Insights & Reports

Royal Highland Show - breakfast briefing

In partnership with Shepherd and Wedderburn, we are bringing together rural leaders to share their unique perspectives on key issues, opportunities and challenges facing the rural sector in Scotland.

Under the microscope: Lab design for the future

As the science & technology sector evolves, so too must its real estate. The utilisation of AI, robotics and cloud-based research data is changing the way scientists work and the spaces they occupy. Demand and pace of start-ups and spin-outs is rapidly changing the market.

Unleashing the Arc: Spatial Framework

With MHCLG set to launch plans for the much anticipated Arc Spatial Framework, what does the development industry and local leaders expect to see in the framework and how can government ensure that it is a success?

Unleashing the Arc: Academia, Science and Tech

The Arc is home to world-leading Science and tech companies. But how can we ensure they attract the best talent, from top universities, to enable this sector to flourish? And can we provide the development and infrastructure needed to retain them?

Under the microscope: Booming Science and Tech clusters

Over the last 12 months, our research has built up a unique database of science and tech businesses and the floorspace they occupy across the clusters, which tells a myriad of stories about future advances.

Unleashing the Arc: Build, Build, Build

With central Government proposing an Arc-wide spatial strategy and four development corporations for the Arc, is MHCLG now striking the right balance with local policy-making to Build, Build, Build at the pace required?

Unleashing the Arc: Is the green belt choking green economic growth?

While the Government is planning for large-scale infrastructure and economic growth in the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, the Wildlife Trust is promoting it’s bold green vision for the region. We will discussed how we can create a regional ‘green infrastructure plan’.

WEBINAR: Local Plan Watch Autumn 2020

Bidwells' latest webinar provided an update on the progress of local plans coming forward across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and London, plus strategic planning opportunities arising from the Planning White Paper.

What's next for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc's knowledge economy?

Our latest Oxford to Cambridge Arc webinar took place this week with guests debating the future of the initiative with planning partner and Arc lead, Rob Hopwood.

The Future of Residential Development - Webinar Series

We hosted a four-part webinar discussing the future of residential development.

Rural estates taking on the challenge of Covid-19

David Slack, MD of Yattendon Estates, joined Katie Delafield, Sam Coles, and John Coates to discuss the challenges he is facing during the current restrictions on public movements.

Prioritising sustainability in an uncertain economy

Both political and public pressure are driving the sustainability agenda, and the property market needs to respond to this.