South West
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Lord Chilver appointed Chairman of Plymouth Development Corporation
Regeneration Minister David Curry has appointed Lord Chilver of Cranfield as new Chairman of Plymouth Development Corporation. Councillor John Ingham has been reappointed as Deputy Chairman.
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Agent claims record industrial deal for Taunton
In what is being billed as the largest industrial deal in Taunton for several years, Pilkington Properties has sublet 2,463 sq m (26,510 sq ft) on the town’s Priorswood Industrial…
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Businessman buys both ends of the country
Businessman Kevin Leech has bought Lands End and John O’Groats for £6m. He claims the purchases are a personal investment. Leech already owns a portfolio of over 60 businesses.
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House of Fraser disposes of lease on Leeds flagship store
The House of Fraser is admitting it has agreed to dispose of the lease on its Schofields department store in Headrow, Leeds – but remains tight lipped about the details.
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Land Securities spends £2.365m on warehouse in Swindon
Land Securities has paid a private property company £2.365m for the freehold of an 8,124sq m (87,450sq ft) warehouse on the Dorcan Estate’s Faraday Road, Swindon in Wiltshire.
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Jeffrey Rogers signs up for outlet mall units
Fashion retailer Jeffrey Rogers has taken two units in outlet malls operated by shoe group Clarks. At Clarks Village in Street, Somerset, Jeffrey Rogers has taken a five-year lease on…
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CRH buys Hawtin building products division
CRH, the Ireland-based building materials group, has bought the building products division of Hawtin for £4.8m. The division operates through nine depots in South Wales and the West of England.
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Severn Bridge fraud probe launched
Police have launched a fraud investigation into the construction of approach roads to the second Severn Bridge which is due to open next month, after apparently being called in by…
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GrandMet sublets Bracknell offices
Grand Metropolitan has sublet the 1,064sq m (11,450sq ft) Regency House, Market Street, Bracknell in Berkshire, to First Softwear UK, a management buyout of Oracle’s local government business.
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Severn Bridge boosts property development
The second Severn Bridge linking England and Wales – and the roads which lead onto it – have opened up a new area for commercial development.
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Booker Belmont Wholesale scours M25 for major site
Booker Belmont Wholesale (BBW) is scouring the M25 corridor for an 8 – 10.11ha (20 – 25 acre) site for a fourth regional distribution warehouse to complete its £95m national…
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Three sign up for Taunton retail scheme
Marks & Spencer, Virgin Our Price and Waterstones have taken prelets at Lombard Street Properties’ retail redevelopment of the former County Hotel in Taunton, Somerset.