Government awards Sovereign over £9m to retrofit 1,000 homes Mar 22, 2023 Sovereign Housing Association is delighted to announce that we have been awarded over £9m by the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) towards our £22.5m improvement strategy helping 1,000 homes. This is the largest grant yet made to Sovereign to invest in existing homes and will help Sovereign on its journey to de-carbonising and retrofitting our […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Avant Homes begins work on £60m, 247-home Earl’s Park development in Holmewood, Derbyshire Mar 22, 2023 Avant Homes has started construction on a 28-acre site in Holmewood, Derbyshire to deliver 247 new-build homes with a gross development value (GDV) of around £60m. Located just a 10-minute drive from Chesterfield town centre on Tibshelf Road, the development will comprise a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes and feature 13 of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Telford homes reaches new heights on site that will feature more than 50% affordable housing Mar 21, 2023 Telford Homes and Notting Hill Genesis have reached the latest milestone in the development of 267 new homes, more than half of which will be affordable housing, at the joint venture’s site in Royal Albert Wharf, east London. Phase 2b of the Gallions Quarter scheme, located on Atlantis Avenue in Beckton, part of the Royal […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Horsham homes move forward following planning submission Mar 21, 2023 Muse are building momentum in Horsham, as they’ve submitted a reserved matters planning application to Horsham District Council to bring forward 260 mixed-tenure homes on the former enterprise park site, in partnership with West Sussex County Council. The site will be delivered in collaboration with Muse’s sister company, Lovell Partnerships, to deliver the homes in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Housebuilder Honey appoints former Avant Homes board member as non-exec chairman Mar 21, 2023 Housebuilder Honey has announced the appointment of a former Avant Homes board member to the position of non-executive chairman as the company looks to commence delivery of its first development. Gerry Loftus has more than 25 years’ experience as a senior corporate finance partner with PwC and Deloitte and holds non-executive positions with several businesses. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Cardiff Capital Region complete on purchase for green transformation of Aberthaw Power Station Mar 17, 2023 The vision for a c.489 acre green energy park in the Vale of Glamorgan has taken a significant step forward – through Cardiff Capital Region City Deal’s (CCR) completion of purchase of the Aberthaw coal-fired power station that once symbolised fossil-fuel energy production in Wales. Completion of purchase of this site brings closer the demolition […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
McLaren Property secures planning consent for £70 million St Gabriel’s student accommodation development, Manchester Mar 17, 2023 Manchester City Council today granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to national developer McLaren Property, for the £70m redevelopment and restoration of St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge into new high-quality student accommodation, located in Victoria Park Conservation Area, Rusholme, Manchester. The restoration of the St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge, and associated buildings, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Henry Boot exchanges on land for planned 2400 homes in Coventry Mar 17, 2023 Henry Boot’s land promotion and planning business, Hallam Land Management (HLM), announces that it has exchanged on the sale of a 250-plot 31-acre site in Eastern Green, Coventry to mixed-tenure developer Countryside Partnerships. Eastern Green comprises a Sustainable Urban Extension on the west side of Coventry. The 31-acre site, contracted under a Planning Promotion Agreement […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Schroders Capital unveils real estate investment outlook: Market repricing has created attractive investment opportunities Mar 17, 2023 Schroders Capital today unveils its inaugural Investment Outlook for real estate which provides an overview of its key investment conviction themes and how the real estate team is seeking to position portfolios for medium-term outperformance. Schroders Capital’s new Investment Outlook will look to answer clients’ central questions about the real estate investment landscape amid challenging […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
The UK Infrastructure Bank to invest £50m in first UK reservoir to be built since the 1980’s Mar 17, 2023 This is the Bank’s first deal aimed at improving climate resilience, investing alongside private sector partners in a collaboration between water companies to finance the Havant Thicket Reservoir, managed by Portsmouth Water. The reservoir, which is the first to be built in the UK since the 1980’s, will help to protect internationally-rare chalk rivers by […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
