Proposals to transform currently vacant land into an affordable net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh have now been approved by city planners. Located between Greendykes Avenue and Greendykes Road in east Edinburgh, the development named ‘Greendykes K & L’, will comprise 28 two-storey terraced houses and 112 flats in four-storey tenement style blocks. As […]
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Plans have been lodged for the third and final phase of a student accommodation development in Birmingham. The next stage of Volume Works, in the city’s Gun Quarter, will have 220 en-suite studios in blocks ranging from five to 14 storeys. There would also be amenity space for residents including social areas, a gym and
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Some 1,000 new homes have been completed as part of the first phase of the Perry Barr Residential Scheme in Birmingham. The city council said the £326 million project on a former university campus in the north of the city is a key step in the regeneration of the area. Lendlease, the principal contractor for
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New research has found approximately a quarter of all luxury new build homes in UK towns and cities are being bought by over 60’s. Findings from leading property agents, Savills, revealed downsizers are increasingly viewing accessibility as the most important factor when relocating from their family home, dispelling the notion retirees set their minds on a
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(L) Simon Cook and (R)Euan Marshall of Square & Crescent inside Royal Meadows development A premium developer is to rejuvenate Edinburgh’s former Royal Hospital for Sick Children, by carefully restoring it into a range of high-quality homes. Square & Crescent has kicked off construction at its Royal Meadows development which will see eight townhouses and
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The joint venture between property giant Bruntwood and Legal & General has secured a £100m boost. Bruntwood SciTech has received the funding through its financing facilities from HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, NatWest and Santander UK. The money will allow the organisation to continue with its expansion plans “at pace to support the burgeoning demand from
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Nevis Properties has been given the green light for 59 apartments in Finnieston, Glasgow. The eight-storey development at 131 Minerva Street will house one, two and three-bedroom flats that share a residents’ roof terrace, children’s play area, secure parking and electric vehicle charging units. The brownfield site currently houses a vacant office building and associated
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A £450m plan to build life sciences space and student accommodation in the Ardwick area of Manchester have been unveiled. The proposals could create 1,900 jobs and apprenticeships while the team behind the development have said the scheme could provide a £138m economic benefit. McLaren Property, Property Alliance Group (Alliance), Moda Living and Kadans Science
PLANS UNVEILED FOR MULTI MILLION POUND SCHEME THAT WILL CREATE 2000 JOBS Read More »
The residential property letting market in Glasgow and its surrounds remains remarkably healthy, with continuing strong demand for accommodation, property professional Riccardo Giovanacci (pictured above) has revealed on an influential investment podcast. Despite fears of UK-wide recession and concerns over tax disparities in Scotland compared to England, confidence is high and the city is an
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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced a new partnership with the British Army which will see it provide more than 170 homes for soldiers and their families in Gloucestershire. The company said a “landmark” purchase agreement it had reached with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation – the operator of the MoD’s built and rural estate.- would help
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