East Midlands
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Peers back land registry bill
Legislation to increase the number of properties in England and Wales lodged with the Land Registry was approved in principle by peers last night, with government and cross-party support.
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Exclusive Environment Secretary calls in fifth retail application in Northamptonshire
Environment Secretary John Gummer has called in five major retail applications in Northamptonshire on the grounds that “all were of a similar type of development and therefore raised issues of…
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Tarmac and ARC to merge Midlands quarrying operations
Tarmac and ARC plan to merge a large part of their Midlands quarrying operations. Under the proposals, two quarries will be mothballed and investment in a third will be postponed.
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Mansfield Brewery puts 19 pub portfolio on the market
Mansfield Brewery has just put a 19 pub portfolio on the market for a total price of around £3.5m. The pubs are:.
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Focus on courier and distribution services
Today’s Telegraph carries a special report on courier and distribution services. It focuses on the need to improving service in modern logistics, rail distribution in Europe, air freight and the…
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European Union grants extra £22.56m for urban renewal in the UK.
The European Union has allocated £22.56m (29.3m ECU) from its URBAN structural fund programme for the regeneration of inner city areas in London, Birmingham and Swansea.
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Derby project plans regeneration without aid or superstores
Derby Council plans to attract occupiers to the 72.84ha (180 acres) Pride Park. The Department of Environment has spent £37.5m on decontaminating the site but no more funding will be…
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Village pubs could also qualify for rate relief, Gummer tells Commons
Environment Secretary John Gummer is considering widening the 50% rate relief proposals in the Local Government and Rating Bill to include village pubs as well as rural shops.
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Government to back town centre improvement project
Environment secretary John Gummer is backing a £200,000 project to study setting up and funding US-style town centre Improvement Zones in the UK.
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DSS £3bn property bonanza
The Government is about to sell the entire DSS estate which will create on the of the country’s largest pro-property companies.
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Urban regeneration under the microscope
The Daily Telegraph takes a look at the trend for turning redundant office space into homes. The Daily Telegraph 30/10/96 page 32.
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Pillar acquires leasehold of retail centre in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, for £23.75m
Pillar Property Investment has acquired the leasehold of the Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, for £23.75m from Legal & General – reflecting a yield of 8.6%.