UKREiiF News

Carter Jonas Achieves Planning Consent for the Perse School in Cambridge

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of the Perse Upper School for a substantial new sports centre which will include a swimming pool, sports hall, climbing wall and changing village, together with associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. Consent was awarded by Cambridge City Council on 5 October 2022. […]

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£600m Cavalry Barracks plans approved

Inland Homes has received, on behalf of the third-party project investor, a resolution to grant planning permission at Cavalry Barracks in West Hounslow for a mixed-use development of 1,525 homes and 2,700 sqm of commercial space. Inland Homes acquired the site from the Ministry of Defence and submitted the planning application in March 2021. It […]

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Sovereign snaps up Farnborough shopping centre for £17.6 million

Sovereign Housing Association has bought the Princes Mead Shopping Centre and two adjacent retail assets in Farnborough for £17.6 million from Knight Frank Investment Management (KFIM), on behalf of Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI). The acquisition provides an opportunity for the 61,000-home housing association to bring forward a residential-led, mixed-use regeneration in the heart of […]

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Telford Land Deal attracts £325m investment…and more to come

Telford & Wrekin Council has highlighted the ongoing success of the scheme in a cabinet report, which brings forward former new town sites set aside for development, de-risks them and provides shovel ready land which can be developed for employment and residential use. Formed in 2015, the Telford Land Deal is a partnership between Telford […]

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BWP REIT to raise £35 million for Leeds development

BWP REIT PLC, a newly formed single asset company established to acquire Bridgewater Place, an office-led mixed use property situated in a prime location in central Leeds which has been independently valued at £63 million (as at 30 August 2022), has announced its intention to raise £35 million (before expenses) through the issue of 35 […]

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Council presents plans for streamlined £150m regeneration of Oxford Street

Westminster Council have revealed updated proposals to revive Oxford Street and a number of surrounding areas with a combination of council and private sector funding. Originally, the scope of the £150m works extended from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court Road​, and were intended “.to respond to the changing needs and interests of residents, visitors and […]

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Lomond Group buys Leeds BTR agency

Lomond Group has acquired a Yorkshire-based agency that specialises in buy-to-let for overseas clients. Increasing its portfolio by nearly 600 properties, Lomond now owns Leeds-based buy-to-let agency ERE Lettings. ERE Property will connect with Lomond Group and its future properties will come under the management of it’s UK group of letting agencies.

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Clanmil raises £100m to deliver new homes

Clanmil Housing has today announced a new £100m investment from three UK and North American investors.  This is the first private placement deal for Clanmil, a housing association providing more than 5,600 high-quality social and affordable homes throughout Northern Ireland for families and older people.  The investment, by Aviva Investors, iA Financial Group and Pension […]

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