WWA joins the Valley Voices
Architectural practice WWA has teamed up with Thames Tap as our latest Valley Voice. As reported...
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Reading markets ‘remain resilient’
In a prime position at the heart of the Thames Valley and with a flourishing information and...
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Do you plan to start a new property business?
In recent weeks Thames Tap has reported on how a number of property professionals are leaving...
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82 homes set for approval
Plans for 82 homes at Overton in Hampshire go before councillors on Wednesday (April 28) with a...
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Catalyst housing association makes key appointments
Catalyst has appointed two new senior development directors to its Counties New Homes team. Claire...
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Chance to eye up the Eagle Quarter
Thames Tap has teamed up with the developer behind the proposed Eagle Quarter in Newbury to offer...
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Michael Graham Estate Agent to market Hayfield Walk homes
Luxury homebuilder Hayfield has appointed Michael Graham Estate Agent on the £36 million Hayfield...
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Cala launches car club at Wolvercote Mill
Cala Homes has launched a car share club at its Wolvercote Mill development in Oxford. Three...
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Homes and office plan for Wootton Business Park
A small office block and 58 homes have been proposed for land at Wootton Business Park in...
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Bellway launches 98-home Long Acre at Shinfield
Bellway Thames Valley has launched 98 new homes in Shinfield in Berkshire, a site known as Long...
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New extension planned for The Meads at Farnborough
A 3,088 sq m extension is planned for The Meads shopping centre in Farnborough along with 104...
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Flexible industrial scheme planned for High Wycombe
A former furniture factory in High Wycombe could make way for an 8,278 sq m industrial...
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Removals firm moves to Axis J9
Removal firm House 2 Home (H2H) has taken 3,380 sq ft at Axis J9 in Bicester. The expanding,...
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PDR plan for 110 homes at Great Brighams Mead
McKay Securities has applied to convert Great Brighams Mead in Reading into 110 flats under...
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James Newton joins Vail Williams
Vail Williams has appointed James Newton as surveyor to its business space team in Reading, the...
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Thame site sold to Bellway and Care UK
Bellway Homes and Care UK have bought an 11-acre site in Thame. Angle Property and Fiera Real...
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Tender and consultancy listings
In an occasional series led by UK Property Forums and our partner BD Resources, we now have access...
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Jo Jackson joins SEGRO as director
Jo Jackson, former senior director for CBRE, has been appointed director, Thames Valley for SEGRO....
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View from the riverbank: Back to the future
It seems everyone has a prediction about the post-Covid world but one has started coming true very...
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Kier plans 86 homes at Didcot Garden Town
Kier Living has applied to build 86 homes at Didcot. In its application to South Oxfordshire...
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Helen Sachdev joins McKay Securities
McKay Securities has appointed Helen Sachdev as a non-executive director. Helen has more than 30...
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Major mixed-use scheme for Cholsey
Plans have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council for a major mixed-use scheme at...
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Join us for Spotlight on Slough
The remarkable scale of development in Slough will be explained in the next UK Prop Social...
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Last call for entries to OxPropFest Awards 2021
Entries for the OxPropFest Awards can now be made until 5pm on Thursday, April 22. The deadline...
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Plans for PDR conversion of Soane Point, Reading
Reading’s Soane Point offices could be turned into 144 studio flats under Permitted Development...
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Former LSH boss predicts boom time ahead for Thames Valley
Nick Coote, former head of Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH) Reading office, has forecast a move...
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Four deals by Hicks Baker
Four small lettings have been completed by Hicks Baker. Project management firm MICIM Limited has...
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Manisha Bhula to become partner at Blandy & Blandy
Blandy & Blandy has announced Manisha Bhula, head of the firm’s residential property team, is...
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Ian Blake launches iB Architects
Former Morse Webb director Ian Blake has left to launch a new architectural consultancy. iB...
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Appeal date set for South Oxfordshire Local Plan review appeal
Campaigners fighting South Oxfordshire District Council’s Local Plan have had a date set for their...
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Next takes 50,000 sq ft at Parkway Centre, Newbury for ‘standout’ new store
Next is to open a 50,000 sq ft store at the former John Lewis at the Parkway Centre, Newbury. The...
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Beth Wilson becomes principal consultant at Evoke
Beth Wilson has been promoted to principal consultant at Evoke Transport Planning. Beth, who has...
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Principles to support the Arc
The Oxford – Cambridge Arc Environment Group publishes its principles. Thames Tap consultant Hugh...
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3,000 objections to golf course plan
The revised planning application for homes at Reading Golf Club’s Emmer Green course has attracted...
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New leisure centres set for approval
Plans for Reading’s two new swimming pools go before councillors on Wednesday (March 31)...
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Temporary Shinfield Studios to go ahead
Plans for a temporary film studio at Shinfield have been unanimously approved. Wokingham Borough...
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First new lab occupier at the Wood Centre for Innovation
Biotech start-up, Samsara Therapeutics has become the first new lab occupier at The Oxford Trust’s...
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Theale station set for major upgrade
Work to improve Theale station begins this Summer thanks to a £4 million grant from Thames Valley...
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Eagle Quarter: ‘The best I’ve worked on’
The developer behind the proposed regeneration of Newbury’s Kennet Centre says the scheme is the...
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‘Huge boost’ as Panattoni buys 370-acre Honda site in Swindon
Industrial and logistics developer Panattoni has acquired the 370-acre Honda site in Swindon and...
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‘Berkshire needs to lead recovery’
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP chief executive Alison Webster has spoken to Thames Tap about her...
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Planning headache for Oxfordshire authorities
Following the warning from Savills Oxford director David Bainbridge that Oxfordshire’s special...
Read MoreThe developer behind the proposed regeneration of Newbury’s Kennet Centre says the scheme is the best he’s ever been involved with. Hugo Haig, managing director of Lochailort which is behind the proposed Eagle Quarter scheme for...
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John Lewis store at Basing View to close
The John Lewis store at Basing View is to remain closed after lockdown, putting 93 jobs at risk....
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Oxford North set to go ahead this Summer
The massive mixed-use Oxford North development has passed the final planning hurdle more than a...
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Refusal recommended for Berkeley’s plans for 209 homes
Councillors have been recommended to refuse Berkeley Homes’ plan for 209 properties on the site of...
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New school planned for Faringdon
Consultation has begun over plans for a 420-pupil primary school in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Vale...
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Third phase acquisition at Axis J9
Albion Land has forward sold phase three of its Axis J9 development at Bicester for £30 million....
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Reviewed, paused, cancelled: political reaction to scrapping of the Expressway
DevComms managing director Rob Allaway reports the political reactions to the cancellation of the...
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Thumbs-up for Expressway cancellation
The cancellation of the £3.5 billion Oxford – Cambridge Expressway has been generally...
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Seven promotions for Savills Oxford
Savills has announced seven promotions within its two Oxford offices. The appointments, which took...
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Savills reports exceptional numbers of land sales
Savills south central has reported exceptional levels of sales in the first two months of 2021....
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Will availability shortages hamper Oxfordshire’s growth?
Jon Silversides, partner, commercial for Carter Jonas Oxford, evaluates the commercial property...
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Care home plan for Caversham Park mansion
Beechcroft Developments has declined to comment on its plans to turn the Caversham Park mansion in...
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Temporary Shinfield Studios plan for major US production
Urgent plans for a temporary forerunner to the proposed Shinfield Studios go before councillors on...
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Swindon Cultural Quarter vision revealed
A vision document has been developed for Swindon’s proposed new £80 million Cultural Quarter....
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New: tender and consultancy listings
In an occasional series led by UK Property Forums and our partner BD Resources, we now have access...
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Bracknell draft Local Plan moves forward
Councillors voted heavily in favour of Bracknell’s draft Local Plan, despite opposition to the...
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Oxford – Cambridge Expressway cancelled
The planned Oxford – Cambridge Expressway has been abandoned following a cost-benefit analysis....
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Milton Park to review its Local Development Order
Milton Park and its local authority are to review its Local Development Order (LDO) to help...
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Green light for zero emissions zone in Oxford city centre
Oxford city centre’s zero emissions zone (ZEZ) will go ahead this year and may expand to...
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Eagle Quarter plans submitted
Lochailort Newbury has submitted plans to redevelop the Kennet Centre for 402 homes, 30 flexible...
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£2m approved to progress Oxpens scheme
Oxford’s Oxpens development has moved a step closer after both shareholders in it agreed to fund...
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Spotlight on Westminster – March 2021
DevComms director Charles Bushe reports on what the region’s MPs have been up to over the last...
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VSL develops website for flexible space
Oxfordshire property consultant VSL has launched a website dedicated to marketing flexible space...
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Report shows increased retail take-up
Reduced rents and the availability of fitted out shops and restaurants caused a large increase in...
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View from the riverbank: Losing a Peel
The requirement to build on brownfield land before greenfield and greenfield before Green Belt...
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Councils consider joint Local Plan
Southern Oxfordshire’s two district councils are considering developing a joint Local Plan. South...
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Hayfield appoints Ken Mulpeter
Luxury housebuilder Hayfield has appointed Ken Mulpeter as production director to lead the...
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West Waddy merges with Archadia Architects
Abingdon-based planning and architectural consultancy West Waddy has merged with West London-based...
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Is this the hour that London’s commuter travel finally peaks?
Alec Prince, director for mode Transport Planning, looks at the effects of the pandemic on...
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262,000 sq ft of offices approved at Slough
Permission has been granted for the next 262,000 sq ft of The Future Works office development in...
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Developers – beware restrictive covenants
Rachel Booth, partner at Clark Holt solicitors & property development specialists, outlines...
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Work on 20,000 sq m of labs at TOSP to start this year
Work starts in Autumn on the first of two office and lab buildings totalling almost 20,000 sq m at...
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Retail park may be redeveloped for 900 homes
A retail and leisure park in Bracknell could make way for 900 homes under the council’s new draft...
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Three promotions at Savills Reading
Savills has announced the promotion of three of its multi-disciplinary team in Reading. Alexa...
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Surrey Development Forum launched
A new group has been set up to bring developers and councils across Surrey together. Surrey...
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XLMedia moves to Henley
Digital publisher XLMedia has taken refurbished offices at 21-25 Hart Street, Henley. Hicks Baker...
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439 homes for Magnet Leisure Centre site
Plans for 439 flats on the site of the Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead have been submitted to...
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Council completes gaol bid
Councillors in Reading have signed off the bid to turn the town’s gaol into a culture and arts...
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Funding will create new innovation labs
New funding has been granted to help create new life science lab space for start ups in Oxford. ...
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Biopharma firm expands at The Oxford Science Park
Biopharmaceutical company Sitryx has expanded at The Oxford Science Park (TOSP). The firm,...
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View from the riverbank: New heights for Maidenhead
The Nicholson Quarter seems to have gone through the planning process at incredible speed...
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Build to Rent – built to adapt
Nicky Brock, partner, planning & development for Carter Jonas Oxford, discusses how the Build...
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Economic recovery – reasons for cautious optimism among businesses in the Thames Valley?
Tim Clark, joint managing partner at Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy looks at some of...
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PDR scheme for flats on industrial estate
An office development in a largely industrial area of Reading could be converted to 49 flats under...
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Mall tight-lipped over reports of sale
Moorgarth has declined to comment on reports it is considering selling the Broad Street Mall in...
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New property group for Newbury
A new property group has been set up for Newbury and West Berkshire following the demise of the...
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Dan Holford joins SEGRO
SEGRO has appointed Dan Holford as director, technical development. Mr Holford joins after 14...
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Approval for Nicholson Quarter scheme
Regeneration of Maidenhead town centre has been unanimously approved by councillors. The Nicholson...
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Swindon gets £19.5m towards regeneration
Swindon has been awarded £19.5 million for town centre regeneration projects. The money, from the...
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First occupiers at Chertsey Business Park
The first two occupiers have signed up at Chertsey Business Park. Runnymede Borough Council has...
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Savills breaks down key Budget announcements
Savills experts have broken down two key moves in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget. Andrew Perratt...
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‘Developers should work with councillors from the outset’
Developers should work with councillors from the outset to succeed in the planning process,...
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Shot in the arm for vaccines maker
A vaccines developer has expanded at Milton Park. Emergex Vaccines, which works on vaccines...
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‘Developers should create good reputations among councillors’
Developers need to form good reputations to help succeed in the planning process, according to...
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Delays ‘threaten council’s ability to meet housing targets’
Developer Andy Jansons has written an open letter to protest at planning delays to a scheme in...
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Huge rise in capital raised in Oxford’s life sciences sector
Savills’ research has shown £1.5 billion was raised in life science-related capital by UK...
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Joe Marshall promoted by Catalyst
Catalyst housing association has promoted Joe Marshall to managing director, new homes (counties)....
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Tenders invited for £50m Slough development
Contractors have until Friday, March 12 to tender for work on a development of 193 homes in...
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