Nottingham town centre redevelopment restarting thanks to £12m grants Mar 25, 2021 Nottingham City Council (NCC) has received £12m in funding to pave the way for the restart of its Broadmarsh shopping centre redevelopment. NCC has received £8m from the D2N2’ Local Enterprise Partnership’s Getting Building Fund along with £4m of match funding from the Transforming Cities Fund to complete the demolition phase, which is due to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Octopus Real Estate completes £9m loan on historic Grade II Listed property Apr 8, 2022 Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has provided a £9m loan on the redevelopment of a Grade II Listed building in Northampton town centre. The development loan – which has a 24-month term – will finance the creation of 89 new homes; 17 studio […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Oxenwood secures £63m development loan from Blackstone Jun 1, 2022 Oxenwood Real Estate, the UK and European real estate investment management firm, has secured a £63 million debt facility from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies to fund two UK logistics developments.The three-year development loan has been secured on behalf of Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP, a discretionary fund managed by Oxenwood. The largest of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Plans submitted for two Derby city centre schemes Feb 1, 2023 Plans have been submitted for two mixed-use schemes in Derby, which will deliver 1,300 homes and 300,000 sq ft of commercial space near the Derbion shopping centre. Redevelopment plans for the Eagle Market and Bradshaw Way Retail Park have also been drawn up by the same development team including Eurofund Group, Leonard Design Architects, Currie […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pluto £25m finance deal Leicester Jul 10, 2023 Pluto Finance has announced the successful completion of a £25m loan agreement with HGP for the development of a Build-to-Rent project in the city of Leicester. Pluto Finance, a leading development finance provider, has confirmed its second loan agreement with the Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of a Build to Rent (BTR) project […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Quilvest acquires UK multi-let industrial estate Oct 7, 2022 Quilvest Capital Partners (“Quilvest” or “QCP”), working with operating partner Arax Properties Limited, is pleased to announce that its dedicated real estate investment arm, QCP Real Estate, has acquired Falcon Works (the “property”), a multi-let industrial estate in Loughborough, UK. The 53-acre property, strategically located in the heart of the UK Midlands’ ‘Golden Triangle’ logistics and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rolls Royce shortlists six sites for nuclear reactor factory Jul 8, 2022 Rolls-Royce has moved forward in their bid to develop new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) across the UK by highlighting six locations where they may look to develop a new factory which builds nuclear reactors. The UK Government is looking to build 16 SMRs in the next 25 years – as the Government looks to enhance […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rutland golf course set for new life as eco-friendly mini Center Parcs Feb 26, 2021 A father-and-son partnership have revealed full details of their plan to convert a Rutland golf course into an environmentally-friendly, mini Center Parcs. The £30m redevelopment includes the creation of 60 naturally-built, luxury lodges with existing buildings being turned into a clubhouse and swimming pool at the 185-acre site just off the A1 near Stamford. Colin […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Sanders Senior Living places new care home in Leicestershire May 23, 2022 Knight Frank, the leading global property advisor, has advised Sanders Senior Living on the acquisition strategy for a new care home development in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Sanders Senior Living has completed the transaction for the development of a new, future-proofed care home facility in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire which will comprise 60 bedrooms on a one […] Posted by: Leon Newton Read more
Savills IM acquires two single-family Build to Rent assets for £50m Jun 21, 2023 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 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Silbury Finance provides retirement living specialist Audley Group with £59 million investment loan Oct 7, 2022 Silbury Finance (“Silbury”), the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided Audley Group (“Audley”), the UK retirement village provider, with a £59 million investment facility, secured against four retirement villages located across Greater London and the Midlands. The two-year, 75% LTV facility refinances an existing loan and will support Audley as it progresses with the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Spitfire Housing secures land to develop 1,100 new homes Jan 25, 2022 A major new neighbourhood of up to 1,100 homes, a primary school and community & retail space is coming to Daventry, after the site was acquired by Spitfire Homes in partnership with Crest Nicholson. Located on the western edge of Daventry, the 50-hectare development already has outline planning permission for up to 1,100 new homes, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
