South East
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Gatwick north terminal gets £90m of improvements
Gatwick airports north terminal is to get £90m of passenger facility improvements. The centrepiece of BAAs plans is a £79m pier linked to the terminal by a bridgeway taking passengers…
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‘Dangerous’ theatres need improvement work
Englands theatres could be forced to undergo major building alterations following a damning report from the Theatres Trust. The Trust says some are uncomfortable and dangerous and in Londons West…
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Planning consent did not activate claw-back clause
A dispute over the activation of a “claw-back” clause in the conveyance of River Valley Estate, Yatley, Hampshire, has ended in victory for the current occupant of the land, Aggregates…
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Tenant claims introductory tenancies breach Human Rights Act
A 19-year-old Bracknell woman is challenging a government initiative for new tenancies, claiming that it infringes tenants’ rights. Her claim has been mounted as a test case even though she…
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Amadeus scores BAA Heathrow business centre prelet
BAA Lynton has prelet phase 3 of its World Business Centre at Heathrow Airport to airline service company Amadeus at £325 per sq m (£30 per sq ft).
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Blair to reiterate commitment to Greenwich regeneration
The Prime Minister will visit the Millennium Dome today where he will underline his government’s commitment to the regeneration of the area.
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SE housebuilding cutback figures confirmed
The government has confirmed the scaling back of housebuilding targets in the South East. The number of new homes built in the region each year will be slashed back by…
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Queen’s Jubilee will create four more cities
Four more cities are to be created to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. It follows yesterday’s announcement of the elevation of Brighton and Hove, Wolverhampton and Inverness to…
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Land sales keep Blue Circle in the pink
Blue Circle is close to selling some of its property assets in north-west Kent. The cement producer is also considering selling its half-share in Whitecliff Properties.
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Dame Vera Lynn School faces axe
The Dame Vera Lynn School in Horsham, West Sussex, faces closure unless money can be raised to save it, says the charity Scope.
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Govt issues revised planning agenda for South East
A revised planning agenda for the South East has been published today. The draft revised Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) for the South East aims to deliver:.
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Law Lords rule that negligence action not an abuse of process
The House of Lords has overturned an Appeal Court decision dismissing a negligence action against a solicitor in relation to a property transaction.