South East
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Inspector turns down rival Bracknell retail schemes
Both rival schemes to redevelop Bracknell town centre have been turned down by a government inspector. Legal & General (L&G) was vying with Allied London Properties and Schroders to redevelop…
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Southampton’s WestQuay opens up shop
Visitors to Hammerson and Barclays’ flagship shopping centre, WestQuay, in Southampton, reached 386,000 within the first four days of its opening last week.
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Brighton becomes home to KC Euro office
Kimberley Clark is to build a new service centre to be its European office in Brighton, east Sussex. The Guardian 03/10/00 page 25.
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Kvaerner to modernise HQ
Kvaerner Construction has submitted plans to modernise Maple Cross House, its headquarters in Maple Cross near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Maple Cross House has been the company’s base for more than…
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Salmon JV wins Portsmouth scheme battle
Salmon Developments, Tesco Stores and Heaton Holdings have finally been granted permission for the £20m redevelopment of a 3.6ha (9 acres) site fronting the A27 at North Harbour, Portsmouth.
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Farmer fails in enforcement challenge
The former owner of Greenwood Farm in Heathfield, East Sussex, has failed in a High Court challenge to two enforcement notices that he claimed effectively blocked him from processing local…
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Workspace seals trio of sales
Workspace has completed a trio of sales and acquisitions totalling £10m. The flexible space specialist has sold its Ensign Court development in London, E1 to David Pearl’s Structadene for £4.65m…
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Cambridge infrastructure stretched by development
Cambridge’s growth is being threatened by lack of space for homes and businesses and growing traffic problems. A report claims that large US firms are rejecting the region because they…
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High Court claim over hotel sale and leaseback
Hotel and restaurant group Queensborough Holdings plc has launched a £1.36m High Court claim following the collapse of a sale and leaseback deal in respect of one of Kents major…
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BAA set to double airport sizes
BAA has confirmed the Government is studying plans to double the size of three airports to cope with soaring passenger traffic over the next two decades.
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HoF pays up to £16.4m for Bristol Bentalls
House of Fraser (HoF) has bought Bentalls’ Bristol store for £15.6m- £16.4m. It will also open another three stores in the City of London, High Wycombe and Norwich over the…
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TJ Hughes in talks for new stores
TJ Hughes is in talks over eight new stores. The expansion will see it open in Scotland for the first time and take it down to London from its north-west…