Many regional towns and cities throughout the UK have begun to examine their commercial property options as a means of boosting the local economy amidst the investment boom benefiting the country from overseas firms. However, few have been as active as... Read More
Dublin is among six cities pressing the Irish government to extend its proposed Living City tax relief scheme to include offices as well as retail properties and private homes. Described as a “pilot project for urban regeneration”, the initiative was... Read More
Six years after it was approved by planners work has finally started on a £400m Black Country business and office corridor scheme. Developers claim the Walsall town centre project could eventually create as many as 3,200 new jobs. Based on the... Read More
Dransfield Properties has secured a loan for almost a quarter of the £42m it needs to redevelop a former South Yorkshire steelworks site. The developer has already been awarded an £8m European grant for the scheme. Ground work started last month on... Read More
As the recovery began to take hold in the UK, many analysts were concerned that growth would be focused in key locations, leaving smaller towns of the country trailing in their wake. Public and private sectors have teamed up to deliver significant... Read More
The Co-operative group has signed an £800m joint venture deal with Hermes Real Estate for the redevelopment of 20 acres in the heart of Manchester. Last June the Co-op abandoned talks with Delancey and Landid after failing to “agree priorities” on the... Read More
Nottingham City Council has signed an outline agreement with the Peel Group for a £70m scheme to build a new office and hotel complex. Almost half of the office floorspace would be taken over by the local authority. The infrastructure, transport and... Read More
Plans to redevelop a historic Cardiff building have been met with opposition from conservationists. Under proposals currently being discussed, the Grade II listed Coal Exchange will be largely gutted in order to accommodate flats, offices and a hotel. But... Read More
The three-way partnership behind the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration project say they are still searching for new investors despite a ministerial decision to delay the calling in of revised plans for the multi-billion pound north-west London... Read More
This week, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has announced it is to provide funding for a new hotel as part of Redhill, Surrey’s extensive regeneration programme. The local authority will join forces with Aviva and Sainsbury’s in the revival of the... Read More