The recent news of Amazon’s commitment to invest $8bn (£6bn) in the UK over the next five years to build data centres, and the government’s decision to designate data centres as critical national infrastructure, places into sharp focus the importance of industrial buildings and their role in driving the country’s future digital economy. The post The balance of power: why the government needs to commit to change appeared first on Property Week.

I met recently with an agent who had been tasked with finding suitable sites for a client in the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector. The well-funded client was seeking sites close to busy roads with plenty of parking space and nearby ‘dwell time’ activities like retail, entertainment or hospitality. The post EV profits face roadblocks appeared first on Property Week.

The ratings agency has an option to take the rest of the space in the 145,000 sq ft 10 Gresham Street. The post CBRE IM lures Moody’s from Canary Wharf to new City HQ appeared first on Property Week.

Councils said the airport “needs a capital injection to deliver on its strategy and business plan”. The post Councils put Gloucestershire Airport on the market appeared first on Property Week.

LSH, which is marketing parts of the site for the BBC, said the space for sale could be suited to a variety of alternative uses. The post BBC to sell part of historic Bristol studio site appeared first on Property Week.

Dando joins from Merlin Entertainments, the firm which operates Legoland resorts, Sea Life aquariums and several theme parks including Alton Towers. The post ECDC hires creative director to restore Earls Court to the ‘global stage’ appeared first on Property Week.

The loan will help the housing association to provide a targeted 1,500 affordable homes over the next five years. The post Incommunities secures £50m NatWest funding package appeared first on Property Week.

The review will investigate the oversight of major transport infrastructure projects, including the effectiveness of reporting costs and benefits. The post Government sets out measures to control ‘spiralling’ costs of HS2 appeared first on Property Week.

The scheme will see Eastpoint Business Park, located two miles south east of Oxford city centre, become “a market-defining life sciences campus”. The post Railpen secures consent for flagship life sciences campus in Oxford appeared first on Property Week.

The updated plans are said to retain “significantly more” of St Helen’s Square than the previous iteration. The post Stanhope submits revised plans for 1 Undershaft City skyscraper appeared first on Property Week.