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Network Rail launches masterplanning at Bow Goods Yard

Network Rail is launching its masterplanning process at Bow Goods Yard, East London, which will see the regeneration of over 30 acres of brownfield land. The strategically important site is the final parcel of land to be unlocked as part of London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy. It was initially used as the main construction […]

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Development partner recommended for £2.2bn Ladywood Estate scheme

Birmingham City Council has recommended St Joseph Homes Ltd to be its development partner for the £2.2bn regeneration of the 60 hectares Ladywood Estate. Birmingham City Council has recommended St Joseph Homes Ltd (part of The Berkeley Group Plc and one of the country’s leading housing, and mixed-use developers) to be its development partner for […]

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Schroders Capital and Corran welcome approval for former Scottish Widows HQ redevelopment

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved (‘minded to grant’) a planning application for the redevelopment of the former Scottish Widows Headquarters submitted by Schroders Capital’s real estate division and Corran Properties. The plans secure a major step forward for the long-term, sustainable future of the building on Dalkeith Road. The Council’s Development Management Sub […]

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Multi-£million funding approved to build police station

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable have confirmed that a new police station in Exmouth will be equipped with a police enquiry office as they approved £5m of funding for the project. Commissioner Alison Hernandez, whose programme of reopening ‘front desks’ across the force area will see 12 reopen before April […]

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Hargreaves Land deal paves the way for major scheme in Lincolnshire

Plans for a major sustainable mixed-use scheme in North Lincolnshire, which is set to include thousands of new homes alongside potential for high-value employment, community and leisure space, have moved a step closer with the acquisition of a major development site. Leading regeneration and multi-sector property development specialist Hargreaves Land has exchanged contracts with site […]

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Savills IM acquires two single-family Build to Rent assets for £50m

International real estate investment manager – Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) – completes the acquisition of two forward-funded single-family Build to Rent sites in the Midlands – both developed by Urban & Civic – for approximately £50m. Both acquisitions were off-market transactions, and the first in Savills IM’s Build to Rent portfolio. Savills IM worked with […]

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Hines & Clowes deliver 25,000 sq m of prime logistics space

Hines, a global real estate investment, development, and property manager, in a joint venture with a leading global investment manager, have successfully delivered three modern, leading-edge industrial units at Fairham Business Park in Nottingham, spanning a total of 25,000 square meters (268,814 square feet), ranging in size from 6,114 to 9,455 square metres (65,810 to […]

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Hill Group partners with Harlow Council for regeneration

A new public-private partnership has been launched which will deliver town centre and major housing regeneration in Harlow. Harlow Council and The Hill Group, one of the UK’s leading housebuilders, have joined forces to deliver a programme of new homes as part of the ambitious regeneration of the town. The Harlow Regeneration Partnership LLP is […]

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