Coup for Muse as Rogers joins North West projects team Apr 5, 2022 Leading urban regeneration business, Muse Developments, continues to expand its team across the UK as part of its national growth strategy, with former director of Faithful + Gould, Stuart Rogers, the latest edition to the business, joining the North West office as projects director. Bringing nearly 20 years’ project management experience to the business from […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The Future of Land Value Capture Apr 4, 2022 Secretary of State Michael Gove has argued that the public purse should capture a bigger proportion of the uplift in land value generated by a planning permission. More recently the Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, when asked a question about using land value capture to fund affordable housing in recent evidence to the House of Lords, commented […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Modular Homes help tackle homelessness in Hertfordshire Apr 1, 2022 Dacorum Borough Council has been granted planning permission to install eight purpose-built, modular homes in Hemel Hempstead to help tackle homelessness in the area. The SoloHaus homes, which are to be installed near Aragon Close, have been provided by the UK’s second-largest privately-owned housebuilder, The Hill Group. SoloHaus are specially designed, furnished and fully equipped […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Strawberry Star appoints new development director Mar 31, 2022 Rapidly expanding property developer and operator Strawberry Star Group announces the appointment of Simon Taylor as Development Director. Simon joins from Bloor Homes as Design and Technical Director, having previously spent over six years at Redrow as Technical Director and Operations Director. The appointment is at a significant time of growth for Strawberry Star, which […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Great Portland Estates splashes £36.5m on London assets Mar 31, 2022 GPE is delighted to announce the acquisition of the long leasehold interest at 7/15 Gresse Street and 12/13 Rathbone Place, W1, for £36.5m (£847psf, 5.6% NIY). The building has been home to the Fashion Retail Academy since 2005, which will remain in occupation until the precise timing for its relocation to a larger new home […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Europe’s largest commercial lab building set for Canary Wharf health and life sciences cluster Mar 31, 2022 Canary Wharf Group (“CWG”) and Kadans Science Partner (“Kadans”) have formed a joint venture to develop a new 750,000 sq ft GIA life-science focused, wet lab enabled building at Canary Wharf in London. The development will be the first phase in the creation of a world leading centre for health and life sciences on the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Avant Homes acquires 78-acre plot for 600 home development Mar 31, 2022 Yorkshire housebuilder Avant Homes has acquired a 78-acre site in Doncaster, paving the way for a £121m development of up to 600 homes in the village of Edenthorpe. Subject to planning approval from Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, the landmark development will feature a mixture of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes across 12 of Avant […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Nuveen enters UK affordable housing sector in partnership with Preferred Homes Mar 31, 2022 Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest investment managers in the world, has announced its intention to enter the UK Affordable Housing sector on behalf of the TIAA General Account in a joint venture with Preferred Homes Limited (“PHL”), a for-profit Registered Provider of Affordable Housing, supported by Ashbourne Capital Partners (“ACP”), the UK based […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Invest Newcastle at UKREiiF: why us? Mar 31, 2022 Often referred to as the city of opportunity, Newcastle continues to live up to the title as, despite the challenges of the pandemic, the city welcomed a record level of investment over the past two years, creating valuable jobs, driving growth across key sectors, and demonstrating confidence in the future of the North East of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Newcastle: A city of longevity Mar 31, 2022 2.1 billion people are projected to be over 60 by 2030, and nearly 70% of the world’s population live in cities – there are huge global growth and investment opportunities arising from longevity economies, encompassing all sectors as powerful engines for economic recovery and growth – including sustainable living and work places, education, care, sport, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
