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Yorkshire site debut for Yorvale joint venture
21 May 2012
Leeds-based property firm Yorvale has acquired its first development site under a joint venture with Maple Grove Developments, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
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Farmer reaps resi reward
18 May 2012
That much-told Irish property crisis joke, “development land for sale with agricultural potential”, has come true.
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Need to know: Athlone Euro-Chinese ‘trading hub’
18 May 2012
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Investors not crossing street for ITV site
11 May 2012
Lukewarm interest for historic Quay Street scheme. David Hatcher reports
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Plymouth site sold for £30m student housing scheme
8 May 2012
A 1.2 acre Plymouth city centre development site has been sold to a student housing company, after a battle to save the building there from demolition.
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Christie’s Nine Elms warehouse on the block
2 May 2012
A three acre site at the centre of London’s Nine Elms opportunity area is to be put up for sale by the auctioneers at Christie’s, which currently uses it for fine art warehouse facilities.
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Shuttleworth Octave Tower site up for sale
2 May 2012
A 0.7 acre site next to Vauxhall Tube station that had been earmarked for a 149 metre Ken Shuttleworth-designed residential tower has been put up for sale.
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Land near Edinburgh airport earmarked for development
20 April 2012
Bids will be submitted this month for a strategic site in west Edinburgh that lies south of the city’s airport.
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Luton airport pair of sites for sale
20 April 2012
The operator of London Luton airport is selling two sites close to the Bedfordshire airport.
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Quintain sells Bristol development site
29 March 2012
Quintain has sold an undeveloped residential site in Bristol for £12m as it increases its financial resources in order to focus on its two London mega-schemes.
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DEFRA cleans up contamination act to aid development
23 March 2012
Sceptics say new guidance is helpful but not groundbreaking. Sarah Townsend reports
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Yorkshire's Chocolate Works comes to the market
22 March 2012
Two landmark Yorkshire mill buildings - the former Terry’s chocolate factory in York and a former silk mill in Leeds - have come to the market, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
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Caddick buys development land in Scarborough
15 March 2012
Caddick Developments has bought 23 acres of land at the Scarborough Business Park, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
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Harworth Estates to become standalone property company
14 March 2012
UK Coal’s property arm Harworth Estates is to be spun off into a separate company as part of a split of the listed coal miner’s business into separate mining and property companies.
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MIPIM 2012: Boris to sell 70-acre former Ford Motors site
6 March 2012
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is preparing to sell one of the largest brownfield sites in east London, part of the former Ford Motors site in Dagenham.
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Property’s Moonraker
02 March 2012
Moon land is selling for £20/acre. Sound investment or lunacy? David Hatcher reports
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BGC buys struggling Grubb & Ellis
21 February 2012
BGC Partners, the acquisitive financial services firm which acquired Newmark Knight Frank last October, has expanded its property services platform by buying struggling US firm Grubb & Ellis.
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NAMA to sell Birmingham city centre scheme
15 February 2012
A 4.5 acre development site 200 yards away from Birmingham’s Bullring is to be sold by Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency, after 18 months of uncertainty over one of the city centre’s highest profile schemes, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
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Man U fan attempts to block City training complex
13 February 2012
A Manchester United supporter who owns land earmarked for a new Manchester City training complex is attempting to block its development by selling off parcels to members of the public.
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Barwood and Development Securities set up land fund
24 January 2012
Barwood and Development Securities have joined forces with a client of Aberdeen Asset Management to set up a £15m strategic land fund.
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Canmoor motors ahead with trio of purchases
13 January 2012
Industrial developer Canmoor has completed three transactions to buy a £28m warehouse portfolio and more than 25 acres of land.
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Q+A: Guernsey’s Strategic Land Use Plan
06 January 2012
The Strategic Land Use Plan is a statutory document prepared by the States of Guernsey and was agreed on in November after 10 years of debate.
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UCL plans 20-acre east London campus
23 November 2011
University College London is preparing to develop a giant campus at a 20-acre site next to the Olympic Park in east London, after entering talks to buy the Greater Carpenters Neighbourhood from Newham Council.
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Pidgley to chair public land advisory panel
22 November 2011
Berkeley Group chairman Tony Pidgley has been appointed to head up a panel of experts that will look to help the government release public sector land for the development of new homes.
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Cutacre partner search underway
5 September 2011
Harworth Estates, the property arm of UK Coal, has launched the search for a development partner at its 200-acre Strategic Employment Park at Cutacre near Bolton in north Manchester.
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Osborne’s tax axe will hurt brownfield sites
2 September 2011
Developers claim simplified tax laws will discourage development
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Government goes to court over suspected land-banking company
26 August 2011
The government has gone to the High Court to wind up a London-based property company as a part of its battle against suspected land-banking businesses.
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Europa Capital and St Congar buy in Suffolk
15 August 2011
The English Residential Land Partnership, a joint venture between Europa Capital and St Congar Land, has bought a site close to Sudbury, Suffolk.
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Government in two minds over village green preservation
29 July 2011
Experts have criticised the government for sending contradictory messages on legislation used by councils to block development.
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Property industry embraces new planning framework
29 July 2011
Government publishes long-awaited draft after months of uncertainty
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Barratt and Igloo hope for Hackney Wick pick
22 July 2011
Thames Gateway Development Corporation submits mixed-use plans at key strategic site.
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Meanwhile Londoners’ green light
22 July 2011
Newham Borough Council this week resolved to grant planning permission for the proposals of three winners of Property Week’s Meanwhile London campaign in east London’s Royal Docks.
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Peel and Barratt in £200m tie-up
20 July 2011
Peel Group and Barratt Homes have formed a partnership to bring forward residential schemes worth £200m across the north-west and Yorkshire.
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Wellcome publishes Olympic Park takeover plans
5 July 2011
Charitable foundation The Wellcome Trust has made public its plans for a £1bn takeover of London’s Olympic Park.
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Birmingham City University land swap deal set for approval
6 June 2011
A land swap deal in the Eastside area of Birmingham city centre is due to be given the thumbs up by city council chiefs, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
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Crossrail hires land and property director
24 May 2011
Crossrail has hired Network Rail’s head of major development to fill the post of land and property director.
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Leeds council buys seven acres at Elland Road
19 May 2011
Leeds City Council has bought seven acres of land behind Elland Road football stadium in Beeston, as part of plans to develop the area.
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Agents appointed to market LDA Royal Docks land
3 May 2011
Two property firms have been appointed to advise on the sale of the London Development Agency’s two largest remaining assets, both in London’s East End.
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Shell to find ‘Meanwhile’ use for London HQ land
12 April 2011
Royal Dutch Shell has today announced plans to bring a new temporary use to the 43,000 sq ft of space that surrounds the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank.
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JSM Indochina agrees Cambodia portfolio sale
7 April 2011
JSM Indochina, the retail and residential property investor, has agreed to sell a portfolio of Cambodian properties for $33.65m.
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Manchester development doubles, says DJD Crane Survey
5 April 2011
The number of new development schemes in Manchester has more than doubled in the past year, according to Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s Manchester Crane Survey, which was published today.
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RDAs’ £500m assets go up for sale
4 April 2011
The government has rejected calls to transfer regional development agencies’ assets to the ownership of local authorities and will sell them instead.
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Drivers Jonas Deloitte to sell 6 acres in Leeds
30 March 2011
Chemicals manufacturer Rhodia has appointed Drivers Jonas Deloitte to sell Wortley Low Mills, a chemicals plant in Leeds.
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Derwent challenge stalls Old Trafford redevelopment
29 March 2011
Legal action being pursued by Derwent Holdings has forced Lancashire County Cricket Club to postpone its AGM and postpone the ground’s redevelopment.
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Prologis to start "smaller sites" sales
25 March 2011
ProLogis is to commence a series of land sales of some of its smaller sites across the UK
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BUDGET 2011: Government to step up public land sales
23 March 2011
The government has announced plans to accelerate release of public sector land for use as housing, including testing out a “build now, pay later” scheme.
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BUDGET 2011: Councils to retrospectively cut section 106 payments
23 March 2011
The government has called on local authorities to retrospectively reduce infrastructure payments where they are holding back stalled schemes.
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CapCo’s Earls Court consultation launched
16 March 2011
The masterplan for Capital & Counties’ 77-acre Earls Court scheme has been published for consultation, setting out a vision to create four villages and a high street on the Earls Court site, as unveiled in Property Week (04.03.11)
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Treasury submits Battersea public park plans
14 March 2011
Treasury Holdings has submitted plans to Wandsworth Borough Council to create a landscaped park between Battersea Power Station and the river Thames, which would be accessible to the general public from July 2011.
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Sunderland council buys Vaux brewery site for £22m
1 March 2011
Sunderland City Council, regional development agency One North East and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have bought the 26-acre former Vaux brewery site from Tesco, ending a 10-year row over the site’s future.
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DJD delivers Manchester ITV studios masterplan
1 March 2011
Drivers Jonas Deloitte has advised on a masterplan to regenerate Manchester’s Water Street area with the creation of a mixed-use scheme surrounding the site of the former Coronation Street set.
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Swinney: Scots councils must be more realistic on developer contributions
22 February 2011
Local authorities in Scotland need to be more realistic about the level of developer contributions according to Scottish cabinet secretary for finance and sustainble growth, John Swinney.
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St. Modwen gets go-ahead for Swansea science park
22 February 2011
St. Modwen Properties has been granted outline planning permission for the Bay Science and Innovation Campus for Swansea University, which is situated at a former BP storage site on the outskirts of Swansea.
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Westfield plans White City extension
18 February 2011
Westfield has revealed it is looking to submit a planning application for the extension of its Westfield London shopping centre in White City later this year.
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Surrey Canal regeneration submitted for planning
14 February 2011
Regeneration company Renewal has lodged plans for the redevelopment of a 30-acre site around Millwall’s New Den stadium.
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Plans lodged for 143 King’s Cross Central Homes
14 February 2011
King’s Cross Central developer Argent has submitted plans for the fourth residential development on the 67-acre site in London, with plans to deliver 143 affordable homes.
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Carlyle Group buys major stake in land business as part of £40m investment
10 February 2011
The Carlyle Group is investing £40m in a south east England land development business.
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New Spurs stadium images unveiled
8 February 2011
Tottenham Hotspur today released an image of the proposed 60,000 capacity football stadium that it would develop in place of the Olympic Stadium in East London.
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Boris launches plans to widen Olympic legacy area
8 February 2011
Plans to merge the Olympic Park Legacy Company with the Mayor of London’s office and expand its remit beyond the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have been published for consultation this week.
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Shapps unveils land reclamation measures
2 February 2011
Housing minister Grant Shapps has unveiled plans to give local people the right to develop public sector land and buildings that lie vacant.
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Barratt to launch parent loan scheme
12 January 2011
House builder Barratt has teamed up with Hitachi Capital to offer £50,000 loans to parents wanting to buy Barratt homes for their children.
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Boris nod for £5.5bn Battersea plans
22 December 2010
London mayor Boris Johnson has given the green light to the planned £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in London.
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Aberdeen and LaSalle invest in strategic land fund
13 December 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management and LaSalle Investment Management have invested in Welbeck Land’s £45m strategic land fund.
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PWTV: LandAid's Future of London Debate
24 November 2010
London’s biggest names in property, the public sector and charity took part in a special debate held by property industry charity LandAid last month.
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One Blackfriars to be brought to market in new year
16 November 2010
The administrators to a London development site formerly owned by Beetham Organization and Russian developer Mirax, is to be brought to market in the new year.
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OFT to publish guidance on land agreements
15 October 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has produced draft guidance for businesses about the types of land agreements that might fall foul of competition law.
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Ocado picks up Warwickshire site
12 October 2010
Ocado has bought a 32.5-acre site from IM Properties at Birch Coppice Business Park in North Warwickshire to build a 350,000 sq ft distribution centre.
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Private sector beats public sector in LandAid tug of war
12 October 2010
A team of private sector property heavyweights beat a team from the public sector in a tug-of-war to raise awareness of LandAid Day.
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Pramerica buys Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel ground lease
8 October 2010
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has acquired the land on which the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, on the Albert Embankment in London for around £16m.
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LDA tranfers Olympic Park to legacy company
1 October 2010
The London Development Agency has completed a deal that sees 500 acres of land transferred to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).
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SEAT parks at Trentham Lakes
28 September 2010
Barlow Motors has bought a 0.75 acre site for a SEAT dealership at Trentham Lakes in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Clegg: Councils to get TIF powers in spending review
20 September 2010
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced that local authorities will be given the freedom to borrow against future tax increases in order to fund development.
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Crown Golf to sell eight golf clubs
20 September 2010
Crown Golf has put eight of its golf clubs on the market, following a strategic approach to focus on its member and resort businesses.
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Bring back enterprise zones, planners argue
20 September 2010
The government should reintroduce enterprise zones to stimulate development, a planning think-tank said today.
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RAF Bentley Priory site to be redeveloped
16 September 2010
VSM Estates has been given permission to convert the former RAF Bentley Priory site in Harrow into a museum and residential homes.
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Europa Capital and St Congar buy 100 acres in Gloucestershire
1 September 2010
The English Residential Land Partnership, Europa Capital and St Congar Land’s residential land vehicle, has bought a 100 acre land site near Brockworth in Gloucestershire.
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Victory for private property in Balfour inheritance case
19 August 2010
Property used for business purposes is exempt from inheritance tax, after a precedent was set in a victory for Lord Balfour’s descendents against HM Revenue & Customs.
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Countryside Properties gets the go ahead in Barking
13 August 2010
Countryside Properties has been granted outline planning permission by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation for Fresh Wharf in Barking.
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Eversheds appointed to market Vyrnwy Estate
3 August 2010
Severn Trent has appointed Eversheds to advise on the sale of the 23,000-acre Vyrnwy Estate in the Cambrian mountains.
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Smiths Gore 2009 Kent Farmland Report
30 October 2009
"The Kent, and wider South East market, is very patchy and there is sometimes little reason to it. Some land has sold at twice the guide price. Some land with conservation interest has sat on the market. Demand is still strong but there is little land for sale in Kent. The best quality farms continue to be in demand and they are selling well, often above their asking price; but lower quality farms are struggling to sell and there are more examples of over-inflated asking prices ...
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Savills International Farmland Markets: Summer 2009
14 August 2009
A report looking at the impact of the recession on international farmland markets.
