Rachel Connolly
MarketsPier group pressure
Tendring District Council has set up a company to deliver much-needed regeneration projects in the Clacton area.
NewsDP World’s London Gateway green light signals industrial recovery
Container port and 9.5m sq ft of sheds to reverse fortunes of Essex occupiers.
NewsNorthampton occupiers pushed out of town despite higher rents
Poor parking, older stock and limited availability curb in-town lettings.
- Markets
Delek plots redevelopment for 40 NCP car parks
Fifty planning applications for additional parking and resi, offices, retail and hotels in pipeline
MarketsSpecial purpose vehicles
With planning authorities clamping down on parking quotas, developers are turning to car clubs.
NewsBurning issue
A European directive on reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill has led to a rush to build incinerators, and environmental groups are up in arms.
NewsEpic proportion
US brand Indigo’s concept of boutique hotels for business travellers is set to hit Europe.
NewsAshford plans £2.5bn investment to compete with railway rival
Town council hopes lower rents will give it an edge over Ebbsfleet.
MarketsStrong demand for space in Oxfordshire’s office parks
Occupier demand has spurred new building at Oxfordshire’s science parks.
MarketsRuskin College set to raise £7.5m from city centre site
Students and locals angered by planned move to Headington headquarters
MarketsWestgate refurbishment goes ahead despite locals’ objections
Planning has been granted but locals are not happy about the Oxford shopping centre’s redevelopment.
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Weston Otmoor goes forward to second stage for planned eco towns
An eco-town at Weston Otmoor may benefit the environment, but Oxfordshire residents are not so keen.
MarketsProperty Week takes a tour of Heathrow Terminal 5
Following in the Queen’s footsteps, Rachel Connolly took a tour around Heathrow’s spectacular new terminal
MarketsKing Street’s ransom
Helical Bar and Grainger have been picked for a £100m revamp of Hammersmith town centre, but a rival owns part of the land.
MarketsThe links effect
No longer ‘the gateway to Europe’, Ashford has rebranded itself as a commercial hub within easy reach of London. But will it pay off?
NewsFamily values
Rachel Connolly meets David Topham, 52, chief executive of north-west developer CTP, and Camilla Topham, 26, a graduate at GVA Grimley in Manchester
- Professional
The kids are all right: Property graduate salaries 2008
Despite the downturn, property’s next generation is bullish about the future, as the latest RICS and Macdonald & Company salary survey and four rising stars confirm.
