All Property Week articles in 11 February 2005 – Page 3
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News
Grimley’s Leeds office head quits to start company
GVA Grimley’s head of office agency in Leeds has quit to set up a new company.
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MarketsImperial College London to demolish halls
Imperial College London will begin demolishing its halls of residence this summer. The grade II-listed Southside building and Linstead building in Prince's Gardens, South Kensington, SW7, will all go. The replacement halls are designed by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox. The new buildings (above) will be nine metres lower than the ...
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Pearl develops a thirst for Coca-Cola
David Pearl’s Structadene has bought the Coca-Cola Enterprises storage and distribution unit in Milton Keynes in an off-market deal for around £3.4m.
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Insight
Clarification
We are happy to point out that Leo Noé is a British investor with interests in Israel, not an Israeli investor, as stated last week (news, 04.02.05, p4).
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Markets
City fears over housing unfounded
Lowest level of first-time buyers since 1981 is no cause for panic, says Doug Morrison
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Treasure chest
Once the haunt of celebrities, the north African-inspired Kemia bar in Momo in London’s West End, played host to Knight Frank’s commercial team annual press party last week.
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ProfessionalCase news
Jonathan Ross examines a City of London rights-to-light case while Warren Gordon reports on the High Court’s decision to back the CPOs for Arsenal’s new stadium
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Insight
Join our campaign for freedom of choice
Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Dixons, Boots, Sainsbury’s, Next, Kingfisher and GUS are all FTSE 100 companies and have a total market capitalisation of £70bn. Land Securities, British Land and Liberty International are also FTSE 100 companies, but have a combined market cap of £14bn.
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News
The how, when, why and where of entering the buy-to-let market
Trevor Moross provides a checklist for anyone planning a buy-to-let investment
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Markets
Sovereign buys mortgage group
Sovereign Reversions has purchased the shared equity mortgage business of the Montpellier Group for £1.89m.
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News
GVA Grimley to start Liverpool office following Sayer buy
GVA Grimley is set to capitalise on the growing demand for office space in Liverpool by opening its first dedicated branch in the city.
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Insight
Risky business
Sir, While I agree with Richard Pawlyn (letters, 28.01.05, p38) that there are probably some unnecessary phase one and phase two environmental investigations carried out, I would sound a note of caution concerning automated risk assessments.
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News
Easter granted consent for first phase at Luton business park
Easter Developments has secured consent for the first phase of Butterfield business park in Luton.
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Markets
Hedge funds buoy market
West End office agents have identified hedge funds as the saviours of the top end of the small lettings market.
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News
British Land and Irish Life in Dublin venture
British Land subsidiary Firmount and Irish Life Assurance are planning a ¤50m (£36m) redevelopment of the landmark Ilac shopping centre in Dublin.
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A brilliant career
One of the losing participants at the Land Aid Quiz was my old friend Derek Penfold, who sat on the Land Aid table. Derek has enjoyed (most of the time) a long and varied career in property, which has taken him from analyst at Laing & Cruickshank to Estates ...
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NewsShangri-La hotel to open in London Bridge Tower
The developers of the London Bridge Tower, which is set to become Europe’s tallest mixed-use building, have struck their first prelet agreement.
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NewsSecuricor and Bovis
Securicor and Bovis have signed up at Venus, Peel Holdings ’ speculative development in Manchester that is fronted by a three-tonne bronze sculpture of three nude women, named the Venus Trinity. The security firm will take 11,365 sq ft (1,055 sq m) on a seven-year lease. Housebuilder Bovis is to ...
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Professional
Dont be tripped up by bogus personal injury claims
David Workman laments the effect of our increasingly litigious society
