Industry leaders set to appear en masse at UKREiiF Mar 12, 2021 More than 100 speakers will take part in UKREiiF’s three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (click here for the event). Some of the biggest names in the industry, from the public and private sectors, will get together to discuss vital topics and elements which feed into the UK’s need to Build […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
IPSX to incorporate reporting on carbon transparency Mar 12, 2021 IPSX, Britain’s newest regulated stock exchange and the first dedicated to commercial real estate assets, has joined forces with sustainability data and consulting firm Carbon Intelligence, affording all listings clear guidelines how they should be reporting and managing both embedded and operating carbon emissions. Carbon Intelligence already manages long-term decarbonisation programmes for real asset portfolios […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
London still sucks in nearly half of investment in residential property Mar 11, 2021 London attracted nearly half of the £6.1bn investment in residential property last year according to a new report out today by Colliers International. Despite efforts to level up the economy, the capital enhanced its reputation as a property hotspot with £2.836bn of investment, which was seven times greater than the next highest city – Birmingham […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Nine named on National Grid’s £1.5bn framework Mar 11, 2021 Nine contractors have been named on the National Grid’s £1.5bn RIIO-2 Electricity Construction EPC framework. The five-year framework relates to design, engineering, manufacture, supply, project management, construction, erection and commissioning in respect of overhead lines, undergrounding and/or substation works. Balfour Beatty is the only company to have made it on to all three lots: Lot […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government adds its weight to M&G’s £500m shared ownership fund Mar 11, 2021 A new government-backed shared ownership investment fund is promising to deliver £500m of sustainably-designed, affordable homes. M&G Investments has launched the fund with £215m investment from the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Local Government Pensions Scheme, Homes England, two of M&G’s clients and the Hyde Group housing association, which will deliver the new accommodation. The collaboration will […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£50m Midlands/North-based student homes partnership Mar 11, 2021 Two companies have joined forces to create a £50m portfolio of professionally-managed student houses in the UK. Real estate fund manager Moorfield Group and We Are Kin, a landlord and refitter of student homes, have seeded their venture with a £10m property portfolio and aim to grow it to more than 1000 beds. They are […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Putting the focus on sustainability, diversity and skills development Mar 11, 2021 The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) is embracing the aims of the Government’s Build Back Better initiative and making it a major theme. Launched yesterday, UKREiiF has laid out a programme of new initiatives which will build towards a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year, the perfect […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Profits surge for industry leaders Tritax Big Box Mar 10, 2021 Leading UK warehouse developer Tritax Big Box today announced a 20% rise in profits and laid out its long-term strategy to enhance its portfolio which is now valued in excess of £4.4bn. The FTSE 250-listed company’s full-year results for 2020 reflected the strength of the logistics sector as Tritax’s profits jumped to £147.5m, in part […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
TAKING THE LEAD IN BUILDING BACK BETTER Mar 10, 2021 A host of key industry figures have thrown their weight behind today’s launch of The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), a new vehicle to facilitate economic growth which will culminate in a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s mission is to help bring together the public […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Infrastructure powerhouse Chancerygate maintains warehouse building momentum Mar 9, 2021 Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced it has committed to starting the development of nine sites. Ranging from Bournemouth to Warrington, the sites will have a combined gross development value of £160m and deliver close to 975,000 sqft of Grade A industrial and warehousing accommodation. The schemes form part of Chancerygate’s three million […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Big investment wins for North East as Chancellor emphasises determination to level up economy Mar 3, 2021 The North East was a big winner in today’s budget which stuck to the ‘levelling up the country’ theme that has become a mantra of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Teesside was named as one of eight new Freeports while Darlington won the battle to be the location of the new Treasury department, which will mean hundreds […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Workplace and Facilities Framework winners unveiled Mar 2, 2021 Seventeen firms have been included as principal contractors on the supplier list for a new £1.1bn national Workplace and Facilities Framework. In total Procurement group Fusion21 has included 55 built environment companies on the four-year framework which is designed to meet the facilities management needs of a host of public sector organisations. Ten have […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
