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• Store closures on track as sales slide at Thorntons
  16 Feb 2012, 10:39
  Thorntons’ sales and profit continued to fall in the second half of 2011, and the company said it is on track with its plans for 180 store closures over the next three years.
• Stanhope selected for Maltings redevelopment
  16 Feb 2012, 09:44
  Stanhope has been selected for the redevelopment of the Maltings retail scheme in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
• Second CPO started in Northampton enterprise zone
  16 Feb 2012, 09:16
  Regeneration body the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) has started a second compulsory purchase order (CPO) process to kickstart development in the Northampton enterprise zone.
• Neptune plans £45m Liverpool scheme
  16 Feb 2012, 07:39
  Neptune Developments is submitting an application to build a £45m apartment-led, mixed use scheme at a stalled site at Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, TheBusinessDesk.com has reported.
• DevSecs JV wins consent for EMI factory overhaul
  16 Feb 2012, 07:00
  Development Securities and joint venture partner Cathedral Group have won consent for the first phase of the redevelopment of the Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes.
• McKay to refurbish Southwark office building
  15 Feb 2012, 17:46
  McKay Securities is to begin a full refurbishment this month of a 21,000 sq ft office building in London’s Southwark.
• Carlsberg factory approved
  15 Feb 2012, 14:01
  Carlsberg is to build a 75,000 sq ft bottling plant in the Northampton Enterprise Zone after a local planning committee granted consent.
• Anglesea Capital gets planning for Leeds big shed
  15 Feb 2012, 13:26
  Anglesea Capital has been granted planning permission to link two industrial units at its Sherburn Distribution Park outside Leeds to create a 550,000 sq ft shed.
• Midweek Bulletin: Why is Westfield selling out of smaller schemes?
  15 Feb 2012, 13:20
  Following the news revealed by Property Week last night that Westfield has sold out of three regional shopping centres, the Midweek Bulletin looks at what this means for Westfield’s strategy.
• Eskmuir gets planning for Leatherhead redevelopment
  15 Feb 2012, 11:51
  Eskmuir has been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of its office park at Randalls Way, Leatherhead.
• LandSecs completes Canadian tie up
  15 Feb 2012, 10:00
  Land Securities has completed a joint venture agreement with the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board to develop its Victoria Circle development, which could have an end value of £1bn.
• Hines appoints Blair as UK MD
  15 Feb 2012, 09:48
  Hines has appointed UK investment director Ross Blair as its new UK managing director as part of an increased focus on investment and asset management.
• LXB wins consent for Stafford retail schemes
  15 Feb 2012, 09:45
  LXB Retail Properties has won planning consent for two retail developments in Stafford.
• Muse hires Ask Developments board member
  15 Feb 2012, 09:43
  Regeneration developer Muse has recruited a director and shareholder of Ask Developments to its north-west team, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
• Town Centre Securities adopts “cautious attitude”, as it reports stable interim figures
  15 Feb 2012, 09:19
  Town Centre Securities this morning reported stable half-year figures and a refinancing of £90m of debt.

News source: PropertyWeek.com