Hearthstone Unveils New Residential Fund Initiative Jul 4, 2023 Hearthstone Investments, a specialist fund manager, has unveiled the Hearthstone Residential Fund. This new fund offers institutional investors another chance to invest in the UK’s private rented housing sector, with the added advantage of strong environmental and social impact credentials. The fund aims to initially close at £70m and will adopt the same investment strategy […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Scotland Green Freeports moves ahead Jul 4, 2023 Following a report agreed by Full Council in May 2023 on the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF), Council members have received a further update (Thursday 29 June 2023) on the current Outline Business Case (OBC) stage of the Green Freeport process and the work to date. Leader of the Council, Raymond Bremner said: […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Commission launched to develop vision and plans for the former Greyfriars Bus Station Jul 4, 2023 The regeneration of Northampton Town Centre has taken an exciting step forward as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) seeks designers and engineers to develop the vision and plans for the former Greyfriars Bus site. Greyfriars is the largest brownfield opportunity within West Northamptonshire and represents a significant opportunity to deliver a large-scale development in this area. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
1500 new homes could be built in Exeter Jul 4, 2023 The city council of Exeter is moving forward with a significant redevelopment plan for the Water Lane area. This plan will mean the construction of up to 1,500 new homes. The council has agreed to use its compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers, if necessary, to secure land for this project. The redevelopment plan also includes […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Great Places partners with Stonebond to deliver over 600 affordable homes across the North West Jul 4, 2023 Great Places has established as partnership agreement with Stonebond, the land-led partnerships developer, that will see the two partners initially deliver over 600 affordable homes. The partnership is an open-ended agreement which provides a long-term strategic framework between the two parties, with the potential to deliver further homes in the future. The homes will be […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Green light for major £25m investment at Westway, Glasgow Airport Jul 4, 2023 Canmoor secures planning consent for 300,000 sq ft of speculative industrial development Canmoor has secured planning consent from Renfrewshire Council to develop 300,000 sq ft of brand new speculative space on a 13-acre site at Westway, next to Glasgow Airport. The £25m development will consist of two high-quality industrial/warehouse units of 86,630 sq ft and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bromford secures new £75m sustainability-linked loan with international funder Jul 4, 2023 Leading regional housing association Bromford has today announced a £75m five-year sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with an overseas funder. In another sector-leading deal, this time with Dutch lender ABM AMRO, we will pay a lower interest rate on the loan if we successfully meet targets to reduce the number of colleague sick days and coach […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
UKREiiF Launch: Milligan and Ferrovial Vertiports unveil collaborative effort to develop the UK’s first Urban Air Mobility locations Jun 27, 2023 • Mixed-use developer Milligan and Ferrovial Airports | Vertiports have announced a partnership which will see them develop sites in strategic, demand led locations throughout the UK for air mobility via eVTOL (electric vehicle take-off and landing units.)• The plans to develop the UK’s first Urban Air Mobility (UAM) locations were announced at UKREiiF in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Willmott Dixon boosts infrastructure workload with prime role in Darlington Station overhaul Jun 26, 2023 Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity and better passenger facilities at the station. Willmott Dixon’s work on the huge overhaul of Darlington Station also includes a new multi-storey car park […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
BECG Group Rebrands as Cavendish for Enhanced Growth Jun 26, 2023 Marking the next chapter in its journey to becoming one of the UK’s leading full-service communications consultancies, the BECG Group has today (26 June 2023) announced it has rebranded as Cavendish. Cavendish unifies the Group’s four sub-brands: BECG, Cavendish Advocacy, Liberty One, and LoveThat. This consolidation represents an evolution towards becoming a fully integrated consultancy, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
