Rocket Padel nets debut UK site as sport becomes major hit Nov 23, 2022 Padel, a Scandinavian padel operator, has secured its debut UK site at Riverside Business Park in Bristol, as the brand embarks on its ambitious plans to secure up to 20 new sites throughout the UK. Already hugely popular across Europe and the Nordics, padel is now one of the fastest growing sports in the world. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Multi-million-pound plans unveiled for new Cheltenham business campus Nov 16, 2022 An office building in Gloucestershire, described as one of it’s largest, is set to be redeveloped into a mixed use campus. The Grange, former HQ of Zurich Insurance in Bishop’s Cleeve, is being developed in a multi million pound project to transform the site on the A435, three miles from Cheltenham town centre. Another 11 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Plans for 900 homes at former Poole power station site Oct 24, 2022 The largest brownfield regeneration site in the South West has been purchased by BCP Council following a successful £5 million Local Growth Fund investment from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). FuturePlaces is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Councils. Situated in Hamworthy, on the waterfront at Poole Harbour, the 40 acre site was left vacant following the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Leopard Capital sells Booker Cash & Carry warehouse in Trowbridge for £3.25m Oct 19, 2022 Leopard Capital, the property investment fund, has completed the off-market sale of the Booker Cash & Carry warehouse, Canal Industrial Estate, Trowbridge for £3,250,000, reflecting a Net Initial Yield of 5.59%. Leopard Capital acquired the asset in 2018 for £2,385,000. The asset totals 35,527 sq ft GIA and is let for a further 2.5 years […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Zorin Finance completes £25m PBSA funding in Bath Oct 14, 2022 Aternative property lending group Zorin Finance has completed two Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) transactions with Rengen Developments and Longacre Developments. The £25 million loan will be split into a development and an investment term loan secured against two mixed-use sites in central Bath. The Scala, Oldfield Park, Bath The £13 million facility will support the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Edenstone secures £100 million-plus of future plots in the South West Oct 13, 2022 The Edenstone Group is celebrating a successful first year in the South West of England, where it’s secured land for 325 homes with an estimated sales worth of £106 million. As part of its expansion plans, the homebuilder, headquartered in Magor, opened its Southern office in Portishead in September 2021. In its first 12 months, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Exeter council plans 14,300-homes Oct 6, 2022 The Exeter Plan – the first new local plan for the city in 10 years promises to shape the city’s future development. An initial eight-week consultation on the first draft is now open until Monday, December 5. More will follow before the plan is refined and eventually adopted. Exeter City Council have identified sites across […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
St. Modwen Logistics invests £126m to build eight units across the South-West Oct 6, 2022 St. Modwen Logistics, one of the UK’s leading logistics developers and managers, will invest a further £126m to deliver highly sought-after warehouse and office space across the South-West. With the South-West recently identified as one of the fastest growing economic regions in the UK1, St. Modwen Logistics will meet customer demand by developing a total […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Barwood reaches £41m, buys Bristol Business park Oct 5, 2022 After raising more than £41m in three months for its latest growth fund, Barwood Regional Property Growth Fund V, Barwood Capital has purchased 2 acre site Aztec West Business park in Bristol. They are planning to demolish two office buildings occupying the site and develop a 38,136 sq ft industrial unit. Meanwhile, Growth Fund V […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Giant leap for Cornwall as £5.6M Spaceport officially opens Sep 30, 2022 Spaceport Cornwall have officially opened the home of UK launch. The Space Systems Integration Facility is the first of its kind at a Spaceport in the UK. The facilities pave the way for Cornwall as the home of horizontal space launch in Europe. Spaceport Cornwall has officially opened their Space Systems Integration Facility, heralding a […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
