South East
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CGNU and Hermes buy Bluewater stake
CGNU and Hermes have bought the Guardian Assurance stake in the £1.12bn Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent in a £25m-plus deal.
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Fired Earth launches new format
Fired Earth has launched the first pilot for a new format country warehouse concept near Orpington, Kent. The tile company will launch a second next month in Bedfordshire with another…
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Carshalton hospital for mentally ill saved from developers
The High Court has saved a hospital for severely mentally handicapped people from closure. Orchard Hill, in Carshalton, Surrey, was to have been sold to developers for £20m and the…
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Prof Sir Leslie Martin dies, aged 91
Architect Professor Sir Leslie Martin has died aged 91. He is described as a leading light in the Modern Movement in British architecture.
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Thornfield plans £50m Feltham transformation
Thornfield Properties plans a £50m redevelopment of Feltham’s town centre. Feltham’s 1960s shopping centre will be turned into a mixed-use development, providing 46,450 sq m (500,000 sq ft) of retailing,…
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Berkeley to build £20m mixed-use South Coast scheme
Berkeley Homes has won consent for the redevelopment of the derelict Ropetackle site at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, as a £20m housing and leisure scheme, writes Andrew White.
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Slow snow cannons hold back Milton Keynes ski slop debut
The Heathland Snozone, an indoor ski slope in Milton Keynes, will open in the middle of August after a three-month delay.
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Monuments to British modernism under threat
Two monuments to British modernism are under threat in South East England. The De La Warr pavilion in Bexhill, East Sussex, faces becoming home to a JD Wetherspoon pub because…
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Inspector rejects massive greenfield housing developments
Government Inspector Douglas Machin will throw out three big greenfield housebuilding schemes south of Reading, Berkshire, in the South East. Each of the schemes would have comprised 2,500 homes each…
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Champneys limbers up for aggressive expansion
Champneys is planning aggressive expansion across Europe. The luxury health clubs chain is considering new funding from private equity or a flotation on the Alternative Investment Market.
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Scottish Equitable receives offer for Bluewater stake
Guardian’s new owner, Scottish Equitable, has received an offer at a 10% premium for its £25m-plus stake in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre.
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Wiggins delays Manston airport Kent earnings recognition
Wiggins has been forced to postpone the recognition of earnings from the sale of 141.65ha (350 acres) at Manston airport in Kent to MEPC until the land is transferred.