All Offices, business parks & science parks articles
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HDB to buy out partner from £1bn development project in Cheltenham
Henry Boot Developments (HBD) has revealed it is to buy out joint venture partner Factory, the international tech campus developer, from the pair’s planned £1bn science and technology scheme in Cheltenham.
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Gove delays decision on ITV Studios redevelopment for third time
Michael Gove has delayed his decision on plans to redevelop ITV’s former South Bank studios for the third time.
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Insight
Heart of London’s Ros Morgan on the BID revolution
Over the last decade, business improvement districts (BIDs) have emerged as influential catalysts of community-driven initiatives, promoting local businesses’ capacity to elevate and improve their surroundings.
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Plans submitted for £1bn Golden Valley science and tech project in Cheltenham
Developer HBD X Factory has submitted plans for Cheltenham’s Golden Valley development, a £1bn project to create more than 1m sq ft of commercial science and technology space.
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Durham City Innovation District seeks JV investment partner for £250m campus
Durham County Council, Durham University and Avison Young are seeking a joint venture investment partner to help fund a £250m research and development campus at Aykley Heads, as part of their wider Durham City Innovation District project.
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Phase two of £700m Oxford North life sciences district given green light
Phase two of the £700m Oxford North life sciences innovation district has been approved by Oxford City Council.
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Praxis and Veld Capital buy Birmingham campus Brindleyplace for £125m
Property investment platform Praxis and private credit investor Veld Capital have bought Birmingham’s mixed-use campus Brindleyplace in a deal worth £125m.
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Carter Jonas’s Katherine Jones on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc: a revitalised vision or ruin?
An arch is one of the most enduring structures within architecture, and has a unique ability to link two separate elements with strength and beauty. The Oxford-Cambridge Arc, conceived before the pandemic and political uncertainty disrupted planning and development, was intended to create a strong link between the cities of ...
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Real Estate Balance’s Liz Peace on adopting the right mindset for life sciences innovation
The real estate industry seems to display a lemming-like tendency to follow a fad. Once it was shopping centres, then student accommodation, followed by big sheds and logistics. And now it is life sciences.
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Markets
Creating the labs of the future
Flexible laboratory space in prime locations is increasingly in demand.
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Industry cheers Hunt’s life sciences ‘war chest’
Experts say £650m government package will help companies in the sector grow
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Chancellor unveils £650m ‘war chest’ for life sciences sector
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £650m “war chest” alongside a promise to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector by shaking up planning rules and encouraging investment.
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UK Biobank to develop new HQ at Manchester Science Park
UK Biobank is set to move to Bruntwood SciTech’s Manchester Science Park after receiving £127.6m research funding for the development of a new headquarters at the site.
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Conygar gets green light for new bioscience facility in Nottingham
The Conygar Investment Company has received planning approval from Nottingham City Council for a bioscience facility on The Island Quarter, marking a significant step forward for the regeneration of the site.
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Europe’s offices could echo New York’s fate if values drop and rates rise
The office space is Europe’s largest real estate sector, but rising rates, declining values and changing occupier needs are taking their toll.
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Clearbell’s Manish Chande and Rob West on unlocking life science growth beyond the ‘golden triangle’
There is some concern that the UK life science market may have peaked following significant recent activity.
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Bruntwood SciTech unveils £250m Melbourn Science Park vision
Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General, has unveiled plans to develop a £250m science park in Cambridgeshire with 390,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space.
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Abstract gains consent for 140,000 sq ft Cambridge life sciences facility
Investor Abstract Securities has received detailed planning consent to build 140,000 sq ft of laboratory space in Cambridge with scope to increase the development by a further 40,000 sq ft.
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IWG adds employee perks for workspace users
Flexible workspace provider IWG aims to broaden the range of services it offers as it expands from the provision of space to the provision of services, chief executive Mark Dixon told Property Week at Mipim in Cannes.
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WeWork’s Peter Greenspan on why office space needs to ‘earn the commute’
It’s no secret that the office market is experiencing a revolution. Between economic challenges, the repercussions of the pandemic and employees adjusting to their newfound flexibility, leaders are figuring out how to put their best foot forward for their business and bottom line.