South East
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Sainsbury’s moves to add value to sites
Sainsbury’s has announced plans to exploit its sites for third parties in the leisure, residential, commercial and service sectors. The move is in an attempt to release value from its…
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Tyringham House looks for buyer
Tyringham House has been put on the books of FDP Savills for a £3-5m guide price. The 14.16ha (35 acre) Buckinghamshire property has been run as a naturopathic clinic for…
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Chez Gerard to double in size
Group Chez Gerard plans to double in size to 40 restaurants in the next two years. It will open another five before Christmas, including Livebait in Manchester.
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Public inquiry planned over Brands Hatch development plans
Plans to redevelop Brands Hatch racing circuit to Grand Prix standards are to be considered at a public inquiry. Planning minister Nick Raynsford said today that he had decided to…
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Raynsford puts brakes on Brands Hatch plans
Planning Minister Nick Raynsford has called in plans to upgrade Brands Hatch racing track. Announcing the decision today, Raynsford said it had been prompted by the impact Brands Hatch Leisure…
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Cuckfield cash in on London relocations to Kent
Cuckfield is cashing in on the trend for large London-based companies to move their back office functions to Kent to cut costs.
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Falcon swoops for ABC cinema to revitalise Brighton scheme
A major Brighton leisure scheme is back on course after three years of uncertainty. Falcon Land, the firm run by Antony Spencer and Tony Green, directors of Anthony Green &…
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Cendant buys relocation firm from B&B
Bradford & Bingley has sold its relocation business to Cendant. Cendant will take over the staff and headquarters at Windsor as a base to build its European operation.
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Councils drop tax on parking at work
Birmingham City Council and surrounding authorities are pulling out of the government’s transport plan to charge firms and motorists hundreds of pounds a year for each parking space.
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Brixton buys depots for £103.5m
Brixton Estates is buying five distribution centres at Langley, Slough, from MEPC for £103.5m. It is also selling an office complex in Reading, also in Berkshire, to Royal Bank of…
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Brixton pays £103.25m for Slough distribution park
Brixton Estate has bought five distribution units at Axis Park in Slough from MEPC for £103.25m. The distribution Park totals 57,784 sq m (622,000 sq ft) and tenants include the…
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Barclays will keep Woolwich HQ
Barclays has promised to keep Woolwichs Bexleyheath headquarters, following its £5.6bn friendly bid for the former building society. However, the bank will close about 100 of the combined 2,140 branches.