Batman helps rescue UK developers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="landlords">landlords</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tenants">tenants</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Fashion">Fashion</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>, <span word="eBay">eBay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="panoramic">panoramic</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reign">reign</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="landlords">landlords</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Hughes">Hughes</span>-<span word="Webb">Webb</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="SPACE">SPACE</span>-2 <span word="Consulting">Consulting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="Developers">Developers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tenants">tenants</span>: <span word="five">five</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="vacancy">vacancy</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="was">was</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="double">double</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2007, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span> <span word="CBRE">CBRE</span>. <span word="SPACE">SPACE</span>-2'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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