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Liberty demerges to tackle changing property market (Daily Telegraph)
The owner of Covent Garden and the Lakeside shopping centre has unveiled plans to demerge into two businesses, claiming there is a "changing approach" to investment in UK property.
Property developer faces block on homes at rugby club ground (Yorkshire Post Today)
A SENIOR councillor has vowed to block a property developer's plans, after it kicked a rugby club into touch from the ground where it has been for the past 114 years. (10/03/2010 11:41:29)
Property agent finds it can do without Cannes (Daily Telegraph)
The checked shirts are being pressed, the wide ties packed. The UK's property market is heading to MIPIM, its annual bunfight in Cannes. I imagine the champagne will be flowing again after a couple of years of austerity – for some.
Swiss property firm to tap into PE difficulties (eFinancial News)
A property company has recruited an executive to invest in and advise European hotel companies that have been affected by the crisis, many of which were bought by private equity in the last decade.
US property market shows signs of life (Guardian Unlimited)
Buyers are being tempted by a glut of bank-owned foreclosed property available at dirt cheap prices, a monthly index shows Despite unremitting gloom in America's worst hit corners, the nationwide US property market is showing fragile, flickering signs of life as buyers are tempted by a glut of bank-owned foreclosed property available at dirt cheap prices. A monthly index published today by ...
Rangers confirm takeover talks with London-based property developer (Times Online)
Rangers have confirmed that Sir David Murray, the majority shareholder, has begun discussions with Andrew Ellis, a London-based property developer, regarding a takeover.
Ex-Sun boss spills the beans on Apple patent threats (V3.co.uk )
Former Sun Microsystems chief executive Jonathan Schwartz has revealed that both Microsoft and Apple threatened to sue his firm over alleged intellectual property theft.
China defends UK company Strix's intellectual property rights (Daily Telegraph)
The decision by a Chinese court to uphold a British company's intellectual property rights has been welcomed as leading international patent experts gather in London this week to warn that processing backlogs could hinder the commercial exploitation of new technology.
Interserve FY profit rises (Reuters )
(Reuters) - Building and maintenance firm Interserve posted an 11.6 percent rise in full-year pretax profit, aided by a one-off gain related to disposal of property, but said it expected 2010 to be a tough year, particularly in the first half.
UK retail investors pile into property (eFinancial News)
UK retail investors put £1.8bn (€2bn) into investment funds in January, the highest amount ever for the first month of a year, with continued enthusiasm for property funds fuelling the record inflows.