View from the riverbank: A beacon of hope?
In the days before the words ‘I’m not a cat’ became famous, things seemed so different. The pace...
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Row erupts over Reading Gaol plan
A row has blown up between Reading Borough Council and one of its key stakeholders over the...
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Stoke Wharf scheme ‘will regenerate neglected part of Slough’
Councillors have approved plans for 312 homes at Stoke Wharf. The scheme at the end of the Grand...
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Beaconsfield tops retail centre rankings
Beaconsfield and Henley have risen to the top of a national table of the best performing retail...
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Funding announced to help create new enterprise centre
An enterprise centre is to be set up at Oxford Brookes University. OxLEP has secured £837,000...
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Appeal planned over Swindon Science Park refusal
Pharmaceutical packaging company Wasdell Group is to appeal the refusal of permission for its new...
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Nicola Lynn joins Bidwells
Nicola Lynn has joined property consultancy Bidwells as director of compliance. She joins from...
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48,000 sq ft Zeus completes at Harwell
The latest new building to reach practical completion at Harwell campus has been unveiled. Zeus, a...
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Industrial take-up soars in Oxfordshire
Research by Savills has revealed record industrial space take-up in Oxfordshire last year – 113...
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Thames Valley property market: estate agents’ predictions
Manisha Bhula, associate solicitor and head of Blandy & Blandy’s Residential Property team,...
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First tenant for Total Park, Theale
New Homes Flooring has become the first tenant at Total Park at Theale. The firm has taken 19,618...
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Plans for Reading Golf Club re-submitted
Revised plans for Reading Golf Club’s redevelopment of its Emmer Green site have been submitted....
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New industrial scheme for Westcott
Work is due to start this year on a 16, 240 sq ft light industrial development at Westcott Venture...
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Nicola Jones returns to Lichfields
Planner Nicola Jones has rejoined Lichfields in the Thames Valley after a spell in the renewable...
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Plans to add 36 flats to Dukesbridge House
Lipman Properties has applied to add 36 flats to Dukesbridge House in Reading. The developer...
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Data centre plans submitted for Didcot Power Station
Two large data centres are planned at the site of the former Didcot A Power Station. Willow...
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View from the riverbank: Time to innovate
One of the more positive things about the current crisis is the innovation it could create. UK...
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Stoke Wharf set for approval
Plans for 312 homes at the end of the Slough branch of the Grand Union Canal go before councillors...
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Furlough Scheme enters final quarter
Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s employment law team, discusses the winding down...
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1,500-home Weyside Urban Village plans submitted
Plans have been submitted for more than 1,500 homes at Guildford. Three applications, which make...
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130 homes planned at Toutley Fields
Plans are being drawn up by Wokingham Borough Council for 130 homes plus a care home on land the...
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Success as residential viewings go digital
More than 100 homes were let using video viewings during lockdowns by Reading estate agent...
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New Arena Business Centre for Basing View
Arena Business Centres is to open a new 56,000 sq ft venue in Basing View. The co-working space...
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Oxford ranked least affordable for first time buyers
Oxford has been ranked the least affordable place for first time buyers in the UK outside London...
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OxPropFest Awards to launch this month
The task of recognising the finest in Oxfordshire’s property industry begins this month with the...
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67,000 sq ft letting will leave shortage of similar space
Manufacturing business Ceramex has taken a 67,000 sq ft unit in Acre Road, Reading – and similar...
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Refusal recommended for 660-home scheme
Council officers have recommended refusal for a development of up to 660 homes, a care home, a...
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Slough unveils new hotels three months early
Two new hotels with a total of 244 rooms opened their doors to Slough on Monday (February 1). The...
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Borough’s first net zero carbon building lifted into place
Modular structures have been put into place which will form the Wokingham borough’s first net zero...
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Council seeks release from prison plan
Councillors in Buckinghamshire have written to oppose Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans for a new...
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Science Vale Cycle Network routes open
A £5.8 million cycle and footpath network has been unveiled in South Oxfordshire, linking three...
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TV studio plan submitted
The University of Reading’s plans for a TV studio have been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council...
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More big names join UKPF
New sponsors have teamed up with UK Property Forums publications as increasing numbers see the...
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New market square plan for Reading
Thackeray Estates has published its plans for a radical new market square for independent...
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View from the riverbank: The new face of retail
Thackeray Estates’ plans for Queen Victoria Street in Reading represent one of the most positive...
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Drug firm’s major expansion at Milton Park
German drug company Evotec has signed up for a major expansion of its office and laboratory space...
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Newbury’s chance for a ‘reset’
Newbury residents want a town centre that is not dominated by big retail and which makes the most...
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Spelthorne protests its housing numbers
A letter has gone to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick to protest that housing numbers required in...
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Major upgrade at Reading International set for approval
Plans for a substantial upgrade to Reading International Business Park go before councillors on...
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Space testing centre opens at Westcott
A new space testing centre is due for imminent completion at Westcott Venture Park. The National...
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Lettings ‘illustrate the new breed of operator’
T A Fisher managing director John Fisher says lettings of two units in Reading illustrate recent...
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Three takes 117,000 sq ft at Green Park
Mobile phone business Three is to combine its Reading and Maidenhead offices into one of the two...
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Lidl to appeal refusal for Tadley store
The fight for a new Lidl supermarket at Tadley has resumed with an appeal by the retailer. West...
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First occupier for newly-refurbished Guildford offices
K2 Corporate Mobility has become the first occupier at newly redeveloped offices at 255 High...
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Savills on why Oxford and Reading top PwC table
Oxford and Reading are ranked first and second respectively in a table of those best placed to...
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View from the riverbank: Is risk aversion on the rise?
One of the things making predicting the future so difficult is that the data on the recent past...
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£760m go-ahead for next phase of East-West Rail
Government funding of £760 million has been approved for the next phase of East-West Rail which...
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212-acres acquired at Swindon’s New Eastern Villages
Swindon-based Capital Land Property Group has acquired 212 acres of land at the town’s New Eastern...
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Demand for Thames Valley rental properties remains strong
Demand for rental properties in the Thames Valley remains strong into the new year – with...
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AIPUT joins UK Property Forums
Industrial and warehouse fund AIPUT has teamed up with UK Property Forums. AIPUT, a fund managed...
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TA Fisher reacts to house buyer demands
Developer and Thames Tap partner T A Fisher used lockdowns in 2020 to address the demand for...
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Hayfield Homes acquires site for 101 green homes
Hayfield has acquired a 9.5-acre site in the semi-rural Buckinghamshire village of Hanslope for...
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Jansons plans Lidl and 40 homes at Lower Earley
Developer and Thames Tap partner Jansons Property holds a public consultation on Thursday (January...
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Discount supermarkets continue to thrive
Discount supermarkets are providing a promising market for developer and Thames Tap partner...
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Judicial review bid launched into South Oxfordshire Local Plan
A campaign group has filed for a judicial review of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan. Just six...
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Agents optimistic about Reading office market
Reports of major occupiers seeking large office premises in the Thames Valley have been welcomed...
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Work starts on new masterplan for Oxford’s Covered Market
Work has begun on a new masterplan for Oxford’s Covered Market, one of the city’s key...
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Luxury hotel plan for Boswells store approved
Plans for a luxury hotel at the former Boswells store in the centre of Oxford have been...
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Life & Mind Building wins approval
Work on the striking Life & Mind Building at Oxford University is set to go ahead this Summer...
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Hatch Real Estate emerges to the Thames Valley market
The Thames Valley’s newest commercial estate agent has emerged and plans to be at the forefront of...
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212 homes approved for Slough’s Montem Centre site
Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) has secured planning permission to build 212 homes on the site of the...
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22,886 sq ft building bought by Cabot Properties
Cabot Properties has acquired a new 22,886 sq ft industrial building in Basingstoke for £4.4...
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45,000 sq ft Green Park deal boosts Reading take up figures
Figures put together by Campbell Gordon have shown a third of take up in Greater Reading last year...
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UKPF membership goes online with new great new services
UK Prop Social membership has gone digital – with some excellent new online benefits. While...
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View from the riverbank: Time to set the Thames Valley free
The news that Reading’s Station Hill is steaming ahead is some rare good news but you would be...
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Regional expansion for Haslams new homes
Reading estate agent and Thames Tap partner Haslams has signed two deals to boost its new homes...
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Report suggests Bracknell faces 1,500 retail job losses
Bracknell town centre has been ranked the most vulnerable in England to the effects of Covid in a...
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Refusal for 929 flats in Woking
Councillors went against their officers’ recommendation to refuse EcoWorld’s plan for 929 flats in...
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New industrial report from Haslams highlights growth in Reading market
Haslams Chartered Surveyors has published its latest report on the Reading industrial market,...
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Join us to watch Wayne Hemingway discuss Newbury
Designer Wayne Hemingway is to headline a UK Prop Social webinar on the future of Newbury town...
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Repossession and the Coronavirus Act
Solicitor Asma Muneer from Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, explains the impact of...
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Council set to buy part of AkzoNobel site
Councillors in Slough will be asked to approve the acquisition of a section of land formerly part...
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Station Hill wins approval
Work will start in Spring on the 275,000 sq ft office building at Reading’s Station Hill...
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B&M takes 16,000 sq ft unit in High Wycombe
B&M has taken a 16,000 sq ft unit in the centre of High Wycombe. Devonshire Investment...
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How social media can favour development
Social media can prove a force for good in the planning process according to architect Adrian...
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243 flats for Woking town centre
Westmede Properties has applied to build 243 flats in central Woking. The developer, along with...
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Kadans acquires The Science Quadrant
Kadans Science Partner has acquired The Science Quadrant at Abingdon. Kadans, now part of AXA...
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McLaren deal goes off-road
A proposed sale and leaseback arrangement for McLaren’s spectacular design and technology centre...
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Retail park could make way for industrial scheme
Two industrial units could replace Reading’s Brunel Retail Park. Mayfair Capital, which acquired...
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Four deals at Axis J9
Four businesses have snapped up all seven buildings, in phase two of Albion Land’s Axis J9...
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View from the riverbank: Flying start to 2021
Big steps forward are taking place in Reading, Oxford and Swindon even though much of our world...
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Council plots to make gaol plan come true
A business case is being drawn up to turn Reading Gaol into a culture and arts hub after the...
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22,545 sq ft Oxford office building sold
Carter Jonas has sold a 22,545 sq ft office building in Oxford on behalf of a private client for...
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Savills reveals more councils are withdrawing Local Plans
Savills has reported that more local authorities in England are withdrawing their Local Plans from...
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Promotions at upbeat Campbell Gordon
Reading-based Campbell Gordon has promoted Jake Booth and Rob Marson to director level. And the...
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City council to recruit manager to regenerate Oxfordshire centres
A manager is to be appointed to drive the regeneration of towns in Oxfordshire. Oxford City...
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What is the difference between planning solicitors and planning consultants?
Karen Jones, partner and head of Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team,...
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Plan for UK’s most sustainable leisure centre
Plans have been submitted for a new leisure centre for Staines which aims to be a UK first for...
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Plan for multi-sports stadium for Newbury
Councillors are expected to agree to start consultation on a new multi-sports stadium for Newbury...
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What lockdown rules mean for the housing market
Associate solicitor Manisha Bhula, head of Blandy & Blandy solicitors’ residential property...
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Agents appointed to market Abbey Gardens
Vail Williams and Knight Frank have been appointed to market vacant space in the refurbished...
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Plans for 929 flats set for approval in Woking
A scheme of more than 900 flats in towers of up to 37 storeys in central Woking has been...
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130 homes set for Watlington
Two applications for a total of up to 130 homes in Watlington, Oxfordshire have been recommended...
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Next stages of Station Hill set for approval
Plans for the next stages of Station Hill go before planners on Wednesday (January 13) with a...
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Two appointments at Nexus
Nexus has recruited two planners for its Reading office. Mykena Mortimer-Davies has joined from...
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Calcot Hotel is put up for sale
Reading’s Calcot Hotel is for sale for £6.3 million through Colliers International. The 80-room...
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Swindon wins £25m bid for bus boulevard
Swindon’s bid for £25 million for a bus boulevard has been successful. The council has been...
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Ridge wins appeal for EV charging station
Ridge has won an appeal for one of Europe’s largest electric car charging service stations....
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Report concludes homes can go ahead on landfill site
A feasibility study has concluded houses can be built on a former landfill site in Oxford. The...
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Confirmed: Caversham Park Village land buyer
Land Registry information has revealed the buyer of land at Caversham Park Village is London &...
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