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• Bedford

The town's Station Quarter comes under our microscope in this week's EG. The council is proposing a £130m regentation of the site but has yet to find a developer, or assemble large chunks of the site.

It's not the only large scale development trying to take flight in the town. Melanie Smith has also looked at the progress of St Modwen's Town Centre West. Last month the council extended its agreement with the developer presumably to give St Modwen some breathing room to get the 19-acre scheme going. Some are building such as Goodman and Unilever at the Colworth Science Park (pictured), although already has EEDA backing and two universities signed up. 

• Luton

Daniel Cunningham asks whether the long awaited renaissance of the town has ground to a halt. He analyses progress at Napier Park and Butterfields business park. 

• Industrial

Last year's take up is nearly half the 2008 level, and Daniel finds that when asked to name requirements agents draw a blank. That said, Canmoor which bought a portfolio of four indsutrial estates from SEGRO is looking to speculative develop. To find out why they think this is a good idea read this week's EG. 

Tesco Bank has signed for a whopping 103,000 sq ft at Quorum Business Park near Newcastle, but in our North East Focus I ask what rent and incentives are landlords agreeing to in order to get deals like this done?

The North East's office market is in danger of turning into a bargain basement for occupiers, and ask what all this means for developers with prime stock on their hands in core Newcastle city centre locations.

Liz Morrell looks at the North East's retail market, and specifically Capital Shopping Centres' extension to its Eldon Square in Newcastle. CSC is on target to open the 410,000 sq ft extension fully let next February, but what is the cost to the rest of the city's retail scene.

It's another double Focus in this week's mag with Yorkshire and our continued trip around the M25.

Bradford: While in the city interviewing for this week's Bradford feature, I picked up that BBC Inside Out had been out and about filming for a documentary about the city's regeneration. Not to be outdone I've put together my own short film which walks around some of the major regeneration sites. The city still has many hurdles to clamber over. McAleer and Rushe's has yet to secure financing for its 100% prelet Southgate scheme, but plans for the council's City Park seem ready to progress. You can read an indepth analysis in my feature this week.

Retail: Retail regeneration is a dirty word in any county at the moment, but Yorkshire's  had more than its fair share of stalled projects. Nadia Elghamry looks at the latest from Trinity Walk in Wakefield and how Hammerson are turning to TIFs to try and get its Sevenstone scheme in Sheffield back on track.

ESTATES GAZETTE SOUTH WALES FOCUS
 NOVEMBER 14, 2009 ISSUE

Cardiff
A look at the local office and retail market.
Stacey Meadwell, Focus editor, stacey.meadwell@rbi.co.uk, 020 7911 1819

Sentiment Survey - Q3 update
An update on the Sentiment Survey carried out in March this year tracking sentiment about the property market and wider economy. To take part in the survey click here or paste www.surveymonkey.com/EGWalesQ4 into your web browser.

The survey is anonymous and takes about 5 minutes. If you wish to send an attributable quote on issues raised in the survey for possible inclusion please contact:
Melanie Smith, editorial assistant, 020 7911 1916, melanie.smith@rbi.co.uk

Swansea
Investigation of the office, retail and industrial markets across the Swansea, and what can local property people expect looking to the future?
Claire Robson, freelancer 07896 267707 robson.claire@hotmail.co.uk

Newport
An in-depth look at the city's future development prospects
Melanie Smith, editorial assistant, melanie.smith@rbi.co.uk, 020 7911 1916

Investment
Analysis of the South Wales market and predicitions for its future growth
Nadia Elghamry, deputy Focus editor, nadia.elghamry@rbi.co.uk , 020 7911 1849

Deadline for receipt of editorial information is 20th October