All Property Week articles in 21 May 1999
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News
More Regus in Thames Valley
Regus has signed up for Argent s building at GreenPark and entered into discussions to take two buildings at Bedfont Lakes, in a drive to extend its presence in the Thames Valley. The serviced office group received board approval on Tuesday to take 5,110 sq m ...
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Insight
The Peto principle
New hands are taking the reins at DTZ Debenham Thorpe, but is Robert Peto s appointment as chairman the start of a new chapter for the firm?
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Mixed times for property shares
Property shares saw very little overall movement last week for the fourth week in a row. The Real Estate Index fell by 0.5% to 1971, while the All-Share dropped 1% to 2929. The market was doing nicely until Friday, when it reacted badly to the latest US inflation figures and ...
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London office space at a low
New planning applications for central London offices hit a three-year low in the first quarter of 1999, despite a national rise, according to Applied Property Research. Only 30 applications for office schemes of more than 500 sq m (5,380 sq ft) were submitted, compared with 38 in the previous quarter ...
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Loan-terms risk warning
Banks may be at risk if the current property lending terms are not amended to take account of the expected low inflation and low value growth environment in the next millennium, FPDSavills warned this week. At the firm s 11th Property Finance Conference, head of valuation William Newsom ...
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Professional
Leases: obligations, timing, variations
Landlord A landlord must secure its release from all its building obligations under an agreement for lease A landlord should have the ability to vary the specification within the building contract
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Professional
Leases: obligations, timing, variations
Tenant If problems arise, a tenant should be able to go against the landlord as a single target A tenant must make sure it is kept aware of any delays in the completion of the building
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LandSec in Stag move
Land Securities has bought the final piece of the jigsaw in its plan to redevelop its Stag Place portfolio in London s Victoria. This week it paid Derwent Valley Holdings £16.25m for Elliot House, Bressenden Place. The freehold building, totalling 2,700 sq m (29,000 sq ft), is let ...
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Markets
Milton Keynes: offices & retail
Tower cranes continue to dominate the horizon, says John Fowler of Lambert Smith Hampton
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James Smith NAV rise sends shares soaring
James Smith Estates saw its shares surge 22% to 146p on Monday after it reported a spectacular 31% increase in net asset value to 192p a share. The NAV rise for the year to 24 March came after a 15% increase in the value of properties held ...
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Insight
No more mister niche guy
Property company Miller Developments is shedding its reputation as a niche Scottish developer. Lucy Benyon reports on the company s recent forays across the border
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Gateshead go-ahead
Taylor Woodrow Property has been granted planning permission for its £40m Gateshead Quays leisure scheme. The outline consent permits a 37,160 sq m (400,000 sq ft) scheme incorporating a 20-screen multiplex cinema, 200-bed hotel and a range of retail and leisure units, including nightclubs, a tenpin bowling alley and ...
