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	<title>Parallelogramme - property knowledge for commercial tenants &#187; Recession Strategies</title>
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	<description>Property blog by Peter Scott of Parallel Directions Ltd, commercial property advisers</description>
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		<title>The quick and the dead in NZ&#8217;s commercial property market</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest research from the Property Institute of New Zealand shows a great deal of continuing pessimism about the state of the property market. The research canvassed 2,700 professionals in the property field ranging from valuers to facility managers, property managers and consultants. Here's what they thought...]]></description>
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		<title>The day of the talk fest is over</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[make good clause]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just learnt this morning that a conference I was to speak at next month has been cancelled. It made me pause for a moment to consider how people's attitudes towards conferences and seminars have changed in today's recessionary market. I heard a story recently that those working in the area of training and development are advised not to...]]></description>
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		<title>A time to be light on your feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once heard a New Zealand export manufacturer talking positively about this country's competitive advantage against some of the really big players in the world such as China and the U.S. He said our advantage was...]]></description>
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		<title>If you don&#8217;t ask, you don&#8217;t get!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[landlord negotiations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been working with a few clients in the retail sector in main centres of both North and South Islands in the past few weeks and it's given me a new feel for the trends and issues they're all facing. There is no doubt, regardless of people's financial situation, that kiwis are spending less. This is causing real challenges for most in the retail sector, large and small operators alike. And in these times, it...]]></description>
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		<title>Smart ways to shift focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[downsizing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lease negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property lease negotiating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Lease Negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Leasing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vacancy rates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I've been posting this blog for well over a year now, and I'd like to think we give readers a good heads-up on trends in the property lease market, as well as some insights into how the market works behind the scenes.

So it was interesting for me this week to take some of this expertise into the mainstream news media as a commentator on TVNZ's business programme: NZI Business June 5: Renters' market for office space...]]></description>
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		<title>Time to give up secrets to make better deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recession Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial property lease negotiation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lease payments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Lease Negotiation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to financial matters, most of us like to keep the detail close to our chests. It's often considered foolhardy to...]]></description>
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