All Property Week articles in 11 November 2005
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Brighton council rejects plans for tower
Brighton and Hove councillors have thrown out a planning application for a £265m mixed-use development at Brighton Marina.
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Morgan Stanley buys AM Development for €479m
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) has agreed to buy Dutch developer AM Development for 479m (£322m).
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Slough gains consent for Crawley scheme
Slough Estates has been given the green light to develop a 500,000 sq ft (46,500 sq m) facility for electronics giant Thales UK in Crawley.
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Middle East buyer for £425m Oxford Street site
Lancer, the asset management company for the Abu Dhabi Royal Family, is hot favourite to buy a large slice of prime property in London’s Oxford Street for up to £425m.
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MarketsStatus woe
Preston was awarded city status in 2002. But even with this accolade it has struggled to attract businesses and investment.
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InsightSlade’s spin-off
Helical Bar has teamed up with ex-Trillium man Matthew Punshon and Carillion’s Oliver Jones for a new outsourcing venture, the Asset Factor.
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MarketsSalford’s saviour
Keen to shake off its poor reputation, Salford has a masterplan that many hope will help it compete with Manchester.
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MarketsRoom with a view
Rents are getting higher and so are the requirements, as occupiers look for office space with good-quality views of the capital.
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Sitting pretty
A special screening of last Wednesday’s Champions League match between Manchester United and Lille was put on for the benefit of the property industry at the Football Association’s headquarters in Soho Square.
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Networkers
Savills employs 11,800 staff worldwide in 103 offices. In December 2004 its UK business reported a turnover of £229.5m and profits of £41.8m. Its London West End office agency and development team is seven strong, led by three directors with a total of more than 50 years experience in the ...
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London & Regional
London & Regional has revealed detailed designs for 55 Baker Street, London W1. The former Marks & Spencer head office has been reinvented by Ken Shuttleworth’s architecture practice, Make, and will be fronted by three glass ‘masks’ and a 500ft-long strip of ground-floor retail.
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Variety is the spice of life and property
A diverse portfolio makes for an adventure as well as good returns
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North-west + Isle of Man
Ask to sell individual offices in Manchester Liverpool Central station design revealed The market in minutes A second coming The ascent of Man Status woe Dock exchange Salfords saviour A fine line
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Toilet humour
Savills ’ Chinese office appears to have developed an effective way of reducing management costs, and, possibly, reducing carbon emissions. Presumably a loo cleaner in a Savills-managed office has a fairly easy life.
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More than a housebuilder
Sir, The article ‘Wilson Bowden is Barnsley choice’ (news, 21.10.05, p4) described Guildhouse Group as a housing developer.
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To have and to hold
Housebuilders have rejected accusations that they hoard land, arguing that tough market conditions will demonstrate the importance of a well-managed land bank.
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Helical springs into outsourcing
Joint venture branches out with opportunistic group the Asset Factor
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No more mr nice guy
London Merchant Securities decided on a bonfire party theme for last Thursday’s launch of its latest scheme in London’s West End called 85TCR (that’s 85 Tottenham Court Road to you and me).
