All Property Week articles in 3 October 2003
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ATIS Real Weatheralls ownership shake-up
The ownership of surveying firm ATIS Real Weatheralls is set for a shake-up with French bank Paribas coming in as a new investor in the company.
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City of London offices begin recovery
The City office market has turned the corner after a wretched year, according to new figures released today.
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Pentland scoops top offices award
Sports clothing brand owner Pentland won the top award for its London headquarters at the 12th annual British Council for Offices Awards last night.
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Mucklow announces retirement
Albert Mucklow will retire as chairman of A&J Mucklow after 47 years with the group, it was announced today.
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London office market at ‘bottom’
Rugby Estates chairman David Tye today called the bottom of the central London office market, saying it was ‘at or near’ its nadir.
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Alchemy's £250m hotel sell-off
Jones Lang LaSalle has been instructed to sell a £250m portfolio of hotels by private equity firm Alchemy.
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S&N's £2.5bn sale to Amber Bidco
Scottish & Newcastle has sold its pubs, restaurants and hotels business to the Spirit Amber Bidco consortium for £2.5bn, it announced today.
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Reichmann to bid for Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf Group chairman Paul Reichmann has announced plans to bid for the company.
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Bradford & Bingley buys Douglas Duff
Bradford & Bingley has bought Bedford-based surveying firm Douglas Duff, it announced this morning.
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Legal & General and Astral form £100m JV
Legal & General has formed a new £100m industrial warehouse joint venture with Astral Developments, it announced today.
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Talk of the towns
Southern stocks run short … plot luck at Wiltshire industrial park … boat race blow for Southampton ...
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An offer they could refuse
I felt frustrated. There was little information and even fewer leads. I cruised the bars and hotels for a day and then, as I ate my breakfast, I had my first and only break. The British Property Federation had come to town, led by Dave 'the Scot' Hunter. He ...
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The Lyons share
Government JVs with developers and a reborn Property Services Agency are among the radical ideas being proposed by Sir Michael Lyons.
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Lyons proposes new superclient
Government adviser plans return to centralised property body for Whitehall departments
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Manish and Martin's Indian summer
Entrepreneurs Martin Myers and Manish Chande (right) today reveal all about OfficeTiger, a company they back and which, from India, carries out back-office functions for six of the world's top 12 investment banks. Myers, Chande and their partner Jo Sigelman tell how OfficeTiger was born, and how they are full ...
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Healthy NAV rise for L&A
London & Associated ’s net asset value increased by 6.2% to 68.8p a share in the six months to 30 June 2003, it revealed in its interim results on Monday. Pretax profits were up 5% compared with the same period last year, to £1.42m.
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Palestra scheme go-ahead
Blackfriars Investments and Royal London Asset Management have signed a building contract to start work on the 300,000 sq ft (27,870 sq m) Palestra scheme in Southwark, SE1. The developers claim the £140m scheme will be the only speculative office start in London this year. DTZ is advising. ...
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George joins Grosvenor
Sir Edward George, who retired as the governor of the Bank of England at the end of June, has joined Grosvenor as a non-executive director. His position was effective from Wednesday.
