Lewis Berrill
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Oxford Street eyes future as experiential retail destination
NWEC chief Dee Corsi talks about transforming Oxford Street to meet growing demand for experiential retail and leisure.
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Jaynic sells Suffolk plot to Greene King for £40m brewery
The plot of land in Suffolk Park, Bury St Edmunds, sits alongside the brewer’s distribution centre.
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US investor snaps up Graven Hill warehousing site
The site has outline planning permission for more than 1.1m sq ft of storage and distribution space.
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British Land seeks retail park acquisitions outside South East
Company is ”comfortable looking out into the regions, where there is more value,” head of retail parks Matt Reed said.
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Policy Exchange proposes new planning framework for high-rise buidlings
The Tall Buildings Policy would be a voluntary framework that local authorities would need to consider for planning applications over 60m in height.
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Premier Inn owner Whitbread to close loss-making restaurants and expand hotel business
Whitbread plans to sell 126 branded restaurants over the next 24 months and convert 112 into hotel rooms.
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US investor Cabot Properties snaps up Kettering Business Park units for £7.9m
Agent Watling Real Esatte said the units’ location in the ‘Golden Triangle’ logistics hot spot attracted strong interest.
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Punch Pubs swoops for 24-site Milton Three portfolio as it eyes further expansion
The acquisition takes Punch Pubs’ portfolio to 1,300 properties.
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Northumberland Estates lands double prelet as Durham scheme gets nod for expansion
Sainsbury’s and Burger King have agreed deals for units at the development.
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Chancerygate gets greenlight for Leatherhead logistics scheme
Victory Park will comprise 13 leasehold units ranging from 3,000 to 19,000 sq ft.
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Lidl’s former head of property joins Co-op
Hargreaves will report to Co-op group property director Heather Thomas.
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Murray joins Bidwells to head operational living department
Firm acquires Murray’s Cortland Consult business to expand in operational living sector.
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Savills reports 35% rise in Q1 London and South East office take-up
Greater London and South East office take-up rose to 648,000 sq ft in the first quarter of this year, up 35% on Q1 2023, according to Savills.
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The Gym Group appoints Savills to advise on 50-site expansion plan
The operator is looking for urban spaces from 10,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft.
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Salboy submits plans for tallest tower outside London
The 76-storey residential tower in Manchester will consist of 782 apartments.
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Industrious signs lease at former WeWork location in Moorgate
131 Finsbury Pavement will be the sixth, and largest, UK location for the flexible workspace provider.
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URW reports 21.6% UK shopping centre rental growth for Q1
UK shopping centres Westfield Stratford and Westfield London outperform US and French centres.
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Escape room firm signs for Gateshead’s Metrocentre
The Escapologist will occupy a 4,367 sq ft space in Metrocentre’s Lower Yellow Mall.
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Warburtons signs pre-let at Symmetry Park Biggleswade
The bakery brand has agreed a 25-year lease with Tritax Symmetry for 65,847 sq ft.
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Over 22,500 London ‘beds-and-sheds’ homes delivered in five years
A total of 29,688 new homes could be delivered across the capital if schemes awaiting planning are approved.