All articles by Ellen Bennett – Page 2

  • Transaction of the Year: Royal Bank of Scotland's Lowry House in Manchester
    Online

    The holders of high office

    29 October 2004

    This year’s winners of the Office Agents Society Awards were toasted by the hundreds of property professionals who gathered for lunch at Park Lane’s London Hilton hotel on 13 October

  • News

    Prescott's way

    22 October 2004

    Deputy prime minister calls for action not ‘whingeing’ to deliver Northern Way initiative

  • Lyons: batting for regions
    News

    Treasury acts to limit London occupancy

    22 October 2004

    Government set to tighten rules on civil service office deal

  • News

    Deka haemorrhages cash after scandal

    8 October 2004

    Frankfurt corruption troubles cast cloud over Expo Real in Munich

  • Left to right: Detlef Schmidt, partner, Gleiss Lutz; Bernd Kottmann, management board portfolio management, IVG Immobilien AG; PW's Giles Barrie; Robbin Herring, director, Credit Suisse First Boston; and David Marks of Blackstone.
    News

    Investors await €100bn ‘golden age’ for property

    8 October 2004

    Expo Real delegates told to expect mass of European portfolio sales, with institutions ready to buy

  • Vast centrepiece
    Markets

    Farnborough flies back

    1 October 2004

    Location of the UK’s first flight, the former Ministry of Defence aircraft factory in Farnborough is being transformed into a business park that will retain its historic core.

  • Hard lines: Bernstein is determined to extend the existing tram route
    Markets

    Tram to the slaughter

    24 September 2004

    The cancellation of the extension to Manchester’s tram link caused outrage, but council leader Sir Howard Bernstein is hell-bent on reversing the decision

  • From pilloried to picturesque: Piccadilly Plaza's City Tower will be transformed, with a new entrance mall and York Street entrance
    Markets

    Pride of Plaza

    24 September 2004

    Can Bruntwood turn Manchester’s biggest eyesore, Piccadilly Plaza, from shunned 1960s scheme into sought-after business destination?

  • It takes all sorts: speculative units on Liquorice Park are being snapped up as soon as they become available
    Markets

    Manchester’s sweet success

    24 September 2004

    The popularity of speculative developments at Trafford Park is showing no let-up as there is little available industrial space in the area

  • Gone to the dogs: dereliction in Salford. Manchester city centre is in the background
    Markets

    From grime to prime

    24 September 2004

    An international design competition to transform Salford closes on Monday

  • Bank statement: the former HSBC building on King Street aims to attract high earners like Wayne Rooney by becoming a boutique mall
    Markets

    Man U about town

    24 September 2004

    Manchester’s big-spending football stars are just one reason why the city is booming with upmarket shopping schemes, the latest of which is coming forward on King Street

  • Vimal Shah
    Insight

    The word from the street

    10 September 2004

    The government’s consultation on banning upward-only rent reviews ends next week. But Property Week’s own consultation of occupiers reveals that they have other, more pressing problems with leases Photographs by Marius Hansen

  • Southgate: in line for a £200m extension
    Markets

    Local knowledge

    03 September 2004

    Essential information, project updates and gossip.

  • Three radicals: Ronson, Wyatt and Gallagher make an unlikely team
    Markets

    The Green team

    03 September 2004

    At Emersons Green, three of Britain’s biggest developers have set aside their rivalry to create a scheme in tune with government thinking on sustainable communities.

  • East meets west: the Foster-designed building in Swindon will become a base for Chinese businesses
    Markets

    The great call of China

    03 September 2004

    In the first deal of its kind in Europe, the Chinese government is bringing a touch of va va voom back to the landmark former Renault building in Swindon.

  • Opening in 2008:  the Broadmead centre extension
    Markets

    Broad relief

    03 September 2004

    Beset with problems in recent times, things are looking up for the Broadmead shopping centre as plans for its £500m extension move forward.

  • Take the high road: Unite's plans for offices on Lower Bristol Road
    Markets

    Borderline case

    03 September 2004

    Bath has traditionally intimidated developers with its tough planning restrictions, but things have started to change on the outskirts of the city.

  • Odds on: despite the MoD's change of heart, schemes in the south-west are still tipped to benefit from the Lyons Review
    Markets

    Waiting for Lyons to bite

    03 September 2004

    Bristol’s council and agents are putting on a brave face after losing a large Ministry of Defence requirement, arguing the city can still benefit from the Lyons Review.

  • Trading estates: Ellen's old patch included deprived inner city areas
    Insight

    Property, social housing and me

    06 August 2004

    The gritty surrounds of a council estate are a lifetime away from the glamour of London’s Mayfair, but the worlds of property and social housing are set to collide. Property Week’s Ellen Bennett has worked on both sides of the divide and reveals why opposites will have to attract. Photographs ...

  • News

    MoD abandons plans to decamp 6,000 to Bristol

    06 August 2004

    High cost of Lyons Review relocation strategy forces MoD logistics staff to stay put