Foundations laid as K2 scale new heights with the opening of strategic HQ in the Tees Valley Jun 7, 2023 K2 Construction Management, the company with responsibility to deliver the £450m SeAH Wind project, has shown its commitment to the Tees Valley by opening its new strategic headquarters in Middlesbrough. The leading construction management company started work in the region less than 12 months ago and has already gone on to directly employ more than […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Glenhawk soars with record £54 million month of lending Jun 6, 2023 Glenhawk, (the “Company”), the established specialist real estate lender, has enjoyed a record month of lending in May, providing £54 million of short term finance. An increasingly wide ranging product suite, funding certainty and strong track record, coupled with fewer available lending options in the market, has seen unprecedented demand for Glenhawk’s unregulated and regulated […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Loft Lines forward funded with L&G and Clanmil Housing Association Jun 6, 2023 Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent, in partnership with Lacuna Developments, announces that it has exchanged contracts with L&G and Clanmil Housing Association to forward fund the new urban residential community, Loft Lines, at Titanic Quarter in Belfast. The agreed fundings amounting to c.£155 million of a wider c.£175 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Major scheme nears decision Jun 6, 2023 Wigley Group’s plans to create a neighbourhood for living and work, culture and leisure in Coventry and form a major new link to city centre could become reality in the next few Weeks. Wigley have been masterminding the Daimler Wharf project to create this neighbourhood for the last five years – including 480 homes, a […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Article 4 Direction Update – Doncaster Sheffield Airport Jun 6, 2023 An immediate Article 4 Direction which removes the right to demolish buildings without planning consent at Doncaster Sheffield Airport has come into force today (June 5). Although the direction takes effect today, City of Doncaster Council has six months to confirm the direction otherwise it will expire. So, under planning rules that means the council […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Octopus Investments backs £50m rollout of electric vehicle charging company Weev Jun 6, 2023 Octopus Investments (Octopus), part of Octopus Group, an investment company investing in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world, has today announced its investment into Weev, the electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator based in Northern Ireland. Octopus is backing Weev’s rollout plan with up to £50 million to address the shortage […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
City of London launches public engagement to determine Square Mile’s future Jun 6, 2023 The City of London Corporation has this week launched a public engagement phase on its main planning and transport development plans for the Square Mile. Known as ‘City Plan 2040’ and the ‘Transport Strategy’ the proposals, subject to approval, will provide an overarching framework for future development in the Square Mile up to 2040, setting […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Weston Homes exchange on Town Quay Wharf, Barking, in affordable homes partnership with Be First London Jun 6, 2023 Award winning housebuilder Weston Homes has exchanged on a new site in Barking, Town Quay Wharf, in partnership with Be First London, working on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council The site will be transformed into a £50 million (GDV) mixed-use development providing 147 newly built apartments and 1,000 sqm of commercial space with 42% affordable housing designed around a public plaza […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Warehouse REIT Plc: Strong operational performance, successful disposal programme and weighting towards multi-let sector provide a strong platform for growth Jun 6, 2023 “This financial year saw a marked divergence between equity market valuations and the continued strength of the occupier market. Operationally, our performance has been strong; our focus on multi-let assets in key industrial hubs where demand remains firm but supply is constrained is paying off with like-for-like growth in contracted rents of 5.3%. We were […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Northern business leaders back an underground NPR-HS2 Piccadilly station Jun 6, 2023 Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Manchester City Council Leader Bev Craig have been backed by the leading businesses of the North of England in their call for Government to deliver the optimal form of high-speed rail to Manchester with a new underground Northern Powerhouse Rail-HS2 through station at Piccadilly. Today (Monday 5 June), […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
