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Defence Estates replaced by merged infrastructure body
The government has today confirmed plans to replace the Ministry of Defence’s property arm with a merged infrastructure body called Defence Infrastructure, as revealed by Property Week (02.11.10).
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Highbridge gets data centre approval
Highbridge Properties has achieved planning consent for a 36,150 sq ft speculative data centre in North Tyneside.
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LDA completes Berkeley Royal Arsenal land sales
The London Development Agency has sold the remaining land around the £1.5bn Royal Arsenal site in London to its development partner, Berkeley Homes. The sale, at an undisclosed price, covers the Royal Arsenal and Warren sites. The resulting development will comprise more than 5,000 homes and become home to the ...
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RICS call to honour Labour's property promises
The RICS has called on the government to follow through on a pledge made by the previous administration to save £25bn through better management of the public estate.
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UK property beats rest of Europe, says CBRE
The UK property market grew in value by 8.9% in 2010, almost double that of its nearest European competitor, according to the latest research by CB Richard Ellis.
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NAO questions government’s Olympic legacy hopes
Delivering a successful Olympic Games in 2012 could mean the government’s legacy ambitions for East London will suffer, the National Audit Office has warned today.
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Helical life “far from dull”
Life at listed development company Helical Bar is “far from dull”, chief executive Mike Slade said today, as it confirmed shopping centre acquisitions of £34m.
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Snow business at the Olympic media centre
Artificial snow centre company Acer Snowmec has made a bid to turn the £330m Olympic media centre into an indoor ski resort after the Games.
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Cushman appoints new chairman
Carlo Sant’Albano, chief executive of Exor, the majority shareholder of Cushman Wakefield, is to become chairman of Cushman in early March.
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Surrey Canal regeneration submitted for planning
Regeneration company Renewal has lodged plans for the redevelopment of a 30-acre site around Millwall’s New Den stadium.
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Plans lodged for 143 King’s Cross Central Homes
King’s Cross Central developer Argent has submitted plans for the fourth residential development on the 67-acre site in London, with plans to deliver 143 affordable homes.
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Hazledene completes Scots record rent deal
The 125,000 sq ft ‘IQ’ building in Aberdeen has been fully let to two tenants, as revealed by Property Week (27.01.11) , in a deal that sets a record rent for Scotland of £31 / sq ft.
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Boris call for clarity on 1.9m sq ft Chelsea Barracks plan
The mayor of London’s office has demanded minor changes to Qatari Diar’s outline plans for the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks.
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West Ham leads Olympic stadium race
West Ham has emerged as the front runner to relocate its football ground to the Olympic stadium after the Games in 2012, according to reports.
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Hammersmith & Fulham council confirms eight property sales
Hammersmith Fulham Borough Council has approved plans, first revealed by Property Week (07.01.11), to sell eight council buildings in a bid to reduce its historic £133m debt.
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Tesco completes £685m sale-and-leaseback deal
Tesco has completed a new sale and leaseback transaction in the latest phase of its ongoing programme to release value from its UK property portfolio.
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Pickles green light for Battersea
Plans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station have today been given final approval by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles.
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Green light for "Large Casino” in Hull
Hull City Council has approved plans for the development of a £100m casino-led leisure and entertainment scheme on the River Hull.
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Sainsbury’s pulls out of King’s Cross move
Developers behind the £2bn King’s Cross Central scheme today confirmed that they are re-marketing a 250,000 sq ft office site originally set aside for a new Sainsbury’s HQ, as first tipped by Property Week (5.11.10).
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Oak asks investors to say Yes!
AIM-listed property company Oak Holdings is trying to raise new equity, two weeks after Rotherham council withdrew its support for the £350m Yes! “entertainment resort” in Rotherham.