New guidance for developers out for consultation
Consultation has begun over plans to rethink developer contributions in Suffolk. Suffolk County...
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Author: Alan Bunce
What Universal Studio’s theme park plans mean for Bedford and the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor
Henry Godsal, head of investment strategy and asset management for Savills Cambridge, considers...
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Councillors finally approve plans for 643 flats
Councillors have approved plans for 643 Build-to-Rent homes at the rear of Reading’s Broad Street...
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Croudace wins appeal for 344 homes at Shenfield
Croudace Homes has won an appeal to build 344 homes in Shenfield, Essex. The housebuilder’s full...
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Savills to market Residence Inn development site
Property advisor Savills has been appointed by Pan Albion Group to sell the freehold of a site...
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Staines town centre building goes up for auction
The freehold of a four-storey town centre building in Staines is up for auction with a guide price...
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Three new retailers for the Lexicon Bracknell
Three retailers have signed up for a total 23,039 sq ft at the Lexicon Bracknell. Fashion brand...
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Windsor shopping centre set for regeneration after sale by council
Councillors in the Royal Borough have agreed to sell Windsor Royal (formerly Windsor Yards)...
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Aldi gets council backing for Winnersh store
Councillors have agreed to support Aldi’s plans for a new store at Winnersh in the latest move in...
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Savills reports ‘cautious optimism’ in development land market
Revisions to planning policy and the Government’s commitment to build more homes have sparked...
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Approval for amendments to Barrelman’s Point
Councillors have approved revisions to the remaining phases of a large mixed-use scheme in...
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Construction imminent at Mission Street’s Fabrica scheme
Construction is imminent on Mission Street‘s 180,000 sq ft Fabrica scheme in Oxford. The developer...
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LRG acquires Chancellors Group
LRG has acquired the Chancellors Group, an estate agency operating in more than 50 locations...
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£29m finance deal for student accommodation scheme in Oxford
Finance provider Maslow Capital has provided a £29 million loan for the delivery of a 189-bed...
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The Quad opens at ONE Station Hill
Shared workspace provider NewFlex has opened The Quad, its new 30,000 sq ft base at One Station...
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Oodle Car Finance parks at the Bee House
Oodle Car Finance has taken 2, 672 sq ft at the Bee House at Milton Park. The arrival of the...
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Partnership roles for a host of Carter Jonas names
Carter Jonas has appointed Katy Davis as an equity partner among a host of promotions across...
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£26m deal to deliver Basingstoke logistics scheme
Tungsten Properties has secured £26 million forward funding from Leftfield to deliver 124,000 sq...
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Topping out held at The Daubeny Project
Topping out has taken place at the first of three buildings forming The Daubeny Project, a modern...
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Tribunal courts plan for vacant Reading office
A vacant office building in Reading could be turned into tribunal courts under an application from...
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Fury over changes to Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Serious concerns about proposed reforms to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill have been voiced...
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UKPF takes on media role with UKREiiF
UK Property Forums has been teamed up with UKREiiF as an official media partner for this year’s...
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Knights follows IBB Law acquisition with new office in Uxbridge
Knights is to open a new office in Uxbridge, following its acquisition of IBB Law. The...
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New bid for approval for 643 BTR homes
Plans for 643 Build-to-Rent homes at Reading’s Broad Street Mall go back in front of councillors...
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All sold at select TA Fisher scheme
The last remaining home has sold in a select development of five-bedroom properties by TA Fisher....
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Biotech firm signs up for labs and offices at Oxford Technology Park
Biotech firm Oxford Expression Technologies (OET) has taken 5,600 sq ft at the Innovation Quarter...
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Councillors set to reverse Winnersh Aldi decision again
A new twist has surfaced in the flooding wrangle which has delayed Aldi’s long-running effort to...
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Council acquires old store for new use
Ipswich Borough Council has acquired the former Grimwades store in the Cornhill – supported...
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Site sold in central Potters Bar for major redevelopment
Chase New Homes has acquired a key 4.5-acre brownfield development site fronting the High Street...
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Land sales completed at High Leigh Garden Village
The final land sales have been completed at Land Improvement’s £280 million High Leigh Garden...
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Deal to bring forward 133 homes at Wixams
Packaged Living has announced a deal with Aviva Investors to help deliver 133 homes at the Wixams...
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McLaren to deliver £38.4m Guildford council depot
McLaren Construction has been awarded a £38.4 million contract to build a new operational and...
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£100m deal to deliver up to 8,000 homes at Heyford Park
A loan deal for almost £100 million has been secured which will help deliver up to 8,000 homes in...
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First students graduate at new Oxford North training programme
A graduation ceremony has marked the completion of the first of a special training course at the...
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REDA moves to new office space
Reading’s Economy & Destination Agency (REDA) has moved to new space at Reading Business...
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Engineering firm takes 23,000 sq ft at Tungsten Park, Witney
A precision engineering firm has taken a 23,695 sq ft unit at NFU Mutual’s Tungsten Park in...
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Join us to hear how US politics will affect the East of England
Eastern Echo readers can get the chance to hear from leading figures in the region’s property and...
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Deal to bring forward 37,000 sq ft scheme in Bracknell
Barwood Capital, has acquired a prime two-acre freehold industrial and logistics site in Bracknell...
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Bryony Siggs joins RLB as partner
Bryony Siggs has joined Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) as partner lead, south region. The...
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Architect unveils first images of Swindon Town redevelopment
Architectural practice Anderson + Prescott has revealed plans for the proposed redevelopment of...
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Security of tenure – dealing with a tenant that has remained in occupation following the end of a contracted out lease
Solicitor Lauren Johnson, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, explains how...
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SEGRO unveils latest units at Slough Trading Estate
SEGRO has completed nine new speculatively-built industrial units at Slough Trading Estate. The...
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Refurbished space unveiled at Quayside, Cambridge
Three refurbished office suites are now available to let at the iconic Quayside Building in...
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Help us reward more of Oxfordshire’s top talent
UK Property Forums has begun a drive to broaden the kinds of submissions for this OxPropAwards....
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315-home scheme approved for Windsor
Plans have been approved for 315 homes in Windsor on a site which has been derelict for 14 years....
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Berkeley Homes set to acquire Slough Central site
Berkeley Homes has agreed to buy the Observatory and Queensmere shopping centres in Slough and...
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Spring Hill homes about to complete
The first completions at Berkeley Homes’ Spring Hill development in Maidenhead are due next month....
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Savills secures deal for Rula Developments’ business park
Rula Developments has completed the acquisition of a 39-acre site at Bingham for a new business...
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Fryer Commercial reports nine Bracknell office deals in 2025 so far
Bracknell property consultant Fryer Commercial has reported one of its best first quarters for...
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Max Barnes appointed to Savills’ Norwich office
Savills has added to the development team in its Norwich office with the appointment of...
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Howard Group secures Langford Arch letting to GMP
Howard Group has agreed a five-year lease on office space at its Langford Arch scheme in Cambridge...
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CHP acquires 480 homes from L&Q
Essex-based housing association, CHP, has acquired 480 homes across Chelmsford from L&Q. The...
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580 co-living flats planned for Woking
Plans have been submitted for a high-rise block of 580 co-living apartments in the centre of...
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Italian restaurant and coffee shop for Friars Walk
Two new food and beverage brands with strong local connections have signed up for the new look...
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Security of tenure and contracting out in commercial leases – what does it mean?
Solicitor Lauren Johnson, in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s dispute resolution team, explains...
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Government go-ahead for new Cambridge sewage works
The Government has granted permission for the new Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant. Secretary...
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Approval recommended for 104 homes at Chipping Norton
Plans for up to 104 homes in Chipping Norton go before councillors on Monday (April 14) with a...
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Giant Universal theme park expected to create 8,000 jobs
More than 8,000 jobs and a £50 billion boost to the UK economy have been promised after Universal...
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225-home Maidenhead scheme set for approval
Plans for 225 homes in Maidenhead go before councillors on Tuesday (April 15) with a...
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70-home plan for Arborfield site
Outline plans for up to 70 homes in Arborfield have been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council....
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397-home Milton Keynes scheme refused
Plans for 397 Build-to-Rent flats in Milton Keynes have been refused due to harm to a nearby park....
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Podcast: David Bainbridge, director, Savills
David Bainbridge, director of planning in the Savills’ south central team, joined us for the...
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Vail Williams completes £3m of leasing deals in five weeks
Property consultancy and UKPF partner Vail Williams has negotiated leasing deals worth £3.07...
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£400m regeneration planned for former Vauxhall site
Global property business Goodman has acquired the former Vauxhall manufacturing site in Luton with...
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Councillors help bring 67-affordable homes scheme forward
Plans for 67 new affordable homes for Norwich took a step forward after detailed plans for the...
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CHP teams up with NewArch Homes
Essex-based housing association CHP has announced a long-term partnership with NewArch Homes....
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Thumbs up for Luton Airport expansion decision
Luton Airport bosses say the Government decision to allow its expansion will help drive the local...
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Why the Lower Thames Crossing signals a new chapter of growth for Essex and Kent
Ben Sinclair, head of development at Savills Chelmsford, outlines why the recent approval of the...
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8.5-acre site for 55 homes goes on sale with Savills
An area of scrubland on the edge of a Suffolk village, currently earmarked for 55 new homes, has...
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Slough stakeholders share their vision for the town’s future
Three years after Berkeley Homes gathered a host of Slough stakeholders to offer their verdicts on...
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266-home co-living scheme approved for Reading
Reading’s first co-living development has been approved by councillors. Elder Developments won...
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643-home Broad Street Mall flats scheme deferred
Councillors unanimously voted to defer plans for 643 flats at Reading’s Broad Street Mall....
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Blandy & Blandy plays a role in South Wokingham development
Law firm and UKPF partner Blandy & Blandy advised landowners in a long-running effort to bring...
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Asbestos surveys – the law and legal requirements
Megan Harris in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Commercial Property team, explains the law...
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Swindon Health Hydro set for 2026 reopening
Swindon’s historic Health Hydro is on course to resurface early next year. The borough council has...
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Artist teams up with Vail Williams to brighten vacant Oxford shops
Property consultancy and Thames Tap partner Vail Williams is working with an artist to brighten up...
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70 more homes proposed at former Reading Golf Club site
An additional 70 homes are being planned at one of Reading’s most controversial housing schemes....
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Positive outlook remains in real estate investment despite uncertainty
Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, UKPF partner Vail Williams has looked at the property...
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Council refines plans for Cambridge Market
Updated proposals for the new Cambridge Market have been proposed, part of the ongoing Civic...
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Spring launch for 77 Barratt homes
Barratt Homes is preparing to unveil a 77-home development near Huntingdon this Spring. The scheme...
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Work starts on 423 homes in Cambridge
Groundbreaking has taken place at two of Cambridge Investment Partnership’s (CIP) new schemes,...
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Aviva Investors funds 189-home scheme
Aviva Investors has completed the forward funding of 189 new single-family homes in Houghton...
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Campaign launched to push for Cowley branch line reopening
A campaign for Cowley branch line has been launched. The campaign, led by ARC Oxford, the Ellison...
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Mixed views on Spring Statement
Mixed feelings emerged when UKPF asked partners and sponsors for their thoughts on Chancellor...
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OxPropSummit 2025: “Wow, what a place”
A sold out crowd of around 250 property professionals crowd gathered at Trinity College, Oxford...
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Gallery: the best images from OxPropSummit 2025
Our regular snapper Aurélien Langlais was on hand throughout the day at OxPropSummit on Wednesday,...
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Savills Oxford announces seven promotions
Savills Oxford has announced seven promotions across its two Oxford offices. The promotions across...
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Four key appointments at Savills Reading
Savills has announced four promotions in its multi-disciplinary Reading office. They extend across...
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Consultation starts over plans for 248 homes in Guildford
Consultation has begun by Guildford Borough Council and Wates Residential over plans for 248 homes...
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Vision document published for Cherwell district
A new five-year vision document has been published by Cherwell District Council. It focuses on...
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95,000 sq ft letting secured at High Wycombe X
Food importer and distributor RH Amar has signed a pre-let on a new 94,756 sq ft state-of-the-art...
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Deal to bring 100,000 sq ft Milton Keynes warehouse forward
Panattoni has agreed to acquire a prime five-acre site for a 100,000 sq ft speculative industrial...
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Deal to unblock sewage treatment works upgrade
An agreement between the Environment Agency (EA) and Oxford City Council is expected to allow...
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Podcast: Rachel Wood and Charles Butters
Two key figures from Oxfordshire’s development community joined us for the latest Battle &...
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Reading round-up: Boom Battle Bar, TK Maxx and a big office deal
A Boom Battle Bar is set to open this Summer at the former Revolution bar in Station Road,...
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Clarendon Centre, Watford gains £58.6m refinancing deal
Firma Partners has provided a £58.6m loan to developer Regal to refinance the Clarendon Works, a...
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Colchester site for 100 homes acquired by Hopkins
Hopkins Homes has acquired a site that will bring 100 new homes to a village north of Colchester....
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£2m deal secures 40,000 sq ft warehouse building
Savills, on behalf of a Suttons Investments, has completed the sale of 16 Albert Way in Chatteris,...
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7,000 sq ft deal secured at WestPoint
Eagle Street Partners ACO4, advised by Savills and DTRE, has agreed a new 7,000 sq ft letting at...
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Burch House deal secured by Savills
Savills, on behalf of a Central Co-op, has completed the sale of Burch House in Peterborough....
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