Government Acts to Safeguard Affordable Homes During Pandemic

A scheme to help get more families across England into affordable homes has been extended by a year, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced today. Following unavoidable delays in the construction industry due to coronavirus, it is estimated that the building of 53,000 new affordable homes have stalled. The Government is stepping in to safeguard […]

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Retirement Villages Group Secures Site For £90m Development

Developer Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has purchased a site in Surrey as they plan to bring forward a £90m later life living scheme. Plans for the site will see a new retirement living led mixed-use scheme which will include: 199 apartments [emaillocker id=”71749″] Wellness centre Pubic realm with pedestrianised square Retail and leisure space Library […]

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‘Gigafactory’ Planned For Shropshire Site?

A massive new car battery facility with the potential to create 3,000 new jobs could be built in Shropshire – on land owned by Bradford Estates. Bradford Estates – who’re speaking on our upcoming Building Zero Carbon Britain Conference – are planning to develop a brand new town on land close to the M54, opening […]

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Grosvenor Submit Outline Plans For 2,200-Home Garden Community

An outline planning application has been submitted for a new garden village in West Oxfordshire – a scheme led by Grosvenor and supported by West Oxfordshire District Council, Homes England and Oxfordshire County Council. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Known as Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village the project will see the development of 2,200 new homes, a 27-acre business […]

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Global Pharmaceutical Firm AstraZeneca Gets Expansion Approval

AstraZeneca – the global sciene-led biopharmaceutical business – has received the go-ahead for a new 8,890 sq m facility in Macclesfield. The site, on their Hurdsfield Campus, will see a new facility built that would house manufacturing, technical, storage and preparation areas for more than 72 employees. Cheshire East Council has given the thumbs up […]

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Project Speed: Framework-Enabled Accelerated Procurement Holds the Key to Construction Bounceback

THE Prime Minister today outlined his plans to ‘build build build’ and ‘build back better’ during a speech in the West Midlands, intended to help the country – and economy – bounce back as quickly as possible. Gerard Toplass, executive chairman at Pagabo, reacts to the investment promises and discusses how procurement can assist with the […]

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Sheffield Property Association Announce Involvement in Virtual Sheffield City Region Conference

Sheffield Property Association (S-PA), the collective voice for property and real estate in Sheffield, has announced their involved in Friday’s (3rd July) Sheffield City Region Development Conference. The Conference is set to focus on collaborative working across the region to drive economic growth, regeneration and investment – with future development projects totalling billions of pounds […]

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Sheffield City Region Strikes New Devolution Deal

Just days before the Sheffield City Region Development Conference a major announcement has been made surrounding the topic of devolution. A new landmark deal has been struck that will unlock additional funding and powers to drive development, investment and economic growth across the City Region. The deal, worth millions of pounds in additional funding, will […]

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