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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Greggs takes £70m pasting
Chief Ken McMeikan blasted ministers for sticking by plans to slap 20 per cent
VAT on hot pies and pasties while the Eurozone teeters on the brink.
Shares have fallen 13 per cent since March when the Chancellor announced the
move, which will affect a third of Greggs’ sales.
Analysts accused George Osborne of living “in a different universe”, and said
uncertainty over whether the VAT rise will go ahead in October could hang
over the stock all summer.
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A-listed landmark moves closer to salvation with £500k grant
Published on Wednesday 16 May 2012 12:07
A CRUMBLING historic mansion has moved a step closer to being saved after the announcement of a £500,000 Scottish Government grant and the signing of a renovation agreement.
Eighteenth-century Mavisbank House in Midlothian is considered Read more [...]
Maas Companies: 23 Commercial and Residential Michigan Properties at Lender …
LANSING, Mich., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
With Michigan's real estate market on the rise, the number of foreclosed
properties at value prices is quickly dissolving, but 23 of those
properties have just been listed for auction.
Maas Companies, a nationwide auction firm specializing in selling real Read more [...]
What does Facebook’s stock listing mean for users?
If you are one of the almost one billion people who use Facebook, you are unlikely to notice any major changes when you sign in this weekend.Facebook's entry to the stock market -- expected Friday -- will be a timeline-shaking corporate event, but users may find nothing new to like or dislike.
Expect the same babbling wall posts, ill-advised photos and links to the weird and wonderful dark corners of the Internet.
But a few years from now, the ripple effects of Friday's events could make things Read more [...]
Zsa Zsa Gabor Lists Bel-Air Residence for Sale at $14.9 Million (Exclusive)
A version of this story originally appeared in the May 25 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Zsa Zsa Gabor's Husband Throws 95th Birthday Party for 130 GuestsZsa Zsa Gabor's Husband Announces L.A. Mayoral Candidacy
The Bel-Air residence of Zsa Zsa Gabor and husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt has been listed for sale at $14.9 million. The property is up for sale again after having been listed -- and then pulled from the market -- in the last year.
PHOTOS: Lost Homes of Hollywood
The 8,878-square-foot Read more [...]
Vanguard unveils its first London-listed ETFs
May 16, 2012 11:57 am
More people buying luxury homes in Canada: Re/Max
Julia Johnson
May 16, 2012 – 8:59 AM ET
| Last Updated: May 16, 2012 9:02 AM ET
Kim Stallknecht/Vancouver Sun
The Casa Mia mansion located at 1920 SW Marine Drive in Vancouver was listed at $12 million in 2007. In the first quarter of 2012, the number of luxury homes sold increased compared with 2011.
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LSO St Luke’s adds three florists to preferred supplier list
Gray Hare, Jane Wadham and Jens Jakobson can now be used by organisers and clients to supply a variety of floral displays for events at the historic venue. Tomoyo Miyakawa, marketing manager at LSO St Luke’s said: "We’ve added to our approved list of suppliers in response to feedback from clients. The addition of these three fantastic florists will give event organisers the opportunity to enhance their events with the use of flowers."
The eighteenth century, Grade 1 listed Hawksmoor church Read more [...]
Report: Sellers Boosted Prices in April
By Nick Timiraos
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Median list prices rose by 0.7% in April from March to their highest level in nearly one year, even as the number of homes listed for sale stood at levels down nearly 19% from a year ago, according to a report released Wednesday.
Compared with a year ago, median asking prices were up in 72 markets, flat in 14 markets, and down in 60 markets. But compared with the prior month, they were down in just five of those markets, according to Read more [...]