News Archive: project launches: 2008

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24, 2008 December:

Truffle estate for sale

A renovated 14th-Century country mansion set in 60 acres of unspoilt grounds and woodlands, part of which is believed to be the last natural truffle estate in the Dordogne, is available through La Perla International Living...

22, 2008 December:

Western Algarve: motoring on

Tourists and property investors are expected to flock to Portugal's western Algarve following the opening of a new race track...

19, 2008 December:

Fast forward to 2016

Today, the UK Government launched a consultation which will establish the best practices to use in order to achieve its ambitious goal of making all new homes zero carbon by 2016...

Tasmania: winds of change

The heart shaped island of Tasmania off the coast of mainland Australia will become one of the first states to benefit from the Government's renewable energy target, with a major boost announced for its windfarm industry...

18, 2008 December:

Elastic fantastic: the future of construction?

Could the buildings of the future be constructed from an elastic skin technology, currently being pioneered by car manufacturer BMW for their vehicles? TheMoveChannel.com finds out if we will be flexing the plastic for an elastic home anytime soon...

17, 2008 December:

Hamptons hit Abu Dhabi

Estate agency, Hamptons International, has opened a flagship office in Abu Dhabi, which is centrally located near the Corniche, just seven months after opening its first office in the emirate...

New cruise terminal for Dubai

A senior Dubai official has said that a new cruise terminal is being built at Port Rashid in Dubai to cater to the growing number of cruise tourists...

Super marina to boost Samos tourism

Constructed with a budget of £25 million and due for completion in April of next year, the Dogus Marina at Didim, on the western coast of Turkey is already boosting tourism and trade in nearby locations and on neighbouring Greek islands, including Samos...

16, 2008 December:

All white on the night

When the Millennium Dome in London's Greenwich first opened it was an architectural white elephant - a space so vast that it baffled those charged with filling it. Today, its sister project, the 02 Dublin, opens in the Irish capital...

A successful pitch

Developer The Community Stadium has signed a £60 million-plus construction contract with Buckingham Group Construction for the development of a new stadium for Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club...

12, 2008 December:

Live life in the fast lane

Motorsport legend Michael Schumacher has teamed up with the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture to create the first of seven concept towers to be built worldwide in what has been described as the ‘next step in branded architecture'...

2012 village rescue deal

The body responsible for building the 2012 Olympic village in London is close to securing a rescue deal for the troubled project...

Budapest project on scrapheap?

A major residential and commercial project on Csepel Island in central Budapest could be scrapped, following the collapse of Spanish developer Martinsa Fadesa earlier this year, according to Interfax CE...

05, 2008 December:

St Kitts: kitted out

An 18-hole championship golf course in St Kitts is to form the cornerstone of a new 2,500 acre resort. Christophe Harbour will include a mega-yacht harbour and marina village as well as various restaurants, shops, boutiques, luxury hotels, oceanfront and hillside properties and residential villas...

04, 2008 December:

New tower to ‘pierce China's clouds'

If you like the high life, you may be interested to hear that construction has started on what will be China's tallest building and one of the ten tallest buildings in the world...

Palm of your hand

Palm developer Nakheel is putting some of its flagship projects on hold and considering plans for an initial public offering to raise up to £7 billion as it faces massive cash flow problems...

03, 2008 December:

Titanic tourists

Titanic Quarter Limited, a property development company, is co-promoter with Belfast Harbour Commissioners of a £97 million tourist project which is set to transform the waterfront of Belfast...

26, 2008 November:

Florida comes to London

A group of Florida realtors are set to attend overseas property trade show OPPLive in London next week to provide information to British investors looking to purchase property in the US state...

Port of call

Hamptons International is launching a one-stop home movers portal with the backing of brands like high street heavyweight Marks & Spencer...

25, 2008 November:

Fireworks in Dubai

Dubai celebrates the opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort and the Palm Jumeirah with a dazzling firework display...

24, 2008 November:

New museum for UAE

Preoccupied with size and height (and yield), rulers and town planners in the Gulf have come up with an uninspiring collection of hotels, towers, freeways and shopping malls that have more in common with Basildon or Houston than the Middle East...

21, 2008 November:

Towering plans

Irish developer Glenkerrin has reduced its controversial residential tower in Ealing, west London...

20, 2008 November:

A new spin on Melbourne

Next week, Melbourne's skyline will be changed forever with the addition of the first observation wheel in the Southern Hemisphere, providing a new symbol of contemporary Melbourne and enticing more tourists than ever to the city...

18, 2008 November:

Living like Kings

Turkey is officially the most popular tourist destination for the British and Irish in 2008 according to the Co-op Travel...

17, 2008 November:

Dubai's new centre

A new mixed-use development project in Dubai will become central to the development of the city, it has been claimed...

14, 2008 November:

Turkish delight

The fast emerging seaside city resort of Alanya, Turkey, situated on the southern Mediterranean coast, is trying to lure more British second homeowners, by constructing a range of new and improved residential schemes...

11, 2008 November:

Lords and ladies

A new website has been launched designed specifically for the protection of private landlords...

Dublin's millionaire makeover

Richard Barrett and John Ronan's Treasury Holdings is to develop a £650 million scheme in west Dublin in Ireland as the first phase of the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone...

10, 2008 November:

Literal collapse in Oz market

The credit crunch has caused Sydney based developers to abandon half built projects, leaving them in danger of collapse...

Golfing galore in Portugal

Oceânico celebrates the official opening of its two championship golf courses at the Amendoeira Golf Resort in Portugal...

07, 2008 November:

Precious jewel

Ever dreamt of owning your own private island? Now you can- the unspoilt private island of Cacao Pearl in Palawan in the Philippines will soon be open and operated as a 100 per cent carbon neutral eco-resort...

06, 2008 November:

Dubai gets new gallery

Artspace opened its new gallery at the Gate Village in the Dubai International Financial Centre today...

05, 2008 November:

Food, glorious food

John Lewis is to embark on a £20 million refurbishment of its Bluewater store to include a food hall for the first time...

04, 2008 November:

The waiting is over for Dubai

Iconic British brand Waitrose has opened its first store in Dubai today, November 4th. TheMoveChannel.com looks at why the supermarket has chosen to open its first shop outside the UK in Dubai...

Trump card

Donald Trump's plans for a £1 billion golf resort in Aberdeenshire have been giving planning consent by the Scottish Government...

Twin towers

Connection Real Estate, an Abu Dhabi-based property development company, has launched a £168 million mix-use eco-friendly twin tower project in the Danet Abu Dhabi community...

Auckland units galore

No units have been sold in a £38 million Auckland apartment block...

30, 2008 October:

Shop 'til you drop

And drop you might- Westfield London became the biggest in-town shopping centre in Europe when it opened its doors today, October 30th...

A pearl in the ocean

Situated in the rapidly developing ‘Caribbean of Asia,' Cacao Pearl in Palawan in the Philippines is an unspoilt private island which will be operated as a 100 per cent carbon neutral eco-resort...

28, 2008 October:

Mall is all

The Dubai Mall, which will open on October 30, 2008 is introducing over 165 exciting new shopping options to Dubai's expanding retailer offer...

27, 2008 October:

Soccer Tower scores highly

Soccer Tower, which will form part of Dubai's Sports City, has gone down a storm with investors and fellow property professionals, at its launch function, which was attended by some 300 guests...

24, 2008 October:

Set sights on new commercial site!

TheMoveChannel has now added a commercial property string to its bow, with the launch of a brand new dedicated commercial property portal...

23, 2008 October:

Boris backs down

Boris Johnson will not block the development of P&O Estate's 1.4 million sq ft towers scheme at Waterloo Station...

22, 2008 October:

Cyprus sails through credit crunch

Contrary to the sales downturn being experienced by many overseas countries, Cyprus’ property market has remained buoyant...

20, 2008 October:

Pinnacle reaches its peak

The development of the Pinnacle tower site in the City of London is to go ahead after the Middle East developer Arab Investments secured the funding to take it forward...

17, 2008 October:

Sears tower set for £85m makeover

Chicago's landmark skyscraper plans to install wind turbines and PV to reduce energy use by 10 per cent...

Bahrain booming?

Healthy capital inflows, high liquidity, a growing population, rising demand for property, and a growth in credit facilities are creating a boom in Bahrain with real estate as the prime engine of growth, it is claimed...

16, 2008 October:

Top digs for students at Porto Oriente

The growing population of Portugal's largest University district in Porto is experiencing a drastic shortage of suitable accommodation...

Shopping in Sarajevo

The first international-style shopping centre in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo will open next September...