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Flurry of new appointments by developer Chancerygate

Industrial property developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced five new appointments as the company continues to expand its operations throughout the UK. Darren Jeal and Paul Stayte have joined as project managers and are based in Chancerygate’s Birmingham and Bristol offices respectively. The company’s finance team has been further strengthened by Mukkarram Ali who […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Trebor submits plans for industrial unit in Huntingdon

Trebor Developments LLP have submitted a detailed planning application for a 126,689 sq ft industrial and logistics unit at Lightning Park, Huntingdon.  The site already has detailed consent for a 32,200 sq ft unit. Both units will be developed on a speculative basis and will be on site in Summer 2022 targeting practical completion in […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Accrue Capital secures M7 Capital loan to refinance two assets

M7 Capital, a full-service real estate debt specialist, announces that it has provided, on behalf of its UK debt fund TREC II, a £4 million loan to Accrue (Forum) LLP. The Sponsor (Accrue Capital) is a property investment, development, and asset management business with experience across all real estate sectors. The company invests its own […]

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Aver acquires Trebor Developments M6 industrial scheme

Trebor Developments and Seddon Developments have sold their Prime Point 14 speculative, industrial, development to Aver Property Limited Partnership.  The site lies one minute from Junction 14 on the M6 Motorway. The two units of 66,628 sq ft and 76,742 sq ft will be constructed during 2022 by Seddon Construction Limited and provide high quality, […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Report reveals UK’s impact investment market worth £58bn

New research by the Impact Investing Institute has revealed the first estimate of the total size of the UK’s impact investment market. The report in collaboration with accountancy firm EY, titled “Estimating and describing the UK impact investing market”, revealed the estimated size of the market in 2020 was £58 billion, representing an estimated 3.3-8% […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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LXi REIT acquires two assets in £73m deal

Following their recent £250m fundraisers the firm, who are attending UKREiiF, have splash £73m on a set of new assets. One is an Asda food store in Birmingham and the other a training and conference facility in Stafforshire. The two acquisitions, transacted on an off-market basis, reflect an accretive 5.4% net initial yield versus the […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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UKREiiF sets new industry benchmark on inclusivity and sustainability with major Social Value drive

The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), a major new conference and exhibition taking place in Leeds from 17-19 May, has embarked on an expansive social value campaign aimed at making it one of the most inclusive and sustainable events in the real estate and infrastructure industry. The three-day event, which will welcome […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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London’s Local Voices are the key to Successful Real Regeneration of London’s High Streets

Just over a decade ago, the Localism Act entered the Statue Book. Heralded as the necessary impetus for a new era of community empowerment, Localism sought to provide a catalyst by which decision-making powers would be handed to local councils, communities and individuals. The benefits were to be the strengthening of local economies, the rebalancing of economic growth and […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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If housing growth drives down payments from ‘standard’ land agreements, how can landowners maximise value?

Despite a well-evidenced shortage of housing in the UK and an unprecedented rise in house prices, landowners are witnessing pressure on their returns from greenfield land which has residential development potential. A major factor in this is downward pressure on Benchmark Land Values brought about by planning policy. With further uncertainty surrounding a Draft Planning […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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