Albion Land submits plans for business park expansion

More high-value jobs could be coming to Bicester as plans for the third and final phase of the Axis J9 business park on Middleton Stoney Road are submitted to Cherwell District Council. Albion Land, the developers of Axis J9, are specifically aiming to provide space for dynamic young businesses who want to be in Bicester […]

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Oxenwood and AIMCo acquire West London retail park for £50m

Oxenwood Real Estate, the UK and European real estate investment management firm, and its joint venture partner, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on behalf of certain of its clients, have acquired Hayes Bridge Retail Park in west London for £50 million. The 7.8-acre retail park on Uxbridge Road, six minutes from junction 3 of the […]

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Kao Data secures £130m to fund datacentre expansion across UK

Harlow-based colocation provider Kao Data has secured up to £130m in additional funding as it sets it sights on expanding its operations after securing a sizeable financial services client. The company, whose datacentre campus in Essex is home to the UK’s fastest supercomputer, Cambridge-1, has signed a deal with infrastructure investment company Infratil that will result […]

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Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor supporting UK’s economic fightback

Key assets in the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor are helping to strengthen the UK’s economy at a critical time, business leaders and politicians have told a major conference in Manchester. These include its proximity to global logistics gateways like Freeport East at Felixstowe and its hosting of world-leading science and MedTech clusters, which have played […]

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BMO extends logistics and retail warehousing exposure with two acquisitions for £19.4 million

BMO Real Estate Partners, the pan-European property investment and asset management arm of BMO Global Asset Management, has concluded the off-market acquisition of two freehold assets for a combined price of £19.4m, with an accretive combined yield, on behalf of BMO Real Estate Investments Limited (BREI). The acquisitions represent the successful delivery of the key […]

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Investec and Galliard Homes agree £18m deal for office to resi conversion

Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Galliard Homes, the leading South East focused residential property developer, with an £18 million senior facility to fund the development of a 109-unit residential scheme at Newacre House, in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The 27-month loan will enable Galliard to convert two of the five interconnecting, multi-storey […]

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Site for 394 student homes acquired in Stratford

Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent homes, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a one-acre site in Stratford, East London on an unconditional basis. Watkin Jones are preparing plans for a new development comprising 394 student homes as well as commercial space at street level. 2020 Capital […]

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Mace Construct and Willmott Dixon Construction join forces to realise Construction Playbook ambitions in healthcare sector

Mace Construct and Willmott Dixon Construction have announced that they will be forming a consortium to jointly target construction work in the UK healthcare sector. The new initiative will see Mace’s contracting arm work with Willmott Dixon Construction to support each other on major healthcare projects across the UK. The consortium between the two contractors […]

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