2,500 homes approved for Swindon site
Outline planning permission has been granted for 2,500 homes at Swindon.Swindon Borough Council’s...
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Covid-19 and commercial property – practical tips for landlords, tenants and occupiers
Katja Wigham, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, provides practical tips...
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Still time to help redefine the way we live and work
The deadline has been extended for those wishing to take part in a survey about how travel and...
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Clare Giannini joins Willmott Dixon
A well-known name in the Thames Valley’s property and construction market has taken up a new role...
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Milton Park survey reveals post-Covid concerns
A survey among people who work at Milton Park has revealed the biggest fear of returning to the...
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Premier Inn approved for Swindon
Whitbread has been granted permission for a 194-room Premier Inn at Swindon.The £17 million,...
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334,000 sq ft deal at CM40 at Banbury
A speculatively-built 334,760 sq ft warehouse at Banbury has been let to logistics provider Great...
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Dobbies lays down roots at Designer Outlet Cotswolds
A major shopping development which includes much of the Thames Valley in its catchment, has...
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New date for Manydown application
A new date has been set for councillors in Basingstoke to consider plans for up to 3,250 homes at...
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Q&A with developer Andy Jansons
Jansons Property managing director Andy Jansons answers some central questions on the developer’s...
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New secondary school approved for Walton
A 900-pupil secondary school on land at Walton-on-Thames in Surrey has been approved by Elmbridge...
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Six deals at Winnersh Triangle
Frasers Property UK has announced six office deals totalling 140,000 sq ft at Winnersh...
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Speakers reveal the cost of Covid
A future of reduced property values, new working practices and firms not re-opening their...
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Alice Hilliard becomes partner at Hollis Hockley
Alice Hilliard is to join Thames Valley commercial agent Hollis Hockley as partner.Alice, who is...
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Third proposal for new Caversham cinema
Hermes’ latest bid to create a boutique cinema in Caversham involves replacing existing offices...
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Video reveals progress at Silverstone Park
An aerial video has been released to show the progress of the latest development at Silverstone...
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Q&A with Pippa Garrod from Blandy & Blandy
A Q&A with Pippa Garrod, associate solicitor in Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team...
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New units drive demand at Bicester Motion
Bicester Motion has let 80 per cent of The Command Works, the new 77,000 sq ft extension to its...
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Property professionals abandon the razor
During numerous online meetings throughout recent months a number of lockdown beards have become...
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‘I can’t wait to get back to the office’
Forecasts suggesting the end of the office as we know it have been a feature of lockdown but Evoke...
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Sarah-Jane Curtis to help steer Bicester Motion
After playing a key role in the success of Bicester Village, Sarah-Jane Curtis has joined Bicester...
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South Oxfordshire Local Plan to kick off virtual hearings
South Oxfordshire’s Local Plan examination will be the first in the UK to be heard online. Tim...
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The Arc shows the collaborative way out of crisis
Sue Foxley, research director at Bidwells, shares her insight into how collaboration among...
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New Slough scheme ‘could lead its post-Covid revival’
Strategic plans are at an advanced stage for a radical mixed-use development in Slough, a scheme...
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Three deals announced by Hicks Baker
Hicks Baker has announced three office deals across Berkshire including one which will involve a...
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Jansons set to host landmark online public consultation for West Eynsham
A public consultation event for Jansons Property’s vision for the West Eynsham SDA along with...
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290,000 sq ft tech scheme with David Lloyd club approved
Plans for 290,000 sq ft of technology buildings and a David Lloyd Club in Bicester, have been...
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Survey suggests estate agents expect rapid recovery
A survey by law firm Blandy & Blandy has shown estate agents in the region, which have begun...
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View from the riverbank: Will Reading prove as remarkable as Oxford?
Our first online UK Prop Social event prompted some remarkable information and the next looks set...
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Oxford faces 20 per cent retail vacancy rate
Oxford city centre faces a possible vacancy rate of more than 20 per cent in its retail space...
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Cotswold Automotive Park gets final approval
After a prolonged delay, the £130 million Cotswold Automotive Park (CAP) with its Mullin Museum...
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Two masterplans move forward in Staines
A major redevelopment at Causeway Business Park in Staines has been approved by Runnymede Borough...
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RARE becomes sole agent for 60,000 sq ft at One Forbury Place
RARE Commercial Property is now acting as sole agent to dispose of almost 60,000 sq ft of former...
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New apart-hotel planned for Farnborough
Plans have been submitted for a 39-suite apart-hotel in the centre of Farnborough.House of Fisher,...
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Simon Dimmick retires from Blandys
One of the best known faces in legal and property circles in the Thames Valley is...
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Reading’s new road changes ‘will not become permanent by stealth’
Plans to introduce new cycle lanes and one-way systems throughout Reading have been agreed with...
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Oxford Local Plan 2036 approved by inspectors
The new Local Plan for Oxford is expected to be given final approval next month at a meeting of...
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Electric car maker expands into an extra 30,000 sq ft at Bicester
Electric van maker Arrival Ltd has taken a second unit at Network @ Link 9 in Bicester.The...
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What next in Chiltern & South Bucks Local Plan chaos?
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
Arrow Planning director Mark Schmull explains the latest twist in the wrangle between councils in...
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Jansons seeks improvements to West Eynsham SDA
Developer Jansons Property has drawn up a scheme to route the key access road into a major...
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Positive signs for Reading housing market
Residential estate agents, housebuilders and lawyers acted quickly to restart the sales and...
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Major changes to roads in Reading
Radical changes to Reading’s roads are set to be introduced during the pandemic with new cycleways...
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Major rebuilding project at AWE site
A screening opinion request has revealed plans for a massive rebuilding project at the AWE at...
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299 homes planned for Swindon
Danescroft has applied to build 299 homes in Swindon, part of the town’s New Eastern Villages...
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Pedestrianisation and cycle paths plan for central Oxford
Plans have been set out to make changes to roads in Oxford, some of which could stay in place...
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New £5m church development approved
A £5 million plan to redevelop Newbury Baptist Church has been approved by West Berkshire...
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What next for the Thames Valley’s major infrastructure projects?
Blandy & Blandy addressed the property industry at two of our events in recent times, looking...
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Four new partners at Blake Morgan
Law firm Blake Morgan has announced the promotion of four lawyers to partner – three of them...
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A RARE:Find as Loxone acquires 10,000 sq ft Theale
Smart home technology provider Loxone UK has acquired a 10,000 sq ft head office building at...
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City of Oxford: Building a Bridge to a New World – exclusive webinar
An exclusive webinar, featuring some of the top names shaping Oxford’s future, takes place...
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Consultation launched for massive Slough redevelopment
Consultation has begun to help shape the massive redevelopment of the Queensmere Observatory...
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Victoria Jones joins Reading UK
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
In the third of three stories with Thames Tap partner T A Fisher, we look at how the firm started...
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What will happen when we return to the office after lockdown?
Given the deluge of information around the post-COVID-19 workplace, David Thomas, partner at...
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Help to redefine the way we live and work
Thames Tap has teamed up with Legacy Thinking to support a project which seeks to unearth...
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Debenhams closure will prompt ‘diverse new operators’
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?
“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
Law firm Blandy & Blandy, which has offices in Reading and Henley-on-Thames, has been widely...
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A round up of Local Plans in the Thames Valley
Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman, in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team, takes...
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Is the property industry following the science?
Derek Jones, managing director, pre-contracts, for Bulb Interiors & Laboratories, considers...
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Certainty lacking in South Oxfordshire
Daniel Lampard, senior director for Lichfields, casts an expert eye over two major issues in South...
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6,500 home Harrington scheme re-emerges
Plans, first considered decades ago, for up to 6,500 homes in South Oxfordshire are being...
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Lichfields puts planning authorities under the spotlight
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’
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?
Turley director Tim Burden sees a way forward to speed up the slow progress being made on the...
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500-home Wheatley Campus appeal is upheld
Oxford Brookes University’s plans for 500 homes at its Wheatley Campus can go ahead after an...
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Helen Tilton appointed by Cratus Communications
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?
Savills planning director David Bainbridge has questioned the progress made on the Oxford to...
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Edgars wins national commendation
Oxfordshire-based planning consultancy Edgars has received a commendation in a national awards...
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‘We need more SME housebuilders’
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?
Associate solicitor Manisha Bhula, head of Blandy & Blandy’s residential property &...
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Heat network regulations: Government planning for the new regime
Ed Weightman, senior associate and energy specialist in Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP’s Oxford...
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New appointments to Reading UK board
Reading UK has appointed two new members to its board of directors.Becky Holland (pictured above),...
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140 flats planned for site in Staines
Plans have been drawn up by Spelthorne Borough Council to build 140 flats on three parcels of its...
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Podcast: ‘Business confidence will return’
Business confidence will return to the Thames Valley so long as a ‘measured and sensible’ approach...
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Surrey Council move scrapped due to COVID-19
Plans to move Surrey County Council (SCC) to Midas House in Woking have been scrapped due to the...
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Furloughed director cycles 6,000km at home
Bulb Interiors’ Andrew Squires expects to complete a month-long, 6,000km charity cycle ride from...
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Link road plan submitted to support Aylesbury’s growth
Plans have been submitted for a major link road to the south and east of Aylesbury to serve the...
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36 commercial units planned for Aylesbury
Haymaker Group has submitted plans for 36 commercial units totalling 85,000 sq ft near...
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‘We won’t be among the casualties’
While the property sector faces its most difficult time in most people’s living memories, one...
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‘Development industry fared well in 2019’
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
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
Following an initial announcement on March 20, 2020, the Government has sought to provide further...
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Harwell Campus vaccines centre fast tracked
Work to build a specialist vaccines centre at Harwell has begun ahead of schedule because of the...
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The new office evolution: Five changes occupiers are seeking
Guy Parkes, partner at property consultancy and Thames Tap sponsor Vail Williams LLP, has been in...
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Approval for Brunel shed at Wycombe
Architectural consultancy Hawkins/Brown has won planning consent for the 13,560 sq ft...
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Leases and COVID-19 – How are landlords with commercial tenants affected?
Olivia Foster, in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, outlines the impact of the...
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Rare to market 27,177 sq ft at One Forbury Place
Rare Commercial Property has been appointed to market 27,177 sq ft of office space at One Forbury...
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Council urges minister to relax planning deadlines
A council leader has written the housing minister to ask for a relaxation of targets dates for...
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ByBox takes the top floor at The Future Works in Slough
ByBox has taken the entire seventh floor at The Future Works in Slough – including a private roof...
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Kier is keeping calm and carrying on
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
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
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?
Two experts from the commercial property world have put their minds and experience together to...
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Up to 200 homes planned for Eynsham
Goldfield Estates and Pandora Properties are planning up to 200 homes on land at Eynsham.Via...
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LSH appointed for Basing View
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been appointed to operate alongside Rare Commercial Property as...
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‘Government needs to be flexible’
Duncan Campbell, director of property advisers Campbell Gordon, has appeared on a BBC video...
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Former chief planner joins Cratus Communications
One of the country’s leading planners has joined UK Property Forums member Cratus...
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‘Staggeringly disappointed’ over Reading Gaol decision
Councillors and campaigners have been left frustrated by the decision of the Ministry of Justice...
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