Covid-19 – Update on commercial landlords’ ability to recover rents
Asma Muneer, solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, discusses the limitations...
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Eagle Quarter ‘will be exciting from day one’
Newbury’s new Eagle Quarter will be exciting from day one, according to the team behind the...
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Drews site could be let following redevelopment refusal
The former Drews the Ironmongers store in Reading is back on the market to be let following the...
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Work on Great Wolf Resort to start next year
Work is set to start next year on creating Great Wolf Resorts’ new £200 million water park at...
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Care home design: lessons learned from pandemic
Kathryn Gundry, associate at architectural practice and Thames Tap partner West Waddy Archadia,...
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Rail travel ‘must continue to evolve’
Radical plans to shake up the rail system have been given a cautious welcome by transport planning...
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16,800 sq ft let at Chineham Park
Frasers Property UK has announced 16,800 sq ft of lettings at its Chineham Park scheme in...
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Europe’s most powerful electric car charging hub for Oxford
Oxford is to have Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub Oxford City Council...
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OxPropFest Awards contenders announced
All the contenders for the 2021 OxPropFest Awards have been announced for the first time. A panel...
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Four deals by London & County
London & County has reported it has completed four lettings at a building called Unity at...
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View from the riverbank: Gaol sentence gets longer
Barely a week after the Queen explained Government plans to speed up the planning process, one of...
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‘Let us into gaol’ – experts respond to MoJ decision
Fears Reading Gaol will continue to lie empty were voiced when Thames Tap asked the thoughts of...
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159 homes set for approval in Oxford
Councillors in Oxford will discuss plans for 159 homes in Marston on Wednesday (May 26). Ahead of...
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Old care home to make way for new one
Councillors in Guildford have approved a plan to knock a care home down for a new one. Perseus...
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Bellway gets set for action at Long Acre, Shinfield
With Hollywood’s arrival in Shinfield, Bellway Homes sees its Long Acre scheme as a place to...
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£11.6m for new roads in Swindon
Swindon is to get £11.6 million for new roads to serve its New Eastern Villages (NEV)...
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1,649 homes approved for South Wokingham
Councillors have approved 1,649 homes in South Wokingham along with a school, new roads, open...
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PDR plan for 144 flats rejected
A bid to convert Soane Point offices in Reading to 144 flats using Permitted Development Rights...
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Drews redevelopment bid loses at appeal
S2 Estates’ plan to replace the former Drews the Ironmongers building in Reading with 44 flats,...
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Chance to learn more about Slough Central
A second online consultation takes place on Tuesday (May 25) to discuss the proposals for the...
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Berkeley unveils 41 homes for Hart Council
Hart District Council took delivery of 41 new properties at an official event held on earlier this...
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Montreaux launches Odyssey Place in Maidenhead
Montreaux is to launch Odyssey Place on Saturday, May 22, a striking collection of one and two...
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Regen boost for Shanly’s Aylesbury schemes
The radical regeneration of Aylesbury offers a boost for Shanly Homes’ two schemes there. It’s...
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Private cinema, business lounge and fitness suite unveiled at Lumina
Residents at Berkeley Homes’ Lumina development in Camberley can now use new work, leisure and...
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Venue offers chance to benefit from Maidenhead regen
A short walk from where Maidenhead’s £500 million town centre regeneration will take place, Inland...
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More haste, less speed? The impact of the reform of the Use Classes Order on commercial leases
Jane Gunnell, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, explains the impact of...
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8,594 sq ft letting at Grove Business Park – with more to come
A high tech business, which helps remove impurities from precious metals, has taken a lease on...
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Elsworth collection unveiled by housebuilder Hill
An impressive selection of four-bedroom houses at the Mosaics development at Oxford has been...
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Council to fight on for gaol after MoJ blow
Councillors in Reading have made a public commitment to continue to try to ensure Reading Gaol...
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Spotlight on Westminster – May 2021
DevComms director Charles Bushe reports on what the region’s MPs have been up to over the last...
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Major South Wokingham homes schemes set for approval
Planning applications for up to1,649 homes, a school, a district centre, open space, plus roads...
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View from the riverbank: Are we planning to fail?
A healthy mix of optimism and cynicism characterises the views of our experts on the reforms to...
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One small step for the Arc
The first of a series in which Hugh Blaza looks at the sectors behind the phenomenal technological...
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‘When Government try to simplify things they usually fail’ – our experts respond to planning reforms
Thames Tap’s Valley Voices have given a cautious response to planning reforms announced in the...
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237-room hotel set for Heathrow
Councillors in Hillingdon meet on Wednesday (May 19) to consider plans for a 237-room hotel at...
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Office take-up on the rise
Take up in the South East rose sharply in Q1 of this year – with deals in Reading and...
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125,000 sq ft warehouse and aircraft museum for Membury
Walker Logistics has won consent for a 125,000 sq ft warehouse and aircraft museum on the former...
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Hill enters Oxford housing partnership
Housebuilder Hill has been appointed development partner by Oxford City Council’s housing company...
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Hill’s striking additions to Mosaics development
Lockdown life has fuelled demand for larger detached homes with gardens, close green spaces – and...
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Office space shortage is forecast
Knight Frank has forecast a chronic shortage of sustainable office stock in the South East. Its...
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Industrial scheme filled in 18 months
All 35 units at an industrial scheme in Witney now have occupiers – just 18 months after...
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New co-working space for Milton Park
Work has begun on Oxfordshire’s largest flexible co-working space at Milton Park. The Bee House, a...
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Great Wolf Lodge wins appeal for £200m resort at Bicester
Great Wolf Lodge has won its appeal to build a £200 million water park resort at Bicester. The...
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Blandy & Blandy strikes a balance between office and home working
A hybrid approach which balances the best of home based working with the aspects people have...
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View from the riverbank: Huge steps forward for Slough and Windsor
One of the most peculiar contrasts between neighbouring town centres has long been that of Slough...
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Rejuvenation looms for Windsor Yards after acquisition
Windsor Yards shopping centre is set for redevelopment after its sale to AEW UK Investment...
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TOSP seeks to bring in strategic partner
Magdalen College, Oxford has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to seek a strategic partner to help...
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OneWeb demo office opens at Westcott
A sales and demonstration centre has opened at Westcott Venture Park for OneWeb, offering...
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How commercial property leases may change after Covid
Associate solicitor Gemma Smith, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, looks...
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Foodstore approved for Bodicote
Consent has been given for a food store at Cotefield Business Park, Bodicote in Oxfordshire....
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265,000 sq ft more industrial space at Silverstone Park
Work has begun on 265,000 sq ft of speculative industrial buildings at Silverstone Park. A total...
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Slough is 46 per cent cheaper than its neighbours
House prices in Slough are 46 per cent below those of neighbouring boroughs, including those in...
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WRLtH ‘will be game-changer for Slough’
Western Rail Link to Heathrow (WRLtH) could offer a major boost to the housing market in Slough,...
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Key appointments for Carter Jonas
Property consultant and Thames Tap sponsor Carter Jonas has made 10 partner and group partner...
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Last chance to secure Drake Lodge apartment with two Government support schemes
Shanly Homes says first time buyers have a rare opportunity to buy a quality new home in a hugely...
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Massive Slough schemes due to be submitted by next year
Plans are due to be submitted by early next year for three major schemes in the centre of Slough...
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66-bed care home plan for Aldershot
LNT Care Developments plans a 66-bed car home to replace a car park in Aldershot. The Leeds-based...
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Key 143-home Banbury scheme submitted
Plans have been submitted for 143 new homes and community/retail space at the Canalside in Banbury...
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SEGRO support for careers in property
SEGRO has teamed up with Pathways to Property to invite sixth formers in the Thames Valley to find...
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New partners elected at Blake Morgan
Law firm Blake Morgan has elected Kath Shimmin as chair, one of five new partners. She replaces...
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View from the riverbank: Oxford’s route to the future
It would not have been unreasonable to think Oxford’s Westgate Centre faced a difficult existence...
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Inspector to consider 2,200-home Salt Cross Garden Village
A Government inspector has been appointed to oversee areas of the proposed 2,200-home Salt Cross...
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Old Bucks County offices set to become 46 flats
Plans to convert the former Buckinghamshire County Council offices in Aylesbury to 46 homes have...
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Local Plan challenge blocked again
The latest bid to block the South Oxfordshire Local Plan has been thrown out. The High Court had...
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Oxford North moves closer
Work on the massive mixed-use Oxford North scheme could start in the Summer. Thomas White Oxford...
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Shoppers flock back to Westgate centre
Shoppers have flocked back to the Westgate centre in Oxford following the reopening of retail....
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Stamp Duty Land Tax Surcharge for non-UK buyers
Olivia Foster in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team explains the new Stamp Duty Land...
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AV firm signs new lease at Langley
Audio visual engineering firm Jabra has signed for a further 10 years at its home at Langley. The...
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‘Huge’ occupier interest in Station Hill
The developer behind Reading’s Station Hill scheme says interest in both the office space and the...
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Hotel plan for Reading pub site
The former Warwick Arms pub in Reading could make way for a 29-room hotel. An application to...
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95 homes planned for Wokingham borough
Plans have been submitted for 95 homes on the Wokingham/Bracknell border. The applicant, stated as...
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Leasehold reforms – residential lease extensions
Associate solicitor Pippa Garrod, in Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, provides a...
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View from the riverbank: Is London still calling?
Our top stories both this week and last have forecast a positive future for this region – and in...
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Work starts on £100m Catalyst Bicester
Work is to start imminently on Catalyst Bicester, a £100 million scheme which will ultimately...
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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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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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