newsOff market deal for Lichfield warehouse
A Staffordshire warehouse unit has changed hands in an off market deal for £2.723 million reflecting a net initial yield of 6%.
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newsLondon last mile warehousing demand rising
New research by last mile specialist developer Valor says more than a third of Londoners buy their groceries online nearly four times as much as the national average putting increased pressure on the Capital’s last mile delivery infrastructure.
newsWincanton secures second Scottish warehouse
3PL Wincanton has expanded its Scottish operations with the acquisition of a second distribution facility in North Lanarkshire in two years.
newsAnother Ex Amazon warehouse let
Food and beverage 3PL Food Service Logistics has taken Amazon’s ex last mile delivery warehouse in Hemel Hempstead to serve its contract with global coffee shop chain Starbucks.
newsGovernment threatens industrial land in London
The government in the form of Michael Gove, Secretary of State for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has told Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London to free up 1,800 acres of industrial land for residential use.
newsSpeculative start for Kent scheme
Developer Panattoni has begun the speculative developing a 645,000 sq ft net zero carbon logistics park in Sittingbourne, Kent.
productWaitrose cites rent rises to shutter warehouse
Grocery retailer Waitrose has cited rent rises as a reason to shutter its customer fulfilment centre in Enfield a year prior to the end of its lease.
newsHeathrow logistics hub given green light
Real estate investor Oxford Properties Group and developer/asset manager Logistics Capital Partners have secured planning permission for a 340,000 ft2 logistics hub on its 15-acre site adjacent to Heathrow Airport in West London.
newsWarehouse go ahead for Elstree site
Developer investors Sellar has secured outline planning for a 4.79-acre industrial and warehousing development next to Sky Studios Elstree.
newsRTPI seeks to protect commercial land
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has expressed its support for the government to build more homes on brownfield land but not at the expense of commercial, industrial and logistics uses.
newsYodel opens northwest hub
UK independent parcel carrier, Yodel, has opened a brand-new depot in Huyton in the northwest.
newsBrownfield land should be open to all development
The British Property Federation has said brownfield land should be open to all development not just residential to promote sustainability and economic growth – and that includes industrial and logistics development.
newsNew Midlands logistics scheme proposed
Property company Ashfield Land has acquired the 40-acre former Shawell quarry site in Leicestershire with the intention of securing planning for a logistics scheme.
newsContractor starts Liverpool scheme
Contractor Winvic has broken ground on a four unit industrial and logistcs scheme in Bootle, Liverpool in the North west.
newsBarberry lands third Midlands site
Commercial property developer and investor Barberry has announced its latest site acquisition in the Midlands – the third so far this year.
newsRefurbishment focus for new development company
A newly launched real estate company will focus on refurbishment and redevelopment of existing industrial and logistics stock rather than greenfield development.
newsFood firms secure SEGRO warehouses
Two food firms have secured warehouse space at two different SEGRO urban warehouse developments.
newsMPs against Chelmsford logistics scheme
Two MPs have come out against an outline planning application for the development of a 1.29 million ft2 logistics scheme on land at Junction 17 of the A12 for near Chelmsford in Essex.
newsDX opens Supersites
Delivery specialist DX has expanded its two-man division with the opening of one brand new Supersite in the North West and the upgrading of another as a Supersite in London.
newsWarehouse sector sees phenomenal growth
The latest UK Warehousing Association report produced by Savills revealed that the warehousing sector has grown by 61% in the last decade to stand at nearly 700 million ft2.
