All articles by Lawrie Holmes – Page 5
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Scotland’s new PDRs to boost town centres, says Colliers
Changes to permitted development rights (PDRs) in Scotland coming into effect on Friday could revitalise Scottish town centres, according to Colliers.
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Electric car firm Polestar seeking up to 15 UK sites by next year
Electric car maker Polestar plans to open between 12 and 15 UK showrooms by the end of next year.
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Sci-Tech Daresbury seeks permission for £20m second spec shed phase
Sci-Tech Daresbury has submitted plans for a £20m development featuring two sheds totalling 83,000 sq ft in Daresbury near Warrington
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Angle Property swallows Domino’s Pizza base
Takeaway giant Domino’s Pizza has sold a 35,000 sq ft vacant warehouse in Milton Keynes to investor Angle Property, which is a third-owned by property giant Fiera Real Estate, for an undisclosed amount.
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Westbrooke and Eastwood JV embarks on £100m acquisition spree
Property investors Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management UK and Eastwood Investment Group have launched a joint venture (JV) with plans to spend between £50m and £100m developing private home sites, build-to-rent (BTR) schemes and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).
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Esports venue Level Tap joins Liverpool One
Liverpool ONE, the city-centre destination being developed by Grosvenor and its partners, will become home to the first Level Tap interactive games venue next month.
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Grosvenor pre-lets Holbein Gardens to PE firm Oakley Capital
Private equity firm Oakley Capital has agreed a pre-let deal with property group Grosvenor to take all 26,500 sq ft of Holbein Gardens, a west London office building.
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Deliveroo on the menu for SEGRO’s Acton Park
Developer SEGRO has signed up Deliveroo’s rapid grocery delivery service Deliveroo Hop for a new 2,980 sq ft shed on a seven-year lease at its Acton Park Industrial Estate in north-west London.
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‘Best consideration’ could undermine plans for 278,000 Community Land Trust homes, warns BPF
Plans to help communities build at least 278,000 homes, unveiled by levelling-up secretary Michael Gove last night (23 March), could be undermined by ‘best consideration’ rules, according to the British Property Federation (BPF).
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Lowest-price public sector wins creating collusion among contractors, says SCF lead
Contractors underbidding for public sector development work is resulting in bad behaviour such as collusion, according to a leading body that supports public sector organisations with construction procurement.
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PLATFORM_ greenlighted to build 1,350 BTR homes for Leeds regeneration
Leeds City Council has approved developer PLATFORM_’s plans to build 1,350 build-to-rent (BTR) apartments in Leeds with a gross development value of £500m.
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Online shopping not to blame for high street retail woes, says report
A rise in online spending over the past three years has not been significantly at the expense of bricks-and-mortar retail, according to independent research unit Centre for Cities.
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Aprirose spends £10.6m on Whetstone Travelodge and Halfords site
Real estate investor Aprirose has acquired for £10.63m the freehold of an asset in Whetstone, north London, let to Travelodge with 18 years remaining on the lease, from Aviva Investors.
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TEL hires Orega to create Holborn flex space
Thames Estates Limited (TEL) has hired flexible workspace specialist Orega to create flex space in 33,500 sq ft across two floors of a building in Holborn, central London.
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Sovereign Centros bags Next for Glasgow shopping centre
Fashion and home retailer Next has agreed a 10-year lease with Sovereign Centros, asset manager of St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow, for a new 28,000 sq ft store in the former Topshop unit at the shopping centre.
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Stanhope gains B Corp status
Developer Stanhope has been granted a B Corporation (B Corp) certification, joining only a small number of other developers and asset managers who meet the rigorous requirements.
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Oxygen buys Jump Evolution as it seeks more indoor activity sites
Indoor activity centre owner Oxygen has acquired trampoline park operator Jump Evolution’s 27,500 sq ft Romford site for an undisclosed amount, bringing its number of leisure sites to 10.
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LCR names Dunn as interim chair
Government regeneration corporation LCR Property has appointed Michael Dunn as interim chair, following previous chair Nick Markham’s appoinmment in September to a ministerial role in the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Thames Freeport greenlighted with £25m funding
Thames Freeport has received final government sign-off to start operating and will receive up to £25m in seed funding.
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Maslow Capital agrees £114m loan for Paddington PBSA scheme
Maslow Capital, a provider of real estate development finance, has agreed a £114m loan for Union Property Development to build a 356-bed student accommodation scheme in Paddington, central London.