All articles by Mark Shepherd

  • A £20m education centre has opened at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.
    Markets

    Bids in for £400m NHS Cumbria LIFT scheme

    10 July 2009

    Deadline passes for first NHS Express LIFT development

  • Shared media: Media City’s 12,000 sq ft studio complex with seven high-definition TV studios will be shared by the BBC and other occupiers
    News

    BBC looks north-west

    08 May 2009

    As the BBC builds up for its big move to Peel’s Media City in Salford in summer 2011, what can government departments that are under pressure to follow to the regions learn?

  • News

    To the Manor, Seaborn

    London supplement April 2009

    A lot has happened in the wider economy since Hugh Seaborn agreed to take over as chief executive of landed estate Cadogan.

  • News

    The big dig begins

    London supplement April 2009

    As the diggers move in to start Crossrail, landlords are weighing up the cost of the disruption

  • Kool new look: Rothschild’s HQ is being redeveloped with a Rem Koolhaas design
    Professional

    We will not be moved

    Occupiers supplement September 2008

    Corporate occupiers are finding that refurbishing a well-known location makes more financial sense than moving to new offices.

  • Mark Shepherd
    Professional

    Introduction

    Occupiers supplement September 2008

    As sure as night follows day, tenants’ calls to pay rent monthly rather than quarterly follow a downturn in the economy.

  • While some occupiers have won appeals against empty rates liabilities, hefty bills on vacated buildings may be the last straw for many others
    Professional

    Empty victories

    Occupiers supplement September 2008

    While some occupiers have won appeals against empty rates liabilities, hefty bills on vacated buildings may be the last straw for many others

  • Online

    Planning Bill continues progression

    2008-07-16T13:08:00Z

    The Planning Bill continued its passage onto the statute books early this morning when it received its second reading in the House of Lords.

  • Quay tenants: trio for 532,000 sq ft office
    Markets

    The market in minutes - North-west

    11 July 2008

    Mark Shepherd gives you the lowdown on all the sectors across the region

  • Sir Howard Bernstein
    Markets

    Manchester's war zone

    11 July 2008

    Calling for a referendum is the latest ploy in Peel Holdings’ anti-congestion charge battle.

  • Feeling blue: local councils fear the retail element of the scheme is disproportionate
    Markets

    Toffees stuck on Kirkby

    11 July 2008

    Plans for Everton’s move out of town are heading for extra time.

  • Jim Spencer
    Markets

    Old-school investor

    11 July 2008

    Jim Spencer has not only adopted a fresh business strategy – he also has the finance in place to back it up.

  • Markets

    Trucks and plasters patch up industrial

    11 July 2008

    Medical supplier and MAN Truck & Bus take combined 206,500 sq ft

  • Arts centre FACT is considering options on how to raise its presence
    Markets

    The bold and the BID

    11 July 2008

    Retailers on Liverpool’s Bold Street may become part of a business improvement district to stop shoppers leaving for Liverpool One.

  • Vote of confidence: Axis alliance is good news for area
    Online

    DevSecs reassures north-west with £45m Axis tower coup

    20 June 2008

    Property company sets up joint venture to develop Manchester office building

  • Bohdan Cap
    News

    Prezza’s punchline

    Sustainability May 2008

    Ahead of his forthcoming memoirs, John Prescott gives Mark Shepherd a sneak preview on Kyoto, the Thames Gateway and the sustainability void he has left in the Cabinet.

  • News

    Introduction

    Sustainability May 2008

    It is hard to imagine life without sustainability.

  • Helen Bennett
    News

    Family values

    Sustainability May 2008

    Mark Shepherd meets Helen Bennett, 26, an environmental planner with Cushman & Wakefield, and her sister, Claire Bennett, 24, a graduate surveyor at the same firm

  • News

    Council rousing

    Sustainability May 2008

    Birmingham and Liverpool are among the big authorities with new sustainability agendas.

  • Crest fallen: Crest Nicholson says targets will not be met until solutions are offered
    News

    Code dread

    Sustainability May 2008

    Housebuilders believe the new Code for Sustainable Homes will hamper productivity unless critical issues are resolved.