All articles by Claer Barrett – Page 13
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MarketsState of independence
Despite European regeneration cash, Midlands surveyor and UKIP MEP Mike Nattrass thinks we’d be better off on our own.
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MarketsNotts at any price
Roxylight, the developer behind Nottingham’s biggest regeneration scheme, hopes rent-free periods of up to five years will help to lure government tenants.
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InsightA marriage of convenience
LandSecs doing joint ventures with the Ritblats? Seasoned City observers wonder what is happening in the quoted sector. Illustrations by Fiona Hewitt
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MarketsSouth-east
Tenants are still in the driving seat but developers are on the hunt for cheap stock in the stormy south-east
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MarketsNorth-west
The region's office market looks set to brighten up as speculative and regeneration projects take off
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MarketsNordic by nature
Being one of the first UK firms to invest in the Scandinavian markets is paying off for Kenmore and managing director John Kennedy. Now it is about to open its first Oslo office.
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MarketsOur mutual friend
The expected demutualisation of Standard Life may mean that one of Edinburgh's biggest occupiers will soon become a lot smaller.
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NewsEx-Royal London man joins 'Scottish Grosvenor'
Duke of Buccleuch's property company appoints Richard Pardoe to set up London office
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Markets
Will the boom go bust?
Edinburgh's office market take-up has soared in the last 12 months, but a flood of secondary space is in the pipeline.
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MarketsThe bigger picture
The closure of a computer monitor factory in Glasgow's Enterprise Zone was bad news, but joint development plans for the factory and neighbouring holdings point to a bright future.
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MarketsNo more bets, please
With plans already under way to build casino complexes in Glasgow, casino operators are hoping to get lucky with the government's Gambling Bill.
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MarketsNoble ambition
The Buccleuch name evokes images of grouse shooting and tweed jackets. The Duke of Buccleuch has enlisted ex-Kilmartin man David Peck (left) to make the family's name in commercial property.
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Insight
Agency 2004: UK professional firms compared
The message from Property Week’s survey of uk property services firms is clear: the big firms are getting bigger.
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News
Kilmartin branches out into residential
Scottish developer follows Miller into housing development
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Professional
The young ones
To save time and money, get ahead of the market and attract young talent, surveyors must invest in cutting-edge IT.
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Markets
Virtual reality
Warrington might not seem the ideal place for a 7m sq ft business park. But develop Miller hopes a unique 'computer game' will sell the Omega scheme.
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Insight
Cream of the crop
Sharp-witted English graduates are taking over from rosy-cheeked chaps with degrees in estates management in the 2004 property intake. Claer Barrett investigates the changing face of the university 'milk round'
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News
RICS trio set to lock horns in first presidency battle
John Williams and Tony Towell challenge designated successor Delva Patman
