All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 24
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New lease liability rules threaten company profits
JLL finance chief warns of 10% profits hit as Dixons and Boots review implications
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C&W picks Swindon for Euro internet base
Telecoms group takes hi-tech building for internet drive, which will see it open 20 data centres globally
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Allied lands last piece of £300m Manchester scheme
Allied London has bought the final piece of land to develop the largest single regeneration scheme in Manchester city centre since the 1960s. The mixed-use scheme, called Spinningfields and located behind Deansgate, has an estimated end value of £300m almost three-and-a-half times Allied London s market capitalisation. This ...
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Resolution dumps retail in new media overhaul
Resolution s move coincides with US analyst s forecast of the devastating effect of e-commerce on retail
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Lend Lease set to lead Milton Keynes revolution
Giant Australian developer set to create town centre Bluewater as part of radical new local plan
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Markets
Brownfield battles
Crest Nicholson has spent years trying to get its hands on Bristol's Harbourside site. As Tim Danaher reports, the company has encountered more than its fair share of difficulties council objections, local expectations and then threats of a rival scheme
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Markets
City limits
Milton Keynes has put in its bid to become a city, but will this new status make any difference to its grey, concrete image?
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Insight
Loosening the old school ties
John Prescott may think there are too many toffs in politics, but there are considerably more in property. In the second of our features on education, we look at the findings of a Property Week survey and asks whether the old school network is holding back the profession
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Swindon’s Civic pride helps all
If there s an uglier Town Centre in Britain than Swindon, I ve never seen it. Mind you, it doesn t seem to do the place much harm. While to the public at large the town is best known for Melinda Messenger and Glenn Hoddle, Swindon has ...
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Professional
Talking business
Two weeks ago, the partners of small surveying practices from the Bristol area gathered together for the first Property Week forum for small businesses. A presentation by Dr Tom Kennie, an adviser to professional practices, kicked off a wide-ranging debate on the challenges facing smaller firms.
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Markets
Cities on the road to nowhere
It s not often you hear agents talking down their local market. But however you look at this week s survey, it s hard to escape the conclusion that the West Midlands property market is doing pretty well. Whether it s the extraordinary range of leisure schemes planned (p38), ...
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L&R to remodel leases at Park Royal scheme
London & Regional Properties plans to offer radically innovative leases for large office buildings at its 116,100 sq m (1.25m sq ft) development at Park Royal. L&R proposes to offer flexible, fully managed, short leases based on its experience of PFI projects. In a rare interview, L&R MD Ian ...
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Gummer slams failing government policy
Government planning policy is riven with inconsistencies and is failing to provide consumers with alternatives to car use, the Out-of-Town Retail Owners Forum heard last week. Former environment secretary John Gummer called for 'clarity and consistency' in planning decisions. He attacked the government for making broad policy decisions on ...
