Veya raises £0.5M in seed funding to launch their innovative Proptech solution Jan 10, 2022 Veya, a title deed analysis tool for the residential real estate industry, has raised £0.5M in seed funding from several angel investors, following on from its initial pre-seed round. The funds will be used to support Veya’s growth, including expansion of the team and to support the go-to-market strategy of their first solution – Agent […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Virgin Media O2 commits to £10bn investment into digital infrastructure Feb 16, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has revealed that its 5G network has now hit two thirds of the capital, giving London the largest 5G footprint within the group. The telecoms giant has committed to investing at least £10bn in the UK, and has delivered 5G to more than 2,000 sites across the country last year. It has […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Vistry Group secures additional grant funding from Homes England Jul 28, 2023 Vistry Group (Vistry) has secured an additional £67m from Homes England to deliver grant funded affordable homes in the period 2021-26. This brings the total Strategic Partnership affordable housing grants funding to £150m and will enable Vistry to deliver 2,388 affordable homes in partnership with Registered Providers and Local Authorities across England. A significant proportion […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Warehouse REIT Plc: Strong operational performance, successful disposal programme and weighting towards multi-let sector provide a strong platform for growth Jun 6, 2023 “This financial year saw a marked divergence between equity market valuations and the continued strength of the occupier market. Operationally, our performance has been strong; our focus on multi-let assets in key industrial hubs where demand remains firm but supply is constrained is paying off with like-for-like growth in contracted rents of 5.3%. We were […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Waterman appoints new national ecology lead Jul 6, 2021 Waterman is delighted to welcome Diane Corfe as Technical Director to lead our national ecology team. Diane brings over thirty years’ industry experience, having previously led and grown ecology teams at Atkins, Scott Wilson and Jacobs. She joins us from ERM where she was responsible for the growth of their capital and major projects portfolio […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Wealth Club launches new investment range Jun 20, 2023 Seccl, the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform, is supporting the launch of a new investment range for Wealth Club, the UK’s largest investment service for experienced investors. Founded in 2016 by former Hargreaves Lansdown director and shareholder Alex Davies, Wealth Club boasts over 50,000 members and 11,000 active investors, who have collectively invested more than £1.1 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
What is BIM, And How Are Digital Twins Changing the Game? Nov 16, 2021 There’s been a lot of talk about BIM, and how it’s changing the built environment industry, but what is it? And how is it transforming the way construction, development and design is happening? Just read our short summary and learn everything you need to know about the opportunities in this space! Building Information Modelling (BIM) […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
What is the potential of Freeports to support Build Back Better and Leveling Up? Jan 10, 2022 So what are Freeports? Freeports are areas with different economic regulations which are based in and for up to 45km around an air, rail or seaport. This includes such things as tax breaks on investment, business rates relief, tariff-free imports and more. Use of so-called “Special Economic Zones “ is not a new concept to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
What needs to change to ‘level up’ between development types and extend the flexibility that Class E gave to some sectors? Mar 8, 2022 In July 2020, partly in response to Covid-19 and its impact on the high street, the Government introduced a new Planning Use Class, Class E. This new use class encompasses commercial, business and service sectors and has brought about the repurposing of buildings on high streets and town centres. It responds to the shift in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Workplace and Facilities Framework winners unveiled Mar 2, 2021 Seventeen firms have been included as principal contractors on the supplier list for a new £1.1bn national Workplace and Facilities Framework. In total Procurement group Fusion21 has included 55 built environment companies on the four-year framework which is designed to meet the facilities management needs of a host of public sector organisations. Ten have […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
