Planning relief for £500m Oxford life sciences district mega development Mar 24, 2021 Oxford City Council has finally given the go ahead for a £500m life sciences district on the edge of the city. Ten years after it was first mooted, the Oxford North development, which is the brainchild of St John’s College’s development company Thomas White Oxford (TWO), will incorporate new laboratories and workspaces for biomedical science, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
UK industrial sites prove appealing to Kennedy Wilson Mar 24, 2021 Global asset management company Kennedy Wilson is set to double the value of its UK portfolio in just six months when it completes deals worth £140m in the next few weeks. The purchases will lift the American company’s industrial portfolio value to £440m, across 3.8 million sqft, and it is also targeting further acquisitions in […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Abu Dhabi fund to commit billions to innovative UK projects Mar 24, 2021 The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund that specialises in innovative companies is reportedly set to invest £4bn in life sciences, technology, clean energy, health and infrastructure in the UK over the next five years. The $232bn Mubadala fund was set up by the oil-rich Emirate’s rulers to diversify its interests and has been increasingly targeting […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Knight Frank bets on Fifth Wall’s European adventure paying dividends Mar 23, 2021 Global property consultancy Knight Frank today announced it is investing in venture capitalist Fifth Wall’s $100m European Real Estate Technology Fund (ERETF). The Californian firm are hoping to accelerate innovation across European property sectors and replicate the success of its Fund I and Fund II, which were focused on investing primarily in US-based real estate […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government commits £562m to decarbonising social housing Mar 23, 2021 50,000 homes will be upgraded with green improvements from a £562m fund, the government announced today (March 23). The funding will enable more than 200 local authorities across England and Scotland to fund a nationwide upgrade of the UK’s least energy efficient and fuel-poor homes. This will help to transform over 50,000 low-income households and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
CEG submit plans for hi-tech development in Leeds Mar 23, 2021 Developers CEG has submitted a planning application seeking to revitalise a disused warehouse site in Leeds for Yorkshire-based global diagnostics and drug development company Labcorp. CEG would manage the delivery of the new facility and aims to enable occupation by Summer next year. It would include a 100-bed clinic, pharmacy and Labcorp’s UK office headquarters. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Historic decisions to be made on Birkenhead Mar 23, 2021 An eight-week consultation on the proposed transformation of Birkenhead begins tomorrow (March 24). The proposals are outlined in a major document called the Birkenhead 2040 Framework and are outlining the most radical changes to Birkenhead since the 1947 Town Plan, making the most of its history and heritage using William Laird’s town grid which he […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Scottish companies encouraged to bid for HS2 contracts Mar 23, 2021 Businesses in Scotland are being encouraged to bid for millions of pounds worth of upcoming contracts supporting the delivery of HS2. The number of businesses north of the border who have so far registered an interest in becoming a potential HS2 supplier is significantly lower than in other parts of the UK. Just 29 Scottish […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
More civil service jobs for Darlington as four regional International Trade hubs unveiled Mar 23, 2021 Darlington has again benefitted from the government’s levelling up agenda following today’s announcement the Department for International Trade (DIT) is setting up four trade investment hubs, one of which is going to be in the North East town. The hubs in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and a new second major DIT site in Darlington, will be […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
North Lanarkshire commits £500m to long-term towns improvement programme Mar 22, 2021 North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a five-year £500m capital investment programme which it hopes will begin the process of transforming eight of its major town centres. The plan will combine with planned housing investment and City Deal funding to deliver £1.2bn for ambitious regeneration proposals in Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Motherwell, Shotts and Wishaw. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
