All articles by Stuart Watson – Page 2
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Q&A: Hammerson director of asset management Peter Cooper
At the end of September retail property REIT Hammerson acquired the remaining 40% stake in the 1.15m sq ft Highcross shopping centre in Leicester from joint venture partner LaSalle Investment Management.
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Conditions are ripe for another East Midlands shed development boom
Speculative Goodman projects indicate the market is picking up, reports Stuart Watson
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Cargo handlers stack up steadily at Heathrow
APP acquires two more tenants at Heathrow Airport. By Stuart Watson.
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Doncaster builds logistics hot spot
Logistics Hub UK receives £9m to finish link-road development corridor. Stuart Watson reports.
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Miller draws oil firms to airport site
Emerson, Asco and BP all head to Aberdeen’s new 1.4m sq ft business park. Stuart Watson reports.
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Need to know: Manston Airport closure
Scottish businesswoman Anne Gloag, founder of the Stagecoach Group, bought Manston Airport on the Isle of Thanet in Kent last October for just £1.
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Shedloads: Prologis goes ahead as other schemes line up
Proposed rail-linked shed developments jostle for space in the East Midlands. By Stuart Watson.
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Goya goes industrial
Goya Developments plans to build a 50,000 sq ft speculative trade counter and light industrial scheme in Orpington, Kent.
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Safestore’s French focus
Self-storage REIT Safestore has disposed of a site in Southend, Essex, and bought the freehold of a store in Paris.
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Q&A: Kier/Investec Trade City joint venture
Investec Structured Property Finance has partnered with Kier Property in a joint venture to speculatively develop Trade City-branded trade counter and light industrial schemes in the South East.
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Car sales drive boom in the motor dealership market
Increased demand for dealership properties is fuelling trade. Stuart Watson reports
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Aussie investors and Big Yellow catch Armadillo
£19.75m paid for 10 self-storage centres. Stuart Watson reports
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Change of use could be tonic for Southampton
‘Permafrost’ stock taken out of sluggish office market. Stuart Watson reports.
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Intu signs Hema for Bromley mall
Intu Bromley continues to renew shopping centre with arrival of Dutch brand. By Stuart Watson.
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Ebbsfleet scheme is being led up the garden path
Government’s garden city plan aims to revive stalled Kent housing plan. Stuart Watson reports.
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Abstract move in Crawley reflects speculative office revival
Ambitious start for 110,000 sq ft scheme. Stuart Watson reports.
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A property fund with a rock solid future
The BlackRock UK Property Fund has grown at an exponential rate but that hasn’t stopped it eyeing further acquisitions. Stuart Watson reports.
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Distribution deals steer to portside
UK ports are flavour of the month as two big players commit to development at London Gateway and Teesport. By Stuart Watson.
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Intu entente ends Nottingham’s north-south retail paralysis
Broadmarsh to be developed in parallel with Victoria Centre. Stuart Watson reports.
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RIP for West Northants Development Corp
Last remaining urban development corporation consigned to scrapheap. Stuart Watson reports.