Legal & General department head joins UKREiiF Advisory Group Mar 16, 2021 Legal & General’s Pete Gladwell joined the UKREiiF Advisory Group this week to become its 19th member. Pete, who is L&G’s Head of Public Sector Partnerships, joins a host of senior public and private sector professionals advising on the inaugural three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). Chaired by […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
LondonMetric reinvests in Milton Keynes warehouses Mar 16, 2021 Logistics specialist LondonMetric has bought two warehouses in Milton Keynes for £31.2m. The two properties have been acquired in separate transactions and comprise a 66,000 sqft unit, which is let to TalkTalk as a data centre and has been acquired for £23.9m, and a 42,000 sqft urban logistics warehouse which is three miles from the centre […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£750m contract up for grabs in Suffolk Mar 16, 2021 Firms have until April 9th to register their interest in a £750m joint venture partnership with Suffolk County Council (SCC). The 15-year, 50:50 agreement is due to start next March and the council is looking for a single private sector partner (PSP) to develop multiple sites across the county. SCC has an initial list of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Plans submitted for Lancashire town’s £50m makeover Mar 15, 2021 Developer Capital&Centric has submitted an outline planning application for its £50m plan to transform the former market precinct of Farnsworth near Bolton into a vibrant new town centre community. The proposal includes 220 new design-led homes and approximately 3,200 sqm of commercial space that will reboot the town centre with a new leisure, hospitality and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government help for £800m Nottingham expansion Mar 15, 2021 An £83m package of Government funding has been agreed to accelerate the delivery of 3,000 homes on a £800m mixed use development scheme on the edge of Nottingham. Clowes has received £62m from Homes England’s Land Assembly Fund and £21m loan from the Home Building Fund towards the development of the 606-acre site at Fairham. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Ministry of Transport sending 100s of jobs to Leeds and Birmingham Mar 15, 2021 Hot on the heels of the Treasury’s announcement to create a Northern headquarters in the North East, the Department for Transport this morning revealed plans to put a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds. Earlier this month Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed to moving hundreds of civil service jobs to Darlington and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Free opportunity to get the lowdown on UKREiiF Mar 15, 2021 The first UKREiiF monthly webinar (here) takes places on Wednesday morning (March 17th). On Wednesday we’re hosting a free to attend webinar which formally launches The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) alongside key industry figures who form part of the forum’s Advisory Group. UKREiiF’s mission is to help bring together the public […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
50/50 partner required for £200m Leatherhead town centre overhaul Mar 15, 2021 Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has opened proceedings on finding a 50/50 construction partner for its £200m scheme to redevelop a huge swathe of Leatherhead town centre. Firms have until April 23rd to register their interest in a mixed-use redevelopment project affecting two pivotal freehold sites – The Swan Centre and Bull Hill. The two […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Net zero target requires 350,000 extra construction roles by 2028 Mar 15, 2021 The construction industry will require the equivalent of 350,000 new roles to be created by 2028 to fulfil the government’s 2050 net zero ambition according to a report out today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Using data from the Climate Change Committee (CCC), additional decarbonisation work will have created the demand for 86,000 construction […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
The £1bn vision for a new-look Brighton & Hove Mar 12, 2021 A £1bn scheme to reinvigorate large swathes of Brighton & Hove is in the running to receive financial support from the council. The Beeline is a low-carbon transport and infrastructure project that is promising to breathe new life into three council-owned areas of the city – the marina and surrounding areas, the West Pier and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
