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![Designer wants rates back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Designer wants rates back
Designer Denise L'Estrange-Corbet is fighting Auckland Council to get back thousands of dollars paid in rates after a devaluation of the head office building for her label World.
![Facelift pays off for city landmark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Facelift pays off for city landmark
A 'NO VACANCY' sign is close to going up on a 12-level office building at 49 Symonds St in central Auckland.
![Quake buildings deadline set](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quake buildings deadline set
The Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.
![Global transactions on a new high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Global transactions on a new high
An increase in global commercial and industrial property activity, led by North America and Asian Pacific markets, could push transactions this year over US$1 trillion.
![Rare chance for work-life balance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare chance for work-life balance
A tightly held Birkenhead commercial property offering a variety of development possibilities will be auctioned this month.
![Boom time for golden-oldies sector](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boom time for golden-oldies sector
Three NZX-listed retirement businesses are in a big growth phase, with more than 1000 new units planned.
![Cross lease titles a ticking time bomb, warns lawyer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cross lease titles a ticking time bomb, warns lawyer
An Auckland lawyer is warning about dangers with 216,000 cross lease property titles and has called for people's horror stories about the issue.
![Tenants opt for city's prime spots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tenants opt for city's prime spots
Tenant preference for prime office space is becoming more pronounced and is reflected in a widening gap between prime and secondary vacancy rates, the latest survey of Auckland's CBD office market by Bayleys Research has found.
![Hills Flooring folds - 18 jobs to go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hills Flooring folds - 18 jobs to go
Eighteen people are expected to lose their jobs after a 53-year-old flooring company owed $250,000 by failed construction firm Mainzeal went into liquidation today.
![Big CHH sell-off a boon for buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big CHH sell-off a boon for buyers
A sell-down of Carter Holt Harvey's remaining property assets in Tokoroa is being seen as an opportunity for buyers to secure prime industrial land.
![Foodstuffs Auckland sales rise 5.5pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foodstuffs Auckland sales rise 5.5pc
Supermarket giant Foodstuffs Auckland has pushed sales up 5.5 per cent in what it described as a challenging environment.
![Waterfront cargo shed reopens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waterfront cargo shed reopens
The historic Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront will be openedn today after a 10-month, $12.5 million refurbishment and restoration.