Reform is coming to the energy performance of buildings requirements
Megan Harris, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team,...
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Property professionals celebrate Christmas with help from Shiplake College students
Around 50 property professionals gathered for UK Property Forums’ annual Christmas celebration,...
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Inside Ebb & Flow (Thames Tap takes a tour)
Thames Tap editor Alan Bunce took a tour of Reading’s latest Build-to-Rent development. For those...
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Our experts’ hopes and fears for 2025
Optimism was in the air when we asked our sponsors and partners for their thoughts on life in the...
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Galliard plans 83 homes on brownfield site in Colchester
Galliard Homes has applied to build 83 properties on land in Colchester. The housebuilder has set...
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Council agrees to delay Local Plan submission in bid to protect Green Belt
Councillors have agreed a proposal to delay submission of its Local Plan to try to protect its...
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Last call for tenders for North Quay regeneration
Final tenders are being requested for a master developer to regenerate a waterfront site in Great...
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Council vision document given thumbs up
Councillors have endorsed a vision document for the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk borough. The...
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Councillors approve major restoration of Art Deco theatre
Councillors have agreed plans to overhaul the 1929 Art Deco Ipswich Regent Theatre. The...
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Council seeks partners to help save Norwich icons
Expressions of interest have been requested to help rescue and regenerate two significant...
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Government approves huge data centre
PATRIZIA has welcomed the Government decision to allow a 700,000 sq ft data centre to be built at...
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Ground broken at vertiport testbed site
Groundbreaking has taken place at the site of the UK’s first vertiport testbed at Bicester Motion....
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Mixed outlook for construction market
Research by Thames Tap partner RLB suggests a mixed picture for the construction market. RLB...
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65,000 sq ft space research scheme to complete next year
Construction on a 65,455 sq ft development at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire in on...
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New artwork arrives for Station Hill
The first of a £1.5 million series of sculptures and murals has been put in place at Station Hill...
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Approval for new Aspen Building at Wood Centre for Innovation
The Oxford Trust’s proposed 17,000 sq ft Aspen Building has been given the go-ahead. Oxford City...
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US motor tech expert firm opts for Bicester Motion
Penske Racing Shocks, a supplier of technology for Formula One, is to open a UK service and...
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Transforming Oxfordshire into a breeding ground for unicorns
Ahead of next year’s OxProp Summit in March, UK Property Forums teamed up with Sladen...
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B&M signs up for former Wilko unit in Southend
Discount retailer B&M has taken the former Wilko unit in the Victoria Shopping Centre in in...
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Stunning Hollytrees Museum now fully restored
Extensive restoration work on the exterior of Colchester’s Grade I-listed Hollytrees Museum has...
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Hill Group teams up with bpha for Progress Investment Partnership
Housing association bpha and housebuilder The Hill Group have announced an investment partnership....
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Go-ahead for skills centre at Gateway 14
Planning consent has been granted for an £18 million Skills and Innovation Centre in Stowmarket....
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Joe Freeth and Pippa Kearns take key roles in Savills’ residential sales team in Harpenden
Savills has appointed associate director Joe Freeth as head of town sales within its residential...
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Consent secured for 120,000 sq ft warehouse
Wrenbridge and Fiera Real Estate have secured planning consent for a new 120,000 sq ft logistics...
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New home for Oxford Centre for Innovation
The Oxford Trust has taken a 10-year lease on a city centre building for its Oxford Centre for...
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2025 start for 44,000 sq ft warehouse in High Wycombe
Detailed designs for a £13.6 million warehouse at High Wycombe have been approved by...
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Plan for 115 homes in West Oxfordshire
Plans for up to 115 homes near Witney have been revealed in a screening request. Lioncourt...
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High rise Woking scheme resubmitted after refusal
New plans to replace Woking’s former Bhs store with a high-rise development of 272 Build-to-Rent...
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Taylor Wimpey plans 225 homes for Maidenhead
Plans have been submitted for 225 homes in Maidenhead. Taylor Wimpey (West London) has applied to...
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480-home scheme planned for Wallingford
Plans for up to 480 homes at Wallingford have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District...
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Power to the occupiers at Bicester Arc
Developers of a new business park coming to Bicester say it promises to give occupiers a...
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Plan to fund 1,558 new council homes in Oxford
More than 1,500 new council homes and two community centres are proposed in Oxford City Council’s...
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Practical completion at ONE Station Hill, Reading
Practical completion has been reached at ONE Station Hill, Reading. The landmark 275,000 sq ft...
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Plans submitted for up to 249 homes in Oxfordshire
Nicholas King New Homes has applied to build up to 249 homes at Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor....
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Podcast: Brian Dowling, residential development partner at Boyes Turner
Brian Dowling, residential development partner at law firm Boyes Turner, joined us for the latest...
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St Albans Local Plan submitted to Government
The Local Plan for St Albans City and District Council has been submitted to the Government for...
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Topping out at site of new sustainable council homes
Topping out has taken place at the site of 70 low-carbon council homes in Cambridge. Cambridge...
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Savills helps make Steele-Bodgers a success
Real estate advisor and Eastern Echo partner Savills was a headline sponsor for a long-standing...
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New twists in how the 2011 Fukushima disaster fallout continues to affect Berkshire
Despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster happening more than 6,000 miles away, it continues to have a...
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Savills joins Government net zero effort
Savills’ natural capital team is contributing to one of five research projects which form part of...
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RLB appoints Heather Williams as senior project manager
Heather Williams has joined Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) as senior project manager for its Thames...
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Ziran Foundation explains its plans for Reading Gaol
A glimpse into the thinking to regenerate Reading Gaol was given to a host of community groups on...
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Haslams to market 47,000 sq ft Newbury warehouse
Ashford Developments has appointed Haslams Surveyors to market a rare warehouse opportunity on the...
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New catering offer at Grove ahead of major expansion
Grove Business Park (GBP) has introduced a new catering offer as part of the wider plans to...
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EV car maker parks at Bicester Motion
US-based EV maker Canoo Inc is to set up a UK operations and activation centre at Bicester Motion....
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410 homes approved for High Wycombe
Two applications for a total of 410 homes at High Wycombe have been approved by Buckinghamshire...
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150 retirement units planned in revised Kidlington scheme
New plans for homes on land at a garden centre in Kidlington have been submitted after a previous...
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Savills appointed at new AEROX mid-tech scheme
Savills has been appointed letting agent for AEROX, a new development of five new mid-tech, office...
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Council to lobby ministers over £274m road scheme blocked by bats
A council leader is lobbying ministers after plans for a desperately-needed new road were blocked...
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M&S plans 60,000 sq ft store in Ipswich
M&S has unveiled plans to create a ‘brand-defining’ 60,000 sq ft store at Ipswich’s Copdock...
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10,000 sq ft commercial scheme planned for Banbury
Plans for 10,000 sq ft of commercial space for SMEs and start-ups in Banbury have been submitted...
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Former Bhs unit set for regeneration
Work has begun to strip out the former Bhs store in Harlow ahead of the next phase of the town’s...
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Ailing public halls building sold to church group
The sale of a vacant community building in Harpenden to a thriving local church has been agreed by...
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Work under way on 179 homes in Billericay
Housebuilder The Hill Group has officially broken ground on a development in Billericay, which...
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Three appointments by Savills Residential in Essex
Savills has made three key appointments to its residential sales teams across Essex. Jamie...
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Radical mixed-use scheme for Swindon’s Oasis Centre
Plans have been unveiled for warehouses, up to 710 homes and a revamped Oasis Leisure Centre in...
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SEND school plan for former library building
The vacant former Wokingham library building is set to become special needs school for those over...
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County-wide Local Transport Plan out for consultation
Consultation starts this month on the latest Local Transport Plan for Wiltshire. Wiltshire...
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David Berry becomes marketing manager at Holiday Inn Reading South
David Berry is the new sales and marketing manager at the Holiday Inn Reading-South. David, who...
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Caversham shopping centre sold for £16m
Beaconsfield-based Sorbon Estates has acquired St Martin’s Centre in Caversham for around £16...
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Savills report puts Golden Triangle third in the world
The UK’s Golden Triangle has been ranked third in Savills’ global index of the world’s top 30 life...
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Tech Foundry reaches practical completion
Practical completion has been reached at the 150,000 sq ft Tech Foundry development at Harwell...
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Consultation starts to help improve Bicester Market Square
Two public engagement sessions will be held this month for residents to help shape the future of...
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Plans submitted for 2,100-home scheme
Plans for a new settlement with up to 2,100 homes have been submitted to Thurrock Council. The...
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Clara Robinson joins Lanpro at Cambridge
Clara Robinson has been appointed assistant ecology consultant in Cambridge.  Hers is one of...
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Cambourne to Cambridge busway application submitted to DfT
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has applied for a Transport and Work Act Order for the...
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East Tilbury scheme of up to 1,000 homes succeeds on appeal
A planning inspector has allowed Mulberry Strategic Land’s plans for up to 1,000 homes on Green...
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‘People want to invest in Swindon’: council agrees to consult on town’s latest vision
Councillors in Swindon have agreed to move ahead with consulting the public over the vision for...
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Light at the end of the tunnel for East West Rail
Last week saw the launch of a new consultation on East West Rail (EWR) – the strategic...
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Proposals unveiled for new Cambridge civic quarter
Proposals have been published for the regeneration of Cambridge’s civic quarter. The area...
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Consultation starts on East West Rail
Public consultation has begun over East West Rail (EWR) which will connect Oxford, Milton Keynes,...
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Business park sold for undisclosed sum
Wulff Capital Holdings has acquired 20.7-acre Monument Business Park in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire....
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Chaos as Eagle Quarter scheme remains up in the air
Newbury’s proposed Eagle Quarter scheme remains undecided after a second meeting of West Berkshire...
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Scott Witchalls to chair REDA
Scott Witchalls, director of transportation and infrastructure for Stantec, has been appointed...
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Megan Harris joins Blandys’ commercial property team
Megan Harris has joined Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team as an associate solicitor....
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Crippling costs create perfect storm for heritage buildings
Owners of heritage buildings are facing a perfect storm as rising maintenance and material costs,...
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Talks start on Swindon Knowledge Central project
Talks regarding one of the biggest brownfield regeneration projects in the UK are under way in...
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84-bed care home planned for Gerrards Cross site
Plans have been submitted for a new care home in Gerrards Cross to replace a vacant one on the...
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Spotlight on Westminster: November 2024
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepared to deliver the Labour Government’s first Budget at the end of...
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Positive signs in the East’s development land market
Increased confidence and appetite for land among housebuilders has seen the East of England’s...
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Screening request reveals plans for 400 homes in Witney
Plans are being drawn up for up to 400 homes on the edge of Witney, Oxfordshire. Mactaggart &...
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Footbridge could be added to Oxford Utd stadium plans
An update to Oxford United’s football stadium plans may include a footbridge over a main road.  ...
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Spotlight falls on the future of development in Reading
Reading’s updated Local Plan – which will provide a blueprint for town planning over the next...
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Gallery: all the best images from the Royal Berkshire Property Awards 2024
Our photographer Stewart Turkington produced another great set of images from November 7’s...
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Winners announced for the Royal Berkshire Property Awards 2024
Berkshire’s top property talent was recognised on Thursday (November 7) when 200 professionals...
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13,000 sq ft deal for new Milwaukee training centre at Westcott
Power tool giant Milwaukee has signed a lease on 13,250 sq ft at Westcott Venture Park for a new...
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50-home scheme planned for Arborfield recommended for approval
Council officers have recommended approval for a scheme of up to 50 homes in Arborfield. Wokingham...
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11,656 sq m of mid-tech space planned for Cambridge site
Plans have been submitted for a scheme of more than 11,600 sq m of commercial ‘mid-tech’ space in...
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Mixed news for residential property landlords and investors in the Budget
Luke McMath, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s residential property team, looks at the impact of...
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Final 150 homes approved for Newbury Park
Plans for the 150-home third and final phase of Newbury Farm have been approved. Homes on the...
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Royal London acquires 120,500 sq ft in £44m deal
Royal London Asset Management Property (RLAMP) has acquired three buildings, totalling 120,500 sq...
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Savills report: farmers can lead the way to water security in the East of England
East of England farmers have a critical role to play in securing the region’s future water supply...
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175-container battery storage plant planned for Oxfordshire
Plans have been submitted for a battery energy storage system (BESS) across 10.5 hectares of Green...
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New theatre plan for Swindon bus station site
A new entertainment venue for Swindon will be on the agenda at council meeting on Wednesday...
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NPPF reform and the unintended consequences on housing supply
Head of residential property at Vail Williams LLP Gary Jeffries explores the options available to...
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Council seeks to re-invent Swindon
Councillors will discuss the re-invention of Swindon on Wednesday (November 13). Swindon Borough...
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30,000 sq ft of deals announced at The Lexicon
The Lexicon Bracknell has announced new retail lettings of more than 30,000 sq ft. Dunelm, Levi,...
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The ‘right place’ debate: market wisdom vs political rhetoric
Director of MSC Planning Associates David Lomas and DevComms director Jade Uko balance the...
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Persimmon acquires site for 68 homes
Persimmon Homes has acquired a site for 68 homes in Hilperton on the northeastern edge of...
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Groundbreaking held at SSE site in Vastern Road, Reading
Groundbreaking has taken place at Berkeley Homes’ 209-home scheme in Vastern Road, Reading....
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