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Reading’s new road changes ‘will not become permanent by stealth’

Reading’s new road changes ‘will not become permanent by stealth’

Posted by | May 21, 2020 | , , , , , , |

Plans to introduce new cycle lanes and one-way systems throughout Reading have been agreed with...

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What next in Chiltern & South Bucks Local Plan chaos?

What next in Chiltern & South Bucks Local Plan chaos?

Posted by | May 18, 2020 | , , , , , , , |

Daniel Lampard and Zahra Waters, senior director and senior planner at Lichfields, look at the way...

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Inspector says councils failed to engage

Inspector says councils failed to engage

Posted by | May 18, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

Arrow Planning director Mark Schmull explains the latest twist in the wrangle between councils in...

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Pedestrianisation and cycle paths plan for central Oxford

Pedestrianisation and cycle paths plan for central Oxford

Posted by | May 14, 2020 | , , , , , , |

Plans have been set out to make changes to roads in Oxford, some of which could stay in place...

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What next for the Thames Valley’s major infrastructure projects?

What next for the Thames Valley’s major infrastructure projects?

Posted by | May 13, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Blandy & Blandy addressed the property industry at two of our events in recent times, looking...

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Consultation launched for massive Slough redevelopment

Consultation launched for massive Slough redevelopment

Posted by | May 11, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

Consultation has begun to help shape the massive redevelopment of the Queensmere Observatory...

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Victoria Jones joins Reading UK

Victoria Jones joins Reading UK

Posted by | May 11, 2020 | , , , , |

Victoria Jones has joined Reading UK as head of marketing.Ms Jones has previously worked with...

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‘We are in a very good place’ – after 125 years

‘We are in a very good place’ – after 125 years

Posted by | May 11, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

In the third of three stories with Thames Tap partner T A Fisher, we look at how the firm started...

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Debenhams closure will prompt ‘diverse new operators’

Debenhams closure will prompt ‘diverse new operators’

Posted by | May 7, 2020 | , , , , , , |

The Beauty Hall from Next is to take over part of the Debenhams store at The Oracle after the...

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What will your post-pandemic property portfolio look like?

What will your post-pandemic property portfolio look like?

Posted by | May 6, 2020 | , , , , , , , |

“Now that everyone is working from home, can I close all of my offices at the next lease break?”...

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Blandys gets thumbs-up from clients

Blandys gets thumbs-up from clients

Posted by | May 6, 2020 | , , , , |

Law firm Blandy & Blandy, which has offices in Reading and Henley-on-Thames, has been widely...

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Is the property industry following the science?

Is the property industry following the science?

Posted by | May 5, 2020 | , |

Derek Jones, managing director, pre-contracts, for Bulb Interiors & Laboratories, considers...

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Lichfields puts planning authorities under the spotlight

Lichfields puts planning authorities under the spotlight

Posted by | May 4, 2020 | , , , , , , |

Planners at Lichfields have given Thames Tap data they gathered on local authorities in the region...

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‘We are still on track’

‘We are still on track’

Posted by | May 4, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , |

Developers behind some of the region’s major projects have told Thames Tap they remain on track to...

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Is the Arc behind the curve?

Is the Arc behind the curve?

Posted by | May 4, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Turley director Tim Burden sees a way forward to speed up the slow progress being made on the...

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Helen Tilton appointed by Cratus Communications

Helen Tilton appointed by Cratus Communications

Posted by | May 4, 2020 | , , |

Helen Tilton has joined UK Property Forum member Cratus Communications.Ms Tilton will run Cratus’s...

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Is the Arc suffering under the weight of expectation?  

Is the Arc suffering under the weight of expectation?  

Posted by | May 4, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Savills planning director David Bainbridge has questioned the progress made on the Oxford to...

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‘We need more SME housebuilders’

‘We need more SME housebuilders’

Posted by | Apr 30, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

In the second of three articles marking the 125th anniversary of Thames Tap partner T A Fisher,...

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Residential property market slowdown – what next?

Residential property market slowdown – what next?

Posted by | Apr 30, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Associate solicitor Manisha Bhula, head of Blandy & Blandy’s residential property &...

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Heat network regulations: Government planning for the new regime

Heat network regulations: Government planning for the new regime

Posted by | Apr 30, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ed Weightman, senior associate and energy specialist in Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP’s Oxford...

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Podcast: ‘Business confidence will return’

Podcast: ‘Business confidence will return’

Posted by | Apr 27, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Business confidence will return to the Thames Valley so long as a ‘measured and sensible’ approach...

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Link road plan submitted to support Aylesbury’s growth

Link road plan submitted to support Aylesbury’s growth

Posted by | Apr 24, 2020 | , , , , , |

Plans have been submitted for a major link road to the south and east of Aylesbury to serve the...

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‘Development industry fared well in 2019’

‘Development industry fared well in 2019’

Posted by | Apr 23, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

Savills‘ south central development team, based in Oxford and Reading, has reported a strong 2019...

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Guildford planning meetings to go online

Guildford planning meetings to go online

Posted by | Apr 22, 2020 | , , |

Online planning committee meetings will start at Guildford Borough Council on May 20.Only...

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Revised Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support employers and a further 200,000 workers

Revised Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support employers and a further 200,000 workers

Posted by | Apr 22, 2020 | , , , , , |

Following an initial announcement on March 20, 2020, the Government has sought to provide further...

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The new office evolution: Five changes occupiers are seeking

The new office evolution: Five changes occupiers are seeking

Posted by | Apr 21, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

Guy Parkes, partner at property consultancy and Thames Tap sponsor Vail Williams LLP, has been in...

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Kier is keeping calm and carrying on

Kier is keeping calm and carrying on

Posted by | Apr 14, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Thames Tap partner Kier has issued a reminder of the firm’s presence in the region after the...

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‘There are better things to spend your money on’ – agents’ views on gaol site

‘There are better things to spend your money on’ – agents’ views on gaol site

Posted by | Apr 14, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

Property agents have given Thames Tap their views on the complexities over redevelopment of the...

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Abbey friends group wants gaol site archaeology probe

Abbey friends group wants gaol site archaeology probe

Posted by | Apr 14, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

Friends of Reading Abbey (FORA) wants any new development at Reading Gaol to be sympathetic to...

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Is how we sign documents about to change amid COVID-19?

Is how we sign documents about to change amid COVID-19?

Posted by | Apr 14, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , |

Two experts from the commercial property world have put their minds and experience together to...

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LSH appointed for Basing View

LSH appointed for Basing View

Posted by | Apr 9, 2020 | , , , , |

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been appointed to operate alongside Rare Commercial Property as...

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‘Staggeringly disappointed’ over Reading Gaol decision

‘Staggeringly disappointed’ over Reading Gaol decision

Posted by | Apr 7, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

Councillors and campaigners have been left frustrated by the decision of the Ministry of Justice...

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What do data protection and COVID-19 mean for your business?

What do data protection and COVID-19 mean for your business?

Posted by | Apr 7, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

Debbie Brett and Jennifer Scott, in Blandy & Blandy’s corporate & commercial team,...

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Takeaway food and Permitted Development Rights changes due to COVID-19

Takeaway food and Permitted Development Rights changes due to COVID-19

Posted by | Apr 7, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman, from Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law...

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Podcast: Housing ‘is key to tech recruitment across The Arc’

Podcast: Housing ‘is key to tech recruitment across The Arc’

Posted by | Apr 6, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Housing will be key to the success of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, according to Bidwells’ research...

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Extra care home planned for Thame

Extra care home planned for Thame

Posted by | Apr 3, 2020 | , , , |

Rectory Homes and FirstPort Retirement Property Services have applied to build an extra care...

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Commercial property and COVID-19 – sector by sector

Commercial property and COVID-19 – sector by sector

Posted by | Apr 2, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Developer and Thames Tap partner Jansons Property has put together a summary of how its experts...

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Japanese drugs firm moves UK HQ to Uxbridge Business Park

Japanese drugs firm moves UK HQ to Uxbridge Business Park

Posted by | Apr 2, 2020 | , , , , , , , , |

Arlington has let 10,854 sq ft at Uxbridge Business Park to pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo...

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The property market after COVID-19

The property market after COVID-19

Posted by | Apr 1, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , |

Guy Parkes, partner at property consultant and Thames Tap sponsor, Vail Williams, looks at past...

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COVID-19 and commercial tenancies

COVID-19 and commercial tenancies

Posted by | Mar 30, 2020 | , , |

Olivia Foster, in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, explains the impact of...

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Pegasus, the planning system and COVID-19

Pegasus, the planning system and COVID-19

Posted by | Mar 27, 2020 | , , , |

Andy Meader, senior director for Pegasus Group, explains how COVID-19 has affected the planning...

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Woking rejects 366 Build-to-Rent flats

Woking rejects 366 Build-to-Rent flats

Posted by | Mar 26, 2020 | , , , |

Councillors have refused an application by Watkin Jones and McKay Securities for 366 Build-to-Rent...

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Newbury residential and commercial market update

Newbury residential and commercial market update

Posted by | Mar 23, 2020 | , , , , , , , |

Commercial developers should consider building in Newbury because of the shortage of supply in the...

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Development partners sought for Oxford North

Development partners sought for Oxford North

Posted by | Mar 18, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , |

The developer behind the £500 million Oxford North scheme has begun the search for two joint...

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Oxford Report published online

Oxford Report published online

Posted by | Mar 17, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Exclusive interviews with key players in the £4 billion joint venture between the University of...

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New homes and shops in £100m Blackbird Leys redevelopment

New homes and shops in £100m Blackbird Leys redevelopment

Posted by | Mar 13, 2020 | , , , , , , , |

Councillors have agreed to move forward with the £100 million redevelopment of the Blackbird Leys...

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