Mastering the past Britain’s historic towns can provide an attractive setting for retail developments, but meeting planners’ demands is often tricky. David Thame thinks a little more compromise on both sides could keep everyone happy
Take-up in the East of England has increased this year, with deals involving larger sheds above 20,000 sq ft coming to the fore, as the market shows welcome signs of recovery
Helen Roxburgh | 26/10/2009 | 11:30
Plans to build more than 2,550 homes in Cambridge could be in jeopardy because of a row over affordable housing levels
Paul Norman | 27/11/2007 | 12:15
The public inquiry into Multiplex’s plans for Mereham, a major new town in East Cambridgeshire, has taken a two-week break after the Australian developer presented last minute revisions to its proposals.
Roger Pearson | 17/09/2002 | 11:50
Following his 20-year struggle to retain the dilapidated family home in which he was born, a King’s Lynn man has thwarted compulsory purchase moves by offering to repair the property.
Adam Coffer | 08/07/2002 | 07:00
Liverpool Victoria (LivVic) has set up an £80m limited partnership with Frogmore as part of a drive to boost its exposure to property.
Manufacturers across the UK believe the worst of the recession is now behind them, research out today showed. According to the latest CBI/Business Strategies quarterly Regional Trends Survey, business confidence in most areas has risen for the first time in more than two years.
Andrea Cockram | 07/08/2001 | 15:25
House prices are rising in all regions of England and Wales, with house price inflation for the year predicted to run at 10%, according to hometrack.co.uk’s National July Survey.
Robert Gibson | 20/06/2001 | 13:00
Coal Pension Properties has funded the fourth and final building developed by the Churchmanor Estates Company on the Peterhouse Technology Park in Cambridge.
Roger Pearson | 06/12/1999 | 10:55
A property company has failed in a £3.6m High Court damages claim on the basis that it was so successful in cutting its losses that it in fact ended up losing nothing.
