Lisa Pilkington
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Virgin signs for Blythe Valley as Vodafone negotiates terms
Virgin Active is to open its latest new-generation health club in the West Midlands, at Blythe Valley Park in Solihull. The 5,110 sq m (55,000 sq ft) Life Centre scheme…
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Stannifer and Amco JV plans northern expansion
Developer Stannifer and construction group Amco Corporation have formed Stannifer Amco, a JV aimed at expanding the companies’ respective presences and developing retail-led schemes throughout the North.
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Woolworths tries on six C&A stores for size
High-street retailer Woolworths has snapped up six C&A stores across the country following C&A’s announcement that it is pulling out of the UK market.
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Persimmon tipped for Leeds skyscraper resi scheme
Persimmon Homes is the hot favourite to develop the residential element of Landmark St James’ 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) mixed-use 23-storey skyscraper, Bridgewater Place, on Victoria Road in…
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Shenton faces further legal actions
Manchester developer Colin Shenton is facing a bankruptcy petition lodged by English Real Estates, part of the Safeway supermarkets group. The company lodged the petition against 31-year-old Shenton in Manchester…
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West Midlands industrial rents top pre-recession peak
For the first time in over a decade industrial rents in the West Midlands have exceeded the £54 per sq m (£5 per sq ft) barrier, a figure last achieved…
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Shenton Estates faces spate of legal wrangles
Manchester developer Colin Shenton is attempting to stave off the winding up of at least one of his 17 companies. The 31-year-old developer faces a petition for unpaid tax brought…
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Pru to double its presence at Derby’s Pride Park
Birmingham-based St Modwen Properties is developing a further 14,399 sq m (155,000 sq ft) for the Prudential at Pride Park in Derby.
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Westbury plans £80m scheme at Spinningfields
Westbury Homes has unveiled plans for an £80m landmark residential scheme that will form part of the £500m Spinningfields regeneration in the heart of Manchester’s city centre.
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Landmark gets Cardiff call centre go-ahead
Landmark Securities has received planning permission to speculatively build Cardiff’s largest call centre in the heart of the city. The 5,987 sq m (64,450 sq ft) scheme will be situated…
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Clutton confirms Wates looking at City Point sell-off
Rodney Clutton, joint managing director of Wates City of London Properties, has confirmed that the company is considering putting its flagship London development City Point on the market.
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Knight Frank’s Godbert to chair WIP
Jean Godbert, a partner in Knight Frank’s Manchester office, has been elected chairman of the Association of Women in Property (WIP).