Work is about to start on the long-awaited £1.85m upgrade of Swindon railway station’s forecourt – a project seen as essential to lifting the town’s image and an important part of the wider town centre redevelopment. The nine-month programme of major improvements will give priority to pedestrians, safely separating them from traffic. There will...
Sovereign South+West, the regional housing provider with hundreds of homes in Swindon, is in detailed negotiations that could result in it taking over more than 700 more properties in the town and across Wiltshire. Sovereign, which is based in Newbury and has an office in Swindon, plans to swap its 641 homes in Somerset...
Britannia Construction has been selected by Forward Swindon to lead the redevelopment of Swindon Station forecourt. The much-needed scheme, a key part of the wider regeneration of Swindon town centre, will provide an impressive gateway to the station and a new public space for the town. What is now a heavily traffic-dominated part of...
Great Western Ambulance NHS Trust (GWAS) has appointed property advisors GVA to help it modernise its property estate. Chippenham-based GWAS’s 30 sites are spread across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and the West of England and range from state-of-the-art facilities to buildings nearing the end of their economic life. The trust wants to develop a modern, flexible...
Highcross has let 6,000 sq ft at its Kembrey Business Park in Swindon to Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry. The company, which has taken the office space at Cherry Orchard North on a five-year lease, is moving its Swindon-based airline billing centre to the park. Travelport is a leading...
Swindon's leading housebuilder has secured national funding to help first time buyers who want to take their first step on the housing ladder. Barratt Homes has announced that hundreds of households that have previously been priced out of home ownership will be able to take advantage of the Government money to buy a property...
The hoped-for spring bounce in the South West’s housing market failed to occur during May, as fears over the economy and lack of mortgage finance continued to depress activity levels, according to the latest RICS UK Housing Market. The average number of completed sales per surveyor fell in the three months to May, to...
International real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has confirmed it will merge with UK property agents King Sturge in a move that will enable JLL to establish a foothold in the South West. All 43 King Sturge offices and businesses across Europe, including 24 in the UK, will become part of JLL...
Two businesses specialising in environmental planning and advice have moved into Little London Court in Old Town. Impact Planning Services and Environment Bank have taken the ground floor of Mayfair House, which was let to them by Alder King Property Consultants. Impact Planning Services are specialist town planning consultants and development consultants. The...
A bridal shop has opened this week in Wood Street, Old Town, at an official event attended by Deputy Mayor of Swindon, Cllr Ray Ballman At the opening more than 100 people visited and were invited to look around the 3.500 sq ft store whilst enjoying Camitz sparkling vodka cocktails. Having outgrown its previous...
