All Property Week articles in 18 October 2002
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English Heritage slams London Plan
English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley today criticised Ken Livingstone's 'short-sighted' Draft London Plan, saying that development in the capital must recognise the 'historic character' of the city.
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Debenhams plans 50 new stores
High street retailer Debenhams today announced plans to open 50 new UK stores in the next 10 years, on the back of a 5% increase in pretax profits to £153.6m.
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Countryside agrees £127m Manchester projects
Essex-based residential and commercial developer Countryside Properties today announced the creation of two joint ventures to fund £127m of commercial and residential development in Manchester.
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Investment boom to end, say economists
The commercial property investment boom will tail off in 2003, prompted by historically low yields, predicted economic consultancy Capital Economics today.
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Saltire announces plans for M8 distribution park
Industrial and retail developer Saltire Developments today unveiled plans for a 30 ha (75 acre) distribution park on the M8 in Scotland.
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Share trades in Chelsea Village probed
The London stock exchange is believed to be investigating several trades of shares in Chelsea Village after reports of a takeover bid pushed the company's stock up by 47% yesterday.
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Markets
Regeneration: Starting from scratch
Bradford, infamous for last year's race riots, is attempting to recast itself as a city of culture.
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Insight
Slade shows the way out
John Slade chuckled when he read this column in the 20 September issue.
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Markets
Offices: Royal standard
Nottingham's former Royal Ordnance factory is gunning for big inward investors, helped by high-quality designs for owner-occupiers. We ask if it is setting its sights too high
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Insight
Where are they now?
While not a guarantee of success, this lot will testify that being an award winner never did them any harm
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Markets
Regeneration: Is Leicester ready?
Architect Will Alsop has made his name turning outlandish sketches in to successful schemes. Next month Leicestershire will reveal its Alsop plan. We ask if this one will succeed where others have failed
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Labour stiffens out-of-town regulations
The Labour Government will hold firm on its policy to resist out-of-town development, and may even consider strengthening it.
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Hull is top priority for speculative office JV
Priority Sites, the Royal Bank of Scotland/English Partnerships regeneration joint venture, is to be allowed to develop offices as well as sheds, deputy prime minister John Prescott said this week.
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New home for Gadget Shop
The Gadget Shop has found a new home in London's Oxford Street after closing its store four months ago.
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Fuller Peiser's Spacebuster to go off-line
The slowdown in the online sector has claimed its latest victim with Fuller Peiser's decision to suspend its Spacebuster website at the end of the month.
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Markets
Growth still strong as land is hard to find
Residential land values in the south-east are soaring as developers gear up to meet housing demand.
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Offices: Out of town and out of favour
There is a glut of space in the West Yorkshire out-of-town office market. Developers building speculatively pray for a city centre exodus.
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New look for old tower at Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange this week revealed details of plans for the redevelopment of its headquarters in the City of London.