Samantha McClary
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Brixton becomes UK’s largest industrial landlord with £600m buy
Brixton has exchanged contracts to buy Industrious for £600m, making it the biggest industrial landlord in the UK. Jersey-based Industrious owns and operates 163 industrial estates in the South East,…
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BCSC: Dixons chief tells landlords to adopt lease code
Dixons Group chief executive John Clare has called on landlords to meet their obligations under the code of practice for commercial leases or face an uncertain future of declining high…
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BCSC: Minister talks of reform but fails to deliver PPS6
Planning minister Keith Hill has announced more initiatives in the government’s reform of England’s planning system, but failed to unveil the long-awaited PPS6: Planning for Town Centres.
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Oxford council backs Westgate masterplan
Oxford council’s Strategic Development Control Committee has given its formal support to The Westgate Partnership’s masterplan for the redevelopment of the Westgate area of Oxford.
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BCSC: Coffee bar chain Esquires to expand in the UK
Esquires Coffee Houses is seeking a dozen more sites across the UK as part of an expansion programme that will see it virtually double its outlets.
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BCSC: Report calls for rethink on secondary shopping
Policy and practice regarding secondary shopping areas need to be radically rethought, urges a report launched today at the BCSC in Manchester.
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BCSC: Councils urged to take pro-active approach to retail
The retail industry and the retail property sector have made a major contribution to the UK’s urban agenda, but will only continue to do so if local authorities heed the…
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LSH locks up £5.5bn prison estate contract
Her Majesty’s Prison Service has appointed Lambert Smith Hampton to advise on the expansion of its £5.5bn estate. LSH beat CBRE, Chesterton, DTZ and Knight Frank to win the contract,…
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Councils told to reduce demands
BCSC conference 2004: president to call for new approach to small-town regeneration. Local authorities must scale back their planning gain demands on developers in order to kickstart retail-led regeneration in…
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LSH locks up £5.5bn prison estate contract
£300m for expansion over next two years. Her Majesty’s Prison Service has appointed Lambert Smith Hampton to advise on the expansion of its £5.5bn estate.
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Councils told to reduce planning gain demands
Local authorities must scale back their planning gain demands on developers in order to kickstart retail-led regeneration in smaller towns, a new report will claim.
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215-219 Oxford Street set for redevelopment
215-219 Oxford Street, W1, is to be redeveloped after planning permission was granted for a new scheme with more than 40,000 sq ft of shops and offices.