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Excellent read - http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/Columnists/GuestColumnists/article/20100419/27d1d4c6-496e-11df-ba79-00144f2af8e8/Songbird-will-sing-for-its-supper.jsp

Might take a look here tomorrow..

Land Securities also confirmed it is in "active discussions" with several potential partners for a joint venture on its 20 Fenchurch Street building, the Walkie Talkie, which could cost some GBP275 million to develop, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person told Dow Jones Newswires previously that one of the potential partners is Canary Wharf Group PLC, the main subsidiary of Songbird Estates PLC (SBD.LN) and the developer of London's second financial district, but Salway declined to comment. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100519-703811.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

106.61k BUY

This was my worst buy and I've not made many others fortunately. I noticed your posts on Chaarat Gold earlier thats been on my watchlist for a while. I quite like the current price.

“In the last 18 months, the primary location for direct Gulf investment has been the UK, especially for Qatar,” he said. “They are always looking for those core triple A assets, ones that have enduring value and are ultimately very stable in the long-term.”

Special Report: Harrods £1.5 billion summer sale http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/News/Leads/Special_Report%3A_Harrods_Summer_Sale_201005118479/

Qatar capitalise on the UK http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100509/BUSINESS/705099910/1005/BUSINESS

This is a right turkey my 1K is now worth £50 quid. I've written it off.

Wealthy Qatar in aggressive spending spree http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1277694/CITY-FOCUS-Wealthy-Qatar-aggressive-spending-spree.html

I've written this one off and so should anyone else, do not BUY and I have money here, well I did have. Fortunately not much.

Takeover or no takeover its looking very good either way!

JP Morgan's ''potential'' giant headquarters, Riverside South - See pictures as well. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=55080697

Takeover or no takeover it looking very good eitherway!

In the Docklands market, Canary is sitting on a 5.5m square feet development pipeline and could clean up in a space shortage, as the market returns to pre-letting deals. Shell is reputedly close to signing a 200,000 square feet deal at 40 Bank Street. Separately, if investment bank JP Morgan proceeds with its plan to develop a giant headquarters, Riverside South, this alone will generate a development profit of £148m (or 15.6p-a-share). If it doesn’t, Canary has the option to buy back the site for a song. The success of this deal, combined with substantial pre-letting activity leads JP Morgan’s real estate analyst Harm Meijer to forecast a "bull case scenario" valuation of 266p-a-share (that's 60 per cent upside to today’s price of 166p).

Excellent article, Many thank indeed.

Songbird Estates Contemplate Expansion in London - http://topnews.co.uk/23154-songbird-estates-contemplate-expansion-london

'Songbird flies again' http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/Companies/ByEvent/Results/Analysis/article/20100407/48a108de-4185-11df-99fb-00144f2af8e8/Songbird-flies-again.jsp

I’m a little bit perplexed at the recent movement in the share price but it’s certainly not representative of the company’s true value or current financial position. It’s also abundantly clear someone is still accumulating stock and the long-term trend is very bullish for commercial property especially in the heart of London. The market in general maybe slightly cautious going into the general election but as we know elections are won and governments are formed and life goes on, as does the market. We must also remember Songbird Estates has substantial assets, and whether a takeover comes or not this is a good medium-long-term growth stock. Maybe the Arabs or the Chinese will make an offer? we’ll see. The Daily Mail's Geoff Foster mentioned £2.50 a share so the current share price is as 'cheap as chips'. The recent article in London is well worth reading – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/7528818/Canary-Wharf-flying-out-of-recession.html

Al Fayed closes the door on Gulf advances for Harrods Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1262417/Al-Fayed-closes-door-Gulf-advances-Harrods.html#ixzz0kCqO76Vj Could Songbird Estates be next? Somebody is still accumulating shares at a rapid rate.