Plans announced for student accommodation scheme at Belfast’s Murray’s Exchange Aug 21, 2024 Plans for a new 870-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Murray’s Exchange adjacent to the new Transport Hub in Belfast city centre have been announced by Elkstone. With over 85,000 students enrolled across Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University and Belfast Metropolitan College, the scheme would address the continued demand for student accommodation. Indeed, latest […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management Accreditation: What was new for UKREiiF 2024? Aug 21, 2024 UKREiiF is ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management accredited, which means we put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. Our dedicated UKREiiF team goes above and beyond to ensure that we are being as sustainable as possible, making each event eco-friendly and impactful. This accreditation has played a factor in our exponential growth over […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Wavensmere Homes Submits Plans for £150m Wolverhampton Canalside South Scheme Aug 20, 2024 Wavensmere Homes has submitted a full planning application to City of Wolverhampton Council for the proposed £150m residential-led Canalside South development. The 17.5-acre former industrial site is located within the city centre – moments from the transport interchange – and benefits from frontage onto the Wyrley & Essington Canal and the Wolverhampton Branch of the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Pinnacle Group Expands Affordable Housing Portfolio to 1,000 Homes Aug 20, 2024 Pinnacle Group is enhancing its affordable housing efforts with the addition of 250 new homes, raising its portfolio to 1,000 properties across England and Wales. Developed by Persimmon, these homes will be managed by Pinnacle Spaces, one of Pinnacle’s Registered Providers. This expansion will significantly boost Pinnacle Spaces’ portfolio, reaching approximately 500 homes, with further […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Barratt to Finalise Acquisition of Redrow Amid Competition Review Aug 20, 2024 Housebuilder Barratt is on track to complete its acquisition of rival Redrow later this week, according to a joint statement from both companies. The £2.5 billion all-share deal, initially announced in February, faced scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which conducted a Phase 1 investigation starting in March. The CMA’s review focussed on […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Hill Proposes Over 1,600 New Homes for North London Aug 20, 2024 Hill, in collaboration with the United Colleges Group, has put forward a proposal to redevelop a site in North London, aiming to deliver 1,675 new homes. The comprehensive plan, which is currently under review, includes detailed proposals for 1,076 homes spread across 11 buildings ranging from 4 to 28 storeys at a site in Willesden. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Glasgow’s Portcullis House Site to Become New Student Accommodation Aug 20, 2024 Plans to transform the Portcullis House site in Glasgow’s Charing Cross into a student accommodation complex have been approved by Glasgow City Council, pending certain conditions. The development, named The Àrd, will feature two buildings: a 36-storey tower and a 10-storey structure, providing a total of 784 student beds. Designed by Hawkins\Brown Architects and developed […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Humber Freeport helps to secure £250m investment at key industrial cluster Aug 20, 2024 Humber Freeport has helped to attract yet another major inward investment by playing a key role in securing a £250m development by a world-class business. Mitsubishi Chemical Group UK Ltd, part of one of the world’s largest chemical producers, has committed to invest in a new production line at Saltend Chemicals Park, which is located […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bedford set for new social housing through £16m scheme Aug 20, 2024 Meeting residential property demand, work has completed on a new social housing scheme in Bedford, which will see the area benefit from 75 affordable homes. The Saxon Park site, located on Dovecote Drive in Biddenham, provides prospective homeowners with flats, as well as terraced and semi-detached 2, 3, 4 and 5-bed homes just three miles […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Green light for Bicester Motion and Skyports’ first UK vertiport testbed to advance electric air taxi industry Aug 20, 2024 Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire and Skyports Infrastructure, the leader in vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, have been given the green light to build the UK’s first vertiport testbed for the electric air taxi industry. The application for the new vertiport to be built at Bicester […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
