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Insights 05.06.25

Last week’s announcement, of the Government’s proposed strategy to accelerate housing delivery – including a potential Delayed Homes Penalty – has sparked debate across the industry.

Build-out bottleneck: Why penalties alone won't speed up delivery

Insights 05.06.25

Speaking at the 2025 Superpower Conference, Lord Patrick Vallance delivered a powerful call to action: to unlock the full potential of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster and turn the UK into a true scientific superpower.

Lord Patrick Vallance: Unlocking the UK's Scientific Superpower

Insights 05.06.25

A standout session challenged the UK to think bigger than the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. Leaders from across the country—Cambridge, Oxford, Glasgow, Liverpool, and beyond—explored how science-led growth can and must benefit the whole of the UK.

Beyond Oxford and Cambridge: How Science-Led Growth Can Deliver for the Whole UK

Insights 05.06.25

Recorded live at the Creating a Scientific Superpower, this session features a compelling conversation between Lisa Flashner, COO of the Ellison Institute of Technology, and Richard Todd, Head of Built Environment at Bidwells.

Todd Talk: Inside the Vision: Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford

Insights 22.05.25

In this episode of Todd Talk, Richard Todd sits down with Carl Ennis, Country CEO of Siemens GB&I, to explore how AI is already transforming the built environment.

Powering Progress with AI – A Conversation with Carl Ennis, Siemens

Insights 20.05.25

For years, the Build to Rent sector has been caught in an escalating "amenities arms race," with developers competing to offer ever more elaborate facilities.

The End of the Amenities Arms Race: What Renters Really Want in 2025

Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent sector's geographic diversification story—once a tale of steady expansion from London into secondary and tertiary markets—has taken an unexpected turn.

BTR Investment Retreats: Focus Returns to Core Cities

Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent sector faces an existential threat that could undermine years of growth and investment.

The Planning Crisis Threatening BTR's Future: When the Pipeline Runs Dry

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Insights 20.05.25

Amid the constant narrative of housing becoming increasingly unaffordable, new data reveals a counter-trend that challenges conventional wisdom.

Housing Affordability: A Surprising Recovery

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Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent (BTR) sector is experiencing a seismic shift that's reshaping the entire landscape of operational living investment.

Single-Family Housing: How BTR Investment Is Shifting

Blog 19.05.25

UKREiiF 2025 brought together a panel of leading voices to ask a pivotal question: Are the latest planning reforms truly delivering progress, or simply adding new layers to an already complex system?

Navigating Planning Reforms: Is This the Path to Progress?

Insights 09.05.25

The residential land and development market in 2025 to date has demonstrated significant activity and opportunity, alongside giving rise to new (and exacerbating some existing) challenges.

Land & Development Market Update May 2025

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Investment for Growth: Now is the time to go big

Life science spinouts are key to unlocking the UK’s global scientific potential.

05.06.25

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Investment for Growth: The case for micro-economic reforms

Is Britain Ready to Grow Again?

20.05.25

Cambridge Residential Rental Market Report, Spring 2025

In our Q1 2025 report, uncover surprising shifts in Cambridge housing values, the critical impact of the delayed Renters Rights Bill, and expert insights on whether this cooling trend will continue amid economic uncertainties.

12.05.25

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Cambridge Industrial Databook March - 2025

Strong take up activity driven by traditional industrial occupiers

20.03.25

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Oxfordshire Industrial Databook - March 2025

High-quality space and major investments fuel market momentum

20.03.25

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Norfolk & Suffolk Industrial Databook - March 2025

Strong take up absorbs requirements but drives shortage in Grade A space

20.03.25

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M1 South Industrial Databook - March 2025

Northampton see strong logistics market rebound

20.03.25

Rural Outlook 2025

The 2025 edition of Rural Outlook is out now.

13.02.25

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Oxford Offices & Labs Databook - February 2025

Office and lab combined take-up was in line with the long-term average in 2024, driven by the advanced manufacturing, life science and tech sectors.

10.02.25

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Cambridge Offices & Labs Databook - February 2025

A positive start to 2025 suggests a change of gear, driven by knowledge intensive businesses.

10.02.25

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M1 South Offices & Labs Databook - February 2025

While office take up in Milton Keynes in 2024 was below trend, the H2 saw improved activity levels, with an uptick in requirements going into 2025.

10.02.25

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Norfolk & Suffolk Offices & Labs Databook - February 2025

While Norwich total office take up slipped slightly in 2024, there was a record number of lettings.

10.02.25

Jun 2022

Creating a Scientific Superpower

Science and real estate call for national effort to make Britain a scientific superpower

20.06.22

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May 2022

The Evolving Landscape of Environment Markets

Hear from experts on key topics such as regenerative agriculture, grant schemes, land acquisition, establishing biodiversity net gain schemes, and associated legal and tax considerations.

06.05.22

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Mar 2022

Creating a Talent Pipeline to Supercharge the Arc

In the third instalment of our webinar series with the Arc Universities Group and CBI, we discussed how to create a skills and talent pipeline for the future, to supercharge the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.

30.03.22

Feb 2022

How the knowledge economy in the Arc can help with levelling up across the UK

Following the fantastic response to our Future of Life Sciences webinar last year, the Arc Universities Group, CBI and Bidwells teamed up again to discuss how the Oxford-Cambridge Arc’s knowledge economy can help to drive the Government’s levelling-up agenda.

17.02.22

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Feb 2022

Managing the Environmental Impacts of Development

The development and construction industry has a responsibility to consider its impact on the environment throughout the development process with Environment Act 2021 now passing into law.

07.02.22

Feb 2022

Offices & Labs Databook webinar - Jan 2022

Find out how the offices & labs market is performing across the Arc at our latest Arc Market Databook webinar.

03.02.22

Nov 2021

Landowner-Led Development - part 1

Part 1 of our "Landowner-led Development" series with Farmers Weekly

09.11.21

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Oct 2021

'Landowner-Led Development' - three-part series

This three-part webinar series with Farmers Weekly, 'Landowner-Led Development', explores the opportunities available for landowners in building a legacy through development. In case you missed it, you can watch all of the recordings below.

12.10.21

Sep 2021

London Real Estate Forum 2021

The London Real Estate Forum is an annual thought-leadership conference held at the Barbican Centre, 29–30 September 2021, bringing together key decision-makers from the industry, government, investment and business communities to drive sustainable investment and development in cities.

29.09.21

Jun 2021

Royal Highland Show - breakfast briefing

In partnership with Shepherd and Wedderburn, we are bringing together rural leaders to share their unique perspectives on key issues, opportunities and challenges facing the rural sector in Scotland.

18.06.21

Apr 2021

Under the microscope: Lab design for the future

As the science & technology sector evolves, so too must its real estate. The utilisation of AI, robotics and cloud-based research data is changing the way scientists work and the spaces they occupy. Demand and pace of start-ups and spin-outs is rapidly changing the market.

14.04.21

Feb 2021

Unleashing the Arc: Spatial Framework

With MHCLG set to launch plans for the much anticipated Arc Spatial Framework, what does the development industry and local leaders expect to see in the framework and how can government ensure that it is a success?

19.02.21

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