Nadia Elghamry

  • New life for leaseholds

    Land grab The rush to buy industrial properties has sent land values soaring. Will this mean many will turn back to renting?.

  • Balanced approach

    Shop assistant Plans for retail development are being draw up that it is hoped will preserve Stockport’s existing centre. Arriving in Stockport is not a pleasant experience.

  • Ashwell unveils Cambridge tower images

    The first images of cb1, Ashwell’s £820m project in Cambridge, have been unveiled. The local developer plans 860,000 sq ft of offices, shops and leisure, including a four-star-plus hotel, on…

  • Recovery position

    Testing times The first prelet in Cambridge in two years is an encouraging sign that, after a tough period, the market is picking up – but will mergers and acquisitions…

  • Mixed or matched

    Towering issue Controversy surrounds cb1 – a mixed-use scheme proposed for land at Cambridge railway station. By Nadia Elghamry. The first look at the proposal for cb1 reveals a series…

  • Arabs look to the east

    Oil money Middle Eastern investors are switching from the West End to the City in the hunt for large-scale deals. Will others follow? By Nadia Elghamry.

  • Tied up in Notts

    In two minds Extensive shopping centre developments are leaving retailers in a quandary, even about the city’s prime pitch. Nadia Elghamry reports.

  • No more drift at Snow Hill

    Unfrozen asset Years of changing ownership and stymied plans have left Snow Hill in limbo. Now, though, Ballymore has broken the logjam.

  • Driven to innovation

    Fresh future Vauxhall’s closure of its plant in Luton has prompted planners and developers into launching a range of projects, including the £400m mixed-use redevelopment of the car plant itself.

  • Ram review brews up a storm of interest

    Ale or sale As a large brewery site comes under review, developers are eager to tap its potential for homes. How many property professionals does it take to organise the…

  • Engine plant takes off

    Redevelopment opportunity St Modwen is poised to transform Rolls-Royce’s former plant into a distribution and warehouse park. By Nadia Elghamry. Plans for the future of Rolls-Royce’sHillington site in Glasgow have…

  • Funds’ feeding frenzy

    Success story Investors have been busy buying up properties in Cardiff, which is having a knock-on effect across South Wales. When Latvia wants to emulate Cardiff, then clearly the Welsh…