Deeley Freed gets green light for brownfield development in Bristol Jul 1, 2021 Plans to turn a brownfield site in Bedminster in Bristol into student flats and offices have been approved by the city council. The site between Dalby Avenue and Whitehouse Lane is currently occupied by a car park, car repair business and car sales business. Local developer Deeley Freed’s mixed-use scheme will provide 819 student-bed spaces, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Harrow Estates achieve inclusion in Local Plan for 1,200-home development Jul 1, 2021 East Hampshire District Council’s updated Local Plan has identified a new site near Alton for a 1,200-home development. The district council announced on Monday it has earmarked Chawton Park Farm, west of Alton, as the “most sustainable area to develop” following the council’s Large Site Consultation held at the end of 2019. The site, sandwiched […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
SP Energy Networks launch £3.2bn investment plan Jul 1, 2021 SP Energy Networks has launched a draft of its £3bn-plus investment roadmap to increase capacity to meet UK’s net zero ambitions. The £3.2bn RIIO-ED2 business plan draft details the networks’ proposed upgrades in anticipation of increased demand from over 670,000 electric vehicles and 370,000 domestic heat pumps, expected to come online in the next decade […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Hull and the Humber to exhibit at UKREiiF Jul 1, 2021 UKREiiF – the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum – whose Advisory Group is Chaired by Lord Kerslake, brings together the public and private sectors to support the ambition for the UK to Build Back Better. The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, better known as UKREiiF, has secured Hull and the Humber […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Australian bank Macquarie launches £1bn UK investment business Jun 30, 2021 Australian bank Macquarie is betting on the UK rental housing market with the creation of its new business that is planning to invest over £1bn, according to reports. The bank’s asset management arm is eyeing London to buy, develop and operate multi-family housing complexes, as well as other cities across the country, it said in a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government plans £15bn green savings bond to drive forward the green revolution Jun 30, 2021 It has been reported that Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans for £15bn green savings bonds, allowing people to invest in renewable energy projects such as wind and solar power. Two tranches of green bonds are expected to be issued in 2021-22, with the first tranche expected to be worth about £7bn and will […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Urban Logistics looks to raise £108m as firm eyes expansion Jun 30, 2021 Retail investors will have the opportunity to take part in a share placing in the booming UK warehouse sector, through a fundraising by Urban Logistics. The landlord, which counts Amazon and a number of third-party logistics firms among its tenant base, has seen high demand for space during the pandemic, as many businesses reacted to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£60m investment at New Victoria as Muse and Morgan Capital sign landmark deal Jun 30, 2021 Leading urban regenerator, Muse Developments and Morgan Capital have signed a major deal to bring forward the second and final phase of development at New Victoria – the £190m gateway scheme in the heart of Manchester city centre. This phase will see a 150,000 sq ft Grade A, eight-storey office building delivered, with the ambition […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Knight Property Group submits plans for £50m Belgrave Logistics Park Jun 29, 2021 Knight Property Group has submitted a full planning application to South Lanarkshire Council to develop a brand new £ 50 million logistics park in Bellshill, south east of Glasgow city centre. The development, which will be branded as Belgrave Logistics Park will be located on the site of the former Devro manufacturing facility, which was […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Stonebond Properties acquires 9.8 acres to deliver 202 homes Jun 29, 2021 Housing developer Stonebond Properties, in partnership with housing association Settle, has completed the purchase of a 9.8-acre site on a new 650-acre urban village development next to Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. The site will provide 202 homes, with 70% of them being delivered as additional affordable homes, a mixed tenure parcel combining 2-, 3- and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
