Oxfordshire presses Government for £160m rail funding
Members of Oxfordshire Growth Board have agreed to write to both Chancellor Rishi Sunak and...
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Reading UK launches economic recovery strategy
Reading UK has launched an economic recovery strategy in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Its...
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Join us to debate Oxford city centre’s future
A panel of experts will shine a light on the future of Oxford next month in the latest UK Prop...
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Consultation on draft vision for land north of M3
Consultation has begun over a draft vision for the area north of J7 of the M3 at Basingstoke. As...
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Two Boutique Workplace centres to open
Two new flexible working centres are to be opened by the Boutique Workplace Company, its first...
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View from the riverbank: Will the prison ever be released?
Almost seven years after Reading Gaol closed, it remains a symbol of delay and indecision. Last...
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420 homes planned next to Bracknell Station
Consultation ends tomorrow (Tuesday) over plans for 420 flats in Bracknell. S2 Estates plans to...
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Changes to Reading’s Station Hill scheme
More than 60 flats have been added to the proposals for Station Hill in Reading. Site owner...
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Is this the buyer of Caversham Park Village land?
A property firm is refusing to confirm to Thames Tap whether it is the buyer of more than 60 acres...
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Optimism picking up in Bracknell office market
Enquiries for office space in Bracknell have increased significantly as occupiers have become...
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New business park for Chertsey
A new 62,937 sq ft business park for up to 12 occupiers in Chertsey has been launched to the...
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Two housing schemes approved in the Royal Borough
Two housing schemes for a total of up to 208 homes within the Royal Borough have been approved....
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New hope for Reading Gaol
Councillors in Reading have asked for an urgent meeting with justice minister Robert Buckland and...
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Mobius wins PropTech award
Thames Tap Partner Mobius has won this year’s British Council of Offices’ NextGen PropTech Company...
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Morgan Sindall Construction wins £3m Hanborough Manor School work
Morgan Sindall Construction has won a £3 million contract to extend and renovate Hanborough Manor...
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Industrial park plan for Aldermaston
A new industrial estate is being planned for the site of a former race track in Aldermaston....
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New bid to replace hospice with retirement scheme
Beechcroft Developments has drawn up a revised retirement scheme on the site of the former Thames...
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Three appointments to Thames Valley Berkshire LEP
Three appointments have been made by Thames Valley Berkshire LEP. Tim Page (pictured left),...
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More science labs planned for Oxford
A 3,500 sq m development of dry laboratory space has been proposed for a site within the grounds...
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WH Smith plans up to 228 homes in Swindon
WH Smith has applied to build up to 228 homes at the site of a distribution centre in Swindon. The...
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Restrictive covenants and development land – in the public interest?
John Dingle, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, looks at development land,...
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Masterplanner chosen for Newbury town centre
HemingwayDesign has been appointed to masterplan Newbury town centre. The firm, founded by Wayne...
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View from the riverbank: New towns that offer hope
News of regenerated town centres in Maidenhead, Newbury and now Aldershot suggests a welcome kind...
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305 homes approved for Bracknell
Plans have been approved for up to 305 homes and a primary school in Warfield, Bracknell. The...
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Beaufort Park to make way for 68 homes
Taylor Wimpey is to demolish 50,000 sq ft Beaufort Park at Crowthorne to build 68 homes. The £18...
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13,100 sq ft Quion House to become a site for sore eyes
NHS eyecare services provider SpaMedica has taken a 13,000 sq ft former office building in...
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Approval for major regeneration of Aldershot
Plans for 596 flats and 46,500 sq ft of flexible commercial space have been approved for...
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129 flats at Maidenhead set for approval
Bellway Homes’ plan for 129 flats at Moorbridge Road, Maidenhead have been recommended for...
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Homes set to replace business park
Part of a small business park in White Waltham looks set to be replaced by 79 homes under plans by...
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43-room hotel for Oxford rejected
Plans for a 43-room hotel in Oxford have been unanimously refused. Oxford City Council’s west area...
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Gym and parkour plan for industrial unit
A vacant industrial building in west Reading could become a new centre for gym and free running...
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Park & charge scheme gets under way
Work is due to begin on creating the concept of park & charge in Oxfordshire. Twelve charging...
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New plans for former M&S in Wokingham
Plans have been submitted to reconfigure the former Marks & Spencer store in Wokingham to...
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312-home scheme submitted at Grand Union Canal at Slough
Plans have been submitted for 312 homes at the end of the Slough branch of the Grand Union Canal....
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New office and industrial agency planned for the new year
A new agency will emerge in the new year, run by two familiar names from Lambert Smith Hampton...
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Planning for infrastructure
David Bainbridge, director in the planning team at Savills Oxford, looks at where infrastructure...
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Join us to discuss Heathrow’s role in the region
Leading players in developments around Heathrow Airport will join UK Property Forums to discuss...
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Entrepreneurial space planned for Oxford city centre
A council-owned building in Oxford city centre could be turned into co-working space for start up...
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Furlough Scheme – November 2020 update and a reminder of wider employment law requirements
Sue Dowling, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s employment law team, explains the impact of the...
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Consultation for 159 homes in Oxford
Pre-application public consultation over plans for 159 homes in Oxford runs until Thursday,...
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Loddon Bridge Park & Ride site sold
Campbell Gordon has sold the former Loddon Bridge Park & Ride site in Winnersh for an...
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20,000 sq ft Bracknell warehouse let
Expert Logistics Ltd (trading as AO.com) has taken a 20,000 sq ft warehouse in Bracknell. Page...
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Covid-19 – Landlords’ options when tenants of commercial premises are not paying their rent
Pippa Garrod, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, outlines...
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Councils oppose White Paper
Both district councils in southern Oxfordshire have written to housing minister Robert Jenrick to...
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Housing development must adapt to build future resilience
After an initial slowdown in construction, the new build sector has recovered well over the Summer...
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New 49,000 sq ft home for The Native Antigen Company
A company playing a role in the search for a Covid-19 vaccine has secured a new 49,000 sq ft home...
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1,175 homes at Heyford Park set for approval
Dorchester Living’s plans for 1,175 new homes at Heyford Park go before councillors on Wednesday...
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OpTek to expand into 50,000 sq ft at Abingdon Business Park
OpTek Systems has taken a 26,000 sq ft unit at Abingdon Business Park and has begun doubling the...
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Lockdown – will it affect your property move?
Associate solicitor Manisha Bhula, head of Blandy & Blandy’s residential property team,...
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The rise of the sub-region
Katriona Ormiston-Rees, senior planner at Savills Oxford, sees potential benefits in the rise of...
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Work to start on 40 affordable homes
Work is due to start this month on 40 affordable homes in Milcombe, Oxfordshire. Living Space...
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View from the riverbank: Show us the way forward
Plenty of people have pointed out how, in the early part of this year, we could never have...
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New hospital plan for Basingstoke
Land north of J7 of the M3 has been earmarked as one of two possible locations for a new hospital....
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15,000 sq ft offices sold for residential
White Commercial has sold a 15,000 sq ft office development in Banbury town centre on behalf of...
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Oxfordshire tourism had a record year before Covid struck
A new report has shown Oxfordshire had a record year for its visitor economy before the Covid-19...
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Pexip moves into refurbished Earley East
Video conferencing business Pexip has become the first occupier of refurbished Earley East...
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New occupier at Grove Business Park
Tech firm Navtech Radar has taken a 6,500 sq ft industrial unit at Grove Business Park in Wantage....
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New practice centre for Garsington Opera
Work starts early next year on a new £14 million practice centre for Garsington Opera. ...
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First glimpse of Kennet Centre regeneration
The first glimpse of the planned regeneration of Newbury’s Kennet Centre has been made available...
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Heard it from Haslams: Unknowns lie ahead but buyers want to move fast
Steve Woodford, managing director of Haslams estate agent in Reading, balances data across the...
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Great Wolf Lodge appeals against leisure park refusal
Great Wolf Resorts has appealed the refusal by Cherwell District Council for a £200 million...
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View from the riverbank: An unappealing system
Two very different schemes, heading into the appeal process this week, illustrate one of the...
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S2 Estates to appeal refusal of Drews redevelopment
S2 Estates is to appeal the decision by Reading Borough Council to refuse permission for 44 flats...
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45,000 sq ft industrial scheme completes
Two speculative industrial units in Theale, totalling more than 45,000 sq ft, have been completed...
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Residents plan to take battle over 4,400 homes to court
Campaigners in Oxfordshire are pressing for a judicial review to try to prevent 4,400 homes being...
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Chambers UK guide names Blandys in top tier
Thames Valley law firm and Thames Tap partner Blandy & Blandy has been recognised as a top...
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Sustainable home for CABI unveiled
Inter-governmental science body CABI has shown off its new sustainable home in Wallingford. The...
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Work resumes to try to save Mechanics’ Institute
Work has resumed to assess the structural condition of the remarkable Mechanics’ Institute...
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New housing scheme for undeveloped West Reading site
Stonegate Homes plans a development of 26 flats with two commercial units in West Reading. The...
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Exclusive views from Thames Quarter
Thames Tap can offer new views of Reading, never previously possible, thanks to help from...
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E-scooters trial to get around Slough
Slough has begun trials of e-scooters in a bid to promote zero emissions travel. The town is one...
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L&G to fund Oxford’s Life and Mind Building
Legal & General is to fund the £200 million Life and Mind Building at the University of...
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Space innovation centre launched at Westcott
The 1,200 sq m Westcott Innovation Centre, a hub for the UK space sector, has been officially...
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View from the riverbank: Time to untangle planning
While Government plans to substantially overhaul the planning system have caused furore in some...
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Work imminent on sustainable industrial scheme
Construction is due to start next month on a new sustainable industrial scheme in South...
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Studies will aid Honda site redevelopment
Two studies are being launched into options for the 152-hectare Honda site in Swindon. The car...
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Planning the Thames Valley
David Bainbridge, director in the planning team at Savills Oxford, looks at the state of Local...
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Bright future for Red Lion Hotel
International hotelier Grace Leo is to take over and refurbish The Red Lion Hotel in Henley. Mrs...
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Tough task ahead for Bucks Council
Officers at Buckinghamshire Council will recommend councillors withdraw the Chiltern & South...
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£80m cultural quarter plan for Swindon’s Kimmerfields site
Plans to create an £80 million cultural quarter in part of Swindon’s Kimmerfields development go...
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Graham appointed to build Wycliffe Park retirement village
Royal London has appointed Graham as main contractor to deliver the £35 million design and build...
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Amazon takes Theale warehouse
Amazon has been revealed to be the occupier which has taken McKay Securities’ 135 Theale Logistics...
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Report backs re-routing of West Eynsham access road
Jansons Property has welcomed a report that backs its case for re-routing an access road into a...
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White Paper ‘fails to address the key problem’
Councillors in Reading have agreed a report which rejects many of the proposals in the...
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LSH to market former Microsoft buildings
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been appointed to market the two former Microsoft buildings at...
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Major new office building planned for Bracknell
Plans have come forward to build a 144,000 sq ft office building in Bracknell. Bracknell...
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Linda Staker joins BDT
Ratings expert Linda Staker has joined Baker Davidson Thomas (BDT) in Basingstoke. Mrs Staker,...
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FlareBright moves to Westcott Venture Park
Fast-growing tech business FlareBright has moved into Wescott Venture Park. The firm, which has...
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View from the riverbank: Is Swindon ready to seize the moment?
Amid uncertainty around major schemes in the region, one town has seen two major developments...
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Councils plan move to Didcot
The proposed new Didcot Gateway scheme is set to be home to new offices of the two southern...
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Experts wanted for Oxford Design Review Panel
Expert consultants are wanted to form a 40-strong panel to help maintain quality of design of...
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Developer Lochailort in legal first
Lochailort, developer of the Thames Quarter scheme in Reading, has won a landmark legal ruling in...
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Prospectus seeks to maximise Arc’s potential
A leadership group for the Oxford – Cambridge Arc has published details of its vision in a...
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Minimum space standards for new PDR homes
Partner Karen Jones, head of Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team, explains...
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Flats plan for Drews building refused
Plans by S2 Estates to build 44 flats at the former Drews the Ironmonger site in Caversham Road,...
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Mystery continues over future of Reading Gaol
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has declined to comment on the progress of any sale of Reading Gaol....
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‘Swindon needs to take its opportunities’
Swindon is poised to capture occupiers considering moving out of London, guests heard at the...
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Refurbishment and extension planned for AkzoNobel building
Councillors have been recommended to approve a refurbishment of the remaining AkzoNobel building...
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Prospectus published for The Arc
A key document has been published to direct the future of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc. The...
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View from the riverbank: Will regenerated Bracknell survive?
The news that Cineworld is shutting up shop in the UK until at least next Spring adds yet another...
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