All Property Week articles in 31 October 2003
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BCSC 2003: Government U-turn on planning gain
The government has resurrected its controversial proposals for a planning tariff on new development.
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Developers appointed for £240m Humber business park
Yorkshire Forward has confirmed today the appointment of Leeds-based property companies Sterling Capitol and St James Securities to develop a £240m business park in Goole.
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Ronson enters battle for Chelsfield
Gerald Ronson's Heron International is considering bidding against Chelsfield chairman Elliott Bernerd to buy the company.
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Crown Estate appoints Regent Street overlord
The Crown Estate has signalled its commitment to developing London s Regent Street with the appointment of a new development surveyor to manage the estate.
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Stannifer’s House of Fraser coup
Stannifer has tied up a deal with House of Fraser to anchor a huge retail development in the centre of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
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Rok abandons Galliford Try bid
Rok Property Solutions declared today its interest in construction firm Galliford Try is at an end, after an improved 54p a share offer was rejected.
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Canary Wharf enters exclusive talks
Canary Wharf Group revealed this morning it has entered exclusive talks on a possible takeover bid with a consortium led by Morgan Stanley.
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Planning gain tariff revived
The government is to resurrect its controversial proposals for a planning gain tariff on new development.
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Government makes move on UK 'REITs'
The government has taken the first steps towards the introduction of tax-transparent property vehicles in the UK.
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Markets
Talk of the towns
Near miss for Cambridge agents ... hi tech Science labs up for grabs at Granta ... trade counters take off ...
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Talk of the towns
Stoke Networkcentre fully let ... Telford International Centre wins Events prize ... Banks makes save in Stoke ...
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Professional
Who’s suing whom
Tunbridge tenancy battleOn 7 September 2000, Redcastle and Arcadia Group started proceedings against MEPC (RVP) claiming a new tenancy in relation to premises in Tunbridge Wells. On 19 September 2003, the case went to the High Court. The claimants argue that, as the premises are subject to leasehold interests in ...
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Towering success
Self-made man Fred Pritchard believes the new M6 toll road will provide the economic life blood to power his office 'Towers' that flank the motorway.
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Ronson sparks takeover talk
Gerald Ronson s Heron International has raised its stake in housebuilder Crest Nicholson , fuelling renewed speculation that a £400m takeover bid is on the cards. Heron bought 300,000 shares in the firm at the end of last week, raising its stake to 10.2%. Crest Nicholson s shares ...
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Retail's rocky road
Plans to transform Cambridge's centre with the Grand Arcade scheme have hit a few difficulties.
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Tangled up in red tape
The government's Planning Bill could jeopardise several large mixed-use projects that Cambridgeshire desperately needs.
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Nowhere to run
Factory owners are profiting by selling their city fringe sites for residential development. But lack of industrial space elsewhere leaves them with a problem.
