Estates Gazette 1310 – 9 March 2013

Estates Gazette 1310 – 9 March 2013   Editor’s comment5 Editor’s comment   News45 Caudwell calls on NYC team45 New show at Earls Court46 Lenders take a shine to Opal assets46 Brookgate to appeal Station Road derailment46 LandSec sale unlocks Ebbsfleet homes46 Deals47 CMS targeted for debut Cannon Place letting47 John Lewis puts residential-led scheme on its shopping list47 Legal & General sees The Light in Leeds47 Kuwait graces City with £120m play48 Bristol HQ deal to calm controversy48 i2 warms up on Snowhill48 Skanska readies for ground-breaking scheme48 Top stories from EGi49 Mount Anvil explores deal for Marco Polo House49 Morgan Stanley swoops on Eagle House49 Chambers Wharf revamp approved49 Far East money finds a home in the East End50 SFO slams ‘enormous’ Tchenguiz claims as demands top £300m50 Award launched in honour of CBRE’s Queen50 MCC members call for third umpire on Almacantar dismissal52 Analysis: Will Camden finally get the Point?   Finance57 Intu to issue £800m bond57 Cairn and CBRE hire DB expert for debt fund57 Schroders’ property funds attract £1.5bn58 Infrastructure wades into mainstream, says IPD58 Unite results shrug off tuition fees and visa restrictions58 L&G ponders ‘alternatives’58 CLS to use second retail bond to bag more cash61 Matching the lender to the loan68 Residential: Stop tinkering and give us continuity, Osborne69 Countrywide’s flotation promises to fuel a renaissance in residential   Auction news63 Strong appetite for City trophies63 Retail prices under pressure at Barnett Ross63 Riverside plot lands at Clive Emson63 Council lots sell well at Bigwood64 Investors dominate at Allsop Space64 Pugh sales raise £15.5m64 February’s top-performing auction houses   Comment70 There are sound reasons why MIPIM matters72 Peter Bill: Sensible start to the upswing73 A tough nut that UK firms may have a chance to crack Brazil74 Retail round table: shopping centres hold court   In depth76 Property’s top 50 influencers revealed88 Global interest   Focus: MIPIM & International96 MIPIM preview: Show business101 Key cities: City survivors110 UK referendum: vote of confidence   Focus: West Midlands115 Michael Heseltine: Rolling stone118 LEPs: the terrible twos122 Profile: i2 Office126 Leisure boosts West Mids schemes128 Change of use: Putting offices to good use132 Industrial: High noon137 Birmingham blazes a trail   Practice and law138 In administration, out of pocket141 Q&A: Keeping a tenant liable142 Mainly for students: Build in third-party protection144 Planning notes: Fit for purpose?145 Legal notes: Review your options146 Case summary: Westfields Construction Ltd v Lewis147 Corscombe Close Block 8 RTM Co Ltd v Roseleb Ltd148 Law report: Davisons Solicitors (a firm) v Nationwide Building Society   EG Life161 Careers: Getting the most from meetings163 How to… negotiate a pay rise164 Events174 Diary   Estates Gazette 1309 – 2 March 2013 Estates Gazette 1308 – 23 February 2013 Estates Gazette 1307 – 16 February 2013 Estates Gazette 1306 – 9 February 2013 Estates Gazette 1305 – 2 February 2013 Estates Gazette 1304 – 26 January 2013 Estates Gazette 1303 – 19 January 2013 Estates Gazette 1302 – 12 January 2013 Estates Gazette 1301 – 5 January 2013 Estates Gazette 1250 – 15 December 2012 Estates Gazette 1249 – 8 December 2012 Estates Gazette 1248 – 1 December 2012 Estates Gazette 1247 – 24 November 2012 Estates Gazette 1246 – 17 November 2012 Estates Gazette 1245 – 10 November 2012 Estates Gazette 1244 – 3 November 2012 Estates Gazette 1243 – 27 October 2012 Estates Gazette 1242 – 20 October 2012 Estates Gazette 1241 – 13 October 2012 Estates Gazette 1240 – 6 October 2012 Estates Gazette 1239 – 29 September 2012 Estates Gazette 1238 – 22 September 2012 Estates Gazette 1237 – 15 September 2012 Estates Gazette 1236 – 8 September 2012 Estates Gazette 1235 – 1 September 2012 Estates Gazette 1234 – 25 August 2012 Estates Gazette 1233 – 18 August 2012 Estates Gazette 1232 – 11 August 2012 Estates Gazette 1231 – 4 August 2012 Estates Gazette 1230 – 28 July 2012 Estates Gazette 1229 – 21 July 2012 Estates Gazette 1228 – 14 July 2012 Estates Gazette 1227 – 7 July 2012 Estates Gazette 1226 – 30 June 2012 Estates Gazette 1225 – 23 June 2012 Estates Gazette 1224 – 16 June 2012 Estates Gazette 1223 – 9 June 2012 Estates Gazette 1222 – 2 June 2012 Estates Gazette 1221 – 26 May 2012 Estates Gazette 1220 – 19 May 2012 Estates Gazette 1219 – 12 May 2012 Estates Gazette 1218 – 5 May 2012 Estates Gazette 1217 – 28 April 2012 Estates Gazette 1216 – 21 April 2012 Estates Gazette 1215 – 14 April 2012 Estates Gazette 1214 – 7 April 2012 Estates Gazette 1213 – 31 March 2012 Estates Gazette 1212 – 24 March 2012 Estates Gazette 1211 – 17 March 2012 Estates Gazette 1210 – 10 March 2012 Estates Gazette 1209 – 3 March 2012