All Property Week articles in 20 November 2009 – Page 9
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News
Cadena clinches Newport park
Retail park specialist Cadena is thought to have bought the 86,000 sq ft Maesglas retail park in Newport on behalf of Threadneedle for £12.6m
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Markets
CABE review: Naval gazing
Gun Wharf, Plymouth - A maritime social housing scheme that triumphs over difficult site constraints
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Taking a byte
Apple retailer Stormfront has taken a 2,500 sq ft store on the main concourse of the Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford, Essex, on a 10-year lease
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Professional
Parking: security at the click of a button
Installing security technology in car parks not only keeps crime down and saves money — it can also help the local economy
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Professional
The wild bunch
“Work hard, play hard” was the spirit that drove one firm in the rollercoaster 1970s and 1980s. David Hatcher traces the legacy of Lambert Smith & Partners
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Land Securities and British Land prepare to spend
Land Securities and British Land are embarking on different spending strategies as the UK property market begins to recover
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Markets
Explore still harbours hopes at Brighton Marina
Public inquiry begins into Explore Living’s mixed-use scheme
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Markets
Bridges will smooth troubled waters
More bridges to cross river would unlock opportunities for development, Thames Gateway Forum told
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Buyouts and break-ups
Kenmore UK managing director Rob Brook and Middle Eastern head Andrew White are still attempting to buy out parts of Kenmore
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Professional
The dos and don’ts of exercising lease breaks
At the Property Litigation Association’s Autumn Training Day on 5 November, Falcon Chambers barristers Janet Bignell and Anthony Tanney gave tips for tenants and landlords on how to avoid the pitfalls of exiting a lease
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Insight
Planning reform must be progressive, warns BPF
The old adage, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, has never applied to the planning regime
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Old boys’ reunion
It was a homecoming of sorts for property heavyweights Mark Pears from the William Pears Group and Leo Noé of F&C Reit Asset Management at the UJIA Young Property Group’s “Green Shoots or Parachutes” event last week
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Professional
A blog supreme for new court
Olswang and Matrix Chambers launched their UK Supreme Court blog last Tuesday. It will provide commentary and analysis of decisions made by the court, which opened on 1 October. Go to: ukscblog.com
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Birmingham and Sheffield lead investment frenzy
Ballymore lines up £130m Snowhill sale, as councils buy in Stevenage and Sheffield
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Professional
Spending watchdog says public sector is not up to handling big projects
The public sector has plans for projects with a total value of £200bn. However, the National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned whether it is capable of completing them.On 6 November the NAO, which audits central government departmental spending, published Commercial Skills for Complex Government Projects. The 40-page report claims central ...
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Big Yellow mellows growth
Self-storage group Big Yellow is to focus on raising its occupancy levels instead of new store expansion
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Minerva renounces Kirsh’s hostile takeover bid
London developer battles South African major shareholder’s “undervalued” bid
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Bench follows Gap into Newcastle
Bench is to open a 4,349 sq ft womenswear-focused outlet store at the Royal Quays outlet centre in Newcastle before the end of the year, on a turnover-based rent
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Redevco retail revamp for Belgium’s Ghent
Redevco Belgium is to redevelop the 150,000 sq ft Korenmarkt town centre retail complex in the Belgian city of Ghent