Blackfinch Property completes £2m refinancing deal for supported housing complex Sep 19, 2023 Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed a £2m refinancing deal for a West Midlands supported housing complex providing 18 one-bedroom apartments for vulnerable people. The refinancing deal follows the borrower’s redevelopment of a vacant two-story property, with improved EPC ratings, providing much-needed supported living in the West […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Hines grows UK logistics footprint acquiring four assets in the West Midlands Sep 19, 2023 Hines, a global real estate investment, development, and property manager, has acquired a portfolio of four multi-let industrial estates in the West Midlands on behalf of its Hines European Value Fund 2 (HEVF 2) from London Metric. The four estates comprise a 47-unit mix of light industrial, trade and mid-box warehousing totaling 434,000 sq ft. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Northamptonshire industrial unit sold for £3.2m Aug 9, 2023 A well-connected industrial unit in Northamptonshire has been sold for £3.2 million. Warwickshire-based The Wigley Group has sold Unit 1-7 Crick Industrial Estate, Eldon Way, to a London-based real estate investment firm. The Wigley Group, which owns and manages business and commercial property across the Midlands, initially purchased the site with vacant possession in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Czech-Based P3 Logistic Parks Makes UK Debut with Acquisition of Two Midlands Assets Aug 2, 2023 P3 Logistic Parks, a leading investor, manager, and developer of warehouse properties based in the Czech Republic, has made its debut in the UK market through the purchase of two logistics assets from Segro. These acquisitions, located in the Midlands, total approximately 872,000 sq ft of space. The first asset, situated in Crick, offers around […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Real Estate Investors Pursues £46.55m Opportunistic Sales Strategy Aug 2, 2023 Real Estate Investors (REI), a Birmingham-based property firm, has reaffirmed its commitment to an opportunistic sales strategy aimed at reducing debt amidst challenging and unstable market conditions in the property sector. Despite these conditions, REI has experienced strong demand from private investors and owner-occupiers for its assets in the first half of the year. The […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Willmott Dixon to deliver Nottingham’s new Green Heart Aug 2, 2023 Willmott Dixon has been confirmed as the main contractor to deliver the next phase of Nottingham City Council’s Broad Marsh Green Heart regeneration scheme. Procured through SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading procurement specialists, the Green Heart is a key element of the vision for Nottingham’s 20-acre Broad Marsh area, transforming a site that was […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Shropshire Council’s Vision for 1000 homes Tasley Garden Village Jul 28, 2023 In an effort to meet the growing demand for housing and support sustainable development, Shropshire Council has unveiled its plans for the Tasley Garden Village, a visionary project that aims to create a thriving community near Bridgnorth. The proposed development seeks to accommodate more than 1,000 new homes on agricultural land, partly designed to address […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
A £400 million Build-to-Rent project is poised to provide 1,000 homes in Digbeth Jul 10, 2023 Moda Living and Aviva Capital Partners have announced a joint venture to invest in a four-acre regeneration site in Digbeth, with plans to build 1,000 homes for rent. The £400 million ‘Stone Yard’ project aims to transform a brownfield site near Birmingham New Street Station and HS2 Curzon Wharf. The site was purchased from Gallagher […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Keepmoat to deliver 4,000 new homes targeting net zero as it becomes new strategic partner of WMCA Jul 10, 2023 Top 10 homebuilder Keepmoat has announced it has become the latest strategic partner of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with a commitment to build 4,000 additional new homes in the West Midlands. Keepmoat has also made a committement to aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions when building on brownfield sites and to increase […] 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
