All articles by Charles Williams – Page 9
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New £311m Home Office base ‘too small’
The Home Office’s new £311m Westminster headquarters is not big enough to fit its entire staff, according to a report published today.
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Government puts Crossrail on track
The government has approved the £10bn Crossrail project, but warns that large amounts of money from developers and businesses will be needed to carry out the scheme.
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Catalyst strikes £310m REIT shopping centre deal
Catalyst Capital, the real estate investor and asset manager, has bought a £310m portfolio of shopping centres from REIT Asset Management.
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BMRB plumps for Ealing Gateway prelet
HBG Properties, a subsidiary of contractor HBG Construction, has agreed a 45,000 sq ft (4,181 sq m) prelet on its Ealing Gateway office development.
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Derwent Valley wraps up £1.2m lettings
Central London developer Derwent Valley has concluded a flurry of lettings worth £1.2m a year.
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Chelsfield role for Anderson
Developer Chelsfield has appointed Land Securities director John Anderson as its new director of construction.
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Merivale Moore accepts chairman's £34m bid
Small quoted property company Merivale Moore, which specialises in central London offices and south-east industrial sites, has today accepted a bid of £34m from its chairman, Grenville Dean.
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DTZ year-end results fall by 28%
A recovery in the second half of the year has helped DTZ compensate for its disastrous interim results.
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Selfridges boss aims to build stores of the century
Selfridges chief executive Peter Williams said this morning that new department store developments must 'still make an impact in one hundred years time'.
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Brown offers local authorities £1bn in incentives
Local authorities will be offered up to £1bn of incentives over the next three years to encourage developments under a new scheme, according to Chancellor Gordon Brown in a speech given today.
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Government rejects calls for Stamp Duty rethink
The government yesterday rejected calls from the Conservative party and leading industry organisations to delay its Stamp Duty reforms.
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Bates sells Chelsea Village to Russian for £140m
Chelsea Village, the holding company of Chelsea Football Club, is to be bought by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in a £140m deal.
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Insignia’s Archer joins Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf Group has appointed Insignia Richard Ellis director Richard Archer as its new head of leasing today.
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Stannifer submits £130m High Wycombe plan
Retail developer Stannifer has submitted a formal planning application to Wycombe District Council for the redevelopment of High Wycombe town centre.
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Hammerson wraps up €106m Paris office deal
Hammerson has completed the £74m (€106m) sale of a Paris office building.
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Stamp Duty reform will increase tax burden, says BRC
Chancellor Gordon Brown’s proposed reform of Stamp Duty on commercial leases could cost the retail industry £18m more than the Treasury has estimated.
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Bid threat to Permira’s Debenhams takeover
Two potential bidders have joined the battle to take over Debenhams and thrown into doubt the department store chain’s £320m sale-and-leaseback.