All Property Week articles in 31 March 2006 – Page 2

  • Insight

    Property is no vehicle for political loans

    31 March 2006

    You've grafted from modest beginnings to achieve everything in life.

  • Markets

    A spark of life?

    31 March 2006

    Bristol Science Park, in its third incarnation as SPark, hopes to finally be a success.

  • Markets

    Swindon vacancy levels

    31 March 2006

    Swindon's office vacancy level soared by a third to 15.9% in 2005, according to Lambert Smith Hampton's M4 Corridor report published earlier this month.

  • Markets

    Leisure seekers

    31 March 2006

    After years of stalling, the retail-led regeneration of Hounslow is finally under way. Heather Greig-Smith reports

  • News

    Lend Lease win in Stockport

    31 March 2006

    Australian developer Lend Lease has been recommended as development partner for the £500m redevelopment of Stockport town centre.

  • Professional

    Law Society trumpets SDLT victory

    31 March 2006

    The Law Society has declared victory in its campaign to improve the way Revenue and Customs collects Stamp Duty Land Tax.

  • News

    JLL's staff shake-up

    31 March 2006

    Jones Lang LaSalle has made several senior staff changes this week. GVA Grimley director Cameron Mitchell will replace Birmingham industrial head Nigel Dolan, who is leaving to join developer Gazeley. Mitchell's colleague Stuart Mair joins as associate director. In London, JLL director and head of the Irish ...

  • Insight

    Something for the weekend, with James Max

    31 March 2006

    Hello, gang. I am back with my recommendations for the month.

  • Insight

    A sunny outlook for investment, with some rain

    31 March 2006

    A sunny outlook for investment, with some rain

  • News

    Tip me the ink

    31 March 2006

    One of the most talked-about agency takeover rumours, which began at Property Week's Sheds show in Newport last month and carried on into MIPIM, is that of Knight Frank buying niche industrial firm C2G.

  • Markets

    Hilton scouts west London for new lodgings

    31 March 2006

    A lease break clause at its 70,000 sq ft Watford office has tempted Hilton to look around

  • Insight

    Hanover square

    31 March 2006

  • News

    Hawkstone strikes Olympic gold

    31 March 2006

    West Midlands-based developer Hawkstone Properties has pocketed a £24m profit from the sale of a 160,000 sq ft (14,864 sq m) retail and office scheme in London's Olympic heartland of Stratford.

  • Insight

    Going places

    31 March 2006

    Drivers Jonas Scotland has appointed Aileen Gomes (pictured) from Speirs Gumley as associate partner in its building team in Glasgow, to develop the firm's services. Tuffin Ferraby Taylor has made three appointments. Paul Dyer and Daniel O'Connor join the public sector team as building surveyors in Kingston ...

  • Professional

    Hitting the floor

    31 March 2006

    Retail park landlords are in a rush to exploit a soon-to-be-closed loophole that has kept mezzanine space beyond planning control.

  • News

    Pink with exertion

    31 March 2006

    Julius Gottlieb, the finance director of Morley Fund Management's property arm, aims to raise £10,000 for Breakthrough for Breast Cancer.

  • Markets

    Time for Exchange

    31 March 2006

    An urban regeneration company hopes to improve Swindon's image with the development of the Exchange.

  • News

    Sony Euro sale

    31 March 2006

    Sony Europe has completed a €121.1m (£83.5m) sale and leaseback of eight European properties with Macquarie Global Property Advisers.

  • News

    Grange Estates

    31 March 2006

    Grange Estates is to sell the Granada Cinema in Clapham with a price tag of £10m. The grade II-listed building in south London can be converted into leisure uses. CB Richard Ellis is advising Grange.

  • Professional

    No one wins in the game of presale enquiries

    31 March 2006

    It's time to stop evading the buyer's queries, says Jon Vivian