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Insights 06.10.22

The Environment Act 2021 mandates all new developments in England to provide a 10% uplift in biodiversity, to be maintained for a 30-year period. DEFRA’s biodiversity metric uses habitat type as a proxy, placing a value on the biodiversity a habitat is likely to support by allocating ‘biodiversity units’.

Local Plan Watch: Biodiversity Net Gain

Insights 03.10.22

The Norfolk Councils have published their long-awaited Norfolk Nutrient Budget Calculator, alongside revised maps of the relevant Catchments, devised by Royal Haskoning DHV.

The Norfolk Nutrient Budget Calculator and updated Catchment Maps: One step closer to a solution?

Insights 28.09.22

With Charles now King, his ability to exert influence on the built environment is substantially reduced, so what can we learn from his philosophy and who will champion his principles in the future?

King Charles’ legacy: We should harness his design philosophy for our wider benefit.

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Insights September 2022

Principal Planner, Jake Lambert, looks at the planning system’s role in minimising homelessness.

Will the Prime Minister maintain the pledge to end homelessness?

Insights 15.09.22

Six months since Natural England increased the list of habitat sites to include the Broads and the River Wensum, Amy Robinson, Senior Planner, reflects on the progress that has been made in identifying suitable mitigation strategies and allowing development for overnight accommodation to progress within the Nutrient Neutrality catchment areas.

What’s next for Nutrient Neutrality in Norfolk?

Insights 15.09.22

Principal Planner, Rachel Woodman, was named joint winner of the Young Property Person of the Year Award at Wednesday evening’s prestigious Oxford Property Festival Awards.

Rachel Woodman Named Winner at Oxford Property Awards

Insights 14.08.22

As first featured on New London Architecture's website.

Incubator space as an accelerator for innovation

Insights 02.08.22

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is the first of three components of Environmental Land Management to be released and is now open for applications.

Sustainable Farming Incentive and what it means for farmers and landowners

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Insights 01.08.22

Bidwells' Senior Partner, Nick Pettit, introduces our new sustainability service offer and explains why it’s the most comprehensive in real estate.

Why our Sustainability offer is the start of something special

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Insights 28.07.22

Previously known as Fund Management, the team have renamed themselves Investment and Property Management. Heading up the team, Ian Gatiss, Partner, has answered a series of questions to explain why they’ve chosen to change their name.

Q&A with Ian Gatiss, Head of Investment and Property Management

Insights 28.07.22

The Agent of Change principle has been with us for some years now, dutifully enshrined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The principle seeks to protect existing and lawful noise generating operations from proposals for new noise-sensitive developments, particularly residential accommodation, but is it really having a meaningful effect?

It is time to level up the Agent of Change principle so that its objective is actually realised

Insights 27.07.22

A focus on carbon credits is leading to new woodland creation being prioritised over the restoration and expansion of our remnant native woodlands. But the time has come to take a closer look at our so-called 'ghost' woodlands and, where possible, to resurrect them.

Resurrecting Natural Capital: Ghost Woodlands

AI Reshaping the Cambridge Office and Lab Market

When we examined life science and technology convergence in 2023, we observed computation beginning to reshape the scientific method. At that point, 35% of life science companies were already employing AI, with nearly three-quarters expecting to adopt it to some degree within five years. The survey responses implied a staged transition in practices over several years.

03.03.26

M1 South Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

The Milton Keynes office market continues to benefit from business relocations and plans for a new Warner Brothers theme park has given a further boost to demand. Prime office rents rose by 11% in 2025 and the shortage of Grade A space in the city centre is likely to support further rental growth.

25.02.26

Norfolk & Suffolk Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

The Norwich office market continues to see steady demand and requirements rose to their highest level in three years at end-2025. The main issue now facing the market is a shortage of Grade A space, reflecting the lack of new development in the city.

25.02.26

RE-N-GAGE Economic and Social Value Assessment 2026

Every £1 invested in early intervention programmes supporting at-risk young people generates up to £4.52 in savings to the public purse, according to a new independent study by real estate adviser Bidwells and youth charity RE N-GAGE.

17.02.26

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Cambridge Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

Global occupiers and local innovation driving demand.

16.02.26

Oxford Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

The Ellison Institute of Technology adds further global strength to Oxford’s innovation ecosystem.

16.02.26

A New Dawn for Scottish Build to Rent

Government policy, not market forces, is shaping the future of Scotland’s Build to Rent sector.

05.11.25

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Oxfordshire Industrial Databook - September 2025

Our latest Databook provides an update on the Oxfordshire Industrial Market

16.09.25

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Cambridgeshire Industrial Databook - September 2025

Our latest Databook provides an update on the Cambridgeshire Industrial Market

08.09.25

M1 South Industrial Databook - August 2025

Supply shortages fuel rental growth outlook in M1 South

28.08.25

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Norfolk & Suffolk Industrial Databook - August 2025

The Norfolk & Suffolk industrial market has delivered a strong recovery in 2025, driven by renewed investor confidence and occupier demand.

20.08.25

Offices & Labs Databook Oxford - August 2025

Oxford’s office market sees strong central demand while labs market polarises.

Summer 2025

Jun 2026

Creating a Scientific Superpower 2026

Brought to you by the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, the Creating a Scientific Superpower conference is back for its fifth year.

03.06.26

May 2026

Bidwells Oxford Town & Gown 10K 2026

Bidwells Oxford 10k is the oldest run in the Town and Gown series. Inspired by a local boy Daniel Cleaver who had muscular dystrophy, it started in 1982. Daniel’s father and local runners set up the event as a fun run to raise money for muscular dystrophy and to this day all profits still go to our work.

10.05.26

Apr 2026

Spring Local Plan Watch 2026

Join us this April for our Spring Local Plan Watch breakfast briefing, where we will unpack the key planning developments shaping Cambridge and the wider eastern region.

22.04.26

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Nov 2025

Oxford Productivity Engine Conference 2025

Driving Productivity in Oxfordshire through Civic Transformation and Technological Revolution

19.11.25

Oct 2025

Amplifying Black Voices in the Built Environment

We are delighted to invite you to a special panel discussion hosted by Bidwells in celebration of Black History Month.

16.10.25

Oct 2025

Bidwells Cambridge Town & Gown 10K 2025

Bidwells Cambridge 10k is Muscular Dystrophy's autumn run of the series and will be back on Sunday 5 October 2025. Register your place now. Don’t miss out.

05.10.25

Sep 2025

Essex Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution Breakfast Briefing

Chelgate Local and Bidwells, in conjunction with the Essex Developers Group, invite you to join us at a focused breakfast briefing on the biggest changes to local government in Essex for decades.

12.09.25

Sep 2025

BioWednesday | Now is the Time to Go Big : Scaling Science and Tech Successfully

In partnership with One Nucleus we are delighted to invite you to our breakfast seminar, Now is the Time to Go Big: What Science & Tech Businesses Need to Scale Successfully, drawing on insights from Bidwells’ latest report Investment for Growth.

10.09.25

Jun 2025

Creating a Scientific Superpower 2025

Brought to you by the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster & Bidwells, the Creating a Scientific Superpower conference returned for its fourth year.

05.06.25

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May 2025

Devolution, the opportunity for Oxfordshire

Bidwells and Cavendish invite you to an exclusive breakfast and panel session of insightful speakers, bringing together key experts to discuss the future of governance and growth in Oxfordshire.

28.05.25

May 2025

Bidwells at UKREiiF 2025

At UKREiiF 2025, we examined Investment for Growth in the Bidwells Pavilion. Visitors joined us for discussions on the biggest opportunities that were driving productivity, innovation, and impact.

20.05.25

May 2025

Navigating Planning Reforms: Is This the Path to Progress?

UKREiiF 2025 brought together a panel of leading voices to ask a pivotal question: Are the latest planning reforms truly delivering progress, or simply adding new layers to an already complex system?

19.05.25

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