BtR scheme forward sold to Catella in £32m deal Jun 9, 2021 Watkin Jones has announced an exchange of contracts for the sale of the Arches, a 184-unit BtR scheme on Bath Lane in Leicester. The scheme is being sold on a forward commitment basis to Catella APAM for £31.65m. The Arches will set a new benchmark for residential for rent accommodation in Leicester and will comprise […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon lands £43m flagship Integrated Health and Care Hub May 19, 2021 Our National Partner Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Central Bedfordshire Council to deliver the new £43m Chiltern Vale Integrated Health and Care Hub as well as 98 homes. Located in Dunstable and procured using the LHC framework, it will bring together care professionals under one roof to deliver health and wellbeing for the local […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Warehouse REIT increases exposure to the OxCam Arc with £20m acquisition May 19, 2021 Warehouse REIT, the AIM-listed company that invests in e-commerce urban and last-mile industrial warehouse assets in the UK, has completed the acquisition of Cambridge South Industrial Estate, comprising 68,000 sq ft of newly built multi-let industrial units and an adjacent development site, located on the wider Dales Manor Business Park, just seven miles south of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Anchor Hanover Appoints Hill For £20m Later Living Project Apr 27, 2021 Anchor Hanover, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life, with newly appointed build partner Hill, have started construction in Chelmsford to create 82 new homes for over 65s. The new development is part of the organisations ambitious vision to provide 3,200 homes for older people across the UK […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Planners approve £500m scheme to transform Southend Mar 31, 2021 The £500m redevelopment of the Queensway area of Southend was approved by the local council last night. The Better Queensway project, which is a joint venture between Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Swan Housing Association (Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP), is proposing to build 1,760 homes. It is hoped it will also become a catalyst for further […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Twin ports put clean hydrogen production central to its mission Mar 4, 2021 Freeport East – centred around Felixstowe and Harwich Ports – will use its new status to harness local clean energy from offshore and other carbon-free sources to drive good green growth. Its long-term, sustainable focuses for growth include maritime technology, offshore wind energy and other renewables-related technology. As well as its innovation in agri-tech, it […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
University of Cambridge’s £300m mega development puts emphasis on open spaces Feb 25, 2021 Four world-renowned Cambridge colleges and the university itself have joined forced to facilitate a massive housing development on the south west perimeter of the city. Consultations with local residents were due to start today on the scheme (Feb 25) which could see nearly 3,000 new homes built on farm land. Provisions have also been made for […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Environment Agency – East Anglia: Combating Climate Emergency & Flood Risk Dec 21, 2020 Ahead of the Flood Risk & Defence Development Conference we’ve been hearing from a key figure in flood prevention in the East of England – Paul Burrows. Paul works as the Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the Environment Agency’s East Anglia region… Q. You’ve worked at the Environment Agency since 1999. Over the course […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
UK Government To Take Stake In EDF’s Sizewell C? Dec 14, 2020 The UK Government is looking into the potential of taking a direct financial stake in the construction of EDF’s Sizewell C nuclear project on the Suffolk coast. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The latest round of negotiations over the £20bn nuclear reactor will focus on whether EDF can prove that it has learned lessons from the Hinkley Point […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Search Begins For Site To House UK’s First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Dec 13, 2020 The search for the home of Britain’s first nuclear fusion power station is now on, after the government invited communities across the UK to nominate their local area as the site for the ground-breaking zero emission power project. Local authorities, businesses, landowners, and Local Enterprise Partnerships have until March to submit an application that sets […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
