South East
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Debenhams to add 11 new stores
Debenhams plans to open another 11 department stores over the next four years. The new outlets will be outside the 91-strong chain’s traditional territory.
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Bank funds growth of serviced offices across South East
The Bank of Scotland has provided funding of £10m for the expansion of Longford Business Centres across the South East over the next 12 months.
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Brixton secures JDS for Oxford scheme
JDS Uniphase has taken 4,273 sq m (46,000 sq ft) at Brixton Estate’s Oxford Industrial Park, Oxford. The optical equipment manufacturer has let the light industrial space at an annual…
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Servus in frame to buy Abbey National property
Servus is believed to be the main company in the frame to buy £450m-£500m of property from Abbey National. Servus is a company spearheaded by Nomura and Mapeley – a…
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Hopes high for Brighton West Pier revival
St Modwen could rebuilt Brighton’s derelict West Pier at a cost of £34m. The Independent 17/07/00 page 17 (What The Sunday Business Papers Said).
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Seltech increases Slough office take-up
Seltech Group has expanded its office space in Slough with the prelet of Slough Estates 208 Bath Road office scheme. The 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) building will be…
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Intira pulls out of RREEF Reading deal
Intira Corporation has pulled out of plans to buy RREEF’s 200 Berkshire Place scheme in Winnersh near Reading. The 6,270 sq m (67,500 sq ft) office building was under offer…
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Dispute over enforcement of charging order
The High Court is to rule on whether a company is entitled to enforce a charging order over property in Gerrards Cross against a trust beneficiary.
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Appeal launched to turn Hampshire Austen mansion into study centre
A £3m appeal is launched today to restore a Jane Austen family mansion so it can become an international study centre for women’s writing.
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Court of Appeal to rule on definition of ‘BOAT’
The Court of Appeal has been asked to rule on a dispute that centres on the correct definition of “BOATS” (byways open to all traffic) under the Wildlife and Countryside…
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Opening date for £623m air traffic control centre
An opening date has at last been given for the £623m air traffic control centre in Swanwick, Hampshire. It will open on January 27 2002, nearly six years later than…
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Rainham marshes saved for the birds
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has saved Rainham Marshes, on the north bank of the Thames, from development.