Last of the big spenders?

Money matters With the last of the major mall schemes planned before the recession emerging from the pipeline, development may not have shrunk to a trickle, but financial factors are affecting how it’s done. Annabel Dixon reports

Clouds over the city

There is already a shortage of occupiers looking for space in Leeds. Now, with public spending cuts set to hit the city badly, agents see difficult times ahead. By Alex Hawkes

Something old, something new

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

Valad/Shepherd let Doncaster warehouse

Valad Europe, the European multi-let real estate investment manager, and Shepherd Developments, the commercial property development arm of York-based Shepherd Building Group, have let 164,000 sq ft of warehousing in Doncaster to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company