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Notably absent from The Chancellor’s growth speech yesterday was an update on business rates.   However, with many of the UK’s largest employers – already hit by national insurance changes in the last Budget – being its biggest ratepayers, lack of movement and certainty over next year's liabilities is likely to be a further brake on private sector investment and growth. Here, Business Rates Partner Bruce Wilson weighs in on the debate. 🔗https://lnkd.in/dSSa9CGz #MEAdvisory #MERating #BusinessRates

On behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), we’re pleased to bring to market Old Park Training Ground, Canterbury, a substantial freehold site with potential for a diverse range of uses (STP). Key Points: 🔹 Size: 92.32 ha (228.13 acres) freehold site 🔹 Tenancy: Partially subject to an Agricultural Holding Act tenancy (~14.6 acres) 🔹 Landscape: A mix of deciduous woodland, scrub, and grassland 🔹 Development Potential: Suitable for various uses (subject to planning), including leisure, battery storage & other green energy uses, natural capital potential and residential. 🔹 Website link: https://lnkd.in/eZVdrmFv This site is available on an unconditional basis, and we are currently inviting expressions of interest. For further information, please contact Jonny Sharp or Amelia Brook. #MontaguEvansLand #Canterbury #DIO #LandOpportunity

We're pleased to report the go-ahead for a new last mile urban logistics hub south of Wandsworth town centre for our clients CBRE Investment Management and V7.   36,877 sq ft (3,426 sq m) of modern, flexible accommodation, including a mezzanine, offices and a secure service yard, will be developed within the Lydden Road Locally Significant Industrial Area, including renewable energy provision, urban greening and biodiversity enhancements. BREEAM Outstanding is targeted.   Jeremy Evershed, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “These plans will provide new, high-quality urban logistics space with increased operational and sustainability credentials in an outstanding Wandsworth location. They will replace a former industrial facility at the end of its functional life, enhancing the local streetscape and supporting the local economy. This decision is a significant milestone in bringing forward this new development.”   With thanks to Tom Pemberton on the Montagu Evans team and colleagues at TFT, PRC Architecture & Planning Ltd, Stonewells Integrated Project Services, Evolve Consulting Engineers, Watkins Payne, Transport Planning Practice, Kingfisher Ecology Ltd, Clarke Saunders Acoustics, C3 Design Approvals Ltd, Trigon Fire Safety, Burnley Wilson Fish, Cavendish Consulting, Eversheds Sutherland and others.    The new development will be ready to build when the current occupier relocates. More here: https://lnkd.in/emHZR5MM   #MEPlanning #MEIndustrial #CentralLondon #UrbanLogistics

✨ An evening with Hashi Mohamed ✨ We're excited to share our highlights reel from our recent live conversation with renowned author, barrister and broadcaster, Hashi Mohamed, with Priya Aggarwal-Shah, founder and director of PREACH Inclusion. Looking back on the evening, what stood out the most was how the conversation truly resonated with the audience. Each person connected with a unique aspect of Hashi's story, which was authentic, relatable, and deeply inspiring. Thank you again, to Montagu Evans for hosting us in your fabulous offices. Here's to more conversations like this - watch this space. Bhavini Shah Melanie Folkes-Mayers MCIPD Sybil Taunton Martin Ciling Sylvia Opara (Chartered FCIPD) Thank you to Cincera for this wonderful video.

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Inter-Agency Residential Breakfast event, where we will explore The Future of AI in Property.   Join us for a panel discussion chaired by Melanie Flaherty, Deputy Editor of Property Week, bringing together some of the industry’s leading names, including Alison Dowsett (Berkeley Group), Kelly Hillman (Vistry), Ushma Samani (Network Rail) and Jenny Rydon (Montagu Evans), to discuss the future of AI and how it can help shape residential development.   Jon Neale, Head of Research & Insight at Montagu Evans, will open the event with a market overview of key opportunities for AI, followed by the panel discussion, a delicious breakfast and the chance to network with fellow industry peers.   📍 70 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BE 📅 Thursday 27th February, 08:30-11:00 🎯 Aimed at newly-qualified professionals to associate level 🔗 Sign-up link: https://lnkd.in/eHzPFRkz   We look forward to welcoming you.

At Montagu Evans, we always want to create a healthy environment for our people to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why, kicking off on Blue Monday this week, we hosted our annual firmwide wellbeing week supporting #physicalhealth, #mentalhealth and #financialhealth. We hosted various activities and sessions throughout the week, including: 🍓 Monday morning smoothie station from Le Montmartre Catering 🚶🏿♀️ Walk to work and lunchtime run clubs led by Zelie Batchelor and James Huish 📊 Private know-your-numbers appointments from AXA 🏛️ Lunchtime heritage walk hosted by Roger Bowdler 🧘🏽 Yoga session by Tiahna Joshi 👐 15-minute massages by RTG Wellness Delivered  💷 Financial webinar from Hargreaves Lansdown and Oli Pye 🍹 Mocktail evening hosted by our Enable:ME committee 🥣 Warming soup station from Le Montmartre Catering 📱 Wellbeing app annual subscriptions by YuLife Finally, a big thank you to Ella Scarisbrick and Sophie Vivian, for organising this fantastic week. We hope everyone has a great weekend!

Exciting development opportunity in Reading with the launch of Eaton Court, a prime 1.10-acre freehold site/office building with significant residential potential. Key highlights include: 🔹Versatile Options: Explore Permitted Development conversion to residential or pursue a new-build residential scheme (subject to planning). 🔹Prime Location: Just 9 minutes walk from Reading Station, offering excellent connectivity to London Paddington in just 23 minutes. 🔹Development Potential: Includes a car park with potential for redevelopment (subject to planning). 🔹Site Tenure: Freehold. 1.10-acre site with potential for a substantial development. 🔹Office: 38,212 sq ft GIA, available with vacant possession.   Website link: https://lnkd.in/gBtybFdv For further information, please contact Tom Loake, Anthony Shaw, Simon Rogers or Ellana Woodley to discuss. #MELand #MEResidential #Development #Reading

What do industry experts say is the key challenge for delivering inclusive economies in London? Our Inclusive Economies webinar brought together leaders from the public, private and third sectors. In response to today’s growth agenda, we asked the speakers what placemakers can do differently to deliver economic development for all Londoners. Here’s what they said. Let us know what you think in the comments. ⬇️ Remove the emphasis upon ‘local’ when setting S106 commitments to enable apprentices to move from site to site and achieve their qualifications, therefore helping to reduce the skills shortage. (Caroline Richardson, Countryside Partnerships) 📈 Resources are tight - we need to work in partnership, share experience and become increasingly sophisticated about demonstrating impact to build support in social value. (Rob Bristow, London Borough of Lambeth) 🥐 Partner with organisations supporting refugees: this is your invitation to connect with Martin and eat better pastries and brownies! (Martín Cosarinsky Campos, Breadwinners) 🤝 There’s strong overlap between the inclusive economies goals of public, private, and third sectors – focus on this because it affects us all and we all have a role to play. (Morgan Reece, Montagu Evans) 📢 Put evidenced-based decision-making at the centre of change. Drawing on both lived experience and quantitative data means we champion informed innovation. (Dr Saffron Woodcraft, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity) 💭 The sector can play a better role in translating the national growth mission and making it relevant for local communities, starting with better evidencing of impact. (Will Temple, PRD) 🗣️ Forums – like this webinar – are essential for sharing our intellectual property and experience. We need economies of scale to deliver results with impact in the backdrop of reducing budgets. Our ambition is that everybody in Waltham Forest enjoys a quality life. (Jonathan Martin, London Borough of Waltham Forest Forest) Our Inclusive Economies program asks what steps local authorities and their partners can take to create economic development that raises baseline wellbeing for all. Find out more via the link in the comments below. Thanks to Montagu Evans and Countryside Partnerships for supporting this program. Images: Rural care receive donation of ‘Rocksilk’ slab from Countryside Partnerships at Beam Park; school sustainability talk and site visit with London Borough of Waltham Forest to the sensory garden at Fellowship Square; creation of outdoor classroom and growing area for Henry Maynard School in Waltham Forest. Credit: Countryside Partnerships #FutureOfLondon #InclusiveEconomies

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announces Stanton Williams as designers of the new Fleming Centre, a research and public engagement facility, with Montagu Evans selected as Planning consultants.   Established by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London as part of the wider Fleming Initiative, the new centre will be built on the St Mary’s Hospital campus in Paddington, London. It will provide a flexible space to drive a global movement to tackle antimicrobial resistance, which if not tackled, poses a significant threat to humanity.     Partner Guy Bransby says: “We are delighted to have been instructed to advise on this project of global importance and to continue our relationship with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Fleming Centre will comprise a state-of-the-art building, at the cutting edge of research, policy and practice to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance. Montagu Evans is privileged to be playing its part in this mission and look forward to working collaboratively with our client and the wider project team to deliver this project in time for the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming at St.Mary’s hospital.”   The project's next phase will involve detailed design development, public consultations, and the submission of a planning application. The centre is due to open in 2028.   More information can be found on Stanton Williams' website here: https://lnkd.in/dPhqtU6H Thanks to Tom Pemberton and Anna Russell-Smith (Planning), Oli Pye (sustainability) and Jasmine Ceccarelli-Drewry (social-value). Imagery courtesy of Stanton Williams, visual by Secchi Smith

To celebrate a successful 2024, our Industrial & Logistics Lease Advisory team recap the year in numbers, showcasing several first-class instructions and milestones 👇   Proud of the team and the great clients we’ve worked with across the year. For 2025, we are already seeing substantial growth in our lease advisory workbook, where we have made a significant investment in recruiting Amy Bracey as a Partner to the firm.   Partner Steven McDonald added, "2024 was another strong year for the team, during which we continued to invest at senior and junior levels as one of the largest and market-leading industrial lease advisory teams in London, putting our clients first to deliver best in class advice across our specialist areas including mid/big box sectors within London and the South East, and multi-let industrial and trade nationally”.   For further information, please get in touch with our I&L Lease Advisory team, which includes Steven McDonald, John Hulme, Adam O'Neale, Amy Bracey, Matthew Rickman, Mohammed Qamar, Oliver Moir, and Laura Johnson. View web version: https://lnkd.in/eTQG6T5Q   #MEIndustrial #LeaseAdvisory