A North-East development company has unveiled its latest office scheme aimed at kick-starting the re-development of a neglected industrial quayside. Partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the Homes and Communities Agency and the... Read More
As the consumer environment continues to improve, local authorities are increasingly courting private developers and investment firms as a means of enhancing the variety of leisure and retail offerings within their regions. This has seen Darlington... Read More
Balfour Beatty has been making the headlines of late, with news of its discussions regarding a merger with Carillion rarely attracting media attention. However, Balfour Beatty has not simply been focusing on proposed mergers but also keeping a keen eye out... Read More
The European Regional Development Fund is providing almost half the money to transform a former Liverpool factory site into 40,000 sq ft of commercial space. Manchester developer Capital and Centric is using the £1.4 grant toward the construction of... Read More
A £2.5m local authority sponsored grant has kick-started the construction of a 110-acre Yorkshire distribution and manufacturing development. Leeds City Council brokered the financing deal — with cash from the Government’s Building Foundations for... Read More
The construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has said that multi-million pound projects being built by its subsidiary, Muse Developments, are a “major contributor” to the company’s better than expected half year results. Morgan Sindall... Read More
After 18 months of arguments and a three-week planning inquiry, the Secretary of State has finally given the green light to a £50m retail and leisure development in Northamptonshire. Allowing work to start on the Rushden complex, the Minister ruled... Read More
As take-up of commercial space continues to grow in regional locations, office space in particular is becoming more difficult to acquire as development remains slow to catch up with the pace of the market. However, Sheffield has this week taken the... Read More
Tower Hamlets decision to give the go-ahead for the expansion of Canary Wharf is welcome news for London's residential and commercial property sectors. The mixed-use Wood Wharf scheme will add an additional 4.9 million sq ft to London’s development... Read More
Commercial development across Britain “lagged behind a booming economy” last year, claims an industry survey. Almost £23bn worth of new projects were started in the year to the end of June — a rise of just 6.6 per cent. The figures — revealed... Read More
