Built Environment Networking Blog: East Midlands News

1,800 Homes Await Developers in Derbyshire’s Clowne Garden Village Project

In a promising development for potential investors, Bolsover District Council is reviewing a significant housing proposal for the Clowne Garden Village. The project, situated between Clowne and Barlborough, offers a golden opportunity to develop approximately 1,800 residential units on prime greenfield land. Beyond housing, the Clowne Garden Village blueprint also outlines a 24-hectare mixed-use zone […]

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95 apartments on Nottingham Canal set for approval

The conversion of one of the British Waterways Building – one of Nottingham’s most recognisable buildings – into new waterside flats is being tipped for approval. Council officers have recommended that the plan to convert the landmark into 95 apartments be given the greenlight. Councillors will vote on proposals for the listed property, situated off […]

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AEW swoops for two distribution warehouses

AEW UK Real Return Fund (AEW) – a UKREiiF attendee – has bought two wholesale warehouses, in Barnsley and Leicester, in an £8m deal. The sites are let to Booker, the UK’s largest food wholesale operator. The Leicester unit stretches to 55,634 sq ft, while the Barnsley facility coverage almost 87,000 sq ft. Edward Long, […]

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Aldermore provides loan for Southernwood Capital for residential scheme

Aldermore has provided a £2.45m loan to Southernwood Capital to assist with the purchase of a block of apartments in Northampton, East Midlands. Southernwood is a boutique alternative investment fund manager which specialises in the build-to-rent sector. It was founded in 2014 by Irvine Robertson and has acquired a diverse portfolio of residential assets across […]

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Avant Homes acquires site in Mansfield to deliver £90m, 396 new home multi-tenure development

Avant Homes has secured a multi-tenure new homes development site after exchanging contracts on 22-acres of land at Pleasley Hill Farm, Mansfield. Subject to planning, Avant Homes Central will build 396 of its practically designed, energy efficient two-, three- and four-bedroom homes which will have a gross development value of £90m. The housebuilder will be […]

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Avant Homes kickstarts £23m 70-home development

Housebuilder Avant Homes has begun construction on a seven-acre site in Shipley, Derbyshire to deliver a 70-home ‘flagship development’ which will have a total value of £22.7m The site was acquired by Avant Homes in May this year and is being built as part of the wider Shipley Lakeside scheme. Situated on the former American […]

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Aviva Investors acquires distribution park in Leicestershire

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed the purchase of Leicester Distribution Park (“LEDP”), an industrial and logistics asset spanning more than 713,500 sq ft. The eight-unit scheme is fully-let and was developed in three phases between 2017 and 2022. Aligning with Aviva Investors’ continued focus on sustainability, […]

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Barwood Homes acquires 8-acre site from Harworth to deliver 73 homes

Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, has completed the sale of an eight-acre land parcel at Woodville, Derbyshire to Barwood Homes for the delivery of 73 new houses. This represents Harworth’s first transaction with the Northampton-based housebuilder. The land parcel forms part of a 53-acre regeneration […]

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Ben Bradley MP joins panel to promote Nottingham’s once in a lifetime development opportunity

Councillor Ben Bradley, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council and MP for Mansfield joins Invest in Nottingham’s panel at The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). UKREiiF is set to bring together thousands of delegates comprising of investors, funders and developers who are all looking for new opportunities across the UK. Invest in Nottingham […]

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BMO Commercial Property Trust increases logistics exposure with £76.5m of investment activity

UKREiiF attendee BMO Commercial Property Trust Ltd (“BCPT”), which is managed by BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP), the pan-European property investment and asset management specialist arm of BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), announces that it has increased the portfolio’s industrial weighting to 29.3% following the acquisition of two high-quality logistics assets in the UK […]

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