Abbey Fields goes on show
Barratt and David Wilson Homes Southern is opening the doors to the show homes at its Abbey Fields...
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New site for RBH ‘unquestionably’ offers best return
A new hospital built from scratch offers the best return on investment, delegates heard at an...
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New head offices for Deanfield Homes
Housebuilder Deanfield Homes has relocated its head office to Kingsmead Business Park in High...
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Surging demand for homes to rent
Savills’ residential lettings team has reported significantly increased demand for homes to let in...
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Land values continue to rise despite mounting pressures
Despite mounting pressures, land values across the Thames Valley region are still increasing,...
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SEGRO unveils plan to invest in Slough’s community
Slough Trading Estate owner and Thames Tap partner SEGRO has launched its plan to invest £380,000...
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Sensory specialists move to Wokingham town centre
Corporate law form Moorcrofts advised MMR Research Worldwide on its move to The Business Centre,...
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Take two for Pinewood Studios extension
Pinewood Studios has submitted a revised planning application for its £800 million extension. Its...
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Just two units remain in Chertsey industrial scheme
Just two units remain at a new industrial scheme in Chertsey after a series of lettings by Vail...
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Plans for 80,000 sq ft Nebula scheme approved
An 80,000 sq ft R&D scheme at Milton Park has been approved. Nebula, a series of units...
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Arabella Macrae joins Vail Williams
Property consultancy Vail Williams has appointed Arabella Macrae as surveyor in its Thames Valley...
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Institute’s new deal at The Oxford Science Park
US-based research organisation the Lawrence J Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine has...
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Charity seeks town centre site to create hub for the young
A search has begun to find a building which could become a hub for young people in the centre of...
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Drone superhighway wins funding
Plans for a drone superhighway, connecting airspace above Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes,...
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Reading’s plans to stop PDR set to be constrained
Efforts to limit Permitted Development Rights (PDR) schemes in Reading may have to be less...
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View from the riverbank: a tale of two cities
Two of this week’s stories shine a light on how different two nearby towns can be. Most property...
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Housing association plans 203 homes on former school site
Housing association Vivid has submitted plans for 203 homes at Winklebury near Basingstoke. The...
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New £100m R&D scheme to replace retail units
Consultation starts this week over Mission Street’s £100 million plans to create new R&D...
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Vacant Debenhams building could become storage centre
Swindon’s former Debenhams store could be turned into a self-storage scheme of 900 lockers. The...
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Toutley East scheme approved
Plans for 130 homes and a 68-bed dementia care home at the Toutley East site have been approved by...
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Horlicks Quarter rents reaching Windsor levels
Demand for homes in Slough’s Horlicks Quarter has pushed rents up to levels normally seen in...
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Station Hill public space will be ‘something special for Reading’
Public realm in Reading’s Station Hill scheme will be focussed on artisan and independent...
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Residential market sees soaring rents and lack of supply
Residential rents have increased by around 10-15 per cent in the last year, creating opportunities...
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REDA joins Thames Tap’s property community
Reading’s Economy & Destination Agency (REDA) has teamed up with UK Property Forums to spread...
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Motherlabs incubators are brought into the world
The first Motherlabs, a new kind of serviced laboratory space under Brookfield’s ARC brand, are to...
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New identity for Reading UK
Reading UK, the economic development company for the town, has unveiled a new identity to better...
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‘We need someone who will lead’
Frustration and scepticism were evident in our experts’ summaries of the current situation at the...
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View from the riverbank: time to question everything
It seems to be getting harder to separate national events from local ones but it’s increasingly...
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Revamped design guide for developers
Two councils in southern Oxfordshire have drawn up a new joint design guide for developers. South...
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99 homes planned for Bray
Shanly Homes has applied to build 99 homes on a greenfield, waterside site in Bray. The...
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Wokingham to make fresh bid to meet Government
Councillors in Wokingham are having to renew their approach to lobbying the Government over the...
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Council’s sports fields set for up to 100 homes
Councillors in Buckinghamshire will be asked to proceed with controversial plans for up to 100...
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Three major stores acquired at Chineham in £83m deal
Supermarket Income REIT has announced the acquisition of three shops at Chineham Shopping Centre...
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100-room hotel decision put on hold
Councillors have unanimously voted to defer a decision on a new hotel at a golf club in...
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214 homes planned for Maidenhead site
Berkeley Homes has submitted plans for 214 properties in Maidenhead, the first of a number...
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Topping out time at Gradel Quadrangles
Topping out has taken place at a highly-regarded scheme at New College, Oxford. Main contractor...
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Further delay to Green Park Station opening
Covid lockdowns have added to the delays to the opening of Green Park Station in Reading. In its...
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130-home Toutley East scheme goes back before planners
Plans for 130 homes and a 70-bed dementia care home go before councillors in Wokingham for a...
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Fencing gold medalist appointed by Vail Williams
A Commonwealth Games fencing gold medallist has been appointed by property consultancy Vail...
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TCC breaks ground in the UK
Work has begun on three speculative logistics buildings totalling 340,000 sq ft in Milton Keynes....
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View from the riverbank: the jury’s in on new hotel scheme
Thackeray Estates’ plans to develop in Friar Street in Reading will bring some welcome smartening...
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Blenheim Estate Homes plans 500 units at Woodstock
Blenheim Estate Homes has submitted plans for up to 500 homes on land at Woodstock. Under the...
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Blandys’ planning team ranks among the best
Reading and Henley based solicitors’ practice and Thames Tap partner Blandy & Blandy has been...
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First properties launched at Newbury’s Sterling Gardens development
A touch of London living has come to Newbury with the launch by Savills of Sterling Gardens. The...
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Le Manoir upgrade gets approval
Approval has been achieved for a £36 million redevelopment at Raymond Blanc’s world-famous Belmond...
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New Jurys Inn hotel planned for Reading town centre
A 157-room Jurys Inn hotel is planned for Friar Street in Reading in a new development by...
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Plans for up to 320 homes in Aylesbury
Ainscough Strategic Land has submitted plans for a development of up to 320 homes on the former...
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105,000 sq m of industrial buildings planned for North Warnborough
A scoping opinion request has revealed plans for five buildings totalling 105,000 sq m of...
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Demolition to start at Magnet Leisure Centre
Long-awaited development of Maidenhead’s vacant Magnet Leisure Centre begins in July with the...
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£20m bid for new library and extended Hexagon Theatre for Reading
A £20 million bid for levelling up money is to be made to move Reading Central Library to the...
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New occupier for Eyston Way Industrial Estate
Pergolux UK, which provides aluminium pergolas, has taken an 8,892 sq ft unit at Eyston Way...
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Swindon Museum building goes up for sale
The former home of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery has gone on the market. Grade II-listed Apsley...
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View from the riverbank: the ironic price of tech success
There’s an irony about the shrinking footprint of the tech sector in the Thames Valley. Dell’s...
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OxPropFest Awards 2022 shortlist is announced
The shortlist has been revealed for the potential winners in the OxPropFest Awards for 2022. A...
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74 character homes for East Hagbourne
Deanfield Homes has been given the green light for a new collection of character properties in...
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Slough dignitaries join Berkeley Homes to unveil new public gardens
Slough MP Tan Dhesi, council leader Cllr James Swindlehurst and deputy Cllr Pavitar Mann were...
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Massive Marlow Film Studios plan submitted
Plans have been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council for the 167,800 sq m Marlow Film Studios...
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£36m Le Manoir development recommended for approval
Plans for a £36 million development at the world-famous Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons hotel...
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Plans submitted for new hospital
Plans have been submitted for the large-scale redevelopment of Hillingdon Hospital. Hillingdon...
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SEGRO gives 1980s building a sustainability overhaul
SEGRO has begun turning a 1980s industrial building on Slough Trading Estate into a...
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Plans for 230 homes submitted
Outline plans for 230 homes at the former RAF Upper Heyford airfield have been submitted to...
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Barratt puts two apartment schemes in the spotlight
Barratt Homes believes both downsizers and first time buyers can benefit from apartments it is...
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Show home unveiled at Deanfield Park, Ickford
Deanfield Homes has officially launched its show home at Deanfield Park in Ickford, Bucks. This...
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Joanne Jones joins Nexus Planning at Reading
Joanne Jones has joined Nexus Planning’s Reading team as associate director. Joanne joins from...
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Dell departs the Thames Valley
Dell, one of Bracknell’s largest remaining tech companies, has closed its doors for the last time...
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Alex Aitchison takes managing director role
A central figure in Lincoln Property’s Station Hill development in Reading has been appointed...
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£8m bid to try to bring Oasis back to life
A bid for £8 million of Levelling Up funds is to be made to try to reopen Swindon’s famous Oasis...
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Exclusive: Carbon Building sold to HM Courts & Tribunals Service
The Carbon Building in Reading has been sold to HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and will...
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Flying start for the Bee House
Around 40 delegates attended the latest UKProp Social event at Milton Park to see the county’s...
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View from the riverbank: industrial scale indecision at Newbury
Watching the squabbling during West Berkshire Council executive’s meeting, you begin to understand...
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Regeneration plan set to move forward after two decades
The first planning application to redevelop Newbury’s London Road Industrial Estate (LRIE) is to...
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St Modwen celebrates Basingstoke completion
St Modwen Logistics has completed its 190,000 sq ft industrial development of Viables Business...
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45,000 sq m development planned at AWE
AWE has submitted plans for a 45,000 sq m development at its Aldermaston site. The full planning...
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Property ‘well-positioned’ amid global uncertainty
M&G Real Estate has emphasised the gulf between modern quality office stock and secondary...
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Renters’ Reform Bill White paper released – the future of the rental sector
Richard Pulford in the property disputes team at Boyes Turner, offers an update and overview of...
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Central Pool site destined for social housing
The former Central Pool site in Reading is likely to become a place for adult social care and...
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Plans for further flats at Great Brighams Mead
The new owner of Great Brighams Mead in Reading is seeking to add 72 Permitted Development (PD)...
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72 student rooms set for approval
Plans for 72 student rooms for Oxford go before councillors on Tuesday (June 23) with a...
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65-home scheme welcomed by councillors and residents
Bewley Homes’ plans for 65 properties in Deepcut have been unanimously approved – and welcomed by...
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Sandstone Law launches one year on
Specialist commercial property and environmental law firm Sandstone Law celebrates its launch this...
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Vail Williams ‘on an upward trajectory’
Vail Williams has announced the election of Danny George as a member of its LLP. Mr George, who is...
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38,000 sq ft letting at Catalyst Bicester
Evolito has taken units 1 to 3, totalling 38,000 sq ft, at Catalyst Bicester. The company, which...
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View from the riverbank: is this the mall’s best chance yet?
If there’s one thing Reading’s Broad Street Mall is becoming noted for it is the long list of...
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AEW set to complete Broad Street Mall acquisition
Thames Tap has learned contracts have been exchanged in the acquisition of Reading’s Broad Street...
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Former Blandys chairman joins the party
A familiar face from the past among Reading’s business community joined guests for the first...
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Adwest redevelopment refused
Councillors have unanimously refused Goya Developments’ plans to replace the art deco former...
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How Morgan Sindall Construction helped create Reuben College, Oxford
Morgan Sindall Construction describes one of its most prestigious schemes of recent times which...
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Ed Rehill joins Lichfields
Ed Rehill has joined planning consultancy Lichfields as associate director, based in Reading. Mr...
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Science park laments the loss of Rutherford Cancer Centre
Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP) has said the loss of the Rutherford Cancer Centre will not...
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John Lewis plan for Build-to-Rent homes in Reading ‘makes perfect sense’
John Lewis Partnership’s (JLP) first venture into the Build-to-Rent (BTR) housing market is set to...
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Skin clinic takes former Loch Fyne restaurant
A skin clinic has taken the ground floor of a historic building in Reading. The ground floor of...
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Three new occupiers for Chineham Business Park
Frasers Property UK has announced three new lettings at Chineham Park totalling 10,000 sq ft....
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Building Safety Act 2022: it’s time to take notice
Paul Nash, construction consultant for Jansons Property, warns the property industry needs to be...
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New 604-home scheme submitted for Gomm Valley
New plans have been submitted for homes in the Gomm Valley in High Wycombe. Taylor Wimpey has...
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View from the riverbank: does politics solve anything?
As the nation and the world sway between various crises, the effects become all the more evident...
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‘Missed opportunity’ of new secondary school
Councillors have approved a new 1,500-capacity secondary school for Reading – but with concerns it...
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144 studio flats can go ahead at Soane Point
Plans to convert the Soane Point office building in Reading to 144 studio apartments can go ahead...
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Approval recommended for 65 homes at Deepcut
Bewley Homes’ plans for 65 properties in Deepcut go before councillors in Surrey Heath on Thursday...
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Plan for 91 flats at Vanwall Business Park
Bellway Homes is seeking to demolish a 30,000 sq ft office building on a Maidenhead business park...
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Self-build affordable net zero homes could be a national first
Development of eight custom-built homes, which are both net zero carbon and affordable, has been...
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