Piers Wehner
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Government hits target for houses on brownfield sites
The government today announced that in 2001 it had beaten its PPG3 target for 60% of new housing to be built on brownfield land by 2008 – by 1%.
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Tories to consult industry on property issues
The Conservative Party is to invite leading property companies and planning experts to help shape its election manifesto. It has emerged that the Tories plan to create policy committees -…
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Grosvenor logs on to Property Internet
Grosvenor Land Holdings (GLH) is buying a 29.26% stake in AIM-listed company Property Internet (PI) for £535,000. . PI owns 08004homes.com, an online estate agent which closed last October.
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Government denies £200m ‘sweetener’ for Dome deal
The Government has denied reports that it is going to give Meridian Delta a £200m ‘sweetener’ for taking the Dome off its hands.
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Government hints at increase in affordable housing subsidy
The government is weighing up plans to increase the amount of public money allocated to affordable housing in a move that would reduce developers’ contributions through planning gain.
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Property company boards still keen on peers
Members of the House of Lords are still a popular appointment on the boards of property companies. Although reforms to the upper chamber have reduced the number of members with…
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Hermes delivers Crawley business park to buyer
Hermes Property Asset Management has sold the 34,771 sq ft (3,230 sq m) Satellite Business Village, Manor Royal, Crawley. The £4.97m sale, to a private client of Loughnane Valuation Services,…
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Livingstone sets London empty homes agenda
London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone has set fresh targets for bringing empty homes in the capital back into use. Speaking at a conference this morning, Livingstone said that he had brought…
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Yorkshire RDA leads bid for £1bn European science facility
Regional Development Agency Yorkshire Forward and Leeds, York and Sheffield Universities have joined the race to develop a £1bn science park on a former airfield in Yorkshire.
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Railway historians want Bishopsgate Goodsyard listing
The London Railway Heritage Society has urged the Government to list the entire Bishopsgate Goodsyard. Bishopsgate Goodsyard is earmarked for demolition to make way for London Underground’s East London Line…
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British Land’s revised design for Plantation House gets go-ahead
British Land has won consent for its revised proposals for No. 2 Plantation Place in the City of London. The second phase of Plantation Place, designed by Arup Associates, will…
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Falconer unveils infrastructure inquiry procedure reforms
Planning minister Lord Falconer has unwrapped a package of reforms intended to speed up procedure at public inquiries into major infrastructure projects.