The national secretariat of UK regional development agencies has revealed a list of more than 500 RDA assets that are due to be sold by Communities and Local Government.
Assets up for sale include science parks, brownfield land and a greyhound stadium in Portsmouth. This document lists all the addresses of …

Moving BBC workers to Mediacity in Salford from their London headquarters met with resistance but is now proving a success, according to the head of corporate real estate at BBC Workplace.
Speaking to Public Property UK yesterday at the Public Property Summit, Chris Kane said workers had been averse to the north-west …

Development consultant Interserve has won contracts to extend schools in the Midlands and Yorkshire worth £42m.
The largest is a £23m improvement programme at the Farnley Park High School in Leeds, which is being carried out as part of the Building Schools for the Future Programme. Work has just started and …

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council will begin its hunt for a partner to develop six sites in Hampshire town Basingstoke next Monday.
The council is set to launch its hunt at the Public Property Summit next week. It wants a partner to develop almost 1m sq ft on six sites …

The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has begun the search for a developer to lead the redevelopment of a 126 acre leisure complex in Edmonton, London.
The body wants a leisure developer to propose an “innovative” masterplan for the  redevelopment of the Lee Valley Leisure Centre site. It is currently the …

Birmingham City Council is set lose 79 full-time posts as it merges its planning and regeneration departments into a single team.
Its plan will mean cutting the team by one third, and setting up smaller planning and regeneration teams based in different areas across the city. It means all staff in …

George Osborne has confirmed that the government will fund for rail scheme Crossrail in London, as it pledged to support UK infrastructure projects.
Today, the chancellor said that in London the government would make funding available for Crossrail and invest £6bn in upgrading the London Underground network. The government is set …

Chancellor George Osborne today said that the government would implement “massive devolution of financial control” to local authorities, including the tax increment financing (TIF) model for funding infrastructure.
Speaking today in the House of Commons, Osborne said that he would make savings of 7.1% to council funding but that in return, …

Central government departments will be subject to a tough efficiency regime run by the Cabinet Office to address key concerns raised by Sir Philip Green.
Chancellor George Osborne announced the results of its comprehensive spending review this lunchtime. The government said the Cabinet Office’s efficiency and reform group would take control …

Asset sales and property savings are among £6n of planned cuts to administrative budgets, announced today by chancellor George Osborne.
Speaking to the House of Commons, Osborne said the government would look towards “squeezing every last penny” from central government budgets in order to cut administrative spending by one third.
As part …