Rutland golf course set for new life as eco-friendly mini Center Parcs Feb 26, 2021 A father-and-son partnership have revealed full details of their plan to convert a Rutland golf course into an environmentally-friendly, mini Center Parcs. The £30m redevelopment includes the creation of 60 naturally-built, luxury lodges with existing buildings being turned into a clubhouse and swimming pool at the 185-acre site just off the A1 near Stamford. Colin […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Curlew Capital presses ahead with 282-bedroom student tower near Olympic Park Feb 26, 2021 Student accommodation specialist Curlew Capital has got the go ahead to create a 282-bedroom tower close to the Olympic Park in Stratford. In the last ten years Curlew has invested more than £1bn in 34 schemes in 23 major university markets and its latest £60m project involves the demolition of an existing student property on […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
American sustainability pioneers join forces with Essar Oil to build £600m biofuel plant in North West Feb 26, 2021 Ellesmere Port is set to become the centre of a sustainability revolution in the UK thanks to a £600m investment from an American firm which has developed a technology that allows non-recyclable waste to be converted into aviation fuel. Fulcrum Bioenergy is developing the world’s first BioFuels plant in Nevada and this month announced plans […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
AEW raises €475m to bolster logistics portfolio in France, Germany and the Netherlands Feb 25, 2021 American investment firm AEW is planning a €475m raid on logistics and light industrial targets across mainland Europe as the race to build warehouse space intensifies. The Boston-based company has accumulated assets in Europe worth €32bn and now has it sights set on filling the demand in major metropolitan areas of France, Germany and the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
University of Cambridge’s £300m mega development puts emphasis on open spaces Feb 25, 2021 Four world-renowned Cambridge colleges and the university itself have joined forced to facilitate a massive housing development on the south west perimeter of the city. Consultations with local residents were due to start today on the scheme (Feb 25) which could see nearly 3,000 new homes built on farm land. Provisions have also been made for […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Asset managment giants break $1tn barrier thanks to surge in investors looking for property ‘self haven’ Feb 25, 2021 The robust nature of global property prices was reflected in today’s financial results announced by asset management giants AXA IM. While the Coronavirus pandemic has damaged huge swatches of the global economy, property has become even more of a ‘safe haven’ for investors with the French company reporting a three-fold increase in money entering the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
The London Stock Exchange goes big on £165m Technico House plan Feb 25, 2021 Work on an eye-catching £165m office/leisure redevelopment on land owned by the London Stock Exchange is due to start in January 2023. The 20-storey Technico House project in the Broadgate area of the capital will incorporate more than 65,000sqm of office space, a restaurant and roof top terraces but the LSE itself will not be […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Redundant London hospital buildings to be redeveloped as integrated homes/office space Feb 25, 2021 Part of a hospital in London is be demolished to make way for a multi-use development which will include 129 new homes. The new buildings will also incorporate commercial units and a cycle park while the Royal Free London NHS Foundations Trust, who runs the Edgware Community Hospital in North West London, has assured residents […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Commission Says Church of England Must Lead By Example on the Housing Crisis Feb 23, 2021 The Church of England (CoE) – one of the UK’s richest landowners – has been told it must lead by example to tackle the housing crisis and develop affordable housing. That’s the message from a Housing Commission set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury which published the ‘Coming Home’ report which looked at the how […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government of Jersey to invest £200m in far-reaching redevelopment of St Helier town centre Feb 23, 2021 ONE of Jersey’s most valuable pieces of real estate is set to be transformed as part of a far-reaching £200m redevelopment of St Helier’s popular tourist area. The Jersey Development Company (JDC) has instructed internationally-renowned planning specialists Gillespies to oversee the project which is set to include a new National Art Gallery, seaside amphitheatre, pier, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
