What do data protection and COVID-19 mean for your business?
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
Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman, from Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law...
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Podcast: Housing ‘is key to tech recruitment across The Arc’
Housing will be key to the success of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, according to Bidwells’ research...
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Eli Lilly takes 42,500 sq ft at Bracknell
Drugs giant Eli Lilly has taken all 42,500 sq ft of office space at 8 Arlington Square...
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Extra care home planned for Thame
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
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
Arlington has let 10,854 sq ft at Uxbridge Business Park to pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo...
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Brookfield Asset Management buys into Harwell
Brookfield Asset Management has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Harwell Campus.Through its...
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The property market after COVID-19
Guy Parkes, partner at property consultant and Thames Tap sponsor, Vail Williams, looks at past...
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COVID-19 and commercial tenancies
Olivia Foster, in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, explains the impact of...
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305 homes planned for Warfield
Plans for up to 305 homes and a primary school in Warfield have been submitted to Bracknell Forest...
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Formula for scientific success
Around five years ago Bulb Interiors set up a specialist division focussed on the very specific...
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Blandy & Blandy rated among top planning law firms
Blandy & Blandy has been ranked joint 12th in a list of the top-rated planning law firms in...
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Planning – the way forward
Planning authorities will need to balance the need for transparency and public involvement against...
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Pegasus, the planning system and COVID-19
Andy Meader, senior director for Pegasus Group, explains how COVID-19 has affected the planning...
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Conveyancing and COVID-19
Blandy & Blandy partner, Luke McMath, explains how the housing market and conveyancing can...
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Woking rejects 310 Build-to-Rent flats
Plans for 310 Build-to-Rent flats in a 39-storey block in Woking town centre have been...
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Woking rejects 366 Build-to-Rent flats
Councillors have refused an application by Watkin Jones and McKay Securities for 366 Build-to-Rent...
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Horlicks site regeneration approved after s106 agreement
The final planning hurdle in Berkeley Homes’ plans for the Horlicks Building in Slough has...
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The high street’s survival of the fittest
In the midst of the most difficult times in most people’s living memory, Hicks Baker retail...
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Mixed use scheme for the Wasing Estate
Plans have been submitted for the development of Shalford Farm on the Wasing Estate between...
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Newbury residential and commercial market update
Commercial developers should consider building in Newbury because of the shortage of supply in the...
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Berkeley Homes submits plan for SSE site
Berkeley Homes has submitted its plans for 209 homes on the site of the former SSE building in...
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COVID-19: Thames Tap partners on keeping calm and carrying on
The COVID-19 crisis is leading to increased demand for some services, new working practices and...
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Council scraps leisure centre plan through lack of funding
Plans for a leisure centre between Wantage and Grove have been scrapped after Vale of White Horse...
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Swindon seeks to CPO 165-year-old Mechanics’ Institute building
One of Swindon’s most remarkable buildings could be compulsorily purchased by the council and...
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RSSP scheme submitted to council
The planning application for the mixed-use scheme proposed for Reading Station Shopping Park has...
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Development partners sought for Oxford North
The developer behind the £500 million Oxford North scheme has begun the search for two joint...
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Oxford Report published online
Exclusive interviews with key players in the £4 billion joint venture between the University of...
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153 student units for Oxford
Frontier Estates is planning 153 student rooms in Jack Straw’s Lane in Headington,...
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Councillors refuse Great Wolf Lodge at Bicester
Great Wolf Lodge is considering its options after plans for a major resort at Bicester were...
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New homes and shops in £100m Blackbird Leys redevelopment
Councillors have agreed to move forward with the £100 million redevelopment of the Blackbird Leys...
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£170m infrastructure funding for Bucks
Aylesbury’s ambition to become a Garden Town was given a boost in the Chancellor’s March 11 Budget...
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Aldershot regeneration plans submitted
Plans have been submitted to redevelop a run down area of Aldershot town centre with 100 flats,...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and commercial contracts – Where do you stand?
Debbie Brett, partner in Blandy and Blandy’s corporate & commercial team, explains the...
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Brakes applied to Oxford to Cambridge Expressway
The Oxford-Cambridge Expressway has taken a backseat thanks to a Government document stating the...
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£180m research centre for Harwell Campus
A £180 million science and digitisation centre for the Natural History Museum at the Harwell...
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22,000 sq ft industrial unit pre-let to Meech International
Tungsten Properties has pre-let a 22,000 sq ft industrial unit in Witney to manufacturing business...
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Key appointments at Mactaggart & Mickel
Luxury housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has made two key appointments in its strategic land...
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View from the riverbank: Is the planning system fit for purpose?
When councillors in Reading met last week to decide some important planning applications there was...
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Reading at the start of a long transport journey
Chris Holdup, associate at mode Transport Planning, offers his initial thoughts on the newly...
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Blandys signs for 10 more years
Law firm Blandy & Blandy has signed two 10-year lease renewals for its central Reading...
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Reading’s transport strategy ‘the most ambitious ever’
A clean air zone, workplace parking levy, emissions and road user charging, a third Thames bridge...
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Reading proves safe bet for ROA
Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) is on course to become a new occupier in Reading.ROA is...
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52 student rooms for Oxford
A former Conservative Club in Oxford would make way for 52 student rooms in a planning application...
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Refusal recommended for Great Wolf resort at Bicester
Councillors have been recommended to refuse permission for the proposed Great Wolf Lodge resort at...
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Broad Street Mall flats scheme approved
Councillors approved plans to add 422 flats to Reading’s Broad Street Mall at their March 4...
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Massive data centre scheme out for consultation
Neighbouring councils are being consulted on plans to redevelop Langley Business Centre for a...
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New housing company for Rushmoor
Councillors in Rushmoor borough have approved a five-year business plan ahead of the formation of...
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Eight promotions at Savills in Oxford
Eight people have been promoted at Savills’ Oxford office.The moves include five people stepping...
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View from the riverbank: Thames Valley continues to develop
On January 31, Thames Tap held a round table at which there was virtually unanimous agreement that...
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189,000 sq ft of offices and 94,000 sq ft of residential planned for Maidenhead
Plans to replace two offices in Maidenhead with a mixed use, office, residential and commercial...
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MP joins topping out at Green Park
Topping out has taken place at the new 240,000 sq ft office development at Green Park, ahead of an...
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Finalists chosen for Oxfordshire Property Awards 2020
Finalists have been decided for the Oxfordshire Property Awards 2020. Judges met on Friday,...
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Bus Boulevard scheme goes on display
Public drop-ins will be held to explain plans for the radical multi-million pound Bus Boulevard...
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SODC Local Plan deadlock could be broken
The latest move in the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) Local Plan row looks set to...
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Oracle’s bowling alley, adventure golf, cafes and shops set for approval
Councillors have been recommended to approve a plan by The Oracle in Reading to turn its House of...
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422 flats at Broad Street Mall recommended for approval
Plans to add up to 422 flats to Reading’s Broad Street Mall go before councillors on March 4 with...
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Arlington Business Park sold to CapitaLand
Arlington Business Park at Theale has been sold to Singapore-based CapitaLand for £130 million.All...
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Manydown to go before planners in March
The planning application for the 3,520-home Manydown scheme at Basingstoke will be heard by...
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McKay secures its Greyfriars Road home
McKay Securities has applied for prior approval to turn its Reading head offices into flats – but...
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Podcast: Western Rail Link ‘a game changer for Reading housing market’
Western Rail Link to Heathrow will prove a game changer for Reading’s housing market, according to...
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Half an hour, half the price: The London-Thames Valley exodus
Driven by the need to adopt a more cost competitive trading position post-Brexit together with...
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New plans for Bicester Gateway
New plans have been submitted for the Bicester Gateway development after the previous scheme was...
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20,000 sq m industrial scheme for Theale
A plan for 20,000 sq m of industrial development is being drawn up for a site at Theale.A...
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370 homes for Swindon
An application to build up to 370 homes in Swindon has been submitted by David Wilson Homes and...
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Guildford town centre regeneration scheme being planned
Plans are being drawn up to develop a town centre site in Guildford into homes, shops, cafes, a...
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Sara Mardle joins Thames Valley Surveying
Chartered architectural technologist Sara Mardle has joined Reading-based Thames Valley Surveying...
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Massive film studio planned
A massive film studio is planned for Thames Valley Science Park.US-based Blackhall Studios has...
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International trade, MIPIM and Oxfordshire discussed at Oxford Social
Around 45 delegates attended the latest Oxford Social where MIPIM topped the agenda.The breakfast...
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Work starts on 310,000 sq ft Didcot Quarter
Work has begun on construction of 310,000 sq ft of distribution and logistics space at Didcot. The...
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Is multi-level industrial on the way?
SEGRO director Paul Lewis believes multi-level industrial developments will one day arrive in the...
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The South Oxfordshire Local Plan – What is Happening?
Solicitor Kayleigh Chapman, in Blandy & Blandy’s planning & environmental law team, looks...
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Funding set for Brexit bounce
A ‘quick and immediate reaction’ in the funding market as a result of Brexit was predicted when...
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RivingtonHark set to reposition the Kennet Centre
Town centre rejuvenation specialist RivingtonHark has been appointed to improve the Kennet Centre,...
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VSL celebrates Arrival in Bicester
A firm at the leading edge of electric van development has taken a new 120,600 sq ft manufacturing...
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St Modwen set to start on 200,000 sq ft industrial park
Work on a new industrial park in Basingstoke, totalling 200,000 sq ft, is set to start in Spring...
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250 homes and medical centre planned for Reading Golf Club site
Plans for 250 family homes and a medical centre on part of Reading Golf Club (RGC) site at Emmer...
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New plans to redevelop Meadway precinct
Outline plans have been submitted to to Reading Borough Council redevelop the Meadway precinct in...
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Official launch for Village Hotel Basingstoke
Dignitaries gathered on Monday (February 10) to launch the £20 million Village Hotel Club at...
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Oxfordshire R&D rents rocket
Research by Bidwells has shown spiralling rents for research space in Oxfordshire.The property...
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Savills appoints David Bainbridge
Savills, has appointed chartered town planner David Bainbridge as a director in its planning...
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Groundbreaking marks start of latest R&D space at Harwell
Groundbreaking has taken place at the site of a 60,000 sq ft building which will help tackle the...
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Police, fire and ambulance station for Theale
Work will start in Spring on a combined police, fire and ambulance station in Theale which will...
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Lessons from King’s Cross
Around 100 property professionals in Reading heard how flexibility allowed the massive King’s...
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Reading Golf Club redevelopment plans to go on show
Fiercely-contested plans to redevelop Reading Golf Club (RGC) in Emmer Green go out to public...
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TK Maxx commits to Broad Street Mall
A 10-year lease has been agreed that will keep TK Maxx at the Broad Street Mall in...
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Six years of industrial reports put planning system in the spotlight
Problems in the planning system have been highlighted as the stand out theme in six years of...
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Take up boost in Basingstoke office market
Research by property consultants Baker Davidson Thomas has shown positive take up figures in the...
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Reading Social returns to Winnersh Triangle
Reading Social returns to Winnersh Triangle for another successful UK Prop Social event.Charlie...
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Slough scheme tops out eight weeks early
Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) has shown off the progress made in the development of two hotels, 64...
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‘The time for Station Hill is now’
Reading’s Station Hill is attracting interest from office occupiers considering taking large...
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New property group for Newbury West Berkshire
A property group has been established within the economic development company, Newbury West...
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Broad Street Mall cinema to open this summer
Broad Street Mall owner Moorgarth has announced details of the cinema due to open at the centre...
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Glyn Salmon retires from Kier
Glyn Salmon has retired from Kier after 18 years.Mr Salmon, who was operations director as well as...
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Key roles filled at Milton Park
Two key appointments have been made at Milton Park in Didcot.Georgina Taylor has joined as...
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Advice on purchasing a commercial freehold property at auction
Solicitor Geena-Mae Bucknall, in Blandy & Blandy LLP’s commercial property team, provides...
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Massive new business district plan for Slough
Plans for a massive shopping centre in Slough have been ditched for a mixed use business district...
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Refurbed Maidenhead space come to market
A striking redesign has been completed at a 37,000 sq ft building at Maidenhead Office...
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Frasers acquires Lakeshore scheme for £135m
Frasers Property has acquired the Lakeshore development at Bedfont Lakes for £135 million.The...
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