All Property Week articles in 04 March 2011
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InsightCity Father and Son
Bruntwood’s chairman, Michael Oglesby, and his chief executive son, Chris, are playing a long game with regional offices
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InsightManchester rates set for a mark-up
Appetite for further investment in Manchester is likely to depend on the occupier take-up of schemes in central Manchester and Salford that developers such as the Carlyle Group have under way
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InsightFoodstores are stocking up on options during this state of flux
As foodstores continue to buy large-format stores, such as Tesco at Walkden, Salford, and Asda in Birkenhead, it raises questions about whether they are responding to or dictating consumer trends, and how we will all shop in the future
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InsightCautious firms have climbed out of the collapse intact
At the peak of the market in 2007, we were routinely and comfortably outbid on transactions
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InsightTogether, developers and agents can pave the road to recovery
The north-west may have taken a hit in 2009, but it is starting to bounce back and I am optimistic about its future
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LSH stabilises in Manchester office
Lambert Smith Hampton has been settling into its new Manchester office in 3 Hardman Street, Spinningfields, after relocating from Mosley Street, its home for 75 years
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Ainscough spending continues
Ainscough Strategic Land, the investment company set up by Martin Ainscough after the sale of his Ainscough Crane Hire business for £255m in 2007, is on a buying spree
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NewsBlackpool Tower under Merlin’s spell
Merlin Entertainments and Blackpool Council have unveiled plans for the redevelopment of the Blackpool Tower, following its sale to Trevor Hemmings’ Leisure Parcs in April 2010 for £40m
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Waters plans to build in Cheshire
A planning application was due to be submitted to Cheshire East Council at the end of February for the 220,000 sq ft headquarters for the Waters Corporation in Wilmslow, Cheshire
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Kirkby opposition to Tesco lifted
Regeneration developer St Modwen has withdrawn its opposition to Tesco’s planned redevelopment of Kirkby town centre, near Liverpool
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Liverpool office market round-up
DTZ data say take-up in the Liverpool office market was 208,000 sq ft in 2010, a 60% decrease on 2009 and a 59% decrease on the five-year average
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NewsEnglish Heritage will not support Liverpool Waters
Peel Group’s planning application for the Liverpool Waters mega-development of 14m sq ft on 150 acres of the Central Docks is expected to be decided upon by Liverpool City Council in June
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Record private sponsors for MIPIM
Marketing Manchester has reported a record year for private sector take-up of its MIPIM sponsorship packages this year, and claims to have signed up 45 firms
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Local enterprise property boost
Property figures feature prominently on the boards for the emerging local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) for subregions of the north-west
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NewsHope Mill Retail Park sale agreed
Peveril Securities and Real Estate Development (RED) Partnerships have exchanged contracts on the presale of Hope Mill Retail Park, Foundry Street in Bury with Isis Property Trust for £7.05m, which reflects a net initial yield of 6.95%. The property will extend to 35,000 sq ft and is let to bed ...
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Manchester City Council plans spend
At the same time as announcing £169.7m of cuts over the next two years in February, Manchester City Council revealed details of its capital programme for the next three years
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Langtree bids to build in Daresbury
Newton-le-Willows-based developer Langtree is bidding for £8m in grant aid from the Regional Growth Fund to build a road over the Bridgewater Canal at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus near Warrington
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NewsNorth West Supplement
The recession may have ended more than a year ago, but 2011 is likely to be the real year of recovery for the regions
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ProfessionalSwitzerland: "a stress-free zone"
Last September Roger Barris led the management buyout of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s private equity real estate business to create Peakside Capital, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland
