Oxenwood secures £63m development loan from Blackstone May 24, 2022 Oxenwood Real Estate, the UK and European real estate investment management firm, has secured a £63 million debt facility from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies to fund two UK logistics developments.The three-year development loan has been secured on behalf of Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP, a discretionary fund managed by Oxenwood. The largest of the […] Posted by: Leon Newton Read more
Planning permission granted for the construction of a 160,800 sq ft warehouse in Corby Sep 14, 2022 Copley Point Capital – on behalf of its Block Industrial program and Pembury Real Estate Ltd – submitted a planning application to North Northamptonshire Council earlier this year having purchased the eight-acre site. The unit is designed to be BREEAM Very Good rated and will have a 12.5-metre minimum clear eaves height, 16-dock and two-level […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Plans submitted for two Derby city centre schemes Jan 27, 2023 Plans have been submitted for two mixed-use schemes in Derby, which will deliver 1,300 homes and 300,000 sq ft of commercial space near the Derbion shopping centre. Redevelopment plans for the Eagle Market and Bradshaw Way Retail Park have also been drawn up by the same development team including Eurofund Group, Leonard Design Architects, Currie […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Pluto £25m finance deal Leicester Jul 6, 2023 Pluto Finance has announced the successful completion of a £25m loan agreement with HGP for the development of a Build-to-Rent project in the city of Leicester. Pluto Finance, a leading development finance provider, has confirmed its second loan agreement with the Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of a Build to Rent (BTR) project […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Preferred Developer announced for a major £130+ million Northampton regeneration project Oct 31, 2023 West Northamptonshire Council has confirmed that national regeneration developer, Cityheart has been announced as their preferred development partner to bring forward the Four Waterside and Marefair sites. Working in a joint venture partnership with West Northamptonshire Council (‘WNC’) Cityheart will deliver a transformational and ambitious scheme for the town centre. Situated at the entrance of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Prologis launches logistics training programme Apr 14, 2021 A group of job seekers from Northamptonshire will be the first to benefit from a new training programme created by Prologis. In a week where European Supply Chain Day (15 April) will highlight the importance of the logistics and transport sector, participants in the week-long pilot scheme for the Prologis Warehousing and Logistics Training Programme […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Proposals submitted for £350m battery site Jan 13, 2023 Following a period of public consultation and planning assessment, Exagen has today announced that Normanton Energy Reserve, a 500 MW / 1 GWh grid-scale battery site on land to the northeast of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire – has been submitted to Blaby District Council. With plans for further consultation with the local community, the site is […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Quilvest acquires UK multi-let industrial estate Sep 30, 2022 Quilvest Capital Partners (“Quilvest” or “QCP”), working with operating partner Arax Properties Limited, is pleased to announce that its dedicated real estate investment arm, QCP Real Estate, has acquired Falcon Works (the “property”), a multi-let industrial estate in Loughborough, UK. The 53-acre property, strategically located in the heart of the UK Midlands’ ‘Golden Triangle’ logistics and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Revealed: The 20 English Towns and Cities to get 11,500 New Homes Feb 14, 2024 The government has announced the 20 towns and cities poised to benefit from the construction of 11,500 new homes. This initiative aims to provide a substantial boost to housing availability, targeting previously developed brownfield sites to accommodate this significant increase. The strategy not only seeks to make home ownership more attainable for younger buyers but […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Rolls Royce shortlists six sites for nuclear reactor factory Jul 5, 2022 Rolls-Royce has moved forward in their bid to develop new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) across the UK by highlighting six locations where they may look to develop a new factory which builds nuclear reactors. The UK Government is looking to build 16 SMRs in the next 25 years – as the Government looks to enhance […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Rolls-Royce Submarines to expand site in Derby Jun 14, 2023 Rolls-Royce today announced it plans to almost double the size of its Raynesway site, creating hundreds of new jobs in Derby. Funded by the MoD, the site development is required to meet the growth in demand from the Royal Navy and as a result of the recent AUKUS announcement. In March 2023 it was confirmed […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Sanders Senior Living places new care home in Leicestershire May 23, 2022 Knight Frank, the leading global property adviser, has advised Sanders Senior Living on the acquisition strategy for a new care home development in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.Sanders Senior Living has completed the transaction for the development of a new, future-proofed care home facility in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire which will comprise 60 bedrooms on a one acre […] Posted by: Leon Newton Read more
