Piers Wehner
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Dome chief replaces Raynsford as planning minister
Nick Raynsford (pictured) has suffered at the hands of Tony Blair’s extensive reshuffle of the Government. He has been moved from planning to become minister for local government.
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Farnborough airport plans have liftoff
Plans for a £50m business airport in Farnborough (pictured) have been unveiled by architect Geoffrey Reid Associates. The airport will be built on Farnborough airfield, home of the world’s premier…
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LandSec signs for IPD benchmark service
Land Securities is the latest big name to join Investment Property Databank’s Portfolio Analysis Service. IPD, which provides performance benchmarks for the property industry, now holds portfolio records for four…
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Property supporters elected to Commons
Labour’s landslide on Thursday may have stopped the majority of property-minded candidates getting seats in the new Parliament, but the industry will have some new supporters in the Commons.
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Blair reshuffles Cabinet pack and reconfigures DETR
Prime Minister Tony Blair is putting the finishing touches to his new Cabinet, with only the junior positions waiting to be confirmed.
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NHS rapped for housing failure
NHS Trust has been slammed for not using its own empty residential buildings to house key workers. The NHS has been calling for developers to provide more key worker accommodation,…
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Westminster speeds up planning process
Westminster city council plans to increase the number of applications given an “early-view” by the planning committee in a bid to speed up the planning process.
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Westminster council pulls plug on SW1 mixed-use scheme
Westminster council has blocked a major West End mixed-use scheme this week, because it did not provide enough affordable housing. Grainger Trust’s plans to redevelop Townsend House and Emmanuel House,…
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Election special: Property candidates go to the electorate
EGi takes a look at how candidates from the property world will fare in this week’s general election. The property industry could have a few more supporters in the House…
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Tories woo voters with speedy Dome sale promise
William Hague has pledged that within two weeks of winning the General Election the Conservatives would sell the Millennium Dome. Speaking at a press conference yesterday Hague unveiled his 20-point…
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RICS urges banks to use property profession’s valuation standards
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called for banks to adopt the property profession’s valuation standards, instead of using their own standards.
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GLA members attack Livingstone’s London Plan
Members of the Greater London Assembly’s Spatial Development Strategy investigative committee are complaining that they have been offered no alternatives to Towards the London Plan, a document launched this month…