All Property Week articles in 20 April 2000 – Page 2
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Professional
Chasing e-tail
Dot com stocks may have had a rough ride on the Stock Exchange recently, but they’re definitely here to stay. In the second in our series of professional round tables, Property Week asks what impact e-tail will have on traditional retailers and their property strategies
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News
Railtrack plans distribution centre at former colliery
Railtrack is working up plans to develop one of the north-west s largest distribution schemes. Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, is earmarked for an intermodal railfreight terminal and 200,000 sq m (2.15m sq ft) of distribution property. Railtrack wants to develop an international freight terminal on the site, linked ...
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News
Canadians make West End move
The Canadian High Commission has moved closer to resolving the consolidation of its property holdings in the West End. One of the West End s longest-running requirements entered its final stage last week when GVA Grimley made its report on the Commission s proposed move to Rodamco UK s ...
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News
Rugby bosses raise stakes for MBO deal
Chairman and chief executive consider stock market exit if share price does not improve
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Markets
Blue for biotechnology
Will the hi-tech and biotech companies that grew out of Oxford University ensure that north Oxfordshire becomes the next big investment magnet? Guy Sheppard reports on attempts to reposition an area best known as a regional centre for sheds
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News
Property chiefs warn Bank over stock market volatility
Bank of England s Property Forum will discuss impact of stock market turbulence, following week of ups and downs
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News
Ronson walks off with top award
Gerald Ronson was named Property Personality of the Year at this year s Property Awards, held on Monday night. The Heron chief won the top award voted for by Property Week readers in front of an audience of 1,500 at London s Grosvenor ...
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Markets
Warwickshire Relocation attraction
The region has become a viable option for companies looking to redevelop.
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News
Arcadia plans to offload redundant stores
Arcadia will pay reverse premiums to get its redundant shops off its hands. Troubled Arcadia plans to close 400 shops and switch its brands between locations within a reduced property portfolio. Some properties are in such secondary locations that the disposal programme could cost more than it raises. Retail agents ...
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News
Bilton eyes Anglo
Anton Bilton, the entrepreneur with £100m to spend on property shares, has agreed his first deal in the sector. Along with long-term business partner, Damian Aspinall, Bilton has taken control of Anglo St James, one of the smallest quoted property companies, and plans to use it as a platform to ...
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News
Scottish Amicable offloads offices
Scottish Amicable intends to sell almost £200m of City offices in a bid to balance its property funds. The fund, which was acquired by the Prudential last year, has appointed FPDSavills to offload its 33 Old Broad Street address for more than £125m, and is believed to be close ...
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News
Legal & General adds to Bracknell site
Legal & General has added to its Bracknell holdings, even though the planning inspector has yet to decide who should rebuild the town. With a decision on the town s redevelopment expected towards the end of the year, Legal & General director Stephen Mundy said it had bought four ...
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News
Report shows residential conversions just don’t add up to much
Government hopes that more homes will be converted from existing buildings are not being met, according to government-commissioned research. Commercial-to-residential conversions and the subdividing of houses into flats have added only 3% to the housing stock according to the University of Westminster and planner Lleweyln-Davies. The two organisations trawled ...
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News
King’s Cross scheme to join Brindleyplace in Argent fund
Argent s £350m partnership could be extended to incorporate landmark £1.5bn north London regeneration project
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News
JLL to mastermind HSBC’s City exodus
Army of firms called in to help co-ordinate bank s relocation to Docklands by 2002
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News
Criterion boss’s hand is forced
Rolf Nordstrom, chairman of tiny Criterion Properties, has been forced to make an offer for the company after increasing his stake above the 30% level, but said he had no intention of it succeeding. Nordstrom has bought 50.4% of the company s shares from two Swedish investors, Columna Fastigheter, ...
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Insight
Property’s Labour pains
The government s pre-election promises to the property industry have not materialised. As disappointment turns to anger, Liz Hamson gauges industry sentiment with an election reckoned to be one year away
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News
Sky’s the limit with new look for Reading centre
Railtrack plans £250m scheme as space shortage forces council to consult public on building upwards
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News
MWB to make £500m move into corporate outsourcing
Plans afoot to launch half-billion-pound fund to enable corporate occupiers to break free from lease liabilities
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