All Property Week articles in 30 July 2004
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Two new tenants as Axis Park
Heathrow Big Box, the recently formed partnership between Brixton and Prudential, has signed two new lettings totalling 65,000 sq ft (6,040 sq m) at Axis Park, Langley, near Heathrow.
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Brighton pier setback
Plans for redevelopment of Brighton’s West Pier were halted indefinitely today, as English Heritage declared grade I-listed structure beyond repair.
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Hampton Trust shares suspended
Quoted minnow Hampton Trust had its shares suspended by the London Stock Exchange this morning, after a dispute over debts with former subsidiary Southend Property Holdings prevented the release of its annual accounts.
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Ten and units
The accession of 10 new members to the European Union has led to a shift in distribution patterns and demand for sheds in Germany and Belgium. Polly Mackenzie reports
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Three spec schemes signal south-east resurgence
More than 500,000 sq ft of office development ready to begin at Farnborough, Chiswick and Uxbridge
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Stoke: the real story
Sir, We are writing to express our disappointment and frustration at the treatment of north Staffordshire in your recent Staffordshire + Shropshire feature (property nation, 4 June, p71).
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South Yorks' private Renaissance
Renaissance South Yorkshire, the regeneration company created in 2003 by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and the local authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, has become a limited company in a bid to speed up regeneration in the area.
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The people you can trust
Property professionals and the esoteric world of management consultancy
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The Tetris offensive...
The race to find the fastest fingers in property has drawn to a close. More than 70 agents from 40 firms pitted their wits against each other at Tetris (that rather addictive computer game) in the Peoplebuilding Hemel Challenge.
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A rich seam to mine
Easy access to the M1 has been the catalyst for the regeneration of Derbyshire’s Markham colliery. Claer Barrett reports
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Quintain’s Royal revamp in Manchester
Quintain has revealed plans for a shopping centre at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.
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I make that Pimms o’clock
Top Leeds agents gathered this month at an Akeler development to celebrate the start of the summer and the scheme being chosen as Yorkshire’s best commercial development.
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Lyons Review threat to Victoria
London’s Victoria office market could face a 20% vacancy rate by 2008 if government department relocation plans go ahead, research by Chesterton warned this week.
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Least meets west
Fifteen years after reunification, Germany is facing up to the harsh realities of economic downturn. Words and pictures by Polly Mackenzie
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Occupiers like lease status quo
More than 50% of occupiers are opposed to the government’s proposed legislation on leases, which includes banning the upward-only rent review, new research has revealed.
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LAP’s Windsor nod
London & Associated Properties this week won consent for an extension to its King Edward Court shopping centre in Windsor.
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Macquarie and Ochtar JV
Macquarie Property, the Australian-based fund manager, has extended its international reach by entering into a joint venture with Ochtar Capital Partners.
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Ransomes offloads Ipswich park
Manufacturer Ransomes Jacobsen has sold 53 acres (21 ha) at the Ransomes Europark in Ipswich to a joint venture between Winro and Maro Developments.
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State of independence
Despite European regeneration cash, Midlands surveyor and UKIP MEP Mike Nattrass thinks we’d be better off on our own.