All articles by Andrew Stone – Page 3
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InsightLimerick and Belfast development profiles: a tale of two cities
Two major, mixed-use developments are about to get under way – one in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the other in Limerick, in the Republic. Property Week finds out more about the plans for these key schemes.
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MarketsSouth East markets – Southampton, Poole, Basingstoke in focus
A failed shopping centre is being knocked down to make way for a new scheme that will celebrate the city’s history.
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MarketsEdinburgh gets £220m upgrade
As Edinburgh’s airport expansion plan takes off, Property Week reports on its progress and the opportunities for developers.
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MarketsCouncil helps revive development of offices in Watford town centre
Schemes are expected to breathe new life into the town centre.
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MarketsCouncil takes over Castle Quay to fortify Banbury’s retail ambitions
When CQ2’s developer dropped out, the local authority stepped in.
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InsightThames Enterprise Park: a larder for London
The UK’s first ‘super hub’ for food logistics is taking shape at the site of an old oil refinery on the Thames Estuary.
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MarketsNorth Westgate: who will develop this prime Peterborough site?
North Westgate, a prime site in Peterborough that has long languished in planning limbo, looked set to be transformed into a major mixed-use scheme until the council pulled the plug on the proposals last year.
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MarketsLuton attempts to shake off ‘boring’ image with creative push
Enviably located inside a triangle between London, Oxford and Cambridge, with proximity to rail and motorway links and a thriving airport, Luton is planning to make the most of its assets and shed a less-than-romantic public image.
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MarketsBristol University’s new TQEC will be a ‘game-changer’ for the city
Bristol University will move into the heart of the city centre in an ambitious redevelopment designed to forge closer links with industry, prime the enterprise zone for growth and boost the fortunes of formerly neglected neighbourhoods nearby.
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MarketsThe Riverside scheme set to revive Rochdale's fortunes
Rochdale is a prime example of a struggling northern town. In the news for all the wrong reasons and with an ailing town centre, the council and local stakeholders will have their work cut out if they are to turn its fortunes around.
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MarketsHS3 - the strongest link?
Euston station’s closure at the end of the summer was a visible reminder to UK rail travellers of the progress of HS2, the high-speed, high-cost line that will better connect London and the north of England.
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MarketsCultural regeneration fund set to benefit local communities
Investment in culture has been thin on the ground in the UK in recent years as the cash-strapped government focuses on more pressing priorities.
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MarketsShed-to-bed conversions win few fans as PDR approaches
Living on an industrial estate might not sound appealing, but building residential units on former manufacturing sites is exactly what is being proposed to help to alleviate the housing crisis.
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MarketsBlackpool hopes airport energy hub will diversify economy
Blackpool Council has worked hard to turn around the town’s fading reputation and it is not only its leisure attractions that have had an overhaul.
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MarketsDJ Property weighs up options for Weymouth industrial estate site
Dorset-based industrial and commercial landlord DJ Property is forging ahead with a new strategy to improve two of its assets in Weymouth. However, it may need help if it is to convince tenants that the town’s business credentials are on a par with its seaside resort status.
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MarketsSouthampton looking ship-shape as developments gather pace
Southampton’s Ocean Village marina has a new jewel in its crown following its stalled post-recession redevelopment. The Harbour Hotel, shaped like a ship to echo the city’s links with the ocean liner business, is a symbol of the prospects for the buoyant - and increasingly affluent - city centre.
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ProfessionalWhat does serious fraud investigation mean for self-storage sector?
The self-storage industry has an image problem. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating aggressively sold self-storage investment schemes that have led individual investors to lose money - in some cases their entire life savings.
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MarketsTaurus takes bull by horns with Haverhill and Basildon projects
Taurus Developments has been busy. The London- and Bath-based company is currently development manager and co-investor on two industrial and warehouse development projects at Haverhill Business Park in Suffolk and a speculative scheme at Basildon in Essex.
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MarketsAmbitious development is the only way in Essex
Colchester, Britain’s first city and its oldest recorded town, has in recent years lacked the PR profile or the pull of neighbouring towns. East of the county’s industrial core, the town lost out to Chelmsford, Essex’s administrative centre, in its 2012 bid to become a city once again.
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MarketsFull of eastern promise: Suffolk Park offers scale and space
Work is under way at Suffolk Park, a 114-acre extension to the business park on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds. The scheme will provide new space in a 35-acre enterprise zone, as well as large plots for in-demand regional distribution centres.
