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COMMENT: I have to go into the office today as one of our overseas investors is in London and wants to catch up. We could do this over FaceTime to save me the commute but I do still find that face-to-face meetings are worthwhile and help build broader relationships. Also I’ve been confined to the […]

Rolls-Royce has agreed a tie-up with Manse and Opus Land to build out a £250m, 200-acre manufacturing hub on its land near Coventry. The pair – both of which are part owned by Palmer Capital – have been appointed to deliver more than 2m sq ft of space in one of the largest manufacturing deals […]

The team at Danescroft Land are expanding with former Stockland acquisitions and development manager Paul Kucewicz. Paul had previously spent 2 years at Knight Dragon working on residential, commercial and the Peninsula Place mixed-use scheme, along with 5 years at Australia’s largest diversified property group. He has recently chartered with the RICS in Project Management, […]

Schroder Real Estate and Palmer Capital have teamed up to launch a new £125m residential land fund targeting double-digit returns. The Residential Land Partnership will acquire brownfield sites in areas of high demand for housing across the UK and then sell them on to housebuilders once planning permission has been secured. The five-year fund will target […]

Holding a place in the history books as the location of the discovery of fibre optics, Harlow in Essex has a long-standing reputation as a hub for science and innovation. The demise of one of the town’s biggest tech occupiers in 2009 dealt it a huge blow, but it is hoped new developments including a […]

MSMR Architects’ proposal for the comprehensive redevelopment of an important city centre site in St Albans has been approved by the district’s Planning Referrals Committee. The planned site includes Hertfordshire House car park, the NHS health centre, and the redundant police station. The practice has worked closely with the St Albans City and District Council, […]

The Grouse & Grape charity luncheon in aid of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, held on Tuesday 10th October has exceeded all fundraising targets and been the most successful year to date,  raising over £34,000, compared to £12,000 in 2015 and £30,000 in 2016. The organisation of the event was managed by the team at the Cure […]

Palmer Capital’s Emma Murray will be speaking at the RICS & LandAid breakfast seminar on 2nd November, alongside Tom Ah-Thew of LandAid and RICS representatives. RICS are partnering with LandAid, the property industry charity, with the aim of presenting an inspirational programme to deliver the largest single fundraising initiative in LandAid’s history. This partnership comes […]

H&M store to expand and upsize by 60% introducing new Home concept PureGym signed and new F&B food quarter, Food Social, unveiled Increased investment into The Grafton now totals £28 million Swedish fashion retailer H&M is set to expand its store at The Grafton Cambridge and introduce the H&M Home concept to Cambridgeshire. The popular […]

The development company started by ex-Argent and Kier man James Nicholson, backed by Palmer Capital, is now open for business in the city. Nicholson is based at That Space, the co-working element of Watch This Space’s 31 Princess Street. He told Place North West: “I’ve had a really good time with Kier, and it was […]