UKREiiF News

Major 850 home Portsmouth development to get go-ahead

Plans to transform an ‘unattractive and derelict’ site in Tipner East, Portsmouth are likely to be approved next week. The scheme will see the site redeveloped into a vibrant new waterfront community, delivering much-needed, high-quality homes for the city of Portsmouth. The hope is for the site to deliver between 750 and 850 new homes, […]

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Proposals submitted for £350m battery site

Following a period of public consultation and planning assessment, Exagen has today announced that Normanton Energy Reserve, a 500 MW / 1 GWh grid-scale battery site on land to the northeast of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire – has been submitted to Blaby District Council. With plans for further consultation with the local community, the site is […]

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Stantec partners with UKREiiF 2023

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable engineering and design, has announced its involvement with The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), set to take place between 16-18 May across Leeds. Stantec is a top-tier global engineering and design firm with more than 27,000 employees worldwide and 20+ locations across the UK and Ireland. […]

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MS Lending Group funds record £7.6m deal in less than 10 days

MS Lending Group has funded a record breaking £7.605m deal in Adlington, Cheshire. Completing only two days before Christmas, the deal is the largest ever transaction for the company. The borrower had an existing facility with another lender who had a charge over two adjacent sites: a completed 45,000 sq ft industrial unit and the […]

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Lancaster University gets £60m loan from Santander UK

Santander UK has provided Lancaster University with a £60m sustainability-linked five-year revolving credit facility. It is one of the first such loans Santander UK has provided to a UK university. The funding provides Lancaster University, which has been a Santander UK client since 2014, with cash reserves required to meet its operational costs and funds […]

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REIT takes additional Stake in Joint Venture for £196 million

Supermarket Income REIT plc, the real estate investment trust providing secure, inflation-protected, long income from grocery property in the UK, announces an update in relation to its joint venture with British Airways Pension Trustees Limited (“BAPTL”). The Company has acquired BAPTL’s 25.5% beneficial interest in the Sainsbury’s Reversion Portfolio (the “SRP Portfolio”) for £196 million […]

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UKREiiF confirms Pick Everard as partner

Leading independent, multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy Pick Everard has confirmed its involvement in the UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), which is set to take place between 16-18 May, in Leeds. With more than 650 employees across 15 national offices, Pick Everard is one of the UK’s leading companies, supporting both public […]

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Tungsten Properties sells ‘Super W’ net zero warehouse for £32.1 million

Tungsten Properties has sold Super W, a 246,136 sq ft (22,866 sq m) newly built prime distribution warehouse unit in Warrington, Cheshire to Leftfield for £32.1 million reflecting a net initial yield of 4.96%. In August 2022, Super W was let to Farmfoods Limited on a 25-year lease at a rental of £1.7 million per annum for their distribution warehouse. Super W is situated in […]

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