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10/10/2018

Oxford United announces search for new stadium site

Oxford United FC has announced the club is working with city and county councils to find a site for a new stadium. The club has long been in dispute with Firoz Kassam, owner of its current home, the Kassam Stadium, and with eight years left on its lease, the club is exploring options for a new 'multi-sporting venue'. Relations between the U's and Mr Kassam have been reported to be at an all-time low and a club statement issued on Wednesday, October 10, states: “The leaders and senior officers
10/10/2018

Explore the Growth Corridor at MIPIM UK

Wide-ranging opportunities created by the Growth Corridor will be on offer when Thames Tap publisher UK Property Forums joins partners at MIPIM UK on October 17 and 18. It will be the first time such a group of councils, LEPs and other partners from the region have come together to promote the benefits of development between Oxford and Cambridge, thanks largely to new road and rail links. The Growth Corridor stand will comprise representatives from LEPs of South East Midlands, Oxfordshire,
10/09/2018

New owner set to upgrade Easthampstead Park

Hotel operator Active Hospitality has completed the acquisition of Easthampstead Park Conference Centre (EPCC) from Bracknell Forest Council (BFC). The new owner and operator took possession on Monday, October 8 and will carry out an extension and refurbishment programme on the listed building. The upgrade includes adding 67 bedrooms, and refurbishing the existing rooms. There will also be a new reception, lounge, café and afternoon tea area, a revamped restaurant, dedicated bar area and
10/08/2018

View from the riverbank: Is musical chairs the only game in town?

And so the Thames Valley merry-go-round continues to spin. As breaks clauses occur and the subsequent lease events start to generate increased activity across the greater Thames Valley occupier market, tenants are continuing their inexorable shift towards the transport hubs which are to be served by the Elizabeth Line. KPMG has now confirmed it will be taking 44,000 sq ft at No 2 Forbury Place in central Reading but if you combine that with two possible further deals, one could say that the
10/08/2018

Fully let Maxis acquired by Frasers Property

Maxis office campus in Bracknell has been sold after its final occupier was secured, representing a notable success for adviser Vail Williams. In a deal worth £67.7 million, Hines UK has sold the 200,000 sq. ft. space in Western Road, to Frasers Property. Acting on behalf of a partnership between Hines UK and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, Vail Williams advised the landlords for the last 18 months. The scheme was acquired during the recession but experts from Vail Williams’
10/08/2018

Find out how Reading is viewed from abroad

Overseas perceptions of Reading will be the theme of the town’s annual economic forum next month. Mike Skelton from Reading’s US twin business location, Richardson Texas, will be keynote speaker at the Reading Economic Forum on November 1. Richardson is known as Telecomm Corridor, home to many of the world’s largest global telecommunications companies, including Verizon, Cisco, Fujitsu, Rockwell Collins and Texas Instruments, all of which have offices in Reading Mr Skelton is director of the
10/08/2018

Help Slough meet the demand for skills

A series of workshops is due to start within weeks to create a radical training initiative to help Slough meet its £4 billion development and investment pipeline. Businesses, council bosses and a host of other stakeholders gathered at the Bath Road Central head office of Telefonica UK on Friday, October 5 to hear how the town will provide the skilled local workforce needed to keep pace with its growth. Delegates at the event, organised by Thames Tap publisher UK Property Forums, the second
10/05/2018

380 homes approved for Faringdon

Plans for up to 380 homes in Faringdon have been approved by Vale of White Horse District Council (VOWHDC). VOWHDC’s planning committee approved the Bloor Homes’ scheme for a 24.73-hectare site south of Park Road at its meeting on September 26. The hybrid application is for full permission for Phase One of 103 homes with parking and open space and outline permission for Phase Two of up to 277 homes, an extra care facility, land for a school, parking and open space. A breakdown of the homes in

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News

Oxford United announces search for new stadium site

Explore the Growth Corridor at MIPIM UK

New owner set to upgrade Easthampstead Park

View from the riverbank: Is musical chairs the only game in town?

Fully let Maxis acquired by Frasers Property

Find out how Reading is viewed from abroad

Help Slough meet the demand for skills

380 homes approved for Faringdon