South East
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Southampton looks to bring back shoppers
Hammerson’s WestQuay shopping centre is set to bring shoppers back to Southampton. Within three days of trading the 76,000 sq m (818,084 sq ft) scheme had attracted 322,000 customers.
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DFS expected to reveal expansion plans
Shareholders in DFS are expecting the company to reveal details of its expansion plans this week. The retailer is already building new stores in Swansea, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool.
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Hampshire path reclassification under challenge
The High Court is to decide whether a government inspector exceeded his powers in reclassifying eight country footpaths in Chilton Candover, Hampshire.
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Bowden pays £9m for Bracknell brownfield site
Wilson Bowden has bought the former 1ha (2.5 acres) Corrugated Products’ site in Bracknell for £9m, ahead of Akeler and Development Securities.
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Shepherd Neame seeks out acquisitions
Shepherd Neame is continuing to search out appropriate acquisitions as it looks to expand from its Kent heartland. Financial Times 06/10/00 page 26.
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CPP buys four Grantchester warehouse parks
Coal Pension Properties (CPP) has bought four retail warehouse parks from Grantchester Holdings for up to £143.1m. They are in Huddersfield, Darlington, Southport and Twickenham.
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Sellers of Isle of Wight development site sued for misrepresentation
The Court of Appeal is to rule on a misrepresentation claim brought by an Isle of Wight resident against the sellers of land he hopes to develop for a water…
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Inspector rejects Bracknell schemes
A planning inspector has failed to approve two rival proposals for the redevelopment of Bracknell town centre, in Berkshire. The schemes are a 11,480 sq m (1.2m sq ft) shopping…
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Vosper warns shipyard at risk
Vosper Thornycroft may have to cut its Southampton workforce by half unless it secures more work soon. Unions have warned that government intervention is needed to save the shipyard.
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Frogmore/Equitable Life sell two offices for £35.49m
Equitable Life and Frogmore Investments’ Apsley Property Limited Partnership has sold two of its office buildings for a total of £35.49m.
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Claim dismissed despite solicitor’s breach of duty
Reading solicitor Pitmans has warded off a substantial claim by Summit Property Ltd for damages despite a ruling that it was in breach of duty.
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Huge reduction in land price sought on appeal
Developer JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd has asked the High Court of to overturn a Lands Tribunal decision that it must pay £428,000 to acquire 276m² of land on a disused…