Planning, development and Construction

Leicester Square site gets leisure-based scheme | 05 Sep 2008

Leicester Square is to get a new building – a leisure-based development designed by Jestico and Whiles.Constructed on the site of the Swiss Centre, the complex will feature a luxury ......

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Hope for commercial property in 2010 | 05 Sep 2008

Commercial property markets are expected to improve in 2010, according to the Investment Property Forum (IPF).It dismissed ideas of a return to form in the next 12-18 months."This is clearly ......

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MPs launch development inquiry | 04 Sep 2008

MPs have launched an inquiry to establish how developers can better help regeneration in inner-city areas.The investigation will assess if incentives are needed to encourage builders to do more for ......

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Workers in govt offices get workplace guide | 04 Sep 2008

Government office workers have been advised to adapt to "new thinking" by a guide launched to modernise the Civil Service.Working beyond Walls was devised by the Office of Government Commerce ......

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Lend Lease boss resigns | 03 Sep 2008

Nigel Hugill, Europe chairman of property group Lend Lease has resigned.He described his parting as "perfectly amicable" and maintained the group's delivery of is project at Stratford "is absolutely on ......

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Johnson praises Westfield's Olympic scheme | 02 Sep 2008

Mayor Boris Johnson has praised developer Westfield's Olympic regeneration scheme.Mr Johnson visited the Stratford City project in east London, located next to the site that will feature the 2012 games, ......

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Council says developer should reduce barrack development | 01 Sep 2008

Westminster Council has said the proposed development of Chelsea Barracks as luxury residential flats should be scaled down, Property Week has reported.Its first planning report advised developers to consider the ......

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Development Securities stops 'Strawberry' growth | 29 Aug 2008

Development Securities has been forced to stop development of its Hammersmith Grove office development nick-named "the Strawberry".The developer has struggled to raise sufficient funding and recently reported a £14.4 million ......

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Value engineering forces architect to quit Olympics development | 29 Aug 2008

Ian Ritchie Architects has quit the London Olympics development project amid continued quality fears.It has been reported it withdrew from the project following concerns the 3,000-home scheme is being value ......

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Concerns raised over empty property tax | 28 Aug 2008

Commercial property giant Segro has expressed concerns about the government's new tax on companies with empty buildings. The changes came into force in April of this year but Segro ......

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