Mar 16, 2021
Logistics specialist LondonMetric has bought two warehouses in Milton Keynes for £31.2m. The two properties have been acquired in separate transactions and comprise a 66,000 sqft unit, which is let to TalkTalk as a data centre and has been acquired for £23.9m, and a 42,000 sqft urban logistics warehouse which is three miles from the […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
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Firms have until April 9th to register their interest in a £750m joint venture partnership with Suffolk County Council (SCC). The 15-year, 50:50 agreement is due to start next March and the council is looking for a single private sector partner (PSP) to develop multiple sites across the county. SCC has an initial list of […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 15, 2021
Developer Capital&Centric has submitted an outline planning application for its £50m plan to transform the former market precinct of Farnsworth near Bolton into a vibrant new town centre community. The proposal includes 220 new design-led homes and approximately 3,200 sqm of commercial space that will reboot the town centre with a new leisure, hospitality and […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 15, 2021
An £83m package of Government funding has been agreed to accelerate the delivery of 3,000 homes on a £800m mixed use development scheme on the edge of Nottingham. Clowes has received £62m from Homes England’s Land Assembly Fund and £21m loan from the Home Building Fund towards the development of the 606-acre site at Fairham. […]
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Read moreMar 15, 2021
Hot on the heels of the Treasury’s announcement to create a Northern headquarters in the North East, the Department for Transport this morning revealed plans to put a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds. Earlier this month Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed to moving hundreds of civil service jobs to Darlington and […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 15, 2021
The first UKREiiF monthly webinar takes places on Wednesday morning (March 17th). An Introduction to The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum is a free 105-minute explanation of how UKREiiF hopes to facilitate economic growth within the industry and further details on its networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 15, 2021
Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has opened proceedings on finding a 50/50 construction partner for its £200m scheme to redevelop a huge swathe of Leatherhead town centre. Firms have until April 23rd to register their interest in a mixed-use redevelopment project affecting two pivotal freehold sites – The Swan Centre and Bull Hill. The two […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 15, 2021
The construction industry will require the equivalent of 350,000 new roles to be created by 2028 to fulfil the government’s 2050 net zero ambition according to a report out today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Using data from the Climate Change Committee (CCC), additional decarbonisation work will have created the demand for 86,000 construction […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 12, 2021
A £1bn scheme to reinvigorate large swathes of Brighton & Hove is in the running to receive financial support from the council. The Beeline is a low-carbon transport and infrastructure project that is promising to breathe new life into three council-owned areas of the city – the marina and surrounding areas, the West Pier and […]
Posted by: Mark Flanagan
Read moreMar 12, 2021
AshbyCapital and U+I have received planning consent for their extended 260,000 sqft office venture in Slough. The two office blocks will complete the campus with the companies having already collaborated on ‘No 2 The Future Works’, which recently became the first building in the UK to receive a Platinum AirScore for its indoor air quality. […]
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