Leading housing associations join forces to tackle low-carbon agenda Apr 9, 2021 Five of the UK’s leading housing associations have formed an energy efficiency partnership to improve the sustainability of their 300,000 homes. The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP) has been launched by Abri, Anchor Hanover, Home Group, the Hyde Group and Sanctuary Group, with a shared ambition to lower emissions and reduce fuel poverty. Peter Denton, Chief […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Retail asset management specialist to overhaul Scottish shopping centre Apr 9, 2021 Leading retail asset managers Scoop has instructed designers to reconfigure one its major recent acquisitions. Scoop strengthened its presence in Scotland by acquiring The Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling in December. Providing more than 500,000 sqft pf retail space across 90 units, it is home to several major anchor tenants including Next, Boots and Primark. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£540m affordable homes framework requires at least 11 construction partners Apr 9, 2021 One of the country’s biggest collaborative new homes frameworks, involving 11 local authorities and housing associations in the North West, reopened last night. The four-year, £540m JV North Contractors Framework is looking for at least 11 construction partners and applications must be submitted by May 11 (10am). In the last four years, JV North’s members […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Old friends collaborate on cutting-edge low-carbon energy initiatives Apr 8, 2021 Equinor and SSE Thermal today (April 8) unveiled plans to jointly develop two first-of-a-kind, low-carbon power stations in the Humber region, comprising one of the UK’s first with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, and the world’s first 100% fuelled by hydrogen. The plans, underpinned by a new cooperation agreement between the two companies, would […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government opens bidding process on £7.4bn Affordable Homes Programme Apr 8, 2021 Homes England today launched the bidding process for potential strategic partners on its £7.4bn Affordable Homes Programme (2021-26). And for the first time private house builders can apply. Previous incarnations of the scheme have only been open to not-for-profit providers but the government has made it clear it will welcome applications from any organisation which […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
AXA’s modern office/homes investment fund attracts another €800m Apr 8, 2021 AXA IM’s alternative investments fund, which targets the development of modern office and residential assets in European big-city locations, has attracted a further €800m from investors during its first closing period. The French asset management giant’s ‘Alts’ fund has grown rapidly during its 20-year development and the latest round of capital investment fundraising, which is […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
West Yorkshire factory site’s £60m makeover Apr 8, 2021 The owner of a former tumble drier factory site in West Yorkshire has released details of its £60m mixed redevelopment scheme. Having fully demolished the buildings on the 26-acre plot near Halifax, Crosslee has created a masterplan which includes 106 new homes, an employment and commercial space, a supermarket (in conjunction with a leading European […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government selects 16 FE colleges for capital investment Apr 8, 2021 Sixteen English colleges have today (April 8) been revealed as the latest to benefit from the government’s £1.5bn FE Capital Transformation Fund. First launched in September last year, 200 colleges were named in the first round of funding (£200m) so they could undertake immediate remedial work to refurbish their buildings. In January 2021, a second phase was […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Swindon hospital’s expansion plans move forward thanks to land acquisition Apr 7, 2021 Great Western Hospital’s expansion plan took a giant leap forward this week when the Swindon-based NHS Trust confirmed it has completed the purchase of 5.5 hectares of land from two housebuilders. A deal with Persimmon Homes and Redrow Thames Valley has been done for the land which is adjacent to the hospital. The money for […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Sussex councils’ £110m modular housing framework Apr 7, 2021 Two councils in Sussex have joined forced to create a four-year modular housing framework worth £110m. Lewes District Council (LDC) has taken the lead on behalf of Eastbourne Borough Council (EBC) and both are working on housing development programmes, primarily in the affordable sector. The estimated value of LDC’s portion of the framework is £41.25m, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
