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Leicester Square site gets leisure-based scheme | 05 Sep 2008

Leicester Square is to get a new building – a leisure-based development designed by Jestico and Whiles.Constructed on the site of the Swiss Centre, the complex will feature a luxury ......

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Hope for commercial property in 2010 | 05 Sep 2008

Commercial property markets are expected to improve in 2010, according to the Investment Property Forum (IPF).It dismissed ideas of a return to form in the next 12-18 months."This is clearly ......

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MPs launch development inquiry | 04 Sep 2008

MPs have launched an inquiry to establish how developers can better help regeneration in inner-city areas.The investigation will assess if incentives are needed to encourage builders to do more for ......

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JCT will launch eco-development contracts | 04 Sep 2008

Joint Contracts Tribunal will publish eco-guidance terms this autumn to help construction firms improve their sustainability, it has been reported.About 70 per cent of all contracts used on construction schemes ......

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Workers in govt offices get workplace guide | 04 Sep 2008

Government office workers have been advised to adapt to "new thinking" by a guide launched to modernise the Civil Service.Working beyond Walls was devised by the Office of Government Commerce ......

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City hit hard by job losses | 03 Sep 2008

The City of London has been hit hard by recent job losses, according to new employment research.A study by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation sponsored by KPMG found both permanent ......

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Banks could struggle to find cash | 03 Sep 2008

British banks may find it difficult to get hold of cash once the Bank of England closes its liquidity initiative in October, the Times has reported.Currently, the Bank operates a ......

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Lend Lease boss resigns | 03 Sep 2008

Nigel Hugill, Europe chairman of property group Lend Lease has resigned.He described his parting as "perfectly amicable" and maintained the group's delivery of is project at Stratford "is absolutely on ......

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Business confidence hits low | 02 Sep 2008

Business confidence has hit a low not seen since the dot.com crash eight years ago, a study finds.Accountant BDO Stoy Hayward's business trends report, which draws from numerous surveys, has ......

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Sterling hits new low | 02 Sep 2008

The pound has dropped to an all-time low against the Euro.Sterling slipped to 81.28p, its weakest since the introduction of the single currency in 1999.Hopes that the government is to ......

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