All Property Week articles in 6 September 2002
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'Uncertainty' prompts DevSecs share slump
Shares in Development Securities fell by nearly 5% this morning as the company became the latest to report gloomy sentiments about the market.
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Europe boosts Freeport profits
Designer outlet developer Freeport has prospered thanks to its pan-European expansion strategy.
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Top JLL man joins Quintain
Quintain today announced the appointment of Jones Lang LaSalle Director James Hamilton Stubber as chief operating officer.
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Hammerson bid for Grantchester
Hammerson today launched a cash bid for Grantchester at 250p per share, a premium of 14.7% to the proposed MBO.
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Coull to lead Slough
Slough Estates announced today that Sainsbury's property director Ian Coull will be its new Chief Executive.
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Jubilation as Prescott quashes Walton's Liverpool scheme
The Walton Group's scheme for a £400m retail development at Chavasse Park in Liverpool City Centre has been refused planning permission by John Prescott, the deputy prime minister.
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Wetherspoon to continue adding outlets
Fast-growing pub group JD Wetherspoon has announced a 21% increase in pre-tax profits and will open a further 80 outlets nationwide over the next 12 months.
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MarketsRetail: Tales from the riverbank
When it comes to retail, Hemel Hempstead has been languishing behind other towns in the region. But a new riverside scheme could change things.
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Planning: regeneration trend
Reading, traditionally seen as a commuter town at the heart of Berkshire, has experienced significant growth in both population and economic investment.
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Residential: Old school ties
Former educational establishments are being revived as residential development.
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MarketsLife in the slow lane
The slowdown in the Thames Valley market is hitting agents where it hurts – in the wallet.
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Investment: Reading the market
Property Week reveals the statistics that show the state of Reading's property market
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Professional
How to... Keep tabs on money-for-value software
Property firms are known for their conservative approach to cutting-edge management software, but as a high proportion face the move to second-generation packages, they must ensure their choice of supplier, and package, is exactly right.
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Insight
Joined-up government is vital if regeneration is to succeed
If development targets are to be met, government must not stifle the industry
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MarketsRegeneration gain
Redevelopment is a hot topic in Berkshire, with several regeneration schemes under way. We report on the progress of three of the largest projects
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Rental market goes flat
Reading has always boasted a healthy residential investment market, but now the property community is waiting to see whether the lack of tenants for Reading offices means that those who bought flats as investments will also suffer.
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Wiggins hits eight-year low
Shares in Wiggins Group, the property developer and airport owner, plummeted at the beginning of this week as investors bailed out following news that its new chairman had decided not to take the job.
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Dutch investor sees NAV leap
Eurocommercial Properties, the Amsterdam-listed investor run by Jeremy Lewis, achieved a 6% rise in net asset value in the year to 30 June.
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Regus ditches franchise team
Serviced-office provider puts franchising team on 'freelance' footing to cut costs
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Shed cruises into Greenham
Sainsbury's has been given the go-ahead to build a 65,000 sq m (700,000 sq ft) distribution depot on the former US Cruise missile base in Newbury.
