New property group for Newbury
A new property group has set up for Newbury and West Berkshire following the demise of the...
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Dan Holford joins SEGRO
SEGRO has appointed Dan Holford as director, technical development. Mr Holford joins after 14...
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Approval for Nicholson Quarter scheme
Regeneration of Maidenhead town centre has been unanimously approved by councillors. The Nicholson...
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Swindon gets £19.5m towards regeneration
Swindon has been awarded £19.5 million for town centre regeneration projects. The town is one of...
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First occupiers at Chertsey Business Park
The first two occupiers have signed up at Chertsey Business Park. Runnymede Borough Council has...
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Savills breaks down key Budget announcements
Savills experts have broken down two key moves in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget. First, Andrew...
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‘Developers should work with councillors from the outset’
Developers should work with councillors from the outset to succeed in the planning process,...
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Shot in the arm for vaccines maker
A vaccines developer has expanded at Milton Park. Emergex Vaccines, which works on vaccines...
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Delays ‘threaten council’s ability to meet housing targets’
Developer Andy Jansons has written an open letter to protest at planning delays to a scheme in...
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Huge rise in capital raised in Oxford’s life sciences sector
Savills’ research has shown £1.5 billion was raised in life science-related capital by UK...
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Joe Marshall promoted by Catalyst
Catalyst housing association has promoted Joe Marshall to managing director, new homes (counties)....
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Tenders invited for £50m Slough development
Contractors have until Friday, March 12 to tender for work on a development of 193 homes in...
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Oxpens move gives us reasons to be cheerful
Thames Tap consultant Hugh Blaza gives an expert local view on the leap forward the Oxpens scheme...
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View from the riverbank: Taste of a brighter future?
Plans for a wellness spa, ‘Bistro Deluxe’ and Raymond Blanc Academy at Belmond Le Manoir aux...
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Rare deal at Forbury Place
Coupa, which provides software for businesses to manage spending, has taken 6,007 sq ft of...
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182-room hotel plans submitted
Plans for a new 182-room hotel to replace Reading’s derelict Bristol & West Arcade have been...
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New AIPUT 117,000 sq ft building at Heathrow
Work has begun on a new 117,000 sq ft warehouse building south of Heathrow Airport. Aberdeen...
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368 homes planned on former railway sidings
Plans have been submitted for 368 homes to run alongside the Great Western Mainline at Swindon....
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Vasos Ptohopoulos joins Shanly Homes
Shanly Homes has appointed Vasos Ptohopoulos as sales and marketing director for its Thames Valley...
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160-unit retirement scheme for Hook faces opposition
Plans for a 160-unit retirement village are being drawn up for a site at Owen’s Farm at Hook in...
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Oxpens scheme set to move forward
The long-awaited Oxpens development in Oxford is set to move forward with a new funding drive and...
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Bid to help Oxfordshire high streets recover
A £1.9 million project has begun to revive vacant shop units across Oxfordshire. Oxford City...
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£36m upgrade planned for Belmond Le Manoir
Plans have been submitted for a £36 million development at the world-famous Belmond Le Manoir aux...
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Nicholson Quarter recommended for approval
Councillors have been recommended to approve plans for Maidenhead’s new Nicholson Quarter when...
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Council explores new sites after Grazeley setback
Land next to Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP) is being considered for thousands of new homes as...
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Nick Burrows to chair Blandys
Blandy & Blandy has announced Nick Burrows will be the law firm’s new chairman. He will...
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Berkshire LEP in search of non-exec director
A business leader is needed to take up a non-executive director role with Thames Valley Berkshire...
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VSL report shows growth in take-up in Oxfordshire
Take-up in Oxfordshire’s office market was 20 per cent up last year, according to the VSL Intel...
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Developers are ‘cautious but active’
Katja Wigham, partner in Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team, and Karen Jones, partner...
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View from the riverbank: Will the train take the Arc strain?
If ever a big step forward were needed in a major project, now is probably the right time to...
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ArcWatch unveiled – news and views from the Ox-Cam Arc
UK Property Forums has teamed up with DevComms, OxLEP and Westcott to deliver regular news and...
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Optimism after Arc announcement
Government plans for a spatial framework for the Oxford – Cambridge Arc and a growth body to...
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OxPropFest Awards are under way
Key players in Oxfordshire’s property and business world celebrated the launch of the fourth...
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Bracknell warehouse acquired
Angle Opportunity Fund has acquired 21,600 sq ft Brook House in Bracknell and appointed Haslams...
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Court challenge over Cherwell plan can go ahead
Plans to allow 4,400 houses to be built on Green Belt land in Oxfordshire will be challenged in...
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Leisure centre plan for Farnborough
Development of a new £20 million leisure centre at Farnborough is likely to move a step closer on...
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Hotel plan for historic house
A derelict historic building in Abingdon is set to become a 20-room hotel after the council agreed...
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Plan for 233 flats set to be refused
Plans by Taylor Wimpey for 233 flats and a health centre at Yiewsley go before councillors on...
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Aviation tech firm lands at The Blade
Aviation software developer Altitude Angel has taken space at The Blade in Reading in a deal...
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Numbers rise as engagement goes online
Many more people are getting involved in public consultations now they have moved into the digital...
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Three deals in Wokingham town centre
Three independent operators have signed up for units in Wokingham town centre. Hamlet bistro,...
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Sports Direct to replace Sainsbury’s in Princess Square, Bracknell
Sports Direct is to move into the former Sainsbury’s store in Princess Square in Bracknell. The...
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Consultation starts for Basingstoke town centre masterplan
Consultation has begun over long-term future of Basingstoke town centre. Basingstoke and Deane...
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New rental option launched by T A Fisher
A new concept in renting a home has been launched by T A Fisher’s serviced apartment division,...
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40 affordable homes planned for apart-hotel site
Plans have been submitted to convert an apart-hotel, west of Reading, into 20 flats with 20 more...
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Spotlight on Westminster: February 2021
DevComms director Charles Bushe reports on what the region’s MPs have been up to over the...
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Business hub plan for property professionals
T A Fisher is working on plans to create a floor for independent professionals from the property...
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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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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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What next for Oxfordshire if it loses its housing land supply privileges?
David Bainbridge, director in Savills’ planning team at Oxford, weighs up the risk to the...
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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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Bids invited for spatial framework design of Oxford’s West End
Thames Tap consultant Hugh Blaza reports on the latest step forward in transforming Oxford’s...
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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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National Model Design Code – a framework for design quality
Tom Looker, director of design for Pegasus Group, discusses the effects the newly published...
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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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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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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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Pinewood Studio consults on its proposed Screenhub
Pinewood Studios , the home of James Bond movies and many more, is currently consulting on the...
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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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Positivity emerges in the Reading office market
Olivia Jones, associate in Savills’ national offices team, looks at the wider office market in...
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East-West Rail opens up the Arc – but are trains electric?
UK Property Forums consultant Hugh Blaza sees East-West Rail as an essential element of the Oxford...
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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 strongÂ
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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