Council widens scope for Herts County Hall sale
Hertfordshire County Hall is to be marketed for alternative uses following a decision by...
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Blenheim appeal sways commercial occupiers
Two of the 12 commercial units at Blenheim Estate Homes’ Park View development in Woodstock now...
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Plans submitted for up to 150 homes in Banbury
Plans have been submitted for up to 150 homes in Banbury. Manor Oak Homes and a Mr & Mrs...
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Final phase of Berkeley’s Spring Hill scheme released
Berkeley has released the final phase of homes at its Spring Hill development in Maidenhead. The...
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Developer submits vision for up to 450 homes in Reading
Proposals have been published which could see offices to the east of Reading town centre and a...
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All sold at TA Fisher’s Birch Hill scheme in Bracknell
Housebuilder TA Fisher has sold all 10 plots at its Birch Hill scheme in Bracknell within just...
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Podcast: Dan Channer, group managing director of Haslams Estate Agents
Dan Channer, group managing director of Haslams Estate Agents, joined us for a look through the...
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Urban&Civic acquires Todd’s Nursery
Urban&Civic has acquired Bedfordshire-based Todd’s Nursery. The deal gives the developer a...
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Butcher takes 21,000 sq ft unit at Newbury
Logicor has secured a 21, 326 sq ft letting at Newbury’s Kennetside Industrial Estate to...
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1,200 homes proposed on Caversham and Emmer Green border
Proposals have been published for 1,200 new homes on the edge of Caversham, Playhatch and Emmer...
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2020s sealed in a time capsule at Station Hill
A time capsule has been buried at Reading’s Station Hill development. It includes memorabilia and...
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Solar farm set for approval
Plans for a 34.83-hectare solar farm near Andover have been recommended for approval. BSR Energy’s...
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231-home Slough scheme recommended for refusal
Plans for 231 flats in Slough have been recommended for refusal. Slough Borough Council’s planning...
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New lakeside homes unveiled at Theale
A striking lakeside development of new houses and apartments has been unveiled at Theale....
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Art centre goes on the market with Savills
Savills has launched the freehold sale of an art centre for more than £2.5 million. Patchings Art...
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Topping out at Kadans Science Partner’s Merlin Place
Kadans Science Partner has completed the primary structure of its new purpose-built laboratory at...
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Abigail Jones to lead Savills’ development team
Savills has appointed director Abigail Jones to lead the development team in its Cambridge...
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Ipswich site to lead second Cheffins auction
A development site in Ipswich will lead the second Commercial Property Network (CPN) auction,...
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Gallery: inside Stanley Kubrick’s former home on sale for £7m with Savills
Film director Stanley Kubrick’s former Hertfordshire home is up for sale with Savills. Abbots Mead...
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Scaled down leisure centre plans go out to consultation
Public consultation begins on June 30 over revised plans for a new leisure centre at Farnborough....
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More than £1.6m to ‘decarbonise’ Cherwell leisure centres
More than £1.6 million is to be spent to ‘decarbonise’ four leisure centres in Cherwell district....
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Co-op snaps up land for new retail scheme
Catesby Estates has sold a one-acre site in Milton Keynes – which has consent for retail...
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Gallery: Sir Michael Caine’s former South Oxfordshire home on sale with Savills
A 17th Century country house in South Oxfordshire, once owned by Sir Michael Caine, is on the...
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Golf simulation innovators on course for Wokingham showroom
Golf simulation technology developer Full Swing is open its EMEA showroom in Wokingham. IPIF,...
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Steve Price appointed senior director for DevComms South East
Stakeholder engagement specialist and Thames Tap partner DevComms has appointed Steve Price senior...
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New occupier makes Harwell’s Tech Foundry its HQ
Amber Therapeutics has taken 7,000 sq ft at Harwell Campus The medical technology company which is...
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£4.8m to ‘decarbonise’ three leisure centres
Plans to decarbonise three leisure centres in East Suffolk are moving forward after the council...
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Knight Frank adds to its South East new homes team
Three appointments have been made at Knight Frank’s South-East new homes team at Guildford. The...
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Pigeon lands permission for 485 homes after councils drop objections
Plans for up to 485 homes at Bury St Edmonds have been approved on appeal. Pigeon’s Bury West...
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Stansted Airport announces expansion plans
London Stansted Airport has submitted plans to increase its annual passenger limit to 51 million...
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Council promises to work with Sizewell C
The Government decision to invest £14.2 billion to build the long-awaited Sizewell C nuclear power...
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122-acre housing site acquired by gs8
Housebuilder gs8 has acquired a 122-acre site in Basildon which boasts a projected gross...
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Three deals at Arlington Park
Catella APAM has secured three deals at Building 1420, Arlington Park near J12 of the M4 at...
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Bellway acquires former school site for 223-home scheme
Bellway has acquired a site in Bishop’s Stortford which has consent for 223 homes....
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£4.8m grant to help Cambridge University partner with Manchester
A partnership between Cambridge University and the University of Manchester has been awarded £4.8...
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Gallery: join us on a tour inside ONE Station Hill
Reading Real Estate Network (RREN) took the property community on a tour of the new ONE Station...
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18,000 sq ft deal at Silbury House, Milton Keynes
RO Real Estate has announced an 18,000 sq ft letting at its Silbury House development in Central...
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UKPF partners react to the Chancellor’s Spending Review
UK Property Forums’ partners and sponsors have been giving their thoughts on Chancellor Rachel...
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Plans revealed for 650 homes in Arborfield
A screening opinion request has revealed plans for 450 homes and a 200-home retirement village on...
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21,000 sq ft deal brings Intuitive to Winnersh Triangle
Frasers Property UK has leased 21,000 sq ft to medical technology firm Intuitive at Winnersh...
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43-home Build-to-Rent scheme launched in Reading
A scheme of 43 Build-to-Rent flats in Reading has been launched to the market. Operator Three...
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Councils argue over congestion charge plan for Oxford
Plans for a temporary congestion charge in Oxford are to be discussed on Tuesday – but already...
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EV charging and service station planned for A34
An EV charging station and rest stop is being planned for land off the A34 near Bicester in North...
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RBH disbands new hospital team
The team created to deliver a new Royal Berkshire Hospital has been disbanded. Building Berkshire...
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Holyport Film Studios plan rejected by Government
The Government has now rejected plans for Holyport Film Studios. Greystoke Land’s proposals for 43...
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Milwaukee training centre set for September opening
Practical completion has been reached on tool giant Milwaukee’s 13,250 sq ft training centre at...
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Wright move for Julie at TA Fisher
Julie Wright has become sales and marketing director for TA Fisher. Julie joined the housebuilder...
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Harlow Council agrees to buy Terminus House
Councillors in Harlow have agreed to acquire a 13-storey building and redevelop it for new homes....
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Cautious optimism characterises regional construction market
Cautious optimism continues in the construction market according to the latest research by RLB....
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Council beats affordable housing targets three times over
The affordable housing target set for Broadland District Council for the last financial year has...
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181 co-living units planned for former Debenhams building
A building in the centre of Chelmsford could be demolished and replaced by the city’s first...
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Vertiport completed at Bicester
Skyports’ vertiport at Bicester Motion has been completed. The new creation, one of the UK’s first...
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Holyport Film Studios decision pushed back
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has put back the date of her decision on Holyport Film Studios...
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Abbeyfield House set for new lease of life
A disused building designed for sheltered accommodation, is set to be reconfigured to house...
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Council seeks to put £2m into helping deliver more affordable homes
Councillors in Ipswich are to be asked to allocate around £2 million for building new affordable...
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Warehouse sold to private investor
Cheffins has sold a 38,000 sq ft warehouse in Huntingdon on behalf of a private pension fund for...
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Plans revealed for Greater Oxford Council
A plan has been published for the creation of a Greater Oxford Council. Oxford City Council has...
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172,000 sq ft of industrial approved for Aldermaston
Developer and investor Belltone has secured detailed planning consent for Midpoint Berkshire, a...
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Supermarket plan for Stoke Mandeville site
Plans for a new supermarket with drive-thru restaurant near Stoke Mandeville have been submitted...
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Approval to bring Art Deco building back to life
A regeneration plan has been approved for a neglected Art Deco building in Swindon town centre....
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Former office site set for 76 flats
Councillors have approved an application for flats on a site in Maidenhead and refused one for a...
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350-home Berkeley scheme allowed on appeal
Fiercely-opposed plans for up to 350 homes and a 68-unit care home in Barkham have been approved...
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QuEra Computing moves into Harwell
QuEra Computing, has taken space at Harwell Campus to support its growth across Europe and the UK....
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Change at the top for Vail Williams
Vail Williams has announced a change in leadership with Danny George becoming managing partner in...
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BTR scheme points to the way forward for business parks
Following the decision by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council to approve 326 Build-to-Rent...
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Topping out reached at council homes scheme
Topping out has taken place at Handford Homes’ Hawke Road development in Ipswich. The scheme at...
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Cambridge scheme raises issues around the use of CGIs
A Cambridge development was at the centre of an issue about the use of CGIs in proposed...
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Council approves £16m leisure centre decarbonisation scheme
A £16 million decarbonisation project has been approved for leisure centres across North...
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Approval for Basingstoke’s first BTR scheme
Councillors have approved plans for Basingstoke’s first Build-to-Rent scheme. Packaged Living and...
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Anglia Square price revealed through FoI request
The figure paid by Norwich City Council when it acquired Anglia Square has been revealed as £5.625...
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Council puts two Camberley sites on the market
Two sites in Camberley have been put on the market to try to help balance the local authority’s...
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Blandys partners with Planet Law specialists
Law firm and Thames Tap partner Blandy & Blandy has announced a partnership with Planet Law...
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Arlington Square building set for PDR conversion to 67 flats
Permitted Development plans have been submitted to convert an office building in Bracknell into...
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New plans to regenerate Blackshots Estate in Grays
A new consultation has begun on redeveloping a housing estate in Grays. Thurrock Council is...
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Council remains sceptical despite solar farm delay
A highly-cautious welcome has greeted Elmya Energy’s decision to pause its proposed White Elm...
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Golf centre on course for 700-home redevelopment
Councillors in Swindon will be asked to press ahead with work which could deliver up to 700 homes...
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Plan for 92 homes at former offices in Bletchley
Plans have been submitted to demolish the former offices of Santander in Bletchley and replace the...
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A view of UKREiiF from the next generation
UK Property Forums membership manager Tom Osborn, a UKPF NextGen member and University of Reading...
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Podcast: hear from our region’s leading lights at UKREiiF
UK Property Forums managing director Matthew Battle toured UKREiiF last week and interviewed a...
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Councillors approve ‘millionaires’ Botox’ health centre
Councillors in Rushmoor have approved plans to convert a 205,000 sq ft office and R&D building...
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Deal secures first affordable homes at Oak Hill Rise
A deal has been completed to deliver the first affordable housing at Oak Rise Hill in Chippenham....
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Lucas McEvoy appointed project manager for Savills
Savills has appointed Lucas McEvoy as senior project manager in the project management team, based...
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326-home BTR scheme at Basing View set for approval
Plans to replace a 1970s office building in Basingstoke with 326 Build-to-Rent flats go before...
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Councillors approve 25, 856 sq m of industrial
Councillors have voted to allow 25,856 sq m of storage and distribution space next to Symmetry...
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How well is the water shortage problem being addressed?
Matt Clarke, director for Boyer, suggests the ongoing water shortages in Cambridge are being...
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Partnership to help deliver ambitious Stevenage Gateway scheme
A partnership has been formed to deliver a new residential and commercial quarter in Stevenage...
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Market House acquisition to boost Harlow regeneration
Councillors have agreed to buy a vacant building in Harlow town centre as part of its plans to...
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Topping out celebrated at Fore Hamlet scheme
Topping out has been celebrated at new council housing in Fore Hamlet in Ipswich. Representatives...
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Major revamp planned for Bedford Corn Exchange
A major regeneration project has been announced for Grade II-listed Bedford Corn Exchange. The...
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Approval for 50,000 sq m of labs in Oxford
All four plans for new labs in Oxford, totalling almost 50,000 sq m, have been approved. Oxford...
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Sale announced of Reading International Logistics Park
Long-awaited construction of Reading International Logistics Park is imminent following the sale...
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Councillors accept defeat in opposing plans for 130 homes
Outline plans for up to 130 homes in Bloxham have been emphatically approved by councillors in...
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225-home plan scrapes through committee
Councillors have narrowly voted to approve Taylor Wimpey’s plans for 225 homes in Maidenhead. The...
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Practical completion reached at Life and Mind Building
Wates’ Construction South team has announced practical completion has been reached at Oxford...
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Blandys acquires Henley law firm
Law firm and Thames Tap partner Blandy & Blandy has agreed to acquire the business of McQueen...
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80-unit shipping container park for Norwich
Plans have been submitted for more than 80 shipping containers to be placed to offer a temporary...
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UKPF statement on Bicester Motion
As a valued member of the Oxfordshire property family, we would like to send our deepest thoughts...
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No judicial review to fight giant data centre plan
Councillors have accepted the huge Abbotts Langley data centre now looks set to go ahead after...
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184-home site goes on the market
A site with consent for 184 homes in Epping has gone on the market. Qualis Commercial, Epping...
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New Dutch-style roundabout set to be unveiled
An explanatory video has been produced to help people understand a new roundabout in Hemel...
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