Ellen Bennett
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Lyons part two: the £30bn government sales list
Following civil service relocation recommendations, adviser identifies property assets for sell-off
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500 surveying firms fail to register with FSA
Deadline looms as RICS awaits Treasury decision on professional designation
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Hammerson takes full ownership of WestQuay
Hammerson has become the sole owner of the WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton, having bought Barclays’ 50% stake for £203m.
- Markets
Swindon on the slide
The unexpected sale of Swindon’s Brunel Centre has left the New Swindon Company high and dry, but it remains determined to give the town centre a brand new image.
- Markets
Millionaire’s row
A multimillionaire local businessman has issued an ultimatum to Bristol council: grant a planning permission this month, or watch my company move out of the city.
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London sites named for Olympic overflow
London Development Agency to move 285 businesses if Olympic bid succeeds
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Naviede buys Swiss Cottage tower site
Manchester developer plans 25-storey mixed-use scheme in north London
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There’s nothing in it for you
The property industry has been eagerly awaiting chancellor Gordon Brown’s pre-Budget report next week. But all the signs are it will be disappointed.
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Somerfield 3Dmagic shed plan vanishes
Supermarket drops east London requirement after landing Safeway facility
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The stuff of Legendary
Pervaiz Naviede and Warren Smith’s Legendary Property Company has shunned the glamour of the investment market to redevelop old council tower blocks
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Unfinished business
Skelmersdale’s development ground to a halt with the demise of the new towns movement. Now the local council and English Partnerships want to bring in retailers to revitalise the town centre
- Markets
Show of Unity
North-west offices are in demand, but there is hardly any available space for potential occupiers. Will the Unity scheme in Liverpool change things?
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Atlantic city
The Liverpool Land Development Company aims to transform the city into an industrial powerhouse with its 777 acre Atlantic Gateway scheme
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Going public
Prudential and Land Securities have taken adverts (below right) promoting their property expertise. But will the rest of the industry follow suit? With REITs on the horizon, Property Week has commissioned advertising consultant Wordsearch to create mock ‘ads’ to show how property companies might sell themselves as household names. We ...
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Polished performer
Famed for his exemplary appearance and manners, Sir Rocco Forte is back with his chain of luxury hotels. But, as Ellen Bennett found out, it’s taken more than a snappy dress sense to rebuild his empire
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Lights out
The leisure industry is preparing for the worst: a ban on smoking in public places. Ellen Bennett finds out what the likely effect will be on pubs and restaurants
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Paving the Way
Deputy prime minister John Prescott and Sir Michael Lyons landed in Leeds last week to call on the country’s leading developers to take up the challenge of the Northern Way