All Property Week articles in 24 March 2000 – Page 2
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Stoke-on-Trent Stoking the fires of regeneration
The area around Stoke has been restructured, making it more attractive to potential occupiers.
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Ford supports Essex revamp
Ford has reaffirmed its £300m support for an Essex regeneration scheme, despite speculation that the firm will close its Dagenham plant. Ford told local authorities it will fund most of a £468m regeneration scheme in Dagenham, Barking and Havering, called the Heart Thames Gateway scheme. Ford s contribution to the ...
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Tallest Irish tower in Dublin space rivalry
Dunloe’s 22-storey tower overshadowed by other mixed-use developments in Dublin’s Docklands
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Old habits die hard for property shares
Property took on its usual guise last week and underperformed the stock market
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DERA frees up Surrey site
Plans are under way for the redevelopment of one of the largest brownfield sites in the south-west M25 area. The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has appointed agents to advise on the options for its 129ha (319 acre) site at Longcross, near Chertsey in Surrey. The site, which straddles ...
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E-commerce sends demand for high-bay sheds through roof
Property companies increased their ownership of high-bay warehouses by 50% last year, as demand for big sheds broke previous records. According to research from CB Hillier Parker , take-up of high-bay space hit 1.05m sq m (11.4m sq ft), a 62% rise on 1998, and the highest figure since research ...
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Delight for Dencora
Dencora , the small, family-run Suffolk-based industrial specialist, achieved an impressive 27% increase in net asset value in 1999 one of the top five performances among the December year-end companies. The NAV rise to 348p, however, caused barely a whimper in the share price, which stands at 185.5p ...
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Coventry Is it just a put-up job?
Will the speed of development at ProLogis Park be hampered by the job-creation targets it must meet?
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Investment Cut-throat competition
As supply dwindles, the tussle for space in Birmingham looks set be fierce.
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Shrewsbury: coming out of the shadows
Demand has strengthened in all sectors of the Shrewsbury property market, with sales and lettings across the spectrum. To some extent, Shrewsbury has been overshadowed in the past 10 years by the neighbouring centre of Telford. It has been able to provide modern facilities for the commercial and manufacturing sector, ...
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Scot Met comes under the cosh
Scottish Metropolitan has reported a disappointing 4% increase in net asset value for the six months to 15 February after its first interim portfolio revaluation. The NAV rise to 150p a share for Scotland's only quoted property company came after an increase in the value of the portfolio of just ...
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Management rethink could help property survive dot com hysteria
Property companies need to overhaul their management style if they are to survive investors love affair with IT stocks, property chiefs have warned. Being a property company doesn t mean you have to be a traditional landlord. Property companies need to develop a progressive approach to their management ...
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Classes on coping with a red devil
London s landlords are already swotting up on how to handle Ken Livingstone , should the veteran left-winger become mayor. Property owners including London & Regional , Land Securities , Grosvenor , Argent and Paddington Basin will all shortly receive a top secret briefing called Coping with Ken. The ...
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Run on IT effects Cisco spread to GreenPark
IT giant Cisco Systems is about to take a huge chunk of space at Prudential s GreenPark scheme in Reading. Cisco, whose requirement could ultimately extend to 93,000 sq m (1m sq ft) in the Thames Valley, is close to a deal on more than 56,000 sq m (600,000 ...
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Chelsfield falls short
Chelsfield disappointed the City on Wednesday when it unveiled net asset value growth for 1999 that was below analysts' forecasts and one of the worst among the December year-end companies. The NAV was up 13% to 346p a share, compared with the 352p forecast by Merrill Lynch . Chelsfield's ...
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Insight
Real estate revolution: how the traditional culture of property is changing
When Capital & Regional moved its headquarters in Victoria from Grosvenor Gardens to Lower Grosvenor Place last year, all but one piece of furniture was sold off, writes Christine Eade. Chairman Martin Barber bought his 1970s mahogany desk for £1,500. I always considered it my lucky desk, ...
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Buckling the greenbelt
What s more important to the West Midlands: greenbelt land or employment-boosting investments? Birmingham City Council wants investment, Tory stalwart Sir Norman Fowler prefers fields.
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Slough matches Brixton NAV rise
Industrial specialist Slough Estates cemented its enhanced reputation this week when it posted a 17% increase in net asset value for 1999. The NAV rise to 452p a share was above analysts' forecasts, but similar to the performance of Slough's great rival, Brixton Estate. The City was reasonably ...
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Telford Bridging the market gap
Take-up across all sectors has increased, encouraging market interest in Telford. By Barbers commercial department
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