All articles by Hannah Emanuel – Page 7

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    Canary Wharf shares revive as lease is signed

    2002-06-13T13:22:00Z

    Law firm Allen & Overy has signed a lease agreement for 7,250 sq m (78,000 sq ft) of office space with the Canary Wharf Group in London's Docklands.

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    Chief executive leaves Mentmore Abbey

    2002-06-13T11:23:00Z

    The chief executive of quoted business space and self-storage group Mentmore Abbey left today by mutual agreement .

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    Nod for £220m Southwark plan

    2002-06-12T13:50:00Z

    Southwark Council has resolved to approve plans by Land Securities for a £220m redevelopment of Tabard House and St Christopher House on Southwark Street in south London.

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    £80m Merton scheme finally wins approval

    2002-06-12T12:39:00Z

    Countryside Properties has won planning permission for an £80m mixed-use scheme in south-west London after more than two years of duelling with secretary of the state, the mayor of London and the borough council.

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    Compco announces new chairman and 7% NAV rise

    2002-06-11T13:25:00Z

    Property group Compco has appointed Philip Lewis, executive chairman of property investor and developer Hines UK, as its non-executive chairman and announced a 7% rise in net asset value (NAV) per share in its year-end results.

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    Retail parks lift Pillar

    2002-06-11T12:10:00Z

    Shares in Pillar Property continued their upward trend this morning as the company announced a 10% rise in the value of its retail parks and the return of £143m to shareholders in its year-end results.

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    New names tipped to buy Green Property

    2002-06-10T13:26:00Z

    Speculation about who may win the race to buy Green Property is intensifying with British Land, Treasury Holdings, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Green s own managing director Stephen Vernon all tipped by a variety of sources.

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    Cost of professional indemnity insurance soars

    2002-06-10T12:38:00Z

    The cost of professional indemnity insurance is rising rapidly with many property surveyors seeing their premiums go up by 25-50%, according to a survey by the Managing Partners Forum (MPF).

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    "Shining" performance from TR Property Investment Trust

    2002-06-07T12:52:00Z

    The TR Property Investment Trust, part of Henderson Global Investors, has reported a 6.7% rise in fully diluted net asset value (NAV) per share to 78p.

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    Helical sells 60 Sloane Avenue for £65.6m

    2002-06-07T10:53:00Z

    Developer Helical Bar has entered into a contract to sell its 60 Sloane Avenue building in South Kensington, London, to German fund DEKA for £65.6m.

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    Regus avoids Chapter 11 filing

    2002-06-05T12:51:00Z

    Regus, the troubled serviced offices provider, says it is unlikely to file for Chapter 11 protection in the US thanks to successful cost-cutting measures.

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    Acquisitive Morley exchanges on 11 retail parks

    2002-06-05T11:12:00Z

    Morley Fund Management has exchanged contracts with Pillar Property and the Hercules Unit Trust to buy 11 retail parks for £185m.

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    Hussey quits Canary Wharf for LandSec

    2002-05-31T13:34:00Z

    Land Securities has poached Mike Hussey, former head of marketing and leasing at Canary Wharf Group, to work as a director at Land Securities' development arm.

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    Struggling Chesterton in takeover talks

    2002-05-31T11:41:00Z

    Chesterton, the quoted property services company that lost £6.5m in the second half of 2001, has announced it is considering takeover approaches from several unnamed parties.

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    Reshuffle could hit planning reform, RICS fears

    2002-05-30T13:31:00Z

    The RICS has voiced fears that yesterday's shake-up at the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) could disrupt planning reform.

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    Greenwich deal boosts Quintain

    2002-05-30T12:20:00Z

    A huge uplift in the value of land owned by Quintain on the Greenwich peninsula has helped the company to a 10.6% increase in net asset value per share (NAV) for the year to 31 March 2002.

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    Hercules dogged by insurance problems

    2002-05-29T13:35:00Z

    Shares in Hercules Property Services have fallen 20% this morning after the company issued its second profit warning this year.

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    Ritblat ploughs his own furrow

    2002-05-29T12:27:00Z

    British Land gave a blunt response to calls from rebel shareholders for share buybacks this morning when announcing its results for the year to 31 March 2002.

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    Major prelet at Oxford Street for DevSec

    2002-05-28T13:33:00Z

    Development Securities has pre-let 3,250 sq m (35,000 sq ft) of retail space at its 333 Oxford Street development in central London for an annual rent of £2.75m.

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    Chairman of CB Hillier Parker to step down

    2002-05-28T12:38:00Z

    CB Hillier Parker has announced the retirement of its chairman and senior partner, Robert Farnes, at the end of 2002.