, a CB Richard Ellis study has claimed.
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Opinion
Klick: Maxed out
The names of Max Spielman and Klick might not be regulars on the pages of Retail Week, but with over 300 stores on the UK high street, the collapse of the photo processing group which owned them is more bad news for the retail property world.
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News
Tesco opens 100th store in Turkey
Tesco has today opened its 100th store in Turkey, just five years after entering the market when it bought a chain of five hypermarkets.
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Analysis
Newport: Three and out?
Regeneration plans for Newport have been dealt a serious blow as three key developments planned around the Ryder Cup 2010 have come unstuck. Liz Morrell asks what hope remains for the city’s retail revival.
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Landlords offer olive branch on service charges
The landlords’ trade body the British Property Federation has called on its members to keep service charges down for retail tenants.
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Westfield triggers fury as fit-out incentives withheld
A new row has broken out between retailers and developer Westfield, this time with retailers alleging that the Australian developer is unfairly withholding promised contributions to store fit-outs.