All Property Week articles in 24 March 2005
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Tchenguiz makes £1.5bn Somerfield bid
A consortium led by property entrepreneur Robert Tchenguiz has made a £1.5bn bid for Somerfield, it emerged this morning.
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BWA wins battle to develop Bristol Arena
Bristol Waterside Arena has been selected by the South West of England Regional Development Agency as its preferred partner to develop and run the Bristol Arena.
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MarketsPrison reform
After 10 years of planning, developer Trevor Osborne’s Oxford Castle Heritage Project, which centres around a former prison, is in its final stages.
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InsightProperty on the pistes
The weekend before MIPIM, 60 young – and some more young at heart – property people headed off for three days’ skiing in the first Exemplarski event. Claer Barrett sends back her postcards from the pistes
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Readers speak out over RICS presidency...
Sir, We should no longer be surprised at the machinations of the RICS’s secretive inner group whose latest activity is highlighted by its intention to prevent John Williams, the senior and elected vice-president, taking office (news, 25.02.05, p1).
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Networkers
Simon Noyes-Lewis, associate director, agency 1982 Joins Speyhawk as development surveyor. Contemporaries include Trevor Osborne (now chairman of Osborne Group) and Andrew Whitehorn (now managing director of Osborne Group). 1983 Appointed senior investment surveyor at Chesterton in London. Contemporaries include Richard Catling (now director at Magna Real Estate) ...
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TK Maxx
TK Maxx will open its first standalone homewares retail store in Coventry in May. The company has trialled two TK Maxx Home stores, at Meadowbank in Edinburgh (pictured above) and York. Both are connected to existing TK Maxx stores. The company plans to roll out a further eight stores over ...
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The running man
You may have followed him last year as he battled with the nation’s quiz geniuses in Mastermind, but this year Property Week’s assistant chief sub-editor Daniel Blackburn is trying his hand at something rather less cerebral.
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Public sector tenants lead lettings lift-off
The Manchester lettings market has seen a surge in activity with public sector tenants leading the demand.
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ProfessionalThe law on terror
Property owners are worried that unclear government guidelines could leave them without cover in the event of a terrorist attack.
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Journalist’s XXX pop
As an aspiring young journalist, one of the first things you are sent out to do at college is a vox pop.
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Tips for investors looking for a place in the sun
Borrow as much as you can, and get wise to the potential of the retiree market
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Markets
LEA Investments
LEA Investments has been granted planning consent to build Oxford Office Village on its 3.5 acre (1.4 ha) site in Kidlington. Construction begins this month on the 65,000 sq ft (6,040 sq m) office scheme. It will be split into individual, self-contained units of between 1,875 and 7,440 sq ...
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Ilva’s UK roll-out sparks shed search
Danish furniture retailer launches 1m sq ft distribution requirement
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Poetic justice for those who rely on subsidised housing
Sir, The government’s proposed solutions to the housing shortage will do nothing to ameliorate the needs of 20% of the population who are dependent on some form of subsidised housing.
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Novo Homes
Novo Homes is redeveloping four listed mill buildings in Skipton, North Yorkshire (pictured). The scheme, known as Belle Vue Mills, will include 30,000 sq ft (2,780 sq m) of offices, four retail outlets and 124 homes. DLG Architects is designing the scheme.
