£90m of Government and Industry Green Investment Announced Aug 31, 2021 Electric car batteries which can charge in just 12 minutes are among green automotive tech projects to be awarded more than £91 million of government and industry funding. Four projects have been awarded funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Collaborative Research and Development competition, which supports the development of innovative low carbon automotive technology. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Firethorn Trust Acquires 37-acre Logistics Site in Yorkshire Aug 31, 2021 Real estate investor and developer, Firethorn Trust, has acquired a substantial site at Sherburn-in-Elmet in Leeds, as it continues to grow its national logistics portfolio. The 37-acre logistics site forms part of the wider Sherburn2 scheme, which spans 75-acres and is owned by Yorkshire-based development and investment company, Glentrool Estates Group Ltd. Firethorn has now […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Persimmon Announces Strong Half Year Results Aug 31, 2021 Persimmon Plc has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Dean Finch, Group Chief Executive, said: “Persimmon’s first half performance has been robust. In particular, I am pleased we have delivered strong growth in legal completions whilst also achieving higher levels of build quality and customer satisfaction. “We made […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Design International becomes latest UKREiiF exhibitor Aug 31, 2021 Award-winning international architecture firm Design International has become the latest major name in the world of real estate to back the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), with the decision to sign-up to exhibit at next year’s inaugural UKREiiF event, to be held in Leeds between 17-19 May 2022. Design International was founded […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
UKREiiF’s Founder announced as a finalist at the Lloyds Bank Business Excellence Awards 2021 Aug 31, 2021 Leeds-based businessman Keith Griffiths, the Chief Executive of the UK’s leading real estate and infrastructure events business Built Environment Networking (BEN) and Founder of UKREiiF, has beaten off stiff competition to become a finalist in the LDC Entrepreneur of the Year category in the Lloyds Bank Business Excellence Awards 2021. The Lloyds Bank British Business […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Anchor Hanover submits application for extra care home on Woodford Aerodrome site Aug 31, 2021 Anchor Hanover has submitted a planning application for 104 Extra Care homes on the former Woodford Aerodrome site on Chester Road in Woodford, south of Stockport. The scheme has been designed by Brewster Bye Architects. Anchor Hanover, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life, recently exchanged contracts with […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
EQT Exeter acquires major distribution warehouse in £102m deal Aug 31, 2021 LondonMetric has announced that it has exchanged on the sale of its distribution warehouse in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, to EQT Exeter for £102.0 million, reflecting a NIY of 4.1%. The 785,000 sq ft warehouse is let to Primark for another 11 years at a rent of £4.4 million pa. LondonMetric acquired the property in 2013 for […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Aldermore provides £4.2.m commercial refinance loan for 69 homes Aug 31, 2021 Aldermore bank has provided a £4.2m commercial residential refinance loan to returning customer, McIver Homes, an independent house builder and build-to-rent developer in the North East of England. McIver Homes is a family grown business which employs local people to support the local communities in which they build in and currently has a portfolio of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
First phase of £300m city centre development set for approval Aug 31, 2021 Urbo Regeneration’s major scheme in Sheffield city centre, including a new office building and hundreds of BtR apartments, looks likely to get the green-light at next week’s planning meeting with the first £150m stage recommended for approval. Urbo is a JV between Peveril Securities and Urbo Regeneration) The scheme, funded by Legal & General, would […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Plans submitted for £50m development at former industrial site Aug 31, 2021 Cityheart has submitted a reserved matters planning application for the first phase of a £50m social housing development. On a former industrial site on Foundry Lane in Widnes, the scheme is being brought forward alongside Halton Borough Council who selected Cityheart as their development partner. The first phase will deliver 86 new homes – whilst […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
