According to research from Savills, London is set to require up to 6.49 million sq ft of warehouse space per year, a 419 per cent increase on current levels, in order to keep up with the delivery of new homes in the capital.
Peel Logistics Property (PLP) has submitted plans for a £150 million logistics development in Leeds.
M7 Real Estate has let a 22,404 sq ft warehouse unit to a national parcel carrier in Northamptonshire.
St Francis Group has acquired the former Eggborough Power Station site in Yorkshire totalling around 130-acres for an undisclosed sum which it intends to promote for a range industrial and logistics units in varying sizes.
Marshall Construction has completed the development of a 150,000 sq ft speculative warehouse scheme at Junction 32 of the M62 corridor between Castleford and Pontefract on behalf of Gregory Property Group.
Panattoni has beaten off stiff competition to acquire a prime 30 acre site in Slough for the development of a 360,000 sq ft industrial led scheme.
Trebor Developments and partner Hillwood have started on a speculative development at Trinity Park, near junction 16 of the M4 in Swindon.
Prologis has acquired a 15.37 acre site adjacent to Prologis Park West London in Uxbridge from GlaxoSmithKline allowing it expand the park.
Winvic Construction is to build two warehouses totalling 28,907 sq m at Sutton Courtenay near Didcot.
Trebor Developments and partner Hillwood have submitted a detailed planning application for a 409,000 sq ft speculative warehouse at Armthorpe, near Doncaster.
