All Property Week articles in 29 April 2005
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LandSecs lets New Street Square office to Deloitte
Land Securities has exchanged contracts with accountant Deloitte for the letting of Building B at the New Street Square development on New Fetter Lane, London EC4.
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CBRE calls off merger with Nelson Bakewell
CB Richard Ellis’s proposed merger with Nelson Bakewell is off.
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Ruhan appoints Savills to sell Thistle hotels
Entrepreneur Andy Ruhan is believed to have appointed Savills to sell his remaining 28 Thistle Hotels with an estimated price tag of around £400m.
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Modus selected for Newport retail scheme
Manchester-based town centre developer Modus has been selected as preferred developer for a 400,000 sq ft (37,160 sq m) retail-led scheme in Newport, south Wales.
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Waiting tables
Awards nights are boozy affairs, and the Birmingham Alliance’s table at the International Council of Shopping Centres’ Retail World Summit last week certainly had the drink flowing.
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Savills shares soar as Trammell ups stake
US partner exercises option to double holding to 19.6%
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InsightReichmann’s rollercoaster
Over an incredible 50-year property career, Paul Reichmann built Canary Wharf, lost control of it and regained it again – testament to an epic force of will. He passed away at the weekend, aged 83. Our 2005 interview with the Property Personality of the Decade tells his amazing story.
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ProfessionalTaxing questions
Ettie Neil-Gallacher explores the next government’s likely tax plans for property
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Paying the price
Sir, I, among many others, was surprised at the price paid for BP Pension Fund’s estate in Knightsbridge and in particular the reference made in your article ‘Quinlan Private takes BP’s £540m Knightsbridge estate’ (news, 22.04.05, p12) to an initial yield of 4%.
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Networkers
Mason & Partners was founded in 1993 by Geoffrey and Andrew Mason and specialises in retail and leisure.
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Where there’s muck...
Property Week’s own rugby man Jonathan ‘the speedster’ Brasse, also known as April fool developer Jozef Braznovski, was in our parent CMPi’s 12-man squad which took part in the NAB Rugby Sevens tournament in Richmond last weekend.
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MarketsMega scheme planned for south Thames viaduct
Network Rail’s Spacia leads competition for 2.8m sq ft between Vauxhall and London Bridge
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MarketsThe market in minutes
Heather Greig-Smith gives you the lowdown on all the sectors across the region
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NewsLots to watch
The Venmore Partnership auction will take place on 5 May at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, Liverpool.
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Londonewcastle
Residential and mixed-use developer Londonewcastle has unveiled its design for the former Cole & Son wallpaper factory on Offord Road, London N1. Due for completion next summer, the scheme will provide 14 flats, 10 live/work units and more than 8,000 sq ft (745 sq m) of offices, and feature a ...
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MarketsStealing the limelight
Liverpool’s Lime Street station will be welcoming visitors to the European Capital of Culture in 2008. But before then it needs extensive redevelopment.
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Petchey increases interest in Wyevale
Veteran investor Jack Petchey has added to his stake in Wyevale Garden Centres, the £275m property-rich retail company. In two purchases last week Petchey increased his holding to 2.25m shares, or 4%.
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MarketsStretching the imagination
Risk-taking maverick architect Will Alsop talks to Anna Goldie about his plans for Elephant and Castle’s regeneration in his beloved south London.
