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Insights 05.06.25

A standout session challenged the UK to think bigger than the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. Leaders from across the country—Cambridge, Oxford, Glasgow, Liverpool, and beyond—explored how science-led growth can and must benefit the whole of the UK.

Beyond Oxford and Cambridge: How Science-Led Growth Can Deliver for the Whole UK

Insights 05.06.25

Recorded live at the Creating a Scientific Superpower, this session features a compelling conversation between Lisa Flashner, COO of the Ellison Institute of Technology, and Richard Todd, Head of Built Environment at Bidwells.

Todd Talk: Inside the Vision: Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford

Insights 22.05.25

In this episode of Todd Talk, Richard Todd sits down with Carl Ennis, Country CEO of Siemens GB&I, to explore how AI is already transforming the built environment.

Todd Talk: Powering Progress with AI – A Conversation with Carl Ennis, Siemens

Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent (BTR) sector is experiencing a seismic shift that's reshaping the entire landscape of operational living investment.

Single-Family Housing: How BTR Investment Is Shifting

Insights 20.05.25

For years, the Build to Rent sector has been caught in an escalating "amenities arms race," with developers competing to offer ever more elaborate facilities.

The End of the Amenities Arms Race: What Renters Really Want in 2025

Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent sector faces an existential threat that could undermine years of growth and investment.

The Pipeline Crisis Threatening BTR's Future

Insights 20.05.25

Amid the constant narrative of housing becoming increasingly unaffordable, new data reveals a counter-trend that challenges conventional wisdom.

Housing Affordability: A Surprising Recovery

Insights 20.05.25

The Build to Rent sector's geographic diversification story—once a tale of steady expansion from London into secondary and tertiary markets—has taken an unexpected turn.

BTR Investment Retreats: Focus Returns to Core Cities

Blog 19.05.25

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?

Navigating Planning Reforms: Is This the Path to Progress?

Insights 09.05.25

The residential land and development market in 2025 to date has demonstrated significant activity and opportunity, alongside giving rise to new (and exacerbating some existing) challenges.

Land & Development Market Update May 2025

Insights 30.04.25

Over the past 6 months we have seen an increase in developments getting through the planning process and receiving Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) as a condition to planning.

Biodiversity Net Gain Update - May 2025

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Insights 28.04.25

A refusal to reintroduce Help to Buy to support its planning reforms could be an own goal for Labour.

Home truths: builders won't build if they can't sell

Cambridge Residential Rental Market Report, Spring 2026

The Cambridge residential rental market is entering 2026 with renewed momentum and a clearer sense of direction. Following a period of stabilisation, demand is strengthening, rents are edging upwards, and a new regulatory framework is bringing much-needed certainty for both landlords and tenants.

15.04.26

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Cambridge Industrial Databook March 2026

Cambridgeshire Industrial Market 2025: Renewed Demand from Knowledge Industries.

18.03.26

Oxfordshire Industrial Databook - March 2026

Oxfordshire Industrial Market Shifts to SME Demand as Rents Climb.

18.03.26

M1 South Industrial Databook - March 2026

M1 South Industrial Market 2025: Milton Keynes Leads Take-Up as Rents Rise.

18.03.26

Norfolk & Suffolk Industrial Databook - March 2026

Norfolk & Suffolk Industrial Market Growth Driven by Energy Investment.

18.03.26

The Biggest Reset in F1 History with the UK Motorsport Cluster at its centre.

A follow-up to our Driving Innovation at Speed report, published to coincide with the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

13.03.26

Rural Outlook 2026

Rural businesses, landowners and energy investors are operating in a landscape shaped by continued reform, environmental ambition and shifting market dynamics as we head in to 2026.

10.03.26

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

Oxford Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

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

16.02.26

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Cambridge Offices & Labs Databook - February 2026

Global occupiers and local innovation driving demand.

16.02.26

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 at UKREiiF 2026: Innovation Unlocked

Bidwells at UKREiiF 2026. Exploring innovation clusters, AI and robotics, clean energy, UK housing and social impact - with the people shaping them.

19.05.26

May 2026

Bidwells Oxford Town & Gown 10K 2026

Bidwells Oxford 10k is the oldest run in our Town and Gown series and will be back on Sunday 10 May 2026. Register your place now. Don’t miss out.

10.05.26

Apr 2026

Spring Local Plan Watch 2026

Join us this April for our Local Plan Watch Breakfast Briefing, where we will explore the key planning developments shaping the eastern region this Spring.

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

Sep 2025

Rural Mega Relay Challenge

In September 2025, our Rural teams took on the Rural Mega Relay Challenge in support of Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK).

04.09.25

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

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