Anna Winston Freelance
Property Week
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Healthy expansion
15 August 2008
Health food retailer Holland & Barrett is continuing its expansion scheme with five new openings around the UK, despite a tough forecast for the retail sector.
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Shelley Sandzer to let Portobello Dock
14 August 2008
Agent Shelley Sandzer has been appointed by Derwent London to let part of the former home of Virgin Music at Portobello Dock.
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Greggs joins Trinity Walk
14 August 2008
Modus has signed Gregg’s bakers to its Trinity Walk scheme in Wakefield.
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Café Nero comes to Hammersmith
14 August 2008
Café Nero has agreed to take a lease on a site on the Hammersmith roundabout in London.
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BPF welcomes buy-to-let reforms
14 August 2008
The BPF has backed Law Commission reforms of the priavte rented retail sector.
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EU to investigate Caltongate scheme
14 August 2008
The European Union is considering an investigation into the tendering of Mountgrange’s controversial Caltongate scheme in Edinburgh.
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Thornfield Properties loses battle to develop Smithfield Meat Market
7 August 2008
Thornfield Properties and the City of London’s plans to redevelop the famous Smithfield market are in disarray after Hazel Blears rejected the scheme.
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Bellway’s Tannery signs Hotel Du Vin
6 August 2008
Hotel Du Vin, owned by Marylebone Warwick Balfour, has bought a warehouse site for development at Bellway’s Tannery development in Canterbury.
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CZWG’s Ransome’s Wharf wins planning
31 July 2008
Plans by architect CZWG for developer Curatus’ Ransome’s Wharf in Battersea, south London, have received approval from Wandsworth Council.
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Housing dropped from Silverstone plans
31 July 2008
The local council have agreed to allow Silverstone Circuits to drop the housing element in the brief for the development of the famous racetrack.
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‘Eco-towns’ a step closer
31 July 2008
Plans for the government’s short-listed ‘eco-town’ developments are coming closer to reaching the standards required for eco-town status, says a report released today.
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BPF and BRC challenge Boris on affordable shops
31 July 2008
The British property Federation and the British Retail Consortium have called for more clarity in the London Mayor Boris Johnson’s proposals to force developers to create smaller ‘affordable’ retail units in new developments.
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Rushbond buys £4.5m Northern retail park
31 July 2008
Rushbond has completed the purchase of Spectrum Park in Leeds from Standard Life Investments for £4.5m.
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Barton Willmore granted planning for Droitwich project
31 July 2008
Barton Willmore has received planning permission for its 1.4 acre development on St George’s Square in Droitwich.
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St Modwen buys heritage site
31 July 2008
St Modwen has bought a 4.5 acre site in Letchworth Garden City from the Letchworth Heritage Foundation.
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Boris promises more small retail units in London
31 July 2008
London Mayor Boris Johnson has today outlined plans to ensure that small, affordable retail units are included in new retail developments.
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Colliers CRE reports £4.49m losses as chief financial director leaves
31 July 2008
Colliers CRE has reported a loss of £4.49m in its first half results for 2008 and announced that David Doyle, chief financial officer, will be leaving the company.
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Grainger defers plans for Wards Corner
24 July 2008
Grainger has delayed the submission of plans for its Wards Corner development in Seven Sisters, London, after Mayor Boris Johnson criticised the proposals.
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Staubach appointed to JLL board
24 July 2008
Jones Lang LaSalle has elected former Staubach boss, Roger Staubach, to its board of directors.
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Government reveals ‘toughest ever’ green standards for eco towns
24 July 2008
Housing minister Caroline Flint today revealed some of the sustainability standards developers will need to fulfil to attain eco town status.
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Planning report warns of threat to Government housing targets
24 July 2008
A report published today warns that the government may fail to meet its own housing targets due to ‘chronic problems’ in the planning process.
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Klimt resigns from Dawnay Day Carpathian
24 July 2008
Retail property investment company Carpathian, an offshoot of the Dawnay Day property and financial services group, announced the resignation of director Peter Klimt this morning.
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Waitrose to open store in Colchester
23 July 2008
Waitrose has signed up to open its first branch in Colchester, Essex.
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Double Midlands win for Ballymore
23 July 2008
Ballymore romped home with two wins for its Snowhill development in Birmingham at the Midlands Property Awards at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham last night.
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Gloomy forecast for capital values
15 July 2008
Property professionals believe capital values will fall by more than another 10% this year.
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Barratt signs £400m debt facility and cuts 1,200 jobs
10 July 2008
Barratt’s shares climbed 10%, after it signed a new £400m debt facility and confirmed 1,200 job cuts.
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Gareth Clutton appointed chief executive of Portman Estate
10 July 2008
Gareth Clutton, managing partner of Cluttons, has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Portman Estate.
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Multi’s Summer Row moved forward
4 July 2008
Multi Development will begin construction of its £300m Summer Row scheme in Wolverhampton in early 2009 after a legal challenge against the development was withdrawn.
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DevSecs lands Vodafone at Paddington
4 July 2008
Development Securities has confirmed today that Vodafone is under offer to take 92,000 sq ft at One Kingdom Street, part of the Paddington Central development.
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Rose fights back at Property Week awards
4 July 2008
Embattled Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose came out fighting last night, as he was named retail personality of the year at the Property Week retail and leisure awards.
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Plans afloat for Docklands waterside development
4 July 2008
The Wood Wharf Consortium has submitted plans to the local council for a major new waterside development next to Canary Wharf.
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LandSecs wins approval for Northfleet
3 July 2008
Land Securities has won approval for its 1.8m sq ft masterplan for Northfleet Rise, close to the site of the new Ebbsfleet International Station in Kent.
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Gladman launches new M5 business park
27 June 2008
Gladman Developments has received detailed planning permission for 150,000 sq ft of new industrial and office space for Cullompton Business Park.
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Resolution back out of B&B deal
27 June 2008
Clive Cowdrey’s Resolution has walked away from talks to recapitalise Britain’s biggest buy-to-let mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley.
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Investors may increase market exposure
26 June 2008
Research commissioned by Investec Private Bank’s Structured Property Finance Division has found that the majority of property professionals believe property valuations will stabilise this year.
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Thames Gateway reveals plans for new London park
26 June 2008
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has unveiled plans for a new green space, Lea River Park, in East London.
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British Land appoints new directors
26 June 2008
Aubrey Adams is one of two new non-executive directors of British Land who will be appointed after current non-executive director Sir David Michels departs later this year.
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Planning Bill passed by House of Commons
26 June 2008
The Government’s controversial planning bill, which would see decisions on major building projects taken out of the hands of local councils and ministers, was passed last night with a majority of 85 votes.
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Birmingham masterplan wins international award
26 June 2008
Birmingham City Council and Urban Initiative’s Big City Plan was recognised for its innovative master planning at the BEX 2008 International Awards.
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British Waterways appoints property director
25 June 2008
British Waterway’s head of property, Stuart Mills, has been promoted to director of property across the corporation's 2,200 miles of waterways.
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Retail sales surprise strength
20 June 2008
Retail sales for June have risen by 3.5%, despite consumer confidence riding at an all time low.
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CBRE shopping centres report predicts ‘marked decline’ in development activity
20 June 2008
CB Richard Ellis’ market index brief on shopping centres in the pipeline shows a ‘marginal’ drop in the number of centres currently in the pipeline, but predicts a sharp decline for the retail sector.
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Worth a try
20 June 2008
Worthing is set to shake off its sleepy image with a new retail core.
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Bank of Ireland fund £100m Modus deal
19 June 2008
The Bank of Ireland has funded Modus’ purchase of a retail investment property portfolio worth over £100 million.
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Outlet mall defies gloomy forecasts
19 June 2008
The Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays, Manchester, has signed up two new occupiers and is reporting record sales for May, despite gloomy forecasts for the retail sector.
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Bar Estilo signs at £130m Surrey scheme
19 June 2008
Crest Nicholson Regeneration and Standard Life Investement have let the final ground floor restaurant unit in their £130 million mixed use leisure scheme, The Atrium, in Camberley, Surrey.
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The battle of Dunsfold
13 June 2008
Developer Rutland Group is facing political opposition to its plans to transform the former RAF airfield into an eco-village.
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King Sturge appointed at MEPC's Milton Park
12 June 2008
MEPC has appointed King Sturge as its London industrial letting agent on Milton Park, one of Europe's largest mixed-use business parks.
