Ciaran Nerval

Housebuilder Redrow South Midlands has acquired an 18-acre site in Barkway, north Hertfordshire, where it plans to develop 140 homes.

Urban&Civic is set to acquire L&Q Estates from L&Q Group in a blockbuster deal Property Week understands to be valued at around £200m.

Unite Group has raised £447m from a share placing backed by investors including JP.Morgan, Cazenove and Numis Securities to support its development pipeline.

A group of industry and academic leaders have written to prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to take action in key policy areas to help turn the Oxford-Cambridge region into the “crown jewel” of European science and innovation.

The London Property Alliance (LPA) has set out four “quick fixes” for national planning policy and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to unlock green growth.

Royal London Asset Management has launched a consultation on its proposed £750m mixed-use development in Trafford, Greater Manchester.

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has secured planning permission for a 353-home build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Bromley, south London.

Residential developer Neinor Homes has reported bottom-line adjusted net income of €11.6m (£9.79m) for the first half of 2024, up 97% on the €5.9m (£4.98m) recorded in H1 2023.

Dame Kate Barker has laid out her initial recommendations to fix the health of the housing market, which she says is "worse than 20 years ago" when she wrote her first flagship report.

Residential developer Muse has unveiled a draft development framework for its proposed 2,000-home scheme in Greater Manchester.