Security of tenure – dealing with a tenant that has remained in occupation following the end of a contracted out lease
Solicitor Lauren Johnson, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, explains how...
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SEGRO unveils latest units at Slough Trading Estate
SEGRO has completed nine new speculatively-built industrial units at Slough Trading Estate. The...
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Refurbished space unveiled at Quayside, Cambridge
Three refurbished office suites are now available to let at the iconic Quayside Building in...
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Help us reward more of Oxfordshire’s top talent
UK Property Forums has begun a drive to broaden the kinds of submissions for this OxPropAwards....
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315-home scheme approved for Windsor
Plans have been approved for 315 homes in Windsor on a site which has been derelict for 14 years....
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Berkeley Homes set to acquire Slough Central site
Berkeley Homes has agreed to buy the Observatory and Queensmere shopping centres in Slough and...
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Spring Hill homes about to complete
The first completions at Berkeley Homes’ Spring Hill development in Maidenhead are due next month....
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Savills secures deal for Rula Developments’ business park
Rula Developments has completed the acquisition of a 39-acre site at Bingham for a new business...
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Fryer Commercial reports nine Bracknell office deals in 2025 so far
Bracknell property consultant Fryer Commercial has reported one of its best first quarters for...
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Max Barnes appointed to Savills’ Norwich office
Savills has added to the development team in its Norwich office with the appointment of...
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Howard Group secures Langford Arch letting to GMP
Howard Group has agreed a five-year lease on office space at its Langford Arch scheme in Cambridge...
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CHP acquires 480 homes from L&Q
Essex-based housing association, CHP, has acquired 480 homes across Chelmsford from L&Q. The...
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580 co-living flats planned for Woking
Plans have been submitted for a high-rise block of 580 co-living apartments in the centre of...
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Italian restaurant and coffee shop for Friars Walk
Two new food and beverage brands with strong local connections have signed up for the new look...
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Security of tenure and contracting out in commercial leases – what does it mean?
Solicitor Lauren Johnson, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, explains...
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Government go-ahead for new Cambridge sewage works
The Government has granted permission for the new Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant. Secretary...
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Approval recommended for 104 homes at Chipping Norton
Plans for up to 104 homes in Chipping Norton go before councillors on Monday (April 14) with a...
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Giant Universal theme park expected to create 8,000 jobs
More than 8,000 jobs and a £50 billion boost to the UK economy have been promised after Universal...
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225-home Maidenhead scheme set for approval
Plans for 225 homes in Maidenhead go before councillors on Tuesday (April 15) with a...
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70-home plan for Arborfield site
Outline plans for up to 70 homes in Arborfield have been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council....
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397-home Milton Keynes scheme refused
Plans for 397 Build-to-Rent flats in Milton Keynes have been refused due to harm to a nearby park....
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Podcast: David Bainbridge, director, Savills
David Bainbridge, director of planning in the Savills’ south central team, joined us for the...
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Vail Williams completes £3m of leasing deals in five weeks
Property consultancy and UKPF partner Vail Williams has negotiated leasing deals worth £3.07...
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£400m regeneration planned for former Vauxhall site
Global property business Goodman has acquired the former Vauxhall manufacturing site in Luton with...
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Councillors help bring 67-affordable homes scheme forward
Plans for 67 new affordable homes for Norwich took a step forward after detailed plans for the...
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CHP teams up with NewArch Homes
Essex-based housing association CHP has announced a long-term partnership with NewArch Homes....
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Thumbs up for Luton Airport expansion decision
Luton Airport bosses say the Government decision to allow its expansion will help drive the local...
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Why the Lower Thames Crossing signals a new chapter of growth for Essex and Kent
Ben Sinclair, head of development at Savills Chelmsford, outlines why the recent approval of the...
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8.5-acre site for 55 homes goes on sale with Savills
An area of scrubland on the edge of a Suffolk village, currently earmarked for 55 new homes, has...
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Slough stakeholders share their vision for the town’s future
Three years after Berkeley Homes gathered a host of Slough stakeholders to offer their verdicts on...
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266-home co-living scheme approved for Reading
Reading’s first co-living development has been approved by councillors. Elder Developments won...
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643-home Broad Street Mall flats scheme deferred
Councillors unanimously voted to defer plans for 643 flats at Reading’s Broad Street Mall....
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Blandy & Blandy plays a role in South Wokingham development
Law firm and UKPF partner Blandy & Blandy advised landowners in a long-running effort to bring...
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Asbestos surveys – the law and legal requirements
Megan Harris in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Commercial Property team, explains the law...
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Swindon Health Hydro set for 2026 reopening
Swindon’s historic Health Hydro is on course to resurface early next year. The borough council has...
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Artist teams up with Vail Williams to brighten vacant Oxford shops
Property consultancy and Thames Tap partner Vail Williams is working with an artist to brighten up...
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70 more homes proposed at former Reading Golf Club site
An additional 70 homes are being planned at one of Reading’s most controversial housing schemes....
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Positive outlook remains in real estate investment despite uncertainty
Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, UKPF partner Vail Williams has looked at the property...
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Council refines plans for Cambridge Market
Updated proposals for the new Cambridge Market have been proposed, part of the ongoing Civic...
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Spring launch for 77 Barratt homes
Barratt Homes is preparing to unveil a 77-home development near Huntingdon this Spring. The scheme...
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Work starts on 423 homes in Cambridge
Groundbreaking has taken place at two of Cambridge Investment Partnership’s (CIP) new schemes,...
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Aviva Investors funds 189-home scheme
Aviva Investors has completed the forward funding of 189 new single-family homes in Houghton...
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Campaign launched to push for Cowley branch line reopening
A campaign for Cowley branch line has been launched. The campaign, led by ARC Oxford, the Ellison...
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Mixed views on Spring Statement
Mixed feelings emerged when UKPF asked partners and sponsors for their thoughts on Chancellor...
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OxPropSummit 2025: “Wow, what a place”
A sold out crowd of around 250 property professionals crowd gathered at Trinity College, Oxford...
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Gallery: the best images from OxPropSummit 2025
Our regular snapper Aurélien Langlais was on hand throughout the day at OxPropSummit on Wednesday,...
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Savills Oxford announces seven promotions
Savills Oxford has announced seven promotions across its two Oxford offices. The promotions across...
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Four key appointments at Savills Reading
Savills has announced four promotions in its multi-disciplinary Reading office. They extend across...
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Consultation starts over plans for 248 homes in Guildford
Consultation has begun by Guildford Borough Council and Wates Residential over plans for 248 homes...
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Vision document published for Cherwell district
A new five-year vision document has been published by Cherwell District Council. It focuses on...
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95,000 sq ft letting secured at High Wycombe X
Food importer and distributor RH Amar has signed a pre-let on a new 94,756 sq ft state-of-the-art...
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Deal to bring 100,000 sq ft Milton Keynes warehouse forward
Panattoni has agreed to acquire a prime five-acre site for a 100,000 sq ft speculative industrial...
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Deal to unblock sewage treatment works upgrade
An agreement between the Environment Agency (EA) and Oxford City Council is expected to allow...
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Podcast: Rachel Wood and Charles Butters
Two key figures from Oxfordshire’s development community joined us for the latest Battle &...
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Reading round-up: Boom Battle Bar, TK Maxx and a big office deal
A Boom Battle Bar is set to open this Summer at the former Revolution bar in Station Road,...
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Clarendon Centre, Watford gains £58.6m refinancing deal
Firma Partners has provided a £58.6m loan to developer Regal to refinance the Clarendon Works, a...
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Colchester site for 100 homes acquired by Hopkins
Hopkins Homes has acquired a site that will bring 100 new homes to a village north of Colchester....
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£2m deal secures 40,000 sq ft warehouse building
Savills, on behalf of a Suttons Investments, has completed the sale of 16 Albert Way in Chatteris,...
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7,000 sq ft deal secured at WestPoint
Eagle Street Partners ACO4, advised by Savills and DTRE, has agreed a new 7,000 sq ft  letting at...
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Burch House deal secured by Savills
Savills, on behalf of a Central Co-op, has completed the sale of Burch House in Peterborough....
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Savills announces raft of promotions across East of EnglandÂ
Real estate advisor and UKPF partner Savills has announced a number of promotions across its...
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Islamic centre plan for Winnersh Fields office park
Plans have been submitted to convert offices in Winnersh into an Islamic community centre. Muslim...
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Developers and councils gather to launch new forum for Oxfordshire
UK Property Forums managing director Matthew Battle reports from the first gathering of key...
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Planning reform – a step forward or a democratic setback?
James Williams, planning associate at Vail Williams, looks at the Government’s latest planning...
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Vail Williams delivers its verdict after one year in Oxford
Property consultancy Vail Williams has reported a 163 per cent increase in Oxford-specific...
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470 homes being planned for Witney
Outline plans for up to 470 homes near Witney in Oxfordshire have been revealed in a scoping...
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Seven Oxford SMEs on the move to new home
Seven science and tech start up and SMEs are on the move to a new home in Oxford city centre....
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420 home planned for Spencers Wood
Plans for up to 420 homes at Spencers Wood have been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council. Land...
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Ground broken at site for 54 affordable homes
Groundbreaking has taken place at a site designated for 54 affordable homes in Wembley. Wates...
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Deal brings new stadium closer for Wealdstone FC
A deal has been secured that could lead to a new stadium for Wealdstone FC in the Hillingdon...
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102 homes approved for former brewery site
Plans to develop a former brewery for 102 homes have been approved by Wiltshire Council. Planning...
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Savills’ land deal set to help deliver 180 homes
Work to build 180 new homes in the heart of a Norfolk market town is set to start imminently after...
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Plans being drawn up for 80-home scheme at Hemel
A planning application is expected in Autumn for a scheme of 80 homes in Hemel Hempstead. The...
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Work takes off at Pigeon scheme at Theobald’s Business Park
East Anglia-based land promoter Pigeon has begun development of a new 50,000 sq ft industrial unit...
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Advent Bioservices letting announced at Unity Campus
Advent Bioservices has taken a 10-year lease of lab and office space at Unity Campus, Cambridge....
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Savills completes Labes House deal to music school
Savills has completed the letting of a period building to a music school. The property consultancy...
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Nick Stevenson rejoins Savills to lead valuations team
Savills has welcomed back associate director Nick Stevenson to lead the valuations team in its...
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RPS moves across Milton Park
Global consultancy and engineering firm Tetra Tech has moved its RPS business to a new 9,500 sq ft...
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Franklin teams up with CO:LABS at Harwell
The Rosalind Franklin Institute has become founding member of a pioneering new laboratory...
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Mixed picture across investment and development markets
Research from RLB forecasts growth in the residential and life sciences sub-sectors in 2025. The...
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Savills Thames Valley teams celebrate 2024 success
Savills planning teams across Reading and Oxford have lauded the firms’ latest financial results....
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182 homes in two applications to be decided at West Oxon
Two hotly-disputed planning applications for a total of 182 homes look set for different fates...
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Council set to agree sale of 23 more sites
Councillors in Slough look set to decide on the sale of 23 buildings and plots of land the council...
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From Welwyn Garden City to Welborne – the past, present and future of garden villages
Damian Read, construction director for Pye Homes, explores the roots and principles behind the...
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4,000-home Loddon Garden Village plans go on show
Consultation has begun over plans for a garden village of almost 4,000 homes in the Wokingham...
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£100m conversion plant called in by Government
The Government will decide whether a proposed £100 million hi-tech plant which can convert...
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Council responds to reports of possible Lexicon sale
A Bracknell Forest councillor has issued a statement after reports that The Lexicon shopping...
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Radisson Group to run Oxford United new stadium hotel
Radisson Group has teamed up with Oxford United to run the club’s new stadium hotel. The 180-room...
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Work starts on 65,000 sq ft Trehus at Maidenhead
Work has begun on a rare speculative office building in Maidenhead town centre. Trehus, a...
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230,000 sq ft of industrial approved for Basingstoke
Indurent has secured detailed planning approval for a 230,000 sq ft industrial and logistics...
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Council starts work on plans for leisure centre at Diss
A new community and leisure centre in Diss is being planned by South Norfolk Council. The...
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Skills centre under way at Gateway 14
Work has begun on the state-of-the-art Skills and Innovation Centre at Gateway 14 business park. ...
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Centrica linked to 40,000 sq ft Station Hill deal
Centrica has said no firm commitment has been made on a possible move to 40,000 sq ft at ONE...
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New vision approved for Banbury town centre
Councillors have agreed to move forward with a new vision for Banbury. Cherwell District Council’s...
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157,000 sq ft office scheme approved for Cambridge
Railpen and development partner Ridgelift have secured full planning consent for a 157,000 sq ft...
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Approval for McLaren scheme for central Watford
Councillors in Watford have approved plans to redevelop the town’s former police station and...
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Homes unveiled at sought-after beach resort
The Hill Group is to unveil a new development this weekend near one of Suffolk’s most desirable...
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Approval for major expansion of Grove Business Park
Radical plans have been approved for an additional 377,000 sq ft of new commercial space at Grove...
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166, 000 sq m of industrial planned for Bicester
Plans have been submitted for a 166, 042 sq m industrial/logistics park at Little Chesterton near...
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Crucial stage for Peterborough Station Quarter funding
A key stage in making a £65 million project around Peterborough station become reality goes before...
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