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Healthy expansion
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
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
Modus has signed Gregg’s bakers to its Trinity Walk scheme in Wakefield.
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Café Nero comes to Hammersmith
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
The BPF has backed Law Commission reforms of the priavte rented retail sector.
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EU to investigate Caltongate scheme
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Housing minister Caroline Flint today revealed some of the sustainability standards developers will need to fulfil to attain eco town status.