Insights & Reports

Thought leading insights, research and events that define our markets

Willen Lake - Milton Keynes Blog 16.03.20

It’s an exciting time for Milton Keynes. Plans for a new university, incoming significant investment , positive steps in the regeneration of the Lakes Estate and Fullers Slade and -arguably most importantly, the publication of the MK Futures Growth Strategy by Milton Keynes Council (MKC). Mark Harris explains what's next for the growth of Milton Keynes.

Milton Keyne's Futures Strategy 2050 - Planning for growth

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Eddington_200421 36 Blog 13.03.20

The Government has published its policy paper ‘Planning for the Future’. This precedes the Planning White Paper expected in the spring and sets the direction of travel for the current government’s policies on planning and housing. We highlight the key points to come out of the policy paper and her predictions for the upcoming white paper, in our latest planning alert.

Planning for the Future

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Woman running Blog 12.03.20

Guidance on ‘using the planning system to promote healthy weight environments’ has recently been published by Public Health England (PHE).

More 'weight' may be given to applications achieving healthy weight environments

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Rad-Regen-2 Blog 10.03.20

Slow, overly-politicised and outdated are four words that neatly sum-up the UK’s petrified planning system. Mike Derbyshire highlights some ways the UK planning system can change in the future.

Big thinking Budget can kick start the Arc and drag a petrified planning system into the 21st Century

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Moxhill Farm, Colpe, Bedfordshire Blog 06.03.20

There is heavy speculation that Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) will be removed in the Budget next week (March 11).

Forget Covid-19, Brexit, or climate change - an inheritance tax storm is brewing that could wipe farmers out

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Robert-Jenrick-EdTelling Blog 04.03.20

MHCLG Minister Robert Jenrick announced yesterday [NH1] he is forcing South Oxfordshire District Council (DODC) to adopt its Local Plan by December 2020 - or face the consequences. Let's looks at the implications.

Greater certainty in South Oxfordshire after Jenrick gives Local Plan one last chance to deliver

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Rural Land Insights 26.02.20

We summarise the top five ways, and their impact, that UK farming will be affected by Brexit.

Five Ways Brexit Will Affect UK Farming

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13. Houses and apartments Blog 19.02.20

The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission's (BBBBC) report ‘Living with Beauty: Promoting Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Growth’ was published last month.

Living with Beauty: Promoting health, wellbeing and sustainable growth

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Insights 18.02.20

The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results for 2019 have been published by the Government with much excitement in the planning press and on social media.

2019 Housing Delivery Test Results

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All political parties have made it clear their commitment to increasing woodland cover in the UK. That comes as good news to the forestry sector and the large numbers of people and organisations who are interested in investing in this green industry.

Forestry sector plays to its strengths

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I want help with project delivery Blog 07.02.20

The Greater Cambridge Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been recently adopted by both South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council (Greater Cambridge Planning Services).

Greater Cambridge Sustainable Design and Construction SPD

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Quad Two, Harwell Campus.JPG Blog 04.02.20

Oxford faces a record level of 1.1m sq ft of office space requirements going into the new decade.

Knowledge Industry Demand Drives Rental Growth of 24.3% in 2019

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BTR Open & Operating Report | London

London boasts 43% of operational UK BTR, but regional pipeline dominates.

13.06.24
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Net Zero Carbon and Electricity Demand – Binding Targets, Barriers and Bonuses

By 2035 the UK has a target to decarbonise the whole electricity system for Great Britain (GB), whilst also increasing demand for electricity by 50% over the same period.

2024
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The Right Home, in the Right Place, at the Right Time

Operational living is transforming housing options in the UK, offering flexibility and accessibility to suit diverse lifestyles at different stages of their lives and careers.

2024
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Productivity Engine: Foreword from Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy

A society’s productivity, the key to its prosperity and living standards, reflects the outcome of decisions taken over many years or even decades. Britain’s flatlining productivity today reflects the disappearance of this long-term perspective.

2024
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Planning Reform and Productivity

Two quotes, half a century and a continent apart, explain why housebuilding has declined to 145,000 per year, less than half of the Government’s objective of 300,000 p.a.

2024
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Productivity Engine: Preface from Bidwells’ Senior Partner Nick Pettit

Productivity is measured by dividing the output of goods and services by the number of hours which people have worked.

2024
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The Productivity Engine

In Bidwells’ latest groundbreaking report, The Productivity Engine, we uncover the fundamental role that space plays in understanding - and solving - the UK’s productivity problems.

2024
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We must land on a strategy for our most precious resource

Making more efficient use of Britain’s most finite resource—land—is our best chance to enhance the country’s sluggish productivity. It’s as simple as that.

2024
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Real estate can drive productivity by supporting regional centres of excellence

The United Kingdom, once celebrated for its industrial prowess and ingenuity, now confronts a dire economic reality marked by a persistent productivity crisis.

2024
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Cambridge Residential Rental Market Report, Spring 2024

Oxford Economics forecast a rapid decline in the bank rate this year and next, ending 2024 at 4% and 2025 at 3%.

Spring 2024
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The Oxford Advantage

Mills & Reeve and Bidwells have partnered together to deliver a unique insight into the Oxford, Cambridge, London arc – often called the ‘Golden Triangle’ – that will explore the way businesses in the technology, life sciences and real estate sectors work together.

20.05.24
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Overlays Databooks - Cambridge

Industrial Market Databooks

Our latest Industrial research reports provide an update on the market across Cambridge, Oxford, M1 South, Norfolk & Suffolk.

12.03.24
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21
Jun 2024

Royal Highland Show 2024

Royal Highland Show 2024 rural breakfast briefing energises audience with land reform and sustainability debate.

21.06.24
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12
Jun 2024

Headline Sponsors at Bisnow's Build to Rent Annual Conference (BTRAC) 2024

Iain Murray, our Head of Operational Living, gave the opening keynote presentation and joined a panel at the Bisnow BTRAC conference in Canary Wharf, London.

12 June 2024
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21
May 2024

Bidwells at UKREiiF 2024

At the Bidwells pavilion this year, we launched our Productivity Engine report and discussed key topics from it. We examined the crucial role of productivity in UK economic growth and living standards.

21.05.24
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29
Feb 2024

Founder to Founder, Exclusive insights from Oxfordshire’s Leading CEOs

If you were in a room with Oxfordshire’s top CEOs – what would you ask them?

29.02.24
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31
Jan 2024

Offices and Labs Databooks webinar Jan 2024

We heard our experts discuss Bidwells’ latest research on the Offices & Labs market across Cambridge, Oxford, M1 South, and Norfolk & Suffolk.

31.01.24
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06
Dec 2023

Switch on to onshore wind

In this podcast, planning and renewables experts discuss the current situation with Onshore Wind and its relevance to landowners, as well as views from the RSPB for those who wish to know more about the interaction between wildlife and renewable energy developments.

06.12.23
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17
Nov 2023

The challenge of scaling leadership as an organisation grows

When companies are small, it’s easy. Leaders are connected to each element of the business; keeping everyone aligned and motivated. But as companies grow, great leadership becomes harder and harder to deliver.

17.11.23
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19
Oct 2023

Are onshore renewables right for me?

This highly practical webinar held in partnership with Farmers’ Weekly magazine examines the central question being asked by farmers and landowners across England.

19.10.23
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06
Oct 2023

IF Oxford Science & Ideas Festival

We have partnered up with IF Oxford this year to help build science, social and cultural capital in the community we live and work in to help ‘open doors’ to careers in science and technology and support socioeconomic mobility.

06.10.23
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18
Sep 2023

The Future of the Oxford to Cambridge Region Conference

Listen to real estate leaders from across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc discuss key issues facing the region at The Future of the Oxford to Cambridge Region Conference 2023.

18.09.23
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12
Sep 2023

Offices & Labs Databook Presentation

Bidwells bitesize online presentation provided an update on the Offices and Labs Market across Oxford & Cambridge.

12.09.23
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18
Jul 2023

Bidwells Bitesize: Revitalise, Reimagine, Repurpose Breakfast Seminar

On 18th July 2023, we held our breakfast seminar on ‘Meeting Lab Demand with Innovative Spaces' in partnership with COEL

18.07.23
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