South East
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Motorola dials up one of the year’s largest prelets
Motorola is poised to sign up for one of the years largest prelets. The mobile phone giant has agreed terms at Slough Estates Farnborough Aerodrome site.
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Test Valley Council win forest dispute
Test Valley Council have succeeded in a High Court challenge to Hampshire County Council’s plan for the creation of two new forests in their area.
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Countryside profits climb 26%
Countryside Properties has reported annual pretax profits up 26% to £24.2m on turnover up 17% to £299.5m. Financial Times 01/12/00 page 27.
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John Laing clinches Milton Keynes industrial park prelet
John Laing Property (JLP) has prelet a 10,550 sq m (113,561 sq ft) unit to Culina Logistics at its 16,340 sq m (175,883 sq ft) industrial scheme in Whitehall Avenue,…
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Heal’s has £7m to fund expansion
Heal’s has more than £7m to fund acquisitions or new store openings outside London. It is planning 10-12 homewares stores in towns such as York, Brighton, Cambridge and Chester.
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Consortium set to submit plans for £100m Brighton scheme
The New England Consortium is preparing to submit plans for a £100m mixed-use scheme on a 6ha (15-acre) brownfield site to the east of Brighton Station.
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Fit Stop could bid for Lady in Leisure
Fit Stop could mount a bid for Lady in Leisure. Current talks are believed to value the 22 Lady in Leisure clubs at nearly £6m.
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Solicitor acts negligently in property conveyance
West Wickham solicitor MB Allen & Co faces a damages payout for professional negligence over the conveyance of two properties after a High Court judge ruled that the firm “failed…
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More retailers sign for Hampshire outlet centre
Three more retailers have signed up for space at The Whiteley Village Designer Outlet centre in Hampshire. Jigsaw has signed up for 242 sq m (2,600 sq ft) and country…
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Airfield dispute reaches High Court
A legal dispute over the future of Dunsfold Airfield in Surrey has moved to Londons High Court. Local residents of the villages of Dunsfold and Alfold are seeking to block…
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Raiders force Hawkshurst boutique closure
An unidentified boutique in Hawkshurst on the Kent-Sussex border is closing after criminals raided it twice in 17 months. The Daily Telegraph 28/11/00 page 20.
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Workspace turns up heat on London and SE
Workspace has announced plans to double up its assets in London and the South-East over the next five years. The business property rental company says it has more than £20m…