BRISTOL-A consortium of developers has joined forces with the Universities of Bristol and Bath to launch a new business park overlooking the M4 near Bristol.

LONDON-Delancey Estates has become the latest UK property company to quit the stock market.

LONDON-Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is front-runner in the race to buy Shell Mex House on The Strand London's West End, according to reports in the London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat.

LONDON-Chris Peacock is to take over as President and Chief Executive Officer of global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle, replacing Stuart Scott who is retiring at the age of 62 but will stay on as the group's chairman.

LONDON-The Crown Estate has unveiled for a massive investment programme in London's Regent Street.

LONDON-Healey & Baker, the EMEA arm of Cushman & Wakefield, has set up a specialist Retail Management team for Central Europe.

LONDON-City of London specialist Greycoat has secured funding from the German open-ended property fund Commerz Grundbesitz-Invest for its 102,376 sq ft office scheme at 10-15 Lombard Street, London EC3.

LONDON-Hammerson has decided to start construction on a 208,000 sq ft office scheme at 1 London Wall, EC2, making it one of the capital's biggest speculative office schemes.