Merthyr Council purchase St Tydfil Shopping Centre as part of 15-year town masterplan Dec 22, 2021 Lawyers from the Hugh James Commercial Property team have been advising Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council on the purchase of the town’s indoor shopping centre – which will play a major role in the authority’s 15-year town centre ‘Masterplan’. The Council has purchased St Tydfil Shopping Centre from German property investment company Patrizia. The semi-covered […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Slough Trading Estate rounds off bumper year with new letting Dec 22, 2021 SEGRO has rounded off a busy and successful year at Slough Trading Estate by agreeing a new lease with a long-standing customer which is expanding its operations on the Trading Estate. Hanovia, which has been based on the Trading Estate for almost 100 years and provides chemical free, ultraviolet disinfection systems for water treatment, has […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
MEPC get green light for Bristol office development Dec 21, 2021 Plans for three new office blocks around a ruined church at the edge of Castle Park in Bristol have got the go-ahead from city planners. Developer MEPC can now proceed with its plan to replace three former 1960s bank buildings at the corner of Wine Street and High Street with one nine-storey and two eight-storey […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pocket Living submits plans in London for Build to Rent scheme Dec 21, 2021 Innovative housing developer Pocket Living has submitted a planning application to the Old Oak Common and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) for a Build to Rent scheme. The site is at Atlas Wharf, on Atlas Road, NW10, adjacent to the Grand Union Canal. Whilst within the London Borough of Ealing, the site falls under the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
LEON accelerates growth ambitions – with 50 new restaurants planned in 2022 Dec 21, 2021 Leon is set to open more than 50 restaurants across the UK next year as part of a newly unveiled growth strategy. The EG Group-owned healthy fast food chain had previously announced it was to open 20 restaurants next year. Now, it has revealed plans to double the pace of its store rollout programme, including […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Lendlease and CPP Investments JV to bring forward International Quarter London project Dec 21, 2021 International real estate group, Lendlease, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have expressed a vote of confidence in the London office market through the establishment of a new 50:50 joint venture partnership dedicated to the development of a new office-led neighbourhood at International Quarter London (IQL). This partnership further builds upon Lendlease and CPP Investments’ […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Falkirk Growth Deal set to attract £1bn of investment into region Dec 21, 2021 Up to 2,000 jobs and £1bn worth of future investment is expected to result from the signing of the Heads of Terms agreement between UK Government, Scottish Government and Falkirk Council in the Falkirk Growth Deal. The agreement means 11 projects can now use a total of £80m investment from UK and Scottish Governments, £45m […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
City of London Corporation sees almost 70% increase in office development in 2021 Dec 21, 2021 The City of London Corporation has revealed figures showing a year-on-year increase in office floorspace approved within new Square Mile developments. In 2021, its Planning and Transportation Committee resolved to approve a total of 4,360,944 sq.ft* of new office floorspace. This compares with 2,582,348 sq.ft in 2020 – an increase of almost 70% year on year. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major peatland restoration, carbon capture and woodland create scheme announced following acquisition of Glen Dye Moor Dec 21, 2021 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), and Par Equity (‘Par’), the Scottish-based forestry investment fund manager, today announce plans to deliver a significant woodland creation and peatland restoration scheme in the North-East of Scotland that aims to capture over 1.4 million tonnes of carbon. Aviva Investors and Par have established […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
M7 Regional E-Warehouse REIT admitted to trading on IPSX Dec 21, 2021 IPSX has today announced that M7 Regional E-Warehouse REIT plc has been admitted to trading on the Wholesale Market of IPSX by way of an introduction. M7 Regional E-Warehouse REIT plc is a newly established, externally managed close-ended investment company. The Company is currently valued at £38,161,963. The Company pursues its investment objective by investing […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
