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Planning approved: Cambridge International Technology Park

Scott Brownrigg’s design for over 600,000 sq ft of speculative office and laboratory buildings for Biomed Realty has received planning approval.  The.15 acres site at Fulbourn Road Cambridge will provide 600,000-net-sq-ft of laboratory and office space, aimed at life sciences, biotechnology and more traditional office occupiers. To be known as Cambridge International Technology Park, the […]

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AEW UK REIT Acquires of two high yielding retail assets for £13m

AEW UK REIT plc is pleased to announce that it has unconditionally exchanged on the purchase of a 67,020 sq ft mixed-use block located in Bath city centre at a price of £13,000,000, reflecting a low capital value of £194 per sq ft and an attractive net initial yield of 8.5%. Completion of the asset purchase is expected later this week. The […]

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Allegra Care and Moorfield close in on £125M portfolio

A joint venture (‘JV’) between Allegra Care, a UK-focused care home operator, and Moorfield Group, a UK specialist real estate fund manager acting on behalf of Moorfield Real Estate Fund V (Moorfield), has completed the acquisition of four nursing, dementia and care homes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The JV acquired the homes from Grove […]

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Custodian REIT plc : Disposal of business park office property for £2.8m

Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), which seeks to deliver a strong income return by investing in a diversified portfolio of smaller regional properties across the UK, is pleased to announce the disposal of a 16,941 sq ft office property in Leicester for £2.8m, in line with the most recent valuation. Commenting on the disposal, Richard Shepherd-Cross, Managing Director […]

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SKH to build 2500 new homes for the East of England

Cross Key Homes (CKH) are set to build up to 2,500 new homes across the East of England, with the support of a £100 million private placement arranged by Lloyds Bank. Thanks to the advice given by Savills Financial Consultants, CKH plans to utilise the funds to improve the provision of affordable, energy efficient housing […]

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Hartlepool borough commits £20m to start transforming town

Plans to reinvigorate the centre of Hartlepool by establishing a Mayoral Development Corporation have won unanimous support from the town’s council following an Extraordinary Council Meeting. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and Hartlepool Borough Council Leader Shane Moore revealed the proposals in April this year to reshape the town, make it a more attractive place […]

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SEGRO prices £350 million, 19 year bond

SEGRO plc announces the launch and pricing of a £350 million, 19-year senior unsecured bond issue, priced at 175 basis points above gilts, with an annual coupon of 5.125 per cent. The bond issuance, which was carried out under SEGRO’s Medium Term Note Programme, was almost six times oversubscribed. The proceeds of the issue will […]

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UK Government commits £700m to Sizewell C nuclear project

The government’s historic £700 million stake in Sizewell C is positioned at the heart of the new blueprint to Britain’s energy sovereignty, as plans to develop the new plant are approved today. This is expected to create 10,000 highly skilled jobs and provide reliable, low-carbon, power to the equivalent of 6 million homes for over […]

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LendInvest launches new fund with a target raise of £300 million

LendInvest, the UK’s leading asset manager for property finance, is in the process of launching a new open ended fund with more than £200 million in capital already committed from investors.  The fund will continue the investment strategy of LendInvest’s previous flagship fund focussed on short-term transactional loans providing the financing for LendInvest bridging and […]

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£100m housing investment for Antrim Town approved

Antrim and Newtownabbey borough Council has approved plans for a major housing expansion in Antrim Town, which will see a total investment of £100m and the creation of up to 100 new jobs. The reserved matters application will see 525 new homes, six local shops, public spaces and a play park being built along the […]

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