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Victoria regeneration gets green light

Westminister City Council have given planning consent to Land Securities’ redevelopment of Kingsgate House, 66-74 Victoria Street, SW1

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Room service

Lara Sarheim explores what the future holds for the emerging boutique hotel industry

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Separated markets

James Evans examines how a two tier market continues to dominate and define Manchester’s office sector

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‘Clydebuilt’

The scale, pace and diversity of Clyde Waterfront’s regeneration is creating an array of opportunities for businesses and for the public to invest and live

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Out of the dark

An Environmental Management System is a seldom understood setup that could help commercial property owners immeasurably. Tim Gardner sheds some light on them

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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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Opening doors

Estates Review takes a look at Komfort’s new scheme which aids facilities management of partitions and doors within commercial property

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Grant Shapps: Former coalfield areas to benefit from £30m funding package

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced £30m to help drive out inequality and deprivation from the country’s coalfields areas

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First four new generation enterprise zone locations identified

Four vanguard areas – Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester and London – that will deliver new economic growth through the next generation…

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Ministers praise business commitment to local growth in Hull and Humber

Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark met with business leaders recently to hear first hand their plans to realise the potential for growth across Hull and Humber

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Northerngroup secure agreement to develop Jactin House

Historic building in Ancoats to become ‘incubation’ hub for new businesses

St Helens

New foundations

John Quirk looks at how St.Helens is reinventing itself as one of the most attractive potential office locations in the North West

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Time for a revamp

Maximising value and sustainability in interior refurbishment is not easy, but there are ways around it

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As good as new

Stone Technical Services present a recently completed project in East London, and how using traditional methods, they restored and preserved an ageing residential and commercial building

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The sustainability spectrum

Sustainable masterplanning of the urban environment requires a spectrum of understanding that is beyond the footprint of an individual building or any narrow set of ratings criteria. Matt Kitson considers the greater challenge of masterplanning and how, if done right, it could create a new era of sustainable urbanism

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It takes two

With such an abundance of regenerative development ongoing in London, 3D mapping is a new technique that is helping designers across the board. Astrium shows how redesign work in Piccadilly was greatly aided through its use

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Rough with the smooth

Neal Handforth discusses surviving the recession, the changing face of the construction industry and his predictions for the market in 2011 and beyond

The great divide

As a vacancy report shows a slow down in the number of shop vacancies across Britain, Matthew Hopkinson outlines regional differences are becoming more apparent than ever

History repeating?

John Glenday explains that ‘wiping the slate clean’ in terms of the demolition of buildings that now appear outdated does not necessarily represent progress for our future built environment

Schedule of works: Planning for the best outcome

Building works and refurbishments rarely go exactly to plan or budget. However, as Adam Story explains, by getting the right people to perform the correct works plans, the chances can be significantly improved

More than just a paint job

Sarah Speight explores the mysterious world of interior design and discovers that good design is surprisingly crucial when aiming to achieve business success

Daylight saving

In increasingly crowded towns and cities, Paul Smith outlines the regulation requirements for a building’s access to light – a vital yet often underrated requirement for properties and their occupants

The latest

Businesses at risk from substandard lightning protection

Organisations are putting their premises at risk through sub-standard lightning protection services that could result in repair and insurance costs totaling thousands, a leading provider has warned

Specialist service sparks business growth for Darlington company

Darlington-based Stone Technical Services has become one of the UK leaders in the specialist field of lightning protection after securing a number of new contracts and thanks to being one of the most accredited in the specialist area

French Connection to shed stores

Clothing retailer French Connection is set to close 14 of its UK stores. Shops to close include high profile shopping…

Kent’s county town and business capital

Maidstone is the administrative and commercial centre of Kent. It is also the county town. Yet Maidstone’s excellent location and communications links, coupled to a readily available supply of quality office space mean that it’s true potential remains untapped

Foreclosure rates of commercial properties across the EU soar

Commercial property rates hurt, says RICS

Q4 property recovery stalls on eurozone crisis

Minimal economic growth and lack of available funds in part attributable to the eurozone crisis saw 2011 end on a…

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…

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