All Property Week articles in 15 April 2005 – Page 2

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Helical Retail submits plans for Wolverhampton mixed-use scheme

15 April 2005

Helical Retail has submitted a planning application for a £30m mixed-use scheme in Wolverhampton.

Insight

Hanover Square

15 April 2005

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Kenmore Property Group

15 April 2005

Kenmore Property Group has paid £16.5m for Middlesbrough’s 150,000 sq ft (13,935 sq m) Centre North East, the region’s tallest building. The price reflects an initial yield of 9%. John Miles & Company acted for the London-based vendor Marchday; Jones Lang LaSalle acted for Kenmore.

Professional

Going to town

15 April 2005

The new PPS6 planning policy requires local authorities to lead town centre regeneration.

News

A fishy hand

15 April 2005

Doug Stewart, managing director of Salmon Developments, disappointed the property crowd when he was knocked out at the quarter final stage of the World Spoof Championship held at Frankie’s, the swanky Italian restaurant set up by jockey Frankie Dettori and chef Marco Pierre White.

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Family planning

15 April 2005

There are spooky goings on at property company Highcross, where managing director Peter Gubb was involved in a strange coincidence.

News

MWB ends Hyams’ Leeds waiting game

15 April 2005

Seven-year wait for single tenant culminates in serviced office letting

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Donal Mulryan takes plunge into sheds

15 April 2005

Buy-to-let specialist West Properties sets up industrial subsidiary

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West End lettings dip to new low

15 April 2005

Office lettings in London’s West End hit their lowest quarterly level since 1992 with only two of more than 21,530 sq ft (2,000 sq m) in the first quarter of this year.

News

DIF

15 April 2005

DIFA has become the first German real estate fund to invest in Mexico City, taking a 30% stake in the tallest tower in Latin America. The Torre Mayor building (above) is 55 storeys or 738 ft (225 metres) high. DIFA has bought the stake for $102m (£54m) through its open-ended ...

Professional

Diary of... a property lawyer

15 April 2005

David Taylor, joint global head of real estate at DLA Piper, takes us through his week

Markets

Energy rules on development

15 April 2005

EU legislation means the energy-efficiency of buildings will impact on their value, says Paul Moore

News

Milton Keynes to levy ‘roof tax’ on developers

15 April 2005

English Partnerships and Milton Keynes Council are to pilot a tax scheme that will force developers to pay a ‘roof tax’ to fund regeneration.

Markets

The organic developer

15 April 2005

Norwich-based Ardeshir Naghshineh, founder of Targetfollow, has amassed a £440m property portfolio and an organic farm. James Whitmore met the entrepreneur for whom money is not everything. Photographs by Gautier Deblonde

Insight

Driven to destruction

15 April 2005

The collapse of Rover spells disaster for workers at the car-maker’s Longbridge plant. But for landlord St Modwen, it presents an opportunity for development.

Markets

Databank

15 April 2005

This week, EC Harris research on the costs associated with new-build offices

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Databank

15 April 2005

This week, www.propertydata.com research into investment in commercial property

News

Gellatly leaves CSFB

15 April 2005

John Gellatly, one of the leading campaigners for real estate investment trusts, is leaving Credit Suisse First Boston to join Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

Markets

Oak Tree Court

15 April 2005

A rock-solid sale was sealed last week by (pictured, left to right) Fletcher Morgan partner John James, Cardiff Gate Business Park managing director Tony Fletcher, Watts Gregory partner Mervyn Harris and Alder King partner Gareth Edwards. Chartered accountant Watts Gregory has bought a 6,375 sq ft (590 sq ...

Professional

Military coup

15 April 2005

Nomura-backed Annington has made £4bn-plus gains from a Conservative privatisation.