Estates Gazette 1998 - Abstracts

Estates Gazette 1998
TitleSubjectAuthors
A bigger splash. (Stax Properties, Racquets and Healthtrack Founder Max Wildsmith)(Company Profile)Real estate industryMark Cooper
A blight on both your houses. (United Kingdom, reform of the compulsory purchase act)Real estate industryAndrew Trott, Gareth Lewis
A capital brand. (Benchmark Group)(includes details of stakeholders)(Company Profile)Real estate industryKaren Lennox
Accuracy is all. (the Property Misdescriptions Act)Real estate industryNiel Mackilligin, Gary MUrphy
A charter for blackmailers. (criticism of the 1991 United Kingdom Property Misdescriptions Act) (Viewpoint)(Column)Real estate industry 
Adding spice to the mix. (leisure development within United Kingdom shopping centres)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industryYvonne Court
A little too independent.(United Kingdom High Court considers status of decisions made by independent experts)Real estate industryNicholas Cheffings, Jonathan Gaunt
Along the right lines.(United Kingdom Dept of Environment, Transport and Regions' plans for reform of leasehold law)Real estate industryDavid Marcus
And good riddance.... (removal of commercial squatters)Real estate industryPhil James
And then the rates came. (preparing for rating revaluation of 2000 in United Kingdom)(Column)Real estate industryMark Henderson
At your service. (service charges) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Avoid a date with disaster. (United Kingdom tenants and landlords must reprogram computer-based facilities to deal with year 2000 computer date change)Real estate industryEdward Mitchell Bannister
Avoid the electric blues: Managing agents will soon be able to choose their electricity suppliers. But there are issues to be resolved before switching companies.Real estate industryTony Galloni
A year in the country.(latest trends in agricultural law in United Kingdom)Real estate industry 
Bench mark. (United Kingdom, tenant and landlord laws) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Best disposed of. (United Kingdom's Deleterious Materials Schedule)Real estate industryPhilip Beardwood
Beware of retail scaremongering. (United Kingdom, Office of Fair Trading report on out-of-town retail developments)(Column)Real estate industryTim Hellier
Beware the fire trap. (United Kingdom Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997)Real estate industryMitchell Winter
Block busting.(Leisure)(obtaining cinema licence in United Kingdom)Real estate industryBruce Dear, Charles Romney
Blocked by the old chips. (impact of year 2000 computer date change problem on building services in United Kingdom)(Office Trends '98)Real estate industrySteve McCormack
Brave new world. (Scottish law relating to property transactions)(Occupier Intelligence: Scotland Special)Real estate industryStruan Leishman
Braving a foreign field. (advice on setting up offices in foreign countries with emerging markets)Real estate industryCharles Romney
Build developments on dialogue.(Viewpoint)(the need for property professionals to work together)(Column)Real estate industryPeter Buchan
Building new relationships. (advantages of close links between developers and occupiers)(includes details of Kingston SCL's decision to relocate to Edinburgh Park in Edinburgh, Scotland)(Occupier Intelligence: Scotland Special)Real estate industryPhil Miller
Buzz in the City. (rent reviews in City of London, England)Real estate industryStephen Lines
Called to accounts. (guidelines for surveyors on checking tenants' financial status)Real estate industry 
Calling time on overtime.(Working Time Regulations 1998)Real estate industry 
Capital ideas. (construction of shopping centres and retail parks in Inverness, Scotland)(East Scotland)Real estate industryNeil Davidson
Cashing in on the peace. (property investment in Northern Ireland)Real estate industryAndrew Wade, Neil Faris
Caught in a log jam. (Dorset's industrial market)(Focus '98: Dorset and South Wiltshire)Real estate industryStrohm Paul
City office market (City of London, England, survey results)(Estates Gazette Occupier Intelligence supplement)Real estate industry 
Clean-up Acts. (United Kingdom and European environmental laws)(Industry Overview)Real estate industry 
Clear waters. (European Union legislation relating to water supplies)Real estate industry 
Climate change at Weatheralls.(Weatherall Green & Smith senior partner Greg Cooke)Real estate industryEd Simpkins
Close brackets. (valuations)Real estate industryJohn Murdoch, Neil Crosby, Anthony Lavers
Collaborating on a bestseller: The arrival of US bookseller Borders has triggered a race for superstore bookshops.Real estate industryRobert Gray
Coming up short on accountants. (lack of management accounting expertise in United Kingdom surveying firms)(Column)Real estate industryMartin Holland, Timothy Asson
Compulsive disorder. (analysis of compulsory purchase)Real estate industryGill Castorina, Andrew Piatt
Constructive approach. (survey of Manchester, England office market)(Industry Overview)Real estate industryChris Mulcahy
Contract farming restructures. (reorganization for contract farming companies in United Kingdom)Real estate industry 
Conversion at St Paul's.(views on redevelopment scheme of Paternoster Square, London, England)Real estate industryTracie McCormack
Co-operation will save out cities.(Viewpoint)(United Kingdom, public-private partnership schemes to facilitate urban renewal projects)(Column)Real estate industryMike Bera
Cracking the area code.(Offices and Business Parks; property options for call center operators in United Kingdom)Real estate industryPeter Williams
Cutting car parking will set off alarms.(mixed views on United Kingdom government's plans to limit town centre parking)(Column)Real estate industryMike Lewin
Damage limitation. (continued problems with correct assessment of damages for illegal eviction)Real estate industryJane de Havillande
Dash for the centre.(introducing of sequential testing to development sites in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryGary Dean
Deals on wheels.(accelerating commercial property deals in United Kingdom)Real estate industryPeter Sugden
Directing the Scottish play.(changes in property transactions following devolution in May 1999)Real estate industryDan Gardner
Don't be badgered.(land developers and legislation protecting badgers, includes related article)Real estate industryStephen York
Don't get fenced in. (United Kingdom boundary disputes)Real estate industryAngela Sydenham
Don't rubbish the rules. (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Double trouble. (United Kingdom property professionals can be sued for torts of negligence as well as breaches of contract)Real estate industry 
Downsize but don't demoralise. (redundancy of workers) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Dumped on?: Contractors are frustrated by the D&B jobs that shut them out of the design process - but still expect them to accept full liability for any problems.Real estate industryPaul Boden
Dutch get down to earth. (cleaning contaminated land)Real estate industryMark Dyer
Eastern England. (economic development) (includes related articles on Bedfordshire and Luton, Essex Investment Office)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
East Midlands. (East Midlands, England, economic development) (includes related article on Lincolnshire County Council)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Errors that drive away developers.(problems with planning process in Westminster, England)(Column)Real estate industryCharles Okin
Euro stars. (commercial property investment in Europe)Real estate industryRachel Frampton
Evils of mass production. (negative aspects of mergers between property consultants in United Kingdom)(Column)Real estate industryChris Armon-Jones
Expertly handled? (ways for independent property expert to avoid negligence action)Real estate industryAndrew Tugwell
Eye on the tigers. (US investment banks plan property purchases in Far East)(crisis in Far East, part 1)Real estate industryDavid Mann
Factories need homes as well. (housebuilding on brownfield sites in United Kingdom will affect industrial development)(Column)Real estate industryMark Perowne
Factor in the risks. (property loans; valuations)(includes related articles)Real estate industryChristopher Horler
Fair means or foul-up. (apportioning service charges for landlords and tenants in the United Kingdom) (includes related article on year 2000 rating revaluation)Real estate industryMark Heighton
Fairness enforced. (United Kingdom Disability Discrimination Act 1996)Real estate industryAnnette Whybrow
Fashion on parade. (United Kingdom, retail market)Real estate industryTrevor Wood, Keith Steventon
Fears can be fatal.(planning permission)Real estate industryCraig Connal
Forced move. (regulation of members of United Kingdom RICS handling insolvencies)Real estate industryJon Gershinson, David Lowe
Foul-up over fair play. (United Kingdom Competition Bill)Real estate industryRichard C. Reuben, Jane Tyler
Foundation shift. (adapting ground lease to new market conditions in United Kingdom)Real estate industryRaymond Cooper, William Killick
Four-star solutions.(challenges associated with valuing petrol stations in United Kingdom)Real estate industryAdrian Camps
From woe to go. (removing conditions imposed on planning permission)Real estate industryGill Castorina, Andrew Piatt
Gaining ground. (advice on setting up an office in Eastern Europe) (includes related article of an architect's practice in Russia and Turkey)Real estate industryAaron Dohm, Nicholas Parsons
Get a grip on inflation.(how economic policies seek to control inflation)Real estate industry 
Get the law on your side. (legality of underletting property by writing side letter)Real estate industrySally Brockington
Good agents won't fear blackmail. (protection for United Kingdom estate agents from illegal harassment)(Column)Real estate industryGary Murphy, Andrew Tugwell
Greater London. (London, England, economic development) (includes related articles on London Lee Valley Partnership, Thames Gateway London Partnership)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Hands off: Lock-out agreements can help companies hang on to sites as they negotiate the purchase but parties should beware of their limitations.Real estate industryMark Heighton
Harrogate bustles with activity. (property market in Harrogate, England)(Yorkshire)Real estate industry 
Harsh but fair?(distress as remedy for landlords owed rent)Real estate industryPaul Marco
Heated exchange over Luton runways. (airlines disagree about redevelopment at London Luton airport)Real estate industry 
Heavy weather.(United Kingdom estate agent industry in 1998)Real estate industryPeter Bill, Roberts
High roads to rent recovery. (Scottish landlord and tenant legislation, summary diligence and hypothec)Real estate industryLaura Cameron
Homing in on retailers. (United Kingdom, regional shopping centres)Real estate industryLauren Mills
Hope remains? (legal issues relating to opportunity for property improvement)Real estate industryRobert Cottingham
How to keep the West End vibrant.(property developments in West End of London, England)(Column)Real estate industryGordon Chard
Improving thoughts. (Joseph Rowntree Foundation's approach to urban regeneration)(Regeneration and Relocation)Real estate industryJohn Low
Independence daze. (in-house surveyors acting as independent witnesses in United Kingdom courts)Real estate industryVivien King, Mark Feltham
Index of centres. (information of new shopping centres in the United Kingdom)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industry 
Industrial distribution survey results. (1998, East Midlands, England)(Estates Gazette Occupier supplement)(Company Profile)Real estate industry 
In good repair. (United Kingdom legal cases dealing with dilapidations during 1997-98)Real estate industryDel W. Williams
In pursuit of fairer leasehold deals. (United Kingdom, 1993 and 1996 Leasehold Deals)(Column)Real estate industryRichard Dalton
In search of the holy grail.(Offices and Business Parks; marketing activity in United Kingdom property industry)Real estate industryLynn Levy
In the driver's seat. (Lazari Investments founder Chris Lazari)Real estate industryCharlie Jacoby
Is justice going down the drain? (effect of reform of United Kingdom legal aid system on environmental pollution cases)Real estate industryDaniel Lawrence
Is the guarantor on the hook? (Landlord & Tenant) (response to Malcolm Dowden, Estates Gazette, July 20, 1998)Real estate industryEmma Slessenger, Sue Cullen
Keeping a secret. (secret trusts)Real estate industry 
Keep it clean. (United Kingdom, water pollution)Real estate industryRichard Burnett-Hall
Law on your side: Landlords will be pleased that the proposed changes to the law on physical re-entry will still let them recover their premises by peaceful means.Real estate industryLucy Hutchinson
Laying down the law. (legal aspects of shopping centre developments in the United Kingdom)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industrySian Williams
Let's be bolder on brownfield. (United Kingdom government should raise target for brownfield development)(Column)Real estate industryPeter Braithwaite
Let's move to fixed charges. (benefits of fixed service charges for office occupiers and landlords in United Kingdom)(Column)Real estate industryMike Young
Life in the city. (Manchester, England, residential market)Real estate industryGiles Sutcliffe
Location, relocation, relocation.... (advice for companies considering relocation)(Occupier Intelligence: North East Special)Real estate industryAdrian Hill
Long live the high street. (effect of out-of-town retail development on town centres in the United Kingdom)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industryRichard Doidge, Colin Dunkerley, Claire Higgins
Market towns need an edge. (United Kingdom local councils must protect market towns)(Column)Real estate industryStuart Pearce
Mayor headache.(mayor of London, England, will have power to influence large property developments)Real estate industryCharles St George
Measuring up to 2000. (forecasts for rate rises in United Kingdom on revaluation in 2000)Real estate industryIan Palmer
Measuring up to the future. (United Kingdom property industry must agree on how to quantify stock movements)(Column)Real estate industryFiona Sweeney
Milner's mix and match. (Milner Estates)(Company Profile)Real estate industryTimon Day
Moving on. (European distribution market)(Industry Overview)Real estate industryPaul Stohm
Net gains.(proposed changes to the land registration system in England and Wales)Real estate industryPeter Williams
North East. (North East England, economic development) (includes related articles on The Tees Valley, Invest in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear Development Company)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Northern Ireland. (economic development)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
North West. (North West, England, economic development) (includes related articles on Speke Garston Development Company, Wigan Borough Partnership)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
No way to build homes. (United Kingdom planning system has negative impact on housebuilders)(Column)Real estate industryRobert Millar
Occupational hazards. (tips for occupiers involved in negotiating new lease)(Occupier Intelligence: North East Special)Real estate industryVicky Rubin
Odds on negligence. (differences between independent valuations in United Kingdom property industry)Real estate industryGerald Brown, George Matysiak
Office survey results. (1998, East Midlands, United Kingdom)(Estates Gazette Occupier supplement)Real estate industry 
Once more into the breach.(Mainly for Students)(breaches in United Kingdom planning controls)Real estate industry 
On the high road.(Scottish Metropolitan Managing Director Scott Cairns)(Company Profile)Real estate industryTimon Day
Open all hours. (leisure development in Manchester, England) (includes related article on changing leisure facilities in Manchester)Real estate industryMark Moore, Eddy Cottrell
Openings on the Preston front.(development in Preston, England)Real estate industrySTacey Meadwell
Overdue reforms. (implications for United Kingdom construction industry of changes to law on contracts)Real estate industryAnn Minogue
Paying for past mistakes.(change in United Kingdom law governing payments made by landlords; )(includes related article)Real estate industryWendy Miller, John Pickston
Pile 'em high. (United Kingdom factory outlets sector)(Industry Overview)Real estate industryJoe Valente
Poor relation.(widening yield gap between property and equities in United Kingdom)Real estate industryTim Congdon
Postcard from France. (changes to laws relating to property deals in France)Real estate industryRonald Austin
PPG 6's grey areas. (United Kingdom planners and developers lack clear guidelines about retail projects)Real estate industryMary Cook, Nigel Cooper
Pressure to perform: CCT is giving way to Best Value, which could result in more tendering - but also in poorly performing property advisers being 'named and shamed'.Real estate industryJulian Perham
PR gets clients in a write mess. (United Kingdom property companies' approach to public relations)(Column)Real estate industryRobert Liebman
Put it in writing. (United Kingdom landlords must deal with requests for consent to sublet very quickly)Real estate industryKeith Conway, Emma Slessenger
Questions of maintenance. (United Kingdom, landlord and tenant, problems of service charges)Real estate industryGeoffrey Silman
Raise the roof value. (United Kingdom property owners and occupiers can benefit from granting requests to place telecommunications equipment on buildings)Real estate industryJennifer Rickard, Rosalind Hill
Rates of exchange. (possible changes to the United Kingdom Law of Property.(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 section 2)Real estate industryAllyson Colby
Rating review takes top billing. (impact of rating revaluation on retail warehouse operators in United Kingdom)(Retail)Real estate industryPeter Chapman
Reach for the sky. (speculative developers attracted to area around Gatwick Airport, England)(Sussex)Real estate industryLaurence Higgins
Recycle and prosper. (waste management and disposal in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryTim Smithers, Mary Tappenden
Re-engineering for efficiency. (need to update procedures in United Kingdom property industry)(Column)Real estate industryAndrew Vander Meersch
Remove guesswork from spec work. (assessing risks and rewards of speculative development)(includes sidebar detailing work at Silbury House in Milton Keynes, England, and Castlefield House in Reigate, England)Real estate industryChris Lacey, Martin Samworth
Restrained behaviour. (United Kingdom, restrictive covenants) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Retailers hit granite wall in Aberdeen.(East Scotland)Real estate industry 
Retailers scramble to make room downtown. (retail property market in Leeds, England)(Yorkshire)Real estate industry 
Retail heaven: converting the city centre faithful. (Trafford Centre in Manchester, England)Real estate industryMelissa Bell
Retail leisure survey results. (1998, East Midlands, England)(Estates Gazette Occupier supplement)Real estate industry 
Retail market. (London, England, retail and leisure survey results)(Estates Gazette Occupier Intelligence supplement.)Real estate industry 
Rethink the art of the discount. (valuers must take new approach to valuing rental housing in United Kingdom)(Column)Real estate industryAlan Collett
Road to riches. (deregulation of motorway service areas in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryNadeem Khan
Rooms with a view to profit.(United Kingdom, investing in residential accommodation)Real estate industryPhilip Hillman
Scotland. (economic development) (includes related article on Scottish Enterprise)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Sector sensation. (growing investment in retail parks in United Kingdom)(Retail)Real estate industryRupert Thornton
Security risk.(cause of action estoppel)Real estate industryStuart Pemble, Antony Dutton
Sense of securitisation. (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Set out your stall. (United Kingdom, outdoor and indoor markets)Real estate industryMichael Felton
Shed that negative thinking.(investing in retail warehouses)Real estate industryNick Staunton
Shifting ground. (residential land values in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryMike Rees
Shopping for clues. (United Kingdom National Retail Planning Forum's Shopping Scheme Development Pipeline Validation Project)Real estate industryStephen Yeoman
Shopping for growth. (retail market in Europe)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industryJohn Richards
Shout it from the rooftops. (United Kingdom property industry should promote London, England, to overseas investors)(Column)Real estate industryMike Cassidy
Slicker city.(includes related articles on Canary Wharf and Docklands)(leisure and retail development in the City, London, England)Real estate industryTrevor Shelley, Tracey Mills, Matthew Shefras
Slough pulls it off.(Slough Estates Chairman Sir Nigel Mobbs, takeover of Bilton)(Company Profile)Real estate industryErica Billington
South East. (South East England, economic development) (includes related articles on American Community Schools, England, Brighton and Hove Council, Harwell International Business Centre)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
South West. (South West England, economic development) (includes related articles on Calbot Park, Bristol, Winfirth Technology Centre)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
St Albans: Christopher Place gets upgrade.(M25 Junctions 16-24)Real estate industry 
Street credibility. (property advisers)(includes related articles)(Finance special section.)Real estate industryKaren Lennox
Surveying the field. (role of the commercial property surveyor) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Tackling the eco-warriors. (laws of trespass in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryDiane Bennett
Taking notice. (need to give adequate notice of lease renewal)Real estate industry 
Talk business. (negotiating skills for surveyors) (Mainly for Students)Real estate industry 
Tenant rites. (importance of following proper procedures when auctioning tenanted properties in United Kingdom)Real estate industryGary Murphy, Philip Freedman
Testing times. (impact of sequential test on out-of-centre retail schemes in United Kingdom)Real estate industryMartin Goodall
The future is in hand. (pen-driven computers in surveying)(Information Technology)Real estate industryRoger de Boehmler
The future of the town centre. (United Kingdom, retailing)(Shopping Centre Progress 1998-99 supplement)Real estate industryRussell Schiller
The index beaters. (United Kingdom property companies outperform IPD index)Real estate industryMalcolm White
The loan arrangements. (wide range of residential mortgages available in United Kingdom)Real estate industry 
The muck stops here. (United Kingdom landowners and occupiers should be aware of liability for environmental damage)Real estate industryTim Smithers, Nic Seal
The Payne of breaking up. (parties to tenancies involving underleases must be cautious about break clauses)Real estate industryStuart Pemble, Richard Butler
The REIT stuff. (real estate investment trusts, the United Kingdom hotel industry)(Licensed and Leisure Property supplement)Real estate industryDavid Shrimpton
The return of reform.(United Kingdom Department of the environment Transport and the Regions consultation paper on changes to the planning system)Real estate industry 
The tenant's nightmare.(part 1)(vulnerability of tenant to subrogation in United Kingdom)Real estate industryLaurie Heller, Susan Kavanagh
The trouble with booms. (economic cycle has negative impact on overdeveloped sectors of United Kingdom property industry)(Column)Real estate industryStuart Morley
The United Kingdom. (foreign direct investment) (includes related articles on Invest in Britain Bureau, The CBI Employee Relocation Council, Commission for New Towns and English Partnerships)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
The value of security.Real estate industryCharles Boston
The work ethic. (Telford, Staffordshire)Real estate industryP1aul Strohm
Trading performance of the top UK surveying firms.Real estate industry 
Turning point. (United Kingdom property sector set for downturn)Real estate industry 
Turning tables. (new approaches to office furniture design in United Kingdom)(Office Trends '98)Real estate industryJeremy Myerson
Turnover retail warehouse rents.(structuring retail park rent)Real estate industryMichael Pudney
United we stand.(dispute resolution methods for joint ventures)Real estate industryMartin Smith, Robert Porter
Up against a brick wall. (United Kingdom social housing policy)(Industry Overview)Real estate industryGordon Campbell
Vestige of empire. (Judicial Committee of Privy Council)Real estate industry 
Waiting for a dam-burst. (prospects for office construction costs in United Kingdom)(Office Trends '98)Real estate industryTony Whitehead
Wales. (economic development) (includes related articles on the Welsh Development Agency, Bridgend County Borough Council, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Warter works for Budget-beaters. (rise in availability of farmland in United Kingdom)Real estate industry 
Web of intrigue. (legal difficulties involved in setting up an Internet site)Real estate industryMatthew Harris
West End office market. (West End of London, England, survey results)(Estates Gazette Occupier Intelligence supplement)Real estate industry 
West Midlands. (West Midland, England, economic development) (includes related articles on Coventry, InStaffs UK, Telford Development Agency)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
Who wants to be an auctioneer?Real estate industryJohn Townsend
Wired up for extra value. (property developers can benefit from offering office space with Internet access)Real estate industryTim Stapleton, Dan Margetts
Wireless at work. (Jones Lang Wootton survey of demand for cordless office technology in the United Kingdom)Real estate industryPhilip Ross, Andrew Gould, Kimberley Probert
Wise moves. (barn owl provision in barn conversions)Real estate industryPhilip Knowling
Word play. (need to agree on meaning of key terms in property valuation)Real estate industryNick French
Words on worth. (assessing property's worth)Real estate industry 
Worth banging on about: The auction route has its strengths compared with other methods of disposal, especially when it comes to drawing interest in secondary and unusual residential properties.Real estate industry 
Yet more fingers in the pie. (United Kingdom Conservative Member of Parliament John Gummer, views on planning)Real estate industry 
Yorkshire and Humberside. (Yorkshire and Humberside, England, economic development) (includes related articles on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds Development Agency, North East Lincolnshire, Wakefield)(British Relocation Directory 1998)Real estate industry 
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