All Property articles – Page 315
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AnalysisQuantity as well as quality
Bath has a strong high-end retail offer but always lacked the larger units demanded by the big high street chains. Ben Cooper finds out how a new centre will provide for the middle market
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Opinion
Welcome relief on costs
Tuesday’s unexpected but very welcome deferral of the proposed 5 per cent rates rise was not the only good news in retail property this week.For several months Retail Week has been reporting on all sorts of argy-bargy between retailers and landlords.But representatives of the two groups, spearheaded by Arcadia and ...
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Opinion
BPF launches website to fight Government over empty rates
The British Property Federation (BPF) has piled more pressure on the Government over the empty property relief laws by launching a website to raise awareness of its campaign.
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News
Government defers 5% business rates rise
Chancellor Alistair Darling has modified plans to increase business rates by 5 per cent tomorrow.
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Opinion
Quarter day: So far so good
This time a week ago, my inbox was buzzing with emails from lawyers, surveyors, agents and more all predicting a rout in the coming weeks as retailers broke their backs to pay this quarter’s rent. Seven days later, and despite the fear, landlords are making very positive noises.
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News
Council offers free parking on high street
Kensington and Chelsea Council is offering free parking to shoppers every Saturday in April.
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Three more retailers on board at St David's 2
Three retailers have signed up for space at St David’s 2 in Cardiff.
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Jessops wins concessions on swathe of properties
Jessops renegotiated rental terms with half its landlords by Wednesday’s quarterly rent day, which was the retail sector’s toughest payment day in 18 years.
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AnalysisMiddle East gets snared by the slowdown
It’s been one of the development wonders of recent years, but the Middle East’s retail property market has come unstuck
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News
Westfield standstill ‘choking’ Bradford
Delays to starting construction work on Westfield’s shopping centre project in Bradford are decimating the town, according to one of the local MPs.
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News
JJB sets out plans to secure future after gyms disposal
JJB Sports has today announced plans to propose a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to its creditors to help secure the financial future of its core retail business.
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News
Today's rent day is 'harshest for 18 years'
Today’s quarterly rent payment will be the harshest for at least 18 years, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
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Jessops says it will pay quarterly rent bill
Jessops has said it will have no problem meeting its quarterly rent bill that is due this week after speculation cast doubt on the retailer’s ability to pay.
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Opinion
Wednesday's quarter day could be the biggest rent test yet
It’s finally here. The dreaded March quarter day is never exactly the highlight of the retail year, but this time it’s going to be especially gruelling for many retailers.
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News
Card Factory adds six stores
Greetings card retailer Card Factory has added six stores to its portfolio, bringing its count to 486.
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Rotherham council to support retail rent payments
A scheme to encourage retailers to take space in Rotherham has been launched enabling new businesses to have part of their rent paid by the council.
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Robert Dyas calls for landlords to cut rents
Hardware retailer Robert Dyas has asked its landlords for rent reductions as it seeks to cut costs across its store portfolio.
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OpinionIn defence of the landlord
I always like to be controversial, so in my first column I thought I would speak up for retailers’ public enemy number one – the landlord. Landlords are probably viewed with the same disdain as the newly disgraced bankers.
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Analysis
No time to stand still
Rising voids and falling tenant numbers have pushed the balance of power on retail parks in favour of the retailer, so landlords need to make their schemes work harder. Liz Morrell reports.
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Analysis
The road to evolution
As voids increase, retail parks are having to accept a wider range of tenants from some unlikely sources. Laura Lupton looks at how landlords’ need to fill space is changing the retail landscape.