Prime London bucks national trend
Prices in prime London have shown much smaller falls in the final quarter of 2010 compared to the rest of the country, while the most centrally located addresses have recorded marginal price growth.
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New York in the bag
Trendy, bright, and looking for a home in London – say hello to handbag and fashion retailer Kate Spade. Samantha McClary reports.
Bluestone too late to rescue Targetfollow
It has emerged that the investors in failed last-minute talks to rescue Targetfollow were a consortium including property lender Bluestone and US real estate investor Varde, writes Nathan Cross.
Last of the big spenders?
Money matters With the last of the major mall schemes planned before the recession emerging from the pipeline, development may not have shrunk to a trickle, but financial factors are affecting how it’s done. Annabel Dixon reports
Look to the east
Fund facts Germany is drawing major investment despite unimpressive growth figures, while the UK is again attracting US attention. But for the decade ahead, the best retail prospects are in Eastern and Central Europe, writes David Quinn
Roundhouse rounds up top RICS prize
The RICS Awards 2010 Grand Final winners and Project of the Year were announced on 15 October at a lunchtime ceremony at the Guildhall in London.
Something old, something new
Mastering the past Britain’s historic towns can provide an attractive setting for retail developments, but meeting planners’ demands is often tricky. David Thame thinks a little more compromise on both sides could keep everyone happy
Podium prospects
Passing the baton Westfield Stratford City should achieve success similar to its west London sibling on opening next year, but will nearby centres be hit or instead benefit from a consequent uplift in east London retail trade? Paul Norman reports
KF: Q2 jitters have not derailed recovery for London offices
The General Election and the Euro debt crisis slowed, but did not derail, the recovery in demand for central London offices in the second quarter, according to Knight Frank.
Back to the drawing board
Several major retail schemes are being redrawn and rescheduled to suit the harsher economic conditions. By Elaine Cavanagh . Plans for anumber of town centre schemes in the north-west region of the M25 have been forced back to the drawing board by the recession.
