See the full impact of Beaufort Park demolition
The full impact of the loss of a pioneering, energy efficient building has been depicted in a...
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Deal set to bring £22.5m development to Swindon Town stadium
Councillors have been recommended to approve the sale of Swindon Town FC’s County Ground to allow...
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Deal to bring forward The Friary Quarter
Contracts have been exchanged between Guildford Borough Council (GBC) and St Edward ahead of a...
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Mountbatten House ‘will be the best building on the M3 corridor’
Work is due to start this year on one of the region’s most remarkable office refurbishment...
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Charities Act 2022 – The impact on property disposals
Katja Wigham, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, discusses the...
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Oxford United stadium plans set to progress
Oxford United’s plans to build a new stadium at Stratfield Brake, Kidlington look set to move...
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View from the riverbank: highs and lows of a week in property
The good and the bad of the local property scene were in evidence last week. While we cannot...
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Slough Urban Renewal’s future under discussion
Morgan Sindall subsidiary Muse Developments is in talks with the council about the future of...
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RLB report notes more collaboration in procurement process
More collaboration is taking place in the procurement process as contractors grapple with supply...
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Four promotions at Savills Reading
Savills Reading has announced four promotions. In the planning team Julia Mountford, specialist in...
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Spin out tech firm moves to Wood Centre for Innovation
Helio Display Materials, a joint spin out from Oxford and Cambridge universities has taken 3,266...
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103-flat BTR scheme planned for Friar Street, Reading
Plans have been drawn up for 103 Build-to-Rent flats in Friar Street, Reading which will sit...
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Insults fly as Reading Golf Club plan is approved
Fiercely-disputed plans for 223 homes at the former Reading Golf Club in Emmer Green have been...
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Breaking ground at Station Hill
Groundbreaking has taken place on the second phase of Reading’s Station Hill development....
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McKay Securities set to be acquired by Workspace
McKay Securities is set to be acquired by Workspace in a deal worth £272 million. The...
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Slough set to have to sell £600m of assets
Councillors in Slough face having to agree to sell off £600 million worth of assets as the council...
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Key appointments for Oxford North developer
Oxford North developer Thomas White Oxford (TWO) has made two key appointments. Dame Alison Nimmo...
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View from the riverbank: leaping into the unknown
Almost exactly 19 years after congestion charging was introduced in London, the zero emission zone...
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Oxfordshire lab rents set to exceed £70 per sq ft
Laboratory space in Oxfordshire is in such short supply rents could reach £70 per sq ft in 2022....
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Country’s first zero emission zone launches today
The country’s first zero emission zone (ZEZ) has begun operation in Oxford. The February 28 launch...
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Panattoni submits huge plans for Honda site in Swindon
Panattoni has submitted its plans for a vast industrial development at the former Honda site in...
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169 homes approved for former bus station site
Plans to allow 169 homes on the site of the former Bracknell Bus Station have been approved after...
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Darcliffe Homes joins UK Property Forums
Darcliffe Homes has teamed up with Thames Tap and will be a key partner in our New Homes section....
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160 homes approved for Compton
Homes England’s plans for 160 homes on the site of the former Institute For Animal Health in...
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Oxford United to start to examine consultation responses
Initial consultation over Oxford United’s plans to move to Stratfield Brake has closed with 3,500...
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Below the surface: are our business parks up to scratch?
Just as the Secret Footballer entertained in the national media for years, Thames Tap is offering...
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New views and video of Green Park Station
New aerial views, including video, of Reading’s Green Park Station have been published by the...
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Reading Golf Club scheme recommended for approval
Reading Golf Club’s plans for 223 homes at its former course at Emmer Green go before councillors...
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Council’s social housing development scrapped
Plans for a development of shared ownership and council housing in Oxford has been shelved through...
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Newbury town centre masterplan: a planner’s analysis
David Jones, managing director of planning consultancy Evans Jones, weighs up the Newbury town...
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View from the riverbank: transparency needed on sustainability objectives
The issue of funding needed to provide power to Oxfordshire’s many new developments is a sign that...
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Three promotions at DevComms
UK Property Forums partner DevComms has made three promotions within its team of stakeholder...
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Round up and rumours
A round up of news and rumours of news in the Thames Valley. Video game developer Rebellion has...
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4,000-home scheme approved for Milton Keynes
A 4,000-home development in Milton Keynes has passed the final planning hurdle. Milton Keynes...
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DevComms joins UKPF for Leadership Lunch initiative
UK Property Forums and DevComms have teamed up to formally launch the Leadership Lunch initiative...
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Council unhappy with RSSP scheme
Councillors in Reading have given a big thumbs down to Aviva Investors’ plans to redevelop Reading...
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JV acquires Mountbatten House
A joint venture between Mactaggart Family & Partners and Longstock Capital has acquired...
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Newbury masterplan welcomed – but who will pay?
Newbury’s town centre masterplan has been welcomed by experts we asked – but with reservations...
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BSR Software takes space at The Junction
Developer and investor Dunmoore has signed a pre-let with a software developer for space at...
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The Arc is dead…long live the Arc!
UK Property Forums consultant Hugh Blaza grapples with the Government’s lack of financial...
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Have we got the power?
Property professionals have been warned of a power supply crisis in Oxfordshire due to increasing...
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Developer contributions under review in South Oxfordshire
Two public consultations have been launched about the future of developer contributions in South...
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LLP to be formed for 3,000-home Grenoble Road scheme
Councillors in Oxford have agreed to form a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) to progress the...
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£30m industrial scheme to start within weeks
Construction on a 164,765 sq ft Grade A industrial scheme at Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire is...
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Two join Vail Williams from LSH
Vail Williams has made two senior appointments to its Thames Valley team. Martin Hughes and Laura...
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View from the riverbank: is there enough BTR now?
The 900 flats planned for Reading’s Forbury Retail Park will doubtless prompt many complaints. In...
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Vail Williams moves to Apex
Property consultancy Vail Williams is to move its regional office from Thames Valley Park to the...
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AEW acquires Frontier Park for 760,000 sq ft scheme
AEW and Allianz Real Estate have acquired a site for a proposed 760,000 sq ft logistics...
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Councillors recommended to refuse RSSP scheme ahead of appeal
Councillors meet this week to decide if they would have approved plans to redevelop Reading...
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Reading fights to keep Royal Berks in town
Deputy leader of Reading Borough Council (RBC) Cllr Tony Page has voiced concern over the possible...
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Three questions about Forbury Retail Park homes
Following news of abrdn’s proposals for 900 flats at Reading’s Forbury Retail Park, Mike Shearn,...
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Dutch barn will provide rural office space
A former agricultural building on the outskirts of Oxford has gone on the market as office space....
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900 homes planned for Reading
Consultation is about to start over plans for 900 homes to replace most of Forbury Retail Park in...
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Another step forward for Oxford North
A reserved matters application has been submitted for an access street and the first of three...
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£40m investment in Chipping Norton hotel
Heythrop Park Resort in Chipping Norton is set for a £40 million investment after being acquired...
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Potential £100m One Forbury Place deal looms
React News has reported a potential £100 million sale of M&G Real Estate’s 186,000 sq ft One...
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View from the riverbank: levelling up and down
Judging by the responses from our Expert Forum, many of those in the property industry are yet to...
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Boyes Turner joins Thames Tap
Reading-based law firm Boyes Turner is the latest to join Thames Tap as a partner. It means Brian...
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Levelling up – what our experts say
Michael Gove unveiled the Government’s flagship Levelling Up White Paper last week – but many of...
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Sustainable new Milton Park home for Evotec
Life science business Evotec has announced plans to expand into sustainable premises. The Milton...
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Report highlights industrial pressures in Reading
The scale of demand for industrial accommodation in Reading has been revealed in the latest annual...
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Village ‘is basically a dormitory’ as vets plan gets approved
Brakspear’s application to turn the former Reformation pub in Gallowstree Common into a vets...
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‘LEPs are helping unify unitary authorities’
Under threat LEPs are playing a vital role in unifying unitary authorities, delegates heard at the...
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Covid may have helped high street revival
The high street is not dead and Covid might has helped it develop quicker, guests at our round...
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Occupiers ‘still deciding office needs’
Occupiers are still unsure what space they will need in the future while working patterns evolve....
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The only way is up for resi and industrial
The short supply of land for both housing and industrial schemes is leaving few options for either...
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£6m Maidenhead acquisition responds to new working practices
Family-run investment business The RO says its acquisition of 6 Bell Street, Maidenhead is driven...
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‘Reading could reach Build-to-Rent tipping point’
Up to 4,500 flats planned for the centre of Reading could potentially become Build-to-Rent (BTR)...
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Great Brighams Mead sold for £19m
McKay Securities has sold 84,840 sq ft Great Brighams Mead in Reading to residential developer...
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Green Retreats expands at Westcott Venture Park
Green Retreats has taken a pre-let on 65,000 sq ft of space at Westcott Venture Park. Park owner...
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View from the riverbank: changing the face of Reading
Big things are happening in Reading town centre and not all of them are visible. One Station Hill...
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Law firm takes 21,000 sq ft at M&G scheme
M&G Real Estate has completed a 21,000 sq ft letting at 3 London Square in Guildford to Clyde...
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Begbroke redevelopment moves a step closer
Reserved matters consent has been given for two new buildings at Oxford University Development’s...
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Reading town centre site acquired by AEW UK
A mixed-use site in Reading town centre has been acquired by AEW UK’s Core Property Fund for...
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301-unit co-living scheme recommended for approval
Approval has been recommended for a total of 301 units of co-living accommodation near the centre...
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Station Hill ‘will tackle supply crunch coming to Reading town centre’
The One Station Hill building will help address a supply crunch coming to Reading town centre,...
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Three promotions at Hayfield
Luxury housebuilder Hayfield has made three promotions. Head of marketing Ranjit Kang has been...
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Approval recommended for 100 homes at Watlington
Plans for up to 100 homes on land between Watlington and Pyrton have been recommended for...
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Village pub set to be turned into vets surgery
The former Reformation pub at Gallowstree Common looks set to be turned into a veterinary practice...
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UCB’s new look for Eli Lilly site approved
The radical new look proposed for the former home of Eli Lilly in Windlesham has been approved by...
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John Gale joins Savills Oxford
Savills has appointed John Gale as senior planner in its planning consultancy team in Oxford. Mr...
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Council calls on developers to build more family homes
A call has gone out to developers for more family homes in Reading. Reading Borough Council has...
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Jansons tops out at Dragon Court
Beaconsfield-based Jansons Property celebrated a topping out ceremony at its Dragon Court...
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View from the riverbank: Oxford seeking to stay onside
For neutrals watching the debate about the proposed new stadium for Oxford United last week, to...
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Wokingham fights for planning reform
The leader of Wokingham Borough Council has written to Michael Gove to fight for a shake-up of the...
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3,350 sq m health and wellbeing hub for Graven Hill
Plans for a health and wellbeing hub with 69 consulting rooms have been approved for a site within...
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165-home Pincents Lane scheme refused
Plans for up to 165 homes at Pincents Lane in Calcot have been unanimously thrown out by West...
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Justice Quarter plans for Milton Keynes set to be shelved
Plans for a new Justice Quarter in the centre of Milton Keynes look set to be shelved for 12-18...
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Restrictive covenants: a breakdown of Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood
Jane Gunnell, consultant solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, looks at...
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Chamber supports Hook business park regeneration
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce is thrown its weight behind a scheme to regenerate Bartley Wood...
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Appeal upheld for 206 homes
An appeal has been upheld which will allow 206 homes to be built in Staines. Inland Homes’...
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New letting fills SEGRO Park, Bracknell
Construction has begun on the final plot at SEGRO Park Bracknell, following agreement of a pre-let...
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OUFC plan deferred to March to allow public engagement
A four-week public engagement is to begin before Oxfordshire County Council will seek to open...
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Jitesh Patel takes key role at TOSP
The Oxford Science Park (TOSP) has appointed Jitesh Patel to the new role of development manager....
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How we want to be part of a successful Arc in 2022
Joe Marshall, managing director, new homes (counties) for Catalyst, shares his thoughts on the Arc...
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Bidwells appoints Max Bryan as head of science and tech
Bidwells has announced Max Bryan as head of science and technology. He replaces David Williams who...
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Experience Quarter gets go ahead at Bicester Motion
Councillors have approved plans for the new Experience Quarter, a key section in the development...
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Approval recommended for Bracknell bus depot scheme
Plans for 169 homes and flexible commercial space at the site of Bracknell’s former bus station...
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New neighbourhood plan pilots for Oxfordshire
Two southern Oxfordshire councils have won funding to support a pilot scheme for neighbourhood...
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Deferral for Homes England plan for 160 units
Plans for 160 homes on the site of the former Institute For Animal Health in Compton, West...
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