All articles by Helen Thomas – Page 3
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In the ring
Ahead of its opening in September, Property Week takes a tour of Birmingham's Bullring
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What a difference a decade makes
Birmingham's office market is vowing not to repeat the mistakes of the 1990s recession
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Phoenix from the ashes
It survived assaults by Henry VIII and wartime bombs. Now Coventry is out to reclaim its place as a vibrant regional centre
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Trading places
The exodus of manufacturers from Swindon led to a slump in the industrial market. But changes of use to trade counters could bring it back to life
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Red hot Redcliffe
Office development in Bristol is focusing on the district of Redcliffe. It has more than location to attract investment
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Landscape's Western front
Developer Landscape Estates is fighting Bath council to realise its vision for Western Riverside. But the odds appear stacked against it
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Bristol's change of art
The Bristol Alliance is to unveil radical new designs for its Broadmead retail scheme
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Swindon swings into action
The pressure is on for the New Swindon Company to turn its regeneration promises into reality
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Now we are 5
Prudential's Mall at Cribbs Causeway faces its first round of rent reviews after five years at the top of the Bristol retail sector
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Cape crusader
Wealthy South African developer Venter Odendaal has arrived in Surrey to create a hi-tech business park with a little bit extra
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Taking the rough with the smooth
West London offices guru Alistair Elliott, from Knight Frank, has seen the good times and the bad. And he can even find a silver lining in today's gloomy market
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Great flight hope
The construction of Terminal 5 is giving the Heathrow industrial scene a new lease of life. Property Week finds developers queuing up for a slice of the increased warehousing action
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Peace dividends
Agents hope engineering firms based in west London will secure large contracts to help rebuild Iraq – and in the process rebuild the local office market
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Welcome to the concrete jungle
A run-down town centre and a reputation for crime and concrete – Feltham is a challenge for any developer
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Insult to industry
Industrial occupiers are no longer welcome in Cambridgeshire as the county woos fashionable hi-tech business
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Laboratory experiment
Cambridge-based Wrenbridge is taking a leap into the unknown by speculatively developing laboratories with DevSecs
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Crisis of identity
After failed attempts to improve its image, Ipswich is a town that is still trying to find itself
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Kingston upon Hull: Deep impact
The aquatic leisure attraction the Deep continues to have a profound effect on Kingston upon Hull's property market.
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Smaller businesses fail to tackle terrorism threat
Business continuity measures come under the spotlight as small to medium-sized businesses back away from the cost of back-up procedures.
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Insight
Self-assured
As news emerges of a bid approach for Selfridges from entrepreneur Tom Hunter, Peter Williams, the group's new chief executive, explains how the retailer has reinvented itself.