All Property Week articles in 11 February 2005
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Stratford City developers agree biggest-ever section 106 payout
The consortium behind the proposed £4bn redevelopment of Stratford City have cleared the final hurdle in plans for the biggest regeneration scheme in London’s history.
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Asda reveals £600m store expansion programme
The UK’s second-largest food retailer has announced plans to invest £600m in its store estate in the coming year, including opening at least 15 stores.
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Somerfield buys 140 petrol station stores
Somerfield, the supermarket group that is the subject of a £1bn approach bid from Iceland’s Baugur, is in talks to buy 140 petrol station convenience stores from ChevronTexaco.
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Morley and BAA set up £800m joint venture
Morley Fund Management has set up an £800m airport property joint venture with BAA.
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Debenhams agrees £495m sale-and-leaseback with British Land
British Land has bought 23 Debenhams’ department stores in a £495m sale-and-leaseback agreement.
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Mowlem poaches Atisreal directors
Publicly listed construction company Mowlem has poached two senior members of the Atisreal corporate real estate team to head a rival management and advisory arm for large corporate occupiers.
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Lipton launches ‘major projects’ vehicle
Sir Stuart Lipton is to launch a new ‘major projects’ wing for his development company Stanhope.
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InsightRaynes world
London Merchant Securities does not do deals, funds its own developments and shuns publicity. Chief executive Robert Rayne tells Penny Guest why he is happy being different. Photographs by Toby Glanville
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ProfessionalPlanning in ruins
Heritage bodies believe a decision to allow the demolition of Greenside, a 1930s listed building overlooking Wentworth golf course, threatens the very principles of the planning system.
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News
For Petes sake
The bright lights and tight tights of life in the theatre have lured many a young man in their time.
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Oscar winners
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Office Oscar survey reports the first fall in service charges for five years.
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Networkers
Sanderson Weatherall was established in November 2003 following the merger of Sanderson Townend & Gilbert and Weatherall Green & Smith (North).
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MarketsTees Valley URC has shortlist for Middlehaven
Urban Catalyst, Taylor Woodrow and Quintain on list for 250 acre scheme
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MarketsThe market in minutes
Christine Eade tells you everything you need to know about the West End market
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MarketsThe market in minutes
Heather Greig-Smith tells you all you need to know about the north-east market
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Professional
Urban Vision launched to spearhead Salford regeneration
A public-private partnership to manage Salford’s property assets was launched on 1 February – the day deputy prime minister John Prescott gave the go-ahead for central Salford’s urban regeneration company.
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Mistaken identity
Sir, For those readers still trying to work out how the founder of Chesterton in 1805 could be the uncle of GK Chesterton, born in 1874 (diary, 21.01.05), I can confirm that the Chesterton family were not the first to experiment with the Romanian fertility treatment now very much in ...
