Oxford United kick off stadium debate
Oxford United has announced the club is to start work immediately on consultations around its...
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Vodafone Newbury campus sale completes
Vodafone has sold all seven buildings at its Newbury head offices and leased back four of them....
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Plan for 60 homes in Reading recommended for approval
Bellway Homes’ plans for 60 properties in Caversham Road, Reading go before councillors on...
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Swindon landmark needs £5m makeover
One of Swindon’s most prominent buildings is set to have a £5 million makeover of its exterior....
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Report illustrates falling industrial prices
Inflation, rising interest rates and war in Ukraine sent industrial property values tumbling last...
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Hinshelwood Building acquired by TOSP
A building in the centre of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP) has been acquired by the park’s owner....
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Talks to open over football stadium plan
A new stadium for Oxford United inched closer when county councillors agreed to open talks with...
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New Arc group wins Government backing
A pan regional partnership to drive the Ox-Cam Arc has won the support of the Government....
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Katie Dickson joins Edgars as heritage associate
Witney-based planning consultancy Edgars has appointed Katie Dickson as associate to spearhead its...
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Wokingham nets three times more cash from developers
Developer contributions to Wokingham Borough Council almost trebled in the last financial year....
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MEES regulations – changes, penalties and exemptions
Gemma Smith (pictured left) and Amber Pocock, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s commercial...
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Should adding up come before levelling up?
Theresa May used to tell us there was no magic money tree but the evidence of our eyes would seem...
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£48m levelling up funding for Peterborough Station Quarter scheme
Peterborough’s Station Quarter regeneration scheme has secured £48 million in the latest round of...
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£20m Levelling Up funding for Farnborough culture and leisure centre
A new leisure and cultural hub for Farnborough looks set to go ahead after Rushmoor Borough...
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Savills reports record life sciences investment across the Arc
Research by Savills has shown a £50 million rise in investment in property related to life...
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Three promotions at Haslams Chartered Surveyors
Reading-based Haslams Chartered Surveyors has announced three promotions in its commercial agency...
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Join us in the Doghouse to talk about 2023
Property professionals will asked to announce their hopes and fears for 2023 when UK Property...
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Reading wins Levelling Up bid for Hexagon and library upgrades
A £19.1 million grant has ensured Reading’s Hexagon Theatre will be extended and refurbished while...
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Paul Wilkinson joins Blandy’s commercial property team
Paul Wilkinson has joined Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team as senior associate...
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Oxpens plans submitted to council
Plans for the regeneration of the Oxpens site in Oxford have been submitted to the city council....
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Drone Test Centre opens at Westcott
A Drone Test and Development Centre has opened at Westcott Venture Park. Park owner Patrizia...
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Friary Quarter scheme refused on chairman’s casting vote
St Edward Homes’ plans for a 473-home development in Guildford have been turned down on the...
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Council buys up shopping area
A shopping area in the centre of Witney has been acquired by West Oxfordshire District Council....
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Work to start on Banbury Vision 2050
A vision for Banbury over the next 30 years has been agreed by councillors. Cherwell District...
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Bowling alley could replace basement floor of Debenhams, Milton Keynes
Plans have been submitted to turn the basement of the former Debenhams store in Milton Keynes into...
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‘Appallingly incorrect’ rating revaluations in Reading
A report by Hicks Baker has highlighted what it calls ‘inaccurate, inconsistent and inexcusable’...
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Step forward for Oxford United stadium hopes
A proposal to progress work on a new stadium for Oxford United in Kidlington has been recommended...
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Record rental growth in Reading’s housing market
Reading’s residential lettings market has experienced a record December along with Q4 rents...
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TA Fisher acquires two Halfords stores
TA Fisher has acquired two retail warehouses to boost its investment portfolio. The Theale-based...
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Comment: flying high above the political class
While councils create cycleways across the UK, a more meaningful transport route being planned in...
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Positive signs of progress with Cherwell Local Plan
Harry Ramsey, senior planner for Savills Oxford, describes welcome progress on the Cherwell Local...
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Motion unveils expanded Thames Valley team
Transport planning consultancy Motion has unveiled its newly-expanded Thames Valley team. The...
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Criticised leisure park masterplan gets adopted
Councillors in Basingstoke have approved a masterplan to develop the town’s leisure park, despite...
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Second application for 174 homes at Milton Keynes
A council owned housebuilder has resubmitted its previously-approved plans for 174 homes in Milton...
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Is a tsunami of traffic heading for J11 of the M4?
Thames Tap’s Secret Agent has totted up the parking spaces yet to be occupied near J11 of...
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Aviva Investors acquires warehouse at Suttons Business Park
Aviva Investors has acquired a 210,000 sq ft at Suttons Business Park in Reading. The building on...
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SEGRO acquires £120m shopping park in Slough
SEGRO has acquired Bath Road Shopping Park in Slough for £120 million and is considering...
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L&G announces BTR deal with Cala at Crowthorne scheme
Legal & General’s Suburban Build-to-Rent business (LGSBTR) and Cala Homes have agreed an...
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Charlie Collins to head Savills Guildford
Savills has announced planning director Charlie Collins has become head of the Guildford office....
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Ling Lee joins Thames Valley Surveying
Ling Lee has joined Thames Valley Surveying as an architect. Ling will take on new projects...
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New Co-Space venue for Milton Keynes
Co-Space is to open a 19,000 sq ft is venue in Milton Keynes. The flexible workspace operator has...
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£500m Nicholson Quarter ‘in jeopardy’ after inspector’s ruling
A nightclub could stand in the way of the £500 million Nicholson Quarter at Maidenhead after the...
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‘Give us stability’ – our experts’ plea for 2023
Sponsors and partners of UK Property Forums have made a plea for stability in their hopes for...
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Savills and UKPF launch OxProp NextGen
UK Property Forums (UKPF) has teamed up with real estate advisor Savills, to develop a new network...
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£5m BT deal to accelerate Project Skyway
Reading-based drone technology firm Altitude Angel, the team behind the Project Skyway...
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150 homes planned for Chinnor site
Outline plans for up to 150 homes in Chinnor have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District...
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Mission Street submits plans for £100m Botley Road scheme
Mission Street has submitted its planning application for the £100 million redevelopment of two...
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EV charging site to double in size
Electric vehicle (EV) charging network InstaVolt is to double the size of its ultra-rapid charging...
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150 homes and a care home planned near Basingstoke
Plans are being drawn up for 150 homes and a 75-bed care home on land at Sherfield-on-Loddon....
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Approval recommended for 473-home Friary Quarter
Guildford’s 473-home Friary Quarter scheme goes before councillors on Wednesday (January 11) with...
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Oxford United reports published in support of new stadium
A statement and two reports have been published by Oxford United in support of the club’s new...
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Oracle Reading submits plans for 449-home scheme
Hammerson’s plans to redevelop part of The Oracle shopping centre in Reading have been submitted...
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Plans submitted for Holyport Studios
Plans for a new film studios development have been submitted to the Royal Borough. Greystoke Land...
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Appeal fails for 101 homes in Bucks
Plans by Inland Homes for 101 properties on land at Hazlemere have been rejected on appeal. The...
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A 2022 vision of Reading
UK Property Forums editor-in-chief Alan Bunce offers a personal update on where many of Reading’s...
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View from the riverbank: has the political system ground to a halt?
Throughout 2022 Thames Tap sponsors contributed many expert thoughts on both local and national...
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Welcome aboard the Swailes SuperLab
UKPF consultant Hugh Blaza reports on something rather special in the development of lab space in...
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Viability assessment secures new affordable homes mix at Bracknell scheme
Almost a year after planners voted to approve 169 flats in Bracknell, the developer has won...
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Masterplan approved for Basingstoke
A masterplan for Basingstoke town centre has been approved by the council’s cabinet. Basingstoke...
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91 flats set for go-ahead in Slough
Plans for 91 flats at the site of a former warehouse in Slough go before councillors on Wednesday...
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Approval for 402 homes, hotel and innovation space at Thornhill Park
Shaviram’s plans for 402 Build-to-Rent homes, a 133-room hotel and an innovation centre on the...
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Ground broken at Eynsham park & ride
Ground has been broken at the £51 million Eynsham park & ride in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire...
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New CIL charging schedule approved for South Oxfordshire
A new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule for South Oxfordshire was approved by...
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Daniel Nunn joins Boyer at Wokingham
Daniel Nunn has joined Boyer as a senior planner based at its Wokingham office. Mr Nunn previously...
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Brain drain threat to Oxford
Research by Savills suggests Oxford faces losing its competitive edge if it can’t resolve its...
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New plans for Caversham Park redevelopment
The developer seeking to turn the Caversham Park mansion in Reading into accommodation for the...
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View from the riverbank: the welcome gentrification of Friar Street
If you mention gentrification of an area people seem to recoil in horror but there appears to be a...
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Housing numbers – it’s all about the politics
DevComms’ head of Oxford office Paul Vicary looks at the politics around Michael Gove’s recent...
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Spelthorne accepts recommendations over its property investments
Spelthorne councillors have approved a proposal to accept recommendations by its auditor...
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Two local authority planners join Vail Williams
Vail Williams has made two senior appointments, both from local authorities. Kathryn Banks...
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What is the real intention of Gove’s announcement?
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove confirmed in his letter to fellow MPs on the December 5 and...
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Big thumbs-up for Thackeray Estates schemes in Reading
Two applications for Thackeray Estates schemes in Reading town centre have been approved with...
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Alternative site identified for new Oxford United stadium
A year after public engagement took place over plans for a new stadium for Oxford United, an...
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AA’s Fanum House building to go on the market
The AA’s home at Basing View is to go on the market next year. The 47-year-old Fanum House...
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Five HSBC branch closures across the Thames Valley
Five HSBC branches in the Thames Valley are among 114 closures announced by the bank. Branches at...
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£500m deal to launch the John Lewis venture into BTR
A £500 million deal has been signed to start John Lewis Partnership’s (JLP) venture into becoming...
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View from the riverbank: Oxford is leading the world – but where to?
The extraordinary meeting of Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet last Tuesday lived up to its...
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Spelthorne to respond to accusation it acted unlawfully
Councillors in Spelthorne will meet on Thursday (December 8) to formally respond to a report...
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Bid to convert old maltings buildings to 45 homes
A vacant grade II-listed maltings building in Amersham could be converted into 45 homes under...
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Two care homes to be combined into new scheme
Worcester-based Mercian Developments is planning a 128-unit care home on land at Bodicote in...
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New plans for Caversham Park to go on show
Beechcroft Developments has revised its plans for turning the Caversham Park mansion in Reading...
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230 homes planned for Twyford
Plans have been submitted for up to 230 homes at Twyford in Berkshire. David Wilson Homes has...
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Approval recommended for Thackeray schemes in Reading
Two town centre schemes by Thackeray Estates go before councillors in Reading on Wednesday...
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Traffic filters approved amid chaotic meeting
Plans for controversial traffic filters in Oxford were passed by councillors on Tuesday with only...
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mode transport planning closes Thames Valley office
Thames Tap sponsor mode transport planning has closed its Thames Vally office in Reading to...
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Tougher times ahead for landlords and agents
Occupiers with surplus space are on the increase in Reading’s office market, according to a new...
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View from the riverbank: a tale of two protests
With protests by the brave, brutalised people of China taking the headlines, the UK’s well-to-do...
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See inside Reading’s newest shared office space
YoooServe has opened a 10,500 sq ft co-working area in Reading. The distinctive space, called The...
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Traffic filters set for approval across Oxford
Councillors are expected to vote through radical plans to restrict car movements in Oxford at a...
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Bellway consultation planned for Water Eaton scheme
A third round of consultation over a proposal for an 800-home development near Oxford is due to...
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Slough announces £100m+ deal for Akzo Nobel site
Slough’s Akzo Nobel site has fetched more than £100 million. Details of the sale have been kept...
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Slough completes first asset sale
The first completed sale of one of Slough Borough Council’s assets has been announced with more...
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Topping out for new Bridges Court scheme
Representatives from Oxford City Council joined developer Willmott Dixon and others to top out a...
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EMEA base at Milton Park for Amano Enzyme
Amano Enzyme has created a new Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) base at Milton Park. The...
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Jonathan Miller joins Greencore
Greencore Construction has appointed Jonathan Miller as operations director. Mr Miller will...
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185 flats to replace Debenhams store at Guildford
Councillors have voted to approve plans to replace Guildford’s former Debenhams store with 185...
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Flats plan blocked by Reading’s Article 4 Direction
Kings Oak Miami’s application to add 72 flats to Great Brighams Mead has become the first to fall...
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We’ve not got the power: Oxfordshire feels the pressure of lab space demand
Demand for lab space in Oxfordshire is so strong it is driving up rents in the diminishing office...
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Boathouse scheme succeeds after 20 years
Planning permission for a new boathouse in Marlow has been granted after 20 years of work. Marlow...
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New 25,000 sq ft warehouse proposed for Bracknell
Angle Property has submitted plans for a 25, 188 sq ft warehouse on the Western Industrial Area in...
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