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Havering Council Eyes Compulsory Purchase to Drive £451m Romford Regeneration

Havering Council has set its sights on a comprehensive £451 million regeneration project in Romford town centre, planning to utilise compulsory purchase orders as a means to progress. The ambitious initiative, set to transform Bridge Close, encompasses proposals for the development of 1,070 homes, a new school, a health centre, and several commercial units. Despite […]

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Hearthstone Investments: Acquisition of 70 new homes in Fareham, Hampshire

Hearthstone Investments, a specialist in suburban private rented housing exchanged contracts for 70 new homes on a development near Fareham, Hampshire. The transaction with a national housebuilder comprises 64 houses and a small apartment block. The site is part of a new master planned community of 3,500 homes off the M27 between Southampton and Portsmouth. […]

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Henry Boot secures planning consent for 75,000 sq ft of industrial & logistics at Southend Airport Business Park following completion of £15m unit

Henry Boot announces that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has completed a £15m GDV industrial & logistics (‘I&L’) unit at Airport Business Park Southend (‘ABPS’), while also being granted planning permission to bring forward a further 75,000 sq ft. In April 2023, HBD agreed to develop a 140,000 sq ft freehold design […]

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Hill Group agrees affordable homes deal with Oxford Council

Oxford City Council has announced the acquisition of 111 much-needed affordable homes from award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group at Oxford North’s Canalside development, south of the A40. The new homes, part of the first 317 energy-efficient new homes that Hill is delivering at Canalside, will bring vital affordable housing to the Oxford market, which currently ranks […]

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Hines acquires £6.5m warehouse from Leopard Capital

Leopard Capital, the property investment fund, has completed the off-market sale of the Booker Cash & Carry warehouse, Salfords Industrial Estate, Redhill for £6.45 million to Hines. Leopard acquired the asset in 2019 for £5.05m. The asset totals 41,802 sq ft GIA and is let for a further 2.4 years to earliest expiry. The passing […]

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HJ Collection Acquires New £9.8 Million Residential Project in Weybridge

HJ Collection has recently expanded its property portfolio with a strategic purchase of a commercial site in Weybridge, Surrey. The site, acquired for £3.5 million, spans 19,655 square feet and is set for a transformative development into residential units. The ambitious plans laid out by HJ Collection involve utilising permitted development rights to convert the […]

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Hopkins Homes submits plans for 246 new homes at Beaulieu, Chelmsford

East Anglia’s largest privately-owned housebuilder, Hopkins Homes, has submitted a reserved matters application to provide a 246-home development at Beaulieu, in Chelmsford, Essex. The development will offer a range of homes to suit all buyers, from one-bedroom apartments through to five-bedroom detached houses, along with 67 affordable homes and a small retail centre. The new […]

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HSBC Increases Financial Backing for Ambani’s Stoke Park Project in the UK

HSBC, based in London, has augmented its loan commitment to a segment of Mukesh Ambani’s vast business domain, further deepening its financial ties with Asia’s wealthiest individual. Initially, the bank provided a £60 million ($73 million) loan to a subsidiary of Reliance Industries right after the acquisition of the Stoke Park estate in south-east England […]

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Hundreds of new homes for Oxford as redevelopment plans agreed

Plans to build hundreds of affordable homes, retail spaces and community facilities in the heart of Oxford’s Blackbird Leys were given the green light by the council’s planning committee last night (Tuesday 15 August).  The plans by housing association Peabody (formerly Catalyst) and development partner Oxford City Council include 294 homes across two sites.  A […]

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Hurst & Hurst Estates partners with Barwood and Close Brothers on New Forest Development with GDV of £13.5m

Property development company Hurst & Hurst Estates has partnered with Barwood Capital (Barwood), UK based real estate investment and development specialist, and Close Brothers Property Finance, to secure a development opportunity within the New Forest National Park with a Gross Development Value (GDV) of £13.5m. The development will see 46 energy efficient homes built on […]

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