Watch 80,000 sq ft Nebula take shape in time-lapse video
Timelapse footage has been released showing the construction progress on Nebula, a new £40m...
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Approval for PD conversion of former Johnson & Johnson offices
Permitted Development plans to convert the former offices of Johnson & Johnson in Crowthorne...
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New managing director for Oxford North
Oxford North Ventures has appointed Simon Ruck as its new managing director. At the same time, the...
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Infleqtion takes 7,500 sq ft at Oxford Technology Park
Life Science REIT has completed a new lease with quantum technology business Infleqtion...
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Shortage emerging of bio manufacturing options in Oxford
Carter Jonas partner Jon Silversides, who leads the Oxford office’s commercial team dealing with a...
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Vistry secures sites for 600 homes
Vistry Group has acquired five parcels of land at Finchwood Park in Finchampstead, near Wokingham,...
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Prominent Henley building on the market with Savills
A striking riverside building in Henley is on the market with Savills at a guide price of £2.25...
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The politics of water management in East Anglia
DevComms senior account executive Aleksis Butler considers the route to effectively managing water...
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Are the wheels coming off the Thames Valley office market?
Managing director of RARE Commercial Property Jonathan Mannings gives his view of where the Thames...
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Blandys makes accountancy’s Wokingham move add up
Thames Tap partner Blandy & Blandy advised Melanie Curtis Accountants on a move to Wokingham...
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Kier wins contract for new YASA HQ
Bicester Motion has appointed Kier as its construction partner to deliver YASA’s new UK...
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Landmark Canada Life site goes on the market
Financial services provider Canada Life has instructed Savills to sell its landmark site in...
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Council set to decide future of Mill Road library
Cambridgeshire county councillors will discuss seven bids for the former library in Mill Road...
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150 homes approved for Warfield site
Outline plans for up to 150 homes at Warfield have been unanimously approved. Bracknell Forest...
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Podcast: Roger File, managing director of the Blenheim real estate businesses
The man in charge of property at the Blenheim Estate joined us for the latest Battle & Bunce...
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‘Local jobs for local people’ proposed in the new workplace discussion
The concept of local jobs for local people was put to an audience of property professionals in...
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Double recognition for TTP Campus
The Technology Partnership’s (TTP) remarkable campus at Melbourn near Cambridge (see images below)...
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New Flexible Space @ Green Park reaches near capacity
Green Park has achieved 95 per cent occupancy in its new wing of flexible, managed office space...
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Railway sidings to be redeveloped for 262 homes
Plans to redevelop railway sidings in Swindon into a scheme of 262 homes and 142 sq m of Class E...
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Plans submitted for 95 homes at Arborfield
Outline plans have been submitted for up to 95 homes in Arborfield. Croudace Homes, Vortal Homes...
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Topping out celebrated at new Sidney Sussex Building
Topping out has been marked at the Sidney Sussex Building, 60,000 sq ft multi-occupancy, life...
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Plans for SEND school to replace Victorian building
Plans have been submitted to demolish a Victorian school and replace it with a modern special...
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254-home BTR scheme submitted for Reading
Plans have been submitted for 254 Build-to-Rent flats in Reading. Packaged Living, in conjunction...
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300-home scheme approved but obstacles remain
Councillors have voted to approve plans for up to 300 homes on land east of the A44 at Yarnton,...
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Oxford Odeon set to make way for aparthotel
Plans for a 145-unit aparthotel to replace Oxford’s Odeon cinema have been recommended for...
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See inside stunning 600-year-old home for sale with Savills
A remarkable 600-year-old home in Saffron Walden has gone on the market for £2 million. Savills...
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Redefining bucolic: how sustainable energy is shaping rural futures
DevComms senior account executive Aleksis Butler balances the move to wind and solar with the need...
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Cancer specialist firm raises concerns over 20,000 sq m lab scheme
Plans to demolish five office buildings in Oxford for a lab development have been recommended for...
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Council’s housing strategy launched for next five years
A five-year housing strategy has gone out for public consultation in Cherwell. Cherwell District...
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Julia Mountford to lead Savills planning team in Reading
Savills has appointed director Julia Mountford joint head of its Reading planning team. Savills...
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Townhouses unveiled at The Brooks in Burghfield Common
A new collection of townhouses in Burghfield Common, West Berkshire, has been brought to market by...
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66-bed care home set for approval
Plans for a care home in Ruscombe in Berkshire go before councillors on Wednesday (October 9) with...
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New views published showing Milton Park’s amenity space
New images have been published showing how Milton Park’s new Signal Yard amenity area will look. A...
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Anger as Eagle Quarter still can’t land in Newbury
Four hours of debate over Newbury’s proposed Eagle Quarter ended with councillors referring the...
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1,450 new homes recommended for approval
Plans for up to 1,450 homes in South Oxfordshire go before councillors on Wednesday (October 9)...
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Festival Place up for sale with Savills
Savills has been instructed to market Festival Place Shopping Centre in Basingstoke on behalf of...
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Councillors approve industrial scheme to replace offices
An application to replace offices with industrial units in Reading has sailed through the planning...
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Podcast: Guy Parkes, partner at Vail Williams
Vail Williams partner Guy Parkes joined us for the latest Battle & Bunce Talking Property...
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Next plans move to enlarged site in Stevenage
Fashion store Next has applied to move to a new unit in Stevenage, more than double the size of...
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Plans for 550 homes revealed in screening request
Plans for 550 homes in Gorleston in Norfolk have been revealed in a screening request to Great...
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Help regenerate Colchester’s oldest structure
A partner is being sought to help regenerate Colchester’s oldest building. Grade I-listed Holy...
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Public invited to help re-shape city centre route
Consultation has begun over how to improve a key route between St Albans City station and city...
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Castle Quarter scheme up for sale with Savills
Savills is marketing the Castle Quarter shopping centre in Norwich for offers in excess of £23.55...
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Police seek to use prison for firearms training
Police have asked to use the empty Reading Gaol for firearms training after consultation with the...
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Just one townhouse remains at Dandara’s Abbots Place scheme
Just one townhouse remains unsold at Dandara’s Abbots Place development in Wavendon, near Milton...
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LSH brought in to boost 10,000-home Northstowe scheme
Homes England has appointed Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) to act as property agent and advisor for...
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Savills appoints Emily Slupek to key director role in Oxford
Emily Slupek has been appointed director in the project management team in Savills’ Building &...
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‘Wasteland’ fear as 72,000-panel solar farm is approved
Plans have been approved for a 60-hectare solar farm in Buckinghamshire. The Low Carbon UK Solar...
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QinetiQ in £112m deal at Cody Technology Park
QinetiQ Group plc has announced an agreement for the sale and leaseback of its 407-acre site at...
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Shortlist announced for the Royal Berkshire Property Awards 2024
The shortlist for the Royal Berkshire Property Awards 2024 has been made public for the first...
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Fury as inspector rejects Oxford’s Local Plan
Oxford’s Local Plan has been thrown into chaos after the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) said the...
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Local v national in Oxfordshire showdown
Planning director for Savills in Oxfordshire David Bainbridge explains the race between two...
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Chance to find out more about 130-home Ekin Road scheme
Two consultations have been put on for locals on the latest proposals for 130 council homes on the...
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Newbury’s Eagle Quarter scheme set to be approved
Revised plans for Newbury’s Eagle Quarter go before councillors on Thursday (October 3) with a...
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Plans submitted for homes, employment space and a care home
Lagan Homes has applied to build 63 properties on land at Wheatley in Oxfordshire as part of a...
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Office park owner applies to convert it to 49 PDR flats
Workplace Group has applied to convert all six buildings at an office park in Maidenhead to...
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Romans return for Gemma Gibson
Gemma Gibson has rejoined Leaders Romans Group (LRG) after five years working for Mortgage...
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Fears for proposed cancer research hospital
New doubts have been cast over the planned Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital after the Government...
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1,300-home Latton Priory scheme submitted
Long-awaited plans for more than 1,300 homes have been submitted to Epping Forest Borough Council....
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Industrial units set to replace offices in Reading
Plans to demolish 35,000 sq ft of offices in Reading for three industrial buildings go before...
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60,000 sq ft office building approved for Bicester Arc
Plans have been approved for a 60,000 sq ft office building at Bicester Arc. Peveril Securities...
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Six charities benefit from 330-mile Vail Williams cycle ride
Two colleagues at property consultancy and Thames Tap partner Vail Williams cycled 330 miles in...
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Rob Wiggans joins Savills as Investor Hub director
Savills has appointed Rob Wiggans as operations director at its Investor Hub in the East of...
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Land sale brings 600-home scheme closer
Proposals for a 600-home development in Norfolk have taken a step forward after the land was...
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33,000 sq ft letting at Access @ Eastern Gateway
Trebor and Hillwood have let 33,139 sq ft Unit 7 at Access @ Eastern Gateway Ipswich to an unnamed...
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60 homes planned for Wokingham site
Outline plans have seen submitted for 60 homes on a site in Finchampstead in the Wokingham...
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Reading seeing office market revival
Thames Tap partner Vail Williams has reported a sense that the Reading office market has turned a...
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Water concerns noted as 212,000 sq ft lab building is approved
Councillors have unanimously approved plans for 212,000 sq ft of labs in Oxford. Oxford City...
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County council offices marketed with Savills
Savills has been appointed to market Oxfordshire County Hall ahead of the county council’s 2027...
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Council presses the Government for action on housing
The housing crisis has prompted Colchester City Council to call on the Government to act swiftly...
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Report notes increased supply of new lab space
A new report has revealed progress in meeting demand for new lab and office space across Cambridge...
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Exclusive DevComms interview with Mohammad Yasin MP
DevComms associate director – east Jade Uko met MP for Bedford and Kempston, Mohammad Yasin...
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Flexible Aidl House set for wide range of possible uses
Savills is set to relaunch marketing of Aidl House at Hinchingbrooke Business Park in Huntingdon...
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Approval for 1m sq ft Cambridge innovation district
Mission Street and BGO have won planning consent to deliver a one million sq ft urban science...
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Former council office site goes on the market
The former offices of Mid Suffolk District Council in Needham Market have gone on the market with...
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‘Industrial demand is taking Bracknell full circle’
Bracknell is returning to its original industrial purpose, delegates heard when around 100...
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BID plans to explore energy-sharing initiative
Energy sharing among occupiers to save costs is to be considered if Bracknell’s business...
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Industry optimism noted in new RLB report
An air of optimism has been reported in the latest Construction Market Intelligence from cost...
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Podcast: Oxford United director Jonathon Clarke on the proposed new stadium
Jonathon Clarke, development director for Oxford United FC, joined us for the Battle & Bunce...
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Council refuses Panattoni’s industrial scheme at Theale
Panattoni’s plans for a 103, 814 sq ft industrial scheme in Theale near Reading have been refused....
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Completion imminent at Shinfield Meadows
Vistry Group expects to complete all 672 homes at Shinfield Meadows this year. All but 35 of the...
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Councillors refuse 350 homes and a care home in Wokingham
Councillors in Wokingham have refused plans for up to 350 homes and a 68-unit care home, against...
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Parkway could be acquired by Eton College fund
Newbury’s Parkway shopping centre is at the centre of a potential acquisition by the Eton College...
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YASA breaks ground at Bicester Motion site
Groundbreaking has taken place to mark the start of construction at YASA’s new UK headquarters at...
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Gallery: OxPropFest Awards 2024
Our man behind the camera Aurelien Langlais produced another great set of images from OxPropFest...
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OxPropFest Award winners 2024
More than 300 guests celebrated the Oxfordshire property industry on Thursday (September 12) and...
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Plans submitted for massive data centre in Herts
Plans have been submitted to Hertsmere Borough Council for one of the largest data centre campuses...
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Evoke Transport marks five years with a 20-mile charity hike
Five years after Evoke Transport first established itself in Reading, the team has celebrated the...
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Solar panels to power park & ride site
Solar panel canopies will soon go into use at a park & ride in Cambridge Cambridgeshire County...
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Savills seeks to sell former Colchester Garrison site
A bid to transform the former Colchester Garrison site into new homes has moved a step closer...
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Council will vote ‘no’ to Bedford’s new BID
Councillors have supported a proposal to vote ‘no’ in the forthcoming election for the Bedford...
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Proposed co-living scheme for Reading town centre to go on show
Plans for a high-rise scheme of co-living apartments in Reading town centre go on show on...
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Site acquired for £50m logistics scheme
Wrenbridge and Bridges Fund Management have acquired a site in Hemel Hempstead for a £50 million...
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Site acquired for £25m industrial scheme
An industrial site near Bedford town centre has been acquired by private equity investor Paloma...
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New role for Robert Wheeler at LRG
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has promoted Robert Wheeler to corporate sales business development...
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Blandys partners with ecology experts for new BNG service
Law firm and UKPF partner Blandy & Blandy has teamed up with ecology consultancy EPR to help...
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Allotment land set to be used for additional burial space
Plans to turn Henley Road allotments in Reading into burial space go before councillors on...
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212,000 sq ft lab building set for approval in Oxford
Plans for a 212,000 sq ft state-of-the-art lab building in Oxford go before councillors on Tuesday...
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Three office deals at No 33 achieve £33 per sq ft rent
Three office lettings totalling almost 10,000 sq ft have been announced in Reading town centre....
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Extra week to enter Berkshire Property Awards 2024
The deadline for entries for this year’s Royal Berkshire Property Awards has been extended....
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