Daniel York joins Clifton Ingram as partner
Daniel York has joined Clifton Ingram solicitors as partner in its commercial property department....
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24,000 sq ft letting at Campus Reading
IT firm CGI has taken 24,000 sq ft of offices at Campus in Reading and will relocate from Green...
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Nucleome Therapeutics takes 20,000 sq ft at new Inventa scheme
Biotechnology company Nucleome Therapeutics has signed a deal for 20,000 sq ft at Mission Street...
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£4.6m upgrade for leisure centre
Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury is set for a major overhaul thanks to a £4.6 million...
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L’Ortolan fine dining restaurant to close
Fine dining restaurant L’Ortolan in Shinfield near Reading is to close next month after nearly 40...
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Two solar farms refused permission
Applications for two solar farms in the Cherwell District have been refused by councillors,...
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Vail Williams welcomes Oxford’s property community
UK Property Forums teamed up with partner Vail Williams to help spread the word about the...
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165 homes planned for Bloxham
Plans for up to 165 homes at Bloxham in Oxfordshire have been revealed in a screening opinion...
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Turning the Page on offices of old
UK Property Forums partner Vail Williams has picked the brains of some of the most...
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Key scheme submitted at Watford Gateway
McLaren Living submit has submitted plans for a new mixed-use urban quarter in Watford. The scheme...
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Green light for next phase of Accelerator Park
Canmoor and Tristan Capital Partners have jointly secured planning permission for the second phase...
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Mission Street celebrates topping out at The Press in Cambridge
Mission Street and investment manager BGO have topped out phase two of The Press, in Foxton,...
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Two office deals announced at LDH House in Cambridge
Cambridge Corporate Properties II Ltd, advised by Savills, has completed two new office lettings...
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Botley Road reopening delayed again
Oxford’s Botley Road will not now reopen in October as planned after a further delay was announced...
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A new Labour Government: what next for residential development in the Oxford Cambridge Arc?
David Bainbridge, director in the Savills central planning team and Andy Moffat, director and head...
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Romans New Homes to sell Deanfield Rise properties
Romans New Homes has been appointed to sell properties at Deanfield Rise in Binfield near...
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Independent brewer starts work on new restaurant and bar
Independent brewer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has begun construction of its multi-million...
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Camberley improvements to start in Autumn
Public realm improvements are due to start this Autumn in Camberley town centre. The work is part...
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30,000 sq ft of lettings in two deals at Peterborough
Abrdn UK Real Estate Fund, advised by Savills, has completed two new industrial lettings at Axis...
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New consultation to start on Local Plan
A consultation will be held in the Autumn on the Local Plan for St Albans. St Albans City and...
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A look at the new Government’s raft of planning changes
In a speech delivered on July 8, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined seven key policies aimed at...
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Brunel Retail Park sold to Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors has acquired Brunel Retail Park in Reading from Mayfair Capital. The park, which...
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More student accommodation approved for Oxford city centre
Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of St John’s College, Oxford to replace and...
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Final 78,100 sq ft phase of Suffolk Park up for grabs
Just one site remains to be built at Jaynic’s Suffolk Park. The developer had expected to spend a...
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Property professionals spell out their hopes under the new Government
UK Property Forums partners have told us what they want from the new Labour Government. Many are...
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From first generation to hyperscale: the evolution of data centres
UK Property Forums partner Vail Williams, explores the whirlwind evolution of data centres from...
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750-home airfield redevelopment set for refusal
Refusal has been recommended for a plan for up to 750 homes at Thurrock Airfield. Grasslands’...
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Practical completion reached at flagship sustainable building
RO Group has celebrated practical completion at its flagship sustainable development in Milton...
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St Modwen plans 22,000 sq m of industrial at Basingstoke
St Modwen Strategic Land is seeking to build an industrial scheme of 22,137 sq m in Basingstoke....
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Refusal recommended for up to 1,000 homes
Drawn out plans for a scheme of up to 1,000 homes in the Green Belt look set to be dealt a blow...
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High Street Sainsbury’s store goes up for sale
A 30,000 sq ft former Sainsbury’s in Clacton High Street in Essex has gone on the market for up to...
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Approval recommended for 344 homes at Brentwood
Plans for 344 homes and a primary school at Brentwood go before councillors on Tuesday (July 9)...
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13,000 sq ft letting at Wildmere Industrial Estate
Two refurbished units at an industrial estate in Banbury, totalling 13,000 sq ft, have been let to...
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Tech recycling firm takes first lab space at Wootton Science Park
DeepTech Recycling has taken the first suite in Origin, a new laboratory building at Hartwell’s...
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Green Park teams up with Reading FC Community Trust
Green Park has made Reading FC Community Trust its charity of the year. The Mapletree-owned park...
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Consultation soon to close on Panattoni’s plans for Theale
The public has until July 11 to comment on Panattoni’s scaled down plans for a warehouse...
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Milton Park marks the end of its wartime beginnings
Milton Park held a ceremony to say goodbye to its remaining wartime buildings. The last two...
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576-flat Build-to-Rent scheme submitted for Napier Road, Reading
Plans have been submitted for a Build-to-Rent development of 576 flats in Reading. The application...
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Show home at Abbot’s Place goes on the market
The show house at Dandara’s Abbots Place development in Wavendon, Buckinghamshire is now available...
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Stunning development of classical-inspired luxury homes unveiled in Thame
Savills is marketing a striking development of new homes which offer a rare example of curvilinear...
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Land sold to Barratt Homes for 574 properties
Carter Jonas has sold a major privately-owned housing site in King’s Lynn to Barratt Homes. The...
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Savills to project manage arts theatre refurbishment after £16m funding
Cambridge Arts Theatre has appointed Savills’ building, project and consultancy (BPC) team as...
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Work starts at Market Way, Great Yarmouth
The next stage of work for the ambitious regeneration of the Market Place in Great Yarmouth has...
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£40m deal secures Stevenage site
Fiera Real Estate (FRELD) and Wrenbridge have jointly purchased a five-acre site in Stevenage for...
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The Garden Village as the ultimate sustainable community
Johnny Clayton, head of masterplanning for Carter Jonas, explains how one garden village in Essex...
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Beechcroft’s Caversham Park redevelopment approved
Councillors have approved Beechcroft Developments’ plans to create a care home and assisted living...
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EV powerbank firm moves to Bicester Motion
A firm which makes powerbanks to keep electric vans running longer has opened it head offices at...
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Gallery: all the best images from Eastern Echo Awards 2024
Our photographer Aurelien Langlais produced another set of superb images at the Eastern Echo...
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Charity superstore planned for Reading
An ambitious new charity superstore is to open in Reading. Thames Hospice will close its shop in...
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Winners announced for the Eastern Echo Awards 2024
More than 200 professionals gathered to celebrate the best of the East of England’s property...
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Bakery business to rise in Caversham
A new independent bakery will open in Caversham this Summer complete with an academy to teach...
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Third Maidenhead venue for MyWorkSpot
MyWorkSpot has signed a 10-year lease with Royal London Asset Management for almost 20,000 sq ft...
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Rare self-build homes go on the market
Savills is marketing two rare self-build plots in Buckinghamshire where buyers can choose between...
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Constituencies in Focus 3: Buckingham & Bletchley
Following DevComms’ recent looks at the new constituencies of Reading West & Mid Berkshire...
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Rare batch of new homes released by Blenheim Estate
Blenheim Estate Homes has announced new releases at its Park View development in Woodstock, which...
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Flow follows Ebb in launching to Reading market
More of the luxury flats at Ebb & Flow in Reading have been unveiled. The Flow building of 184...
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Hi-spec, hi-efficiency homes unveiled at Priory Grove
The first release from a rare collection of high-specification, energy-efficient, new homes has...
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Help to decide how Bucks makes planning cutbacks
Property professionals can be part of a business focus group to help decide how Buckinghamshire...
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General Election 2024: Bedfordshire – a county of two halves
As part of DevComms’ work in setting the political scene for Eastern Echo readers Jade Uko,...
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Constituencies in Focus 2: Bicester & Woodstock
Following DevComms’ recent run down of the new constituency of Reading West & Mid Berkshire,...
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Head teacher offers top grade for redevelopment plan
Councillors have approved plans to demolish a secondary school in Kidlington and rebuild it. Plans...
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Aldi’s plans for Winnersh hit by flooding wrangle over climate change rules
Aldi has been dealt a blow in its plans to open a store at Winnersh after councillors voted to...
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450,000 sq ft of labs under way at TOSP
Construction has started on three new state-of-the-art lab and office buildings on The Oxford...
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Council acquires empty Debenhams building
Bedford Borough Council has acquired the former Debenhams department store in Bedford in a bid to...
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Albion Land seeks consent for Phase 4 of Catalyst Bicester
Albion Land has submitted detailed plans for the first 128,000 sq ft of Phase 4 of its Catalyst...
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Savills pockets Peterborough deal with snooker club
Savills, on behalf of a private client has agreed a new retail letting at 33-35 Cowgate in...
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Council markets Georgian home for £1m
A striking Grade II-listed Georgian house in the heart of Saffron Walden is up for sale. The...
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Addressing water stress: the key to unlocking growth in Cambridge?
Boyer director Matt Clarke weighs up how Cambridge needs to address its water shortage to allow...
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Nebula progress revealed in drone video
Drone footage has been published which shows progress at Nebula, a £40m R&D scheme at Milton...
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What next for the high-growth life sciences market in the UK?
Vail Williams partner Guy Parkes sees the fast-growing life sciences sector as a huge opportunity,...
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Flag American footballer tackles new role with Haslams
A local sportsman who plays for Great Britain has become the latest commercial agency surveyor at...
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Practical completion at Access scheme at Eastern Gateway
Practical completion has been reached at Trebor and Hillwood’s Access @ Eastern Gateway Ipswich...
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Savills secures two town centre retail lettings
Savills has secured two retail leases on properties close to the centre of Peterborough. On behalf...
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New development rights offer increased flexibility for the rural sector
Changes to agricultural Permitted Development Rights (PDR) that came into force at the end of last...
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Solar farm decisions deferred for site visits
Councillors are to visit the sites of two proposed solar farms in Oxfordshire before making...
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Gemma Stephenson becomes partner at Blandys
Blandy & Blandy has announced that senior associate solicitor in the commercial property team...
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Positive vibes at Blandys’ Summer Party
Blandy & Blandy celebrated its busiest ever Summer Garden Party on June 6. In his speech to...
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Constituencies in Focus 1: Reading West and Mid Berkshire
DevComms has begun a series of articles putting constituencies in the South East under the...
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Caversham shopping centre goes up for sale
St Martin’s Centre in Caversham, Reading has been put up for sale for £16.45 million. Federated...
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Error allows 1,000-home scheme to go ahead
A mixed-use development with up to 1,000 flats in Reading can go ahead after an error by Reading...
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800-home scheme approved despite fears over water quality
Councillors have agreed to alter a condition on water quality in plans for up to 800 homes at...
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230 homes at Twyford set for approval
Plans for up to 230 homes in Twyford in Berkshire have been recommended for approval ahead of a...
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115,000 sq ft let at ONE Station Hill to PepsiCo, PwC and NewFlex
A total of 115,000 sq ft within ONE Station Hill in Reading has been let in deals announced by...
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89-flat Watford scheme approved on appeal
TT Group has won its appeal for the redevelopment of a former BT car park in Watford town centre...
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660-home plan sent back to the drawing board
Plans for 660 homes in Suffolk have been refused by delegated powers after a surge of objections....
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AWE takes 68,000 sq ft at Green Park
AWE has taken 67,280 sq ft of offices at Green Park in Reading and expects to start moving in this...
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Shoplight expands at Titan Drive in Savills deal
Savills, on behalf of Canal & River Trust, has secured a letting at Titan Drive in Fengate,...
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50 homes set to replace commercial building in Slough
Permission has been granted to replace an ageing commercial building in Slough with 50 flats. In a...
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Director role at Lanpro for Graham Robinson Hodges
Graham Robinson Hodges has been promoted to regional director in Lanpro’s Norwich office. The move...
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92 homes and GP surgery approved on appeal
Burlington Property has won an appeal over plans for 92 homes and a GP surgery on land in Sarratt,...
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Glencore to build new 60,000 sq ft lab building
Chesterford Research Park has appointed Glencore to build its new 60,000 sq ft Sidney Sussex lab...
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Queensbury acquires £2.5m town centre building
Queensbury Investments has acquired a town centre building for £2.52 million in an off-market deal...
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Another step forward for Flagship Park, Peterborough
Detailed consent has been granted for major infrastructure works at Flagship Park, Peterborough....
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Jason Farrimond takes new role at LRG
Jason Farrimond has been appointed director, land & new homes for Leaders Romans Group,...
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Flood rules could sink Aldi’s plans for Winnersh store
Plans for an Aldi store at Winnersh, which councillors voted to approve in December, have been...
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PDR conversion plan for Bracknell office building
Plans have been submitted to convert an office building in Bracknell into 53 homes under Permitted...
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Reading Library set to be converted to housing
Reading Central Library is likely to be extended upwards and converted to housing under a proposal...
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Major data centre scheme approved for Bath Road, Slough
Councillors have unanimously approved SEGRO’s plans for two large data centres to replace six...
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Plans revealed for 130 homes near Basingstoke
Plans for up to 130 homes on the edge of Overton near Basingstoke have been revealed in a...
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UKREiiF: a view from the next generation
Lichfields planner, and one of the founders of NextGen in Berkshire Caitlin Attrill, offers a view...
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