Willmott Dixon chosen for £38m Brentford housing scheme Nov 1, 2021 Willmott Dixon has been selected by the London Borough of Hounslow for another large housing scheme, this time to create 96 affordable homes and commercial space on a £38m scheme in Brentford. The deal to deliver the Block D development follows a series of residential projects for Hounslow, with Willmott Dixon currently building Frank Towell […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Thames Estuary Hydrogen Route Map Launched Oct 28, 2021 The Thames Estuary Growth Board has launched the Thames Estuary Hydrogen Route Map. This significant step forward in hydrogen energy in the UK will keep the nation on track to net zero, support 9,000 jobs and deliver £3.8bn GVA to the UK economy by 2035. Kate Willard OBE, Estuary Envoy and Chair of the Thames Estuary Growth […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Dominvs Group acquires two sites in prime Stratford location for landmark 17,500-square-foot development Oct 28, 2021 Dominvs Group, the leading property development and investment group, has announced the acquisition of two neighbouring sites in East London’s vibrant and dynamic Stratford, totalling 17,424 square feet. The sites will be used in tandem to create a strategic development, becoming the latest in a long line of flagship Dominvs schemes. Dominvs Group is currently […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Lewisham BtR scheme forward funded with Legal & General Investment Management Oct 28, 2021 Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent homes, is pleased to announce exchange of contracts for the sale of a 322 apartment BtR scheme in Lewisham, South East London. The transaction is on a forward funding basis to one of Europe’s largest asset managers Legal and General Investment Management (‘LGIM’) […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
St George and SEGRO enter JV to deliver their first UK multi-storey industrial development in London Oct 19, 2021 St George, a leading mixed use developer in London and member of the Berkeley Group, and SEGRO, the leading owner and developer of warehouse space, have formed a 50:50 joint venture to bring forward their first urban multi-storey industrial development in the UK as part of a major mixed use neighbourhood at Grand Union being […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Ballymore submits application for London mixed-use development in the Royal Docks Oct 19, 2021 Ballymore, the international property developer, has submitted a planning application for its latest major mixed-use quarter, UNEX-Thames Road Industrial Estate, on the riverfront in London’s Royal Docks, the company’s third scheme along this stretch of south-facing riverfront. The plans for the 6.1-ha site envisage the creation of up to 1,610 new homes, including three-storey townhouses, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
LondonMetric acquires £20m of London logistics assets Oct 19, 2021 LondonMetric Property Plc announces the acquisition of two last mile logistics assets in Fulham and Tottenham for a combined purchase price of £20.2 million. The assets total 44,000 sq ft and have been acquired with vacant possession in two separate transactions. LondonMetric will refurbish both properties at a cost of £1.4 million which, once fully […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Grainger in £140m forward funding acquisition with Network Homes Oct 19, 2021 Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord with 9,109 operational rental homes and a further 8,851 in its £2.1bn pipeline, announced that it has exchanged conditional contracts to forward fund and acquire Merrick Place, a 401-home build-to-rent development scheme in Southall, West London, for £141m. Proceeds from Grainger’s recent successful equity placing will help […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Maya Capital and AnaCap acquire office and hotel scheme in £125m deal Oct 19, 2021 Maya Capital LLP and AnaCap Financial Partners have completed the acquisition of 160 Blackfriars Road in London’s Southbank. The property includes a 106,000 sq ft office and ground floor retail building currently 50% let, as well as adjacent land for a consented hotel scheme. Maya and AnaCap intend to carry out significant refurbishment of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
ECF and Metropolitan Thames Valley sign landmark agreement to bring 50% affordable homes to Canning Town Oct 19, 2021 Innovative, market-leading development partnership, The English Cities Fund (ECF), working in close partnership with the Mayor’s Homes for Londoners team, have signed a landmark agreement with Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Association (MTVH) to bring forward a major new 804-home scheme, which will deliver 402 (50%) affordable homes to benefit the Newham community. The Manor Road […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
