All Property Week articles in 3 May 2002
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Online
Hard times drag on for Regus
Serviced office provider Regus has reported a grim first quarter with turnover down almost 20% to £110m against the same period in 2001 and losses of £9.9m.
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Online
Bett sees earnings rise 146%
Scottish housebuilder and property developer Bett Brothers has announced a 146% rise in pre-tax profit to £7.4m in its interim results this morning.
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Online
New suitor found for Shell-Mex House
Shell-Mex House, the landmark building on London s Strand owned by Lehman Brothers and New York developer Steven Witkoff, may now be sold to a consortium comprising Rotch Property and property investor Jack Dellal, after sale talks with London & Regional fell through last month.
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Online
Taylor Woodrow triumphs in the Scottish Property Awards
Taylor Woodrow won both the Commercial Deal of the Year award and the Developer of the Year title at the Scottish Property Awards last night.
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InsightThirst for success
Mark Turner strolled into drinks retailer First Quench's property department 14 months ago charged with sorting out an almighty mess.
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Professional
Q & A
I want to run a business from home, but I'm confused about whether I should be paying council tax or business rates. Where does the boundary lie between non-domestic and domestic local taxation and how does the law define each type of property?
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Markets
Pretty vacant
GVA Grimley research due to be published shortly shows a continuing surge in the amount of vacant space in UK business parks.
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MarketsOccupiers on top
As availability rockets, many landlords are offering huge incentives to potential tenants, while others are being more cautious and waiting for a recovery.
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Insight
What next for Railtrack?
Ros Kerslake has opted for an uncertain future in becoming Railtrack plc’s new property director. But she has solid plans to transform a behemoth into a streamlined property outfit.
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Markets
Stoking the market
When the manufacturing industries left Staffordshire, it looked as if the county was dead in the water. But old brownfield sites are now being re-used as industrial and office sites
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MarketsStandard of Livingston
Livingston's Alba Campus is setting new standards in knowledge-sharing for hi-tech firms and is now attracting top names.
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News
Lowy: Lord Levy did not lobby ministers
Westfield chairman Frank Lowy has denied he used Lord Levy to lobby ministers, in his first public statement since the news broke last month that his company had hired the key Labour fundraiser.
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News
Johnson & Johnson takes new HQ in High Wycombe
Pharmaceutical company's deal gives boost to Western Corridor market
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News
Haslemere green light
Haslemere is set to go private after its shareholders this week approved a 1.46bn (£900m) takeover of the company by US/Israeli consortium Brack Capital.
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Professional
The go-between
Despite industry initiatives, mediation has never been popular in the property world. But, with courts taking a dim view of failure to participate, it may be time for the industry to reassess its approach
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Markets
Shropshire offices: When two towns go to war
Telford and Shrewsbury remain staunch rivals for investment in the region.
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MarketsResidential: Gay Meadow mission
Alaska Developments has submitted plans to redevelop Shrewsbury's dilapidated football stadium and save the club into the bargain. But a winning result is far from certain
