Inaugural Winners of “The Pitch @ UKREiiF” Announced May 24, 2024 The organisers of UKREiiF, the UK’s premier built environment conference, are thrilled to announce the winner of the inaugural “Pitch @ UKREiiF” competition, held on Thursday, 23rd May at the Pagabo Pavilion at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Brittany Harris, Co-Founder of Qualis Flow won the big prize – but due to her impending wedding […] Posted by: David Gilbank Read more
Nottingham Broad Marsh master plan unveiled May 23, 2024 The Masterplan progresses on from just an idea of the Broad Marsh Vision, to show exactly what the area needs and what would successfully work when developing the scheme. It shows how the area could look when creating new homes, offices, leisure and green spaces. The Masterplan to transform the Broad Marsh area has been […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Raffle Raises £1,800 for Charity at UKREiiF Diversity and Inclusion Leaders Breakfast May 22, 2024 The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) hosted a vibrant and successful Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Leaders Breakfast on Wednesday 21st May. The event, held at the Regeneration Brainery Studio in the Dockside Zone, brought together leaders and allies from various organisations committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within the real estate and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport Sign Green Freight Corridor Initiative May 22, 2024 Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport have announced a new partnership to support a green freight corridor that will help decarbonise transport and drive enhanced skills and employment initiatives along the length of one of the UK’s most important transportation routes. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Freeport East CEO, Steve Beel, and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Young Entrepreneur in Property survey highlights real estate’s image problem May 22, 2024 Findings from a series of round table discussions and a survey conducted by YEP, the UK’s networking organisation for rising stars, has uncovered real estate’s image problem and how it can be addressed. Presented its findings at UKREiiF on Tuesday, YEP highlighted the need for more awareness about the range of opportunities in the built […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust names preferred developer to transform Old Medical School into health tech innovation hub as first phase of Innovation Village May 22, 2024 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has announced Scarborough Group International (SGI), one of the UK’s most active, privately-owned property regeneration specialists, as the preferred developer to transform its historic Old Medical School into a globally recognised health-tech innovation hub. The proposed agreement to acquire and refurbish the grade II*-listed building represents the first phase in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Silicon Sands masterplan launched to make Blackpool a new home for data centre development May 22, 2024 A plan to make Blackpool the new home for a high-performance data centre campus has been launched at a major investment conference. Silicon Sands at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone was launched at UKREiiF (The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum which attracts over 11,000 property-related professionals) to a series of potential data centre developers […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Invest Hertfordshire service to launch at UK-wide trade forum May 22, 2024 A new inward investment service for the county is to launch in May, helping to attract businesses and unlock investment for inclusive, high quality, sustainable development, accelerating opportunities across Hertfordshire. Invest Hertfordshire, managed by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, will showcase the county’s key strengths, business clusters and opportunity sites, and be the gateway for companies […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Landmark signing to reinvigorate the planning system May 22, 2024 A Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities spokesperson said: “This partnership paves the way for a new age of planning, speeding up decision making while giving communities more of a say on the housing and infrastructure in their area. “We are already using PropTech to accelerate the planning system, helping identify new sites for […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Developer sought for Blackpool Enterprise Zone land May 21, 2024 Blackpool Council is seeking a development partner for 30,000 sqm of land at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone. Work to build an £18m road to access the development plots has started and is expected to complete in late 2025, with the land released slightly earlier for construction. Once the road is open, the site will be […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
