All Property articles – Page 329

  • News

    Ireland’s Pavilions development unveils blueprint for extension

    2008-09-02T12:46:16Z

    Irish developer Chartered Land has submitted an application for an extension to its Pavilions shopping centre at Swords, north of Dublin, which would significantly increase the scheme’s retail offer.

  • News

    Out-of-town retail parks to ‘lead retail renaissance’

    2008-09-02T11:10:37Z

    Out-of-town retail is set to bounce back from the economic gloom and will be more successful than town centres in instigating a retail resurgence, a Verdict survey has claimed.

  • News

    Asda leads charge against tax on empty property

    2008-08-28T17:52:21Z

    Asda has given its backing to a campaign by the British Property Federation (BPF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) against stealth tax on empty property.

  • News

    A demanding autumn line-up

    2008-08-28T17:01:44Z

    Most years, next week’s opening of Leicester’s Highcross Quarter development would be the biggest shopping centre event of the year.

  • News

    35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords

    2008-08-28T16:59:03Z

    Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.

  • Analysis

    Keeping the peace

    2008-08-28T14:59:04Z

    The debate over quarterly rents has pitched landlords against tenants, but the new president of the British Property Federation maintains that relations are better than ever. Tim Danaher meets him.

  • News

    Westfield London 96 per cent let as luxury brands sign

    2008-08-27T12:36:12Z

    Westfield London has revealed its White City development is 96 per cent let, 10 weeks before it is due to open on October 30.

  • News

    BPF president warns of rent reform dangers

    2008-08-26T13:02:56Z

    Small retailers could face greater demands for rental deposits if there was a widespread move to monthly rent payments, one of the most powerful figures in retail property warned this week.

  • News

    Bristol's Cabot Circus adds fashion tenants

    2008-08-26T13:01:20Z

    Bristol's 500 million Cabot Circus development has secured a raft of new lettings a month ahead of its long-awaited opening.

  • News

    Mountain Warehouse in Scottish expansion drive

    2008-08-26T12:59:12Z

    Outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse has embarked on a Scottish expansion spree.

  • News

    Victorinox to unveil Bond Street flagship

    2008-08-26T12:57:28Z

    Luxury Swiss brand Victorinox is to open its European flagship store on London's Bond Street.

  • Opinion

    Investment market lives on

    2008-08-26T11:32:42Z

    There aren't many retailers in the nice position of being able to sell a £605 million property portfolio but still own the bulk of their freeholds.

  • News

    Aldi becomes latest BRC member

    2008-08-26T08:36:39Z

    German discount giant Aldi is the latest retailer to become a member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

  • News

    BRC urges Chancellor to ease retail pressure

    2008-08-21T13:52:16Z

    The British Retail Consortium has today written to Chancellor Alistair Darling urging him to reduce retailers’ price pressures to restore consumer confidence.

  • Analysis

    Back on the map

    2008-08-21T11:20:02Z

    Dublin is starting out on a transformation that will give the city centre the prominence it deserves. Ben Cooper profiles the two big schemes set to light up the Irish capital.

  • News

    Charles Tyrwhitt takes four shops

    2008-08-19T13:42:24Z

    Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt has continued its aggressive expansion in the UK by signing four more stores.

  • News

    Tesco lines up property deals worth £500m

    2008-08-19T13:38:36Z

    Tesco is seeking to continue its sale-and-leaseback programme with a wave of deals that could be worth 500 million to the retailer.

  • News

    Kurt Geiger snaps up space at Bluewater

    2008-08-19T13:32:09Z

    Luxury footwear retailer Kurt Geiger has signed for a store at Bluewater.

  • Opinion

    Retailers are landlords too

    2008-08-19T12:02:12Z

    Whether it be monthly rents or upward-only rent reviews, there are always tensions between landlords and retailers. What tends to be forgotten is that retailers are often landlords too.

  • Analysis

    Grand ambition

    2008-08-14T11:45:18Z

    Size and architectural constraints made Cambridge’s Grand Arcade a difficult project and, five months after opening, it is still only 85 per cent let. Ben Cooper weighs up the centre’s success.