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Stone placed for Lune Aqueduct

An extensive restoration project has given an aqueduct in Lancaster a new lease of life

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Green fingers

Landscaping is often the first thing tenants or clients see on arrival to a site. Estates Review looks at how Ground Control have helped develop, upgrade and maintain premises for an array of clients

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Stamp of approval

This year’s Budget may not have changed the current stamp duty rates, but it could have future effects on properties worth more than £150,000

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Green people, green technology

With energy accounting for as much as 30 percent of business overheads, should you rely on people or technology for a greener outlook? Mike Cordner looks at both options

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All that remains

Archaeology is rarely on the forefront of any developer’s mind when starting a new project. However, it can pay to expect the unexpected as Helen Martin Bacon explains

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Urban stability

Vince Ugarow highlights the growing importance of a supporting framework, which can implement this model successfully on individual commercial development projects

 

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Osborne

Economic uncertainty will always be accurately reflected in the commercial property market so it is little surprise that the scheduled delivery of office space in the City of London will be the lowest in more than 10 years at 443,000 sq ft next year

Special reports

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Picture that

A look at some of the entries for Drivers Jonas Deloitte and Property Week’s competition to find the hidden photography stars of the commercial property industry

 

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Breaking free

Lisa Raymond looks at the ways in which a tenant can extricate from a leasehold property that it no longer wants

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Ceiling fans

As the world leader in stretched ceilings, Barrisol presents more than 40 years of innovative solutions to decorate and renovate interior and exterior spaces, combining technology and aesthetics

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The search is over

Estates Review takes a look at Scott Brownrigg’s fantastic design of Google’s new London office

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The firing line

When construction disputes arise, it is common for a client to assert that the contractor has been paid too much. Mark Clinton examines the situation

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Everything must go

Stuart Hicks examines the state of British high streets, and suggests what can be done to ensure that occupiers and owners continue to survive this testing economic climate

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LandSec reworks EC4 buildings

Land Securities has submitted a new planning application to redevelop 30 Old Bailey and 60 Ludgate Hill, EC4, into 389,000…

 

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Vickers

As Europe’s economy continues to teeter on the brink of disaster, the UK market still finds itself at a set of crucial crossroads

The latest

Admiralty Arch heads to market

HM Government has announced it is to sell the long leasehold interest of the iconic Admiralty Archway. The Grade I…

Battersea falls before first hurdle

Administrators have been appointed on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group and Irish National Management Agency to oversee the repossession and…

Rising London development masks slowdown in delivery

Commercial property development in Central London has risen by 12 percent since the summer, Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s Winter 2011 Crane…

October’s commercial development contraction worst since February 2009

The rate of commercial property construction in October contracted at its fastest rate for over 30 months, according to a report from Savills

Frogmore secures Centre Point share

Frogmore real estate has purchased a 25 percent share of London’s Centre Point as part of a joint venture with…

L&G snaps up London industrials

Legal & General Property has purchased six industrial estates from industrial REIT SEGRO for £38.2m, representing a net initial yield…

Plans for new phase at Glasgow business park

Goodman has unveiled proposals for a new stage of development at Glasgow’s Central Quay Business Park. Found within the city’s…

Tower 42 put up for sale

Blackrock and LaSalle Investment Management have announced they intend to sell the iconic Tower 42 located in the City of London

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