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Real estate investment manager Curlew Capital has secured planning permission for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme at Britannia Street Car Park in King's Cross, London. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/eCoE50ZZouo #KingsCross #London

Curlew Capital gets go-ahead for King's Cross student scheme

Real estate investment manager Curlew Capital has secured planning permission for a 123-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Britannia Street Car Park in King's Cross, London.

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Property developer London Square, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties, has announced a masterplan to build 9,000 homes across the capital over the next five years. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/EsjP50ZZnWw #London #LondonRealEstate #LondonProperty

London Square unveils 9,000-home masterplan for the capital

Property developer London Square, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties, has announced a masterplan to build 9,000 homes across the capital over the next five years.

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Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Welsh government elections in May has created uncertainty about the future direction of development in the country. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/JwEK50ZXGoJ #Wales #WalesRealEstate #WelshRealEstate #WelshProperty

A new political era in Wales

The national elections in May redrew the Welsh political map. After decades in power, Labour was booted from office when Plaid Cymru secured the most seats in the Senedd, followed by Reform.

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Patrizia has secured UK fintech firm Zilch on a 10-year lease at its 40 Grosvenor Place office building in Belgravia, central London. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/64Mx50ZZ1bc #London #RealEstate #LondonProperty

Patrizia signs fintech platform Zilch for 40 Grosvenor Square

Patrizia has secured UK fintech firm Zilch on a 10-year lease at its 40 Grosvenor Place office building in Belgravia, central London.

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Microsoft has axed plans to develop a supercomputer at Nscale’s landmark data centre development in Loughton, Essex, because of a delay in securing a grid power connection. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/inQZ50ZYU94 #RealEstate #Microsoft #DataCentre

Microsoft pulls out of Essex data centre development over power delays

Microsoft has axed plans to develop a supercomputer at Nscale’s landmark data centre development in Loughton, Essex, because of a delay in securing a grid power connection.

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The out-of-town retail expert talks to Property Week about how the subsector’s strong customer base is attracting more investors. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/rLXo50ZXG1X #Retail #Logistics #RealEstate

Q&A: Quadrant’s John Maddison on why retail parks keep outperforming

The UK retail park market continues to outperform the wider retail market, with renewed investor appetite driving competition for a limited pool of assets.

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Great British Railways has revealed plans to build its new headquarters at 3 Springwell Square in Derby, within the wider £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/R3TA50ZYqZV #RealEstate #PropertyNews #Becketwell

Great British Railways chooses Derby scheme for new 107,000 sq ft HQ

Great British Railways (GBR) has revealed plans to build its new headquarters at 3 Springwell Square in Derby, within the wider £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme.

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📰 This week in Property Week: London’s zero-sum game, diversity in property, women’s safety in planning, retail park investment, and the future of Welsh development. 📖 Subscribers: ow.ly/vimH50ZYkLm 🔑 Not a subscriber? Subscribe: ow.ly/SAm050ZYkLn #PropertyWeek
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Experts say empty bike racks and viability issues add to London’s development woes. Read Tim Clark's report: ow.ly/vKHu50ZXIaa #RealEstate #Property #BikeRacks #Cycling #Cycles

Regulatory burdens put the brakes on development in the capital

How many bikes you need in an office may sound like a trivial matter, but for developers, it is an issue that can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in what many deem to be an unnecessary cost.

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Chancellor John Healey is reportedly mulling raising £1bn by increasing office business rates in the Autumn Budget later this month. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/mTfm50ZY4R4 #Budget #AutumnBudget

Chancellor mulls raising £1bn from tax increase on London offices

Chancellor John Healey is reportedly mulling raising £1bn by increasing office business rates in the Autumn Budget later this month, sparking warnings from industry experts that the move could...

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For the first time ever, national planning policy calls for the safety of women and girls to be included in place design. Property Week asks experts if the changes go far enough. Read Anandita Malhotra's report: ow.ly/wi8i50ZXFNZ #NPPF #WomenSafety

National planning policy calls for safety first approach in place design

Last year, Elise Moeskops, one of nine deputy mayors in the city of Amsterdam, called young women “the otters of public spaces”. Launching a fresh vision for the redesign of public spaces for the...

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Investment manager Meadow Partners has secured planning approval from Westminster City Council to redevelop 10-20 Victoria Street as a £600m sustainable office and mixed-use scheme. Read Jamie Bennett-Ness' report: ow.ly/jnfK50ZXCYn #London #Westminster

Westminster approves £600m Victoria Street office redevelopment

Investment manager Meadow Partners has secured planning approval from Westminster City Council to redevelop 10-20 Victoria Street as a £600m sustainable office and mixed-use scheme.

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A joint venture between Arada London and the Shaw Corporation has secured a £238m development finance facility from Maslow Capital to support the delivery of a student scheme in Southwark, south London. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/ksYv50ZXylm #London

Arada and Shaw secure £238m loan for 942-bed Southwark PBSA scheme

A joint venture between Arada London and the Shaw Corporation has secured a £238m development finance facility from Maslow Capital to support the delivery of a student scheme in Southwark, south...

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The property industry’s dealmakers took to the track for the annual karting challenge in aid of charity Protect Our Winters. The PropKart event was organised by PropEvents, the team behind PropSki. Read the report here: ow.ly/ykTu50ZXtqF #PropKart #PropertyEvents

Race report: PropKart 2026

The sun always shines on PropKart, or so it seems.

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Landsec has acquired an additional 10% stake in its flagship Kent shopping centre Bluewater for £95m. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/AEqo50ZXe5q #Kent #KentRealEstate

Landsec buys further 10% stake in Bluewater shopping centre

Landsec has acquired an additional 10% stake in its flagship Kent shopping centre Bluewater for £95m, taking its ownership to 74%.

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Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has secured a £280m refinancing loan to support the development of the remaining 16 acres of the 42-acre riverside neighbourhood. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/gLKF50ZX5Nb #London #LondonRealEstate

BPSDC secures £280m refinancing loan to complete Battersea Power Station project

Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has secured a £280m refinancing loan to support the development of the remaining 16 acres of the 42-acre riverside neighbourhood.

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Paul Rickard tells Property Week how the Your First Home scheme and devolution policy will need fine-tuning to meet market need. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/a0wO50ZV0FI #YourFirstHome #RealEstate #Property

Pocket Living’s CEO on the pros and cons of Labour's housing push

At last week’s Labour Party conference, the government unveiled the Your First Home scheme to support first-time buyers on to the housing ladder.

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Housebuilding giant Taylor Wimpey has no plans for new housing developments in London due to a "fundamentally broken" viability environment. Read Ciaran Nerval's report: ow.ly/QbYC50ZWaLF #RealEstate #Property

Taylor Wimpey pulls out of London due to 'fundamentally broken' viability

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has no plans for new housing developments in London due to a "fundamentally broken" viability environment, chief executive Jennie Daly has said.

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The Conservatives have pledged to reduce taxes, cut down on regulations and simplify the planning process. Read Lewis Berrill's report: ow.ly/kerp50ZVXnQ #RealEstate #Finance

Party conference: Tories seek to re-establish their political identity

The Conservatives have spent much of the period since their 2024 election wipe-out searching for a distinctive political identity.

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