L&G buys Lambeth hospital site to deliver £350m BTR scheme
Legal & General (L&G) has exchanged contracts with the NHS to acquire a six-acre former hospital site in Lambeth to deliver a build-to-rent (BTR) scheme with a gross development value…
Irwin Mitchell moves to 48,000 sq ft offices in Sheffield
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has relocated its offices in Sheffield, taking up 48,000 sq ft of space at Elshaw House, one of the newest buildings in the area and part…
Lipton Rogers and LaSalle trim down Barbican office scheme after backlash
Lipton Rogers has submitted revised plans for its proposed office scheme at London's Barbican Estate, cutting three storeys from the 1 Silk Street project following public backlash. CGI of the…
James Thomas of SES Engineering Services on the importance of trusting AI to run buildings smarter
Commercial developments increasingly rely on digital intelligence to deliver buildings that are not only well constructed but continually optimised throughout their operational life. James Thomas is head of digital buildings…
Bidding opens for £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme
Homes England today (24 February) opened bidding from developers for funding from the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026-36. The programme was announced in last year’s Spending…
The Timeless Collection snaps up grade I-listed Lincolnshire manor house hotel
The Timeless Collection, part of LSG Holdings, has acquired Stoke Rochford Hall, a grade I-listed Jacobean-style manor house hotel in Grantham, Lincolnshire, for an undisclosed sum. Stoke Rochford Hall. Credit:…
Italian construction materials giant gets green light for Derbyshire facility
Italian construction materials giant Fassa Bortolo has secured planning permission for a major new UK manufacturing and distribution facility at Verdant Regeneration’s New Stanton Park in Derbyshire. New Stanton Park…
SNG secures £200m Lloyds package to help fund 25,000 social housing push
Housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has secure £200m of financing from Lloyds Banking Group to support its plans to develop 25,000 homes in the next 10 years and upgrade…
Brewdog co-founder to pour £10m into company rescue bid
Former Brewdog chief executive and co-founder James Watt is reported to be planning to spend £10m of his own money to buy back the business after it was recently put…
Network Rail to take over Barking Eurohub to create logistics facility
Network Rail is set to take control of east London development Barking Eurohub, with plans to invest £15m to transform it into an international logistics hub. The site, owned by…