East Midlands

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Firethorn snaps up Leicestershire site for £125m logistics development

The company plans to develop two more industrial units at the established Mountpark industrial and logistics site.

CGI of the Nottingham War Rooms redevelopment

Nottingham War Rooms sold for 104-home mixed-use scheme

Homes England selected Hamilton Russell Harper Wood to redevelop the Cold War bunker, as part of a commercial and residential scheme that will preserve some of the war rooms' historic features.

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Prologis submits plans for 762,000 sq ft unit at DIRFT

DC762 forms part of three expansion plots at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, which together total more than 1m sq ft.

An artist's impression of Northampton Town FC's plans for an I&L development on land next to the club ground.

Northampton Town FC secures planning for stadium-adjacent I&L development

The football club plans to redevelop the site of a disused former running track to the east of Sixfields Stadium into seven warehouses.

Sold: Rugby DC1 and DC2

EQT Real Estate swoops for three-asset Prologis portfolio

The portfolio comprises DC1 at Nuneaton Bermuda Park and DC1 and DC2 at Rugby Central Park, totalling around 909,000 sq ft.

New Stanton Park

Italian construction materials giant gets green light for Derbyshire facility

Fassa Bortolo's purpose-built manufacturing and distribution facility at New Stanton Park will comprise a manufacturing plant, 140,000 sq ft of warehousing and distribution space, 30,000 sq ft of office headquarters and a training centre.

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Take-up of space leaps 22% in 2025

The East Midlands led as 99 deals were struck for 100,000 sq ft-plus units – the highest yearly figure since 2022.

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Take-up of Birmingham office space showing signs of bounce back

Take-up of office space in Birmingham recovered towards the end of last year as occupiers sought to secure new space ahead of a looming supply shortage.

Finance

PLP acquires Nottingham development site for 700,000 sq ft I&L scheme

The company will deliver a three-unit industrial and logistics scheme on the 65-acre site at Sherwood Business Park, with construction due to commence in June.

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Aureon and Arax get green light for Loughborough manufacturing and logistics scheme

Units ranging from 3,900 sq ft to 110,000 sq ft will be developed in two phases.

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Orbit secures £195m loan to increase housing sustainability credentials

The package will be used to increase the credentials of existing homes across the Midlands, eastern England and the South East to an EPC 'C' or above by 2030.

Mansfield Leisure Park

Mansfield Leisure Park changes hands in £10m deal

Legal & General sold the property to a private property company controlled by two unnamed private Irish investors.

Panattoni Brackmills 340 site

Panattoni acquires Northampton site for £75m logistics scheme

The site, adjacent to Baxter Healthcare on Salthouse Road, will comprise a 340,000 sq ft logistics unit with a GDV of £75m.

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Frasers Group opens brand-consolidating store at Queensgate Peterborough

The space will include its Sports Direct, USC, Jack Wills and GAME brands, as well as a FLANNELS store.

Prologis Park Kettering

DFDS acquires leasehold of prime Prologis Park Kettering unit

The company has leased the 246,685 sq ft DC7  grade-A industrial unit to expand its Midlands operation.

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Honey gets go-ahead for £41m residential scheme in Nottingham

The Raleigh scheme in Eastwood will comprise two-, three- and four-bedroom homes split between terrace, semi-detached and detached properties.

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FDI divide between London and the North widens, Irwin Mitchell reports

Northern cities are struggling to close gap in attracting foreign direct investment, according to the law firm’s Investment Attractiveness Index.

Victoria Square House

Ardstone secures lease extensions for Birmingham’s Victoria Square House

Occupiers the Gambling Commission and the Office for the Public Guardian have committed to 100,000 sq ft of office space.

Ariel view of Blackmills Industrial Estate

RLAMP buys £340m logistics development site at Northampton estate

The firm, alongside development manager Graftongate, plans to build more than 1.25m sq ft of prime logistics space.

Housebuilding

Places for People secures £19.9m for affordable housing push

A total of 215 properties will be built across the South East and East Midlands at two sites: Shottendane Road in Margate and Goldsmiths Green in Kettering.