Carter Jonas

As we prepare to embark on a new five-year strategic plan, effective from 1 May 2025, our Infrastructure, Energy, Marine, and Geospatial teams, will become a dedicated Infrastructure division. Mark Hall-Digweed, our Head of Infrastructure, will lead this newly formed division and has taken a position on Carter Jonas’ Management Board. Moreover, building on a record of project delivery for a wide variety of clients in Scotland and recent framework awards from Scottish Power Electricity Networks Carter Jonas is to open an office in Scotland early next year and is actively recruiting for a team in Edinburgh. To service other significant infrastructure contracts in West Wales, we will also establish a presence in Swansea. Read more here: https://buff.ly/41lXI4P

We’re delighted to announce that Sophie Davidson, Research Associate at Carter Jonas, was awarded the Society of Property Researchers’ Under 30s Research Prize at their annual dinner, which took place last week at the Royal Air Force Club. Sophie received the prize for her report titled “Rethinking the Green Belt”, in which she analysed data on the structure of the Green Belt by examining locations where growth is constrained, with the aim of understanding how greater flexibility could increase levels of sustainable development. If you’d like to read the report, click here: https://lnkd.in/e-tgZbYn #GreenBelt #PropertyResearch #SustainableDevelopment

Yesterday, Andrew Smith FRICS SIOR MBA, Partner in our industrial team, and Daniel Francis, our Head of Research, attended St Catherine’s College at the University of Cambridge, where they gave an inspiring presentation to Finance, Real Estate and Economics students about the property market drivers for 2025 and beyond. Within the presentation, they provided their top ’10 reasons for optimism’, which included insights across a number of property markets including residential, retail, office space, industrial, life sciences and infrastructure. Following an informative Q&A session, the pair then joined the university fellows and students for a networking dinner at the College. Thank you to all of the students who attended, and to Li Wan and Pete Tyler for helping to organise the event.

Carter Jonas' 2023/24 Sustainability Report provides an overview of our commitment to addressing the sustainability of our business, work, and progress on delivering against our key objectives throughout the year. The report is structured around the three pillars of our new sustainability strategy: Empowering our People, Protecting our Planet, and Championing our Communities. By addressing these issues, we strive to live up to our responsibility as a business, deliver truly sustainable solutions for our clients, and maximise the positive impact we can have on the world. Watch below to hear more from our Chief Executive, Richard Bruce, and our Head of Sustainability, Tom Roundell Greene. Click here to read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eSqC3VcU #SustainabilityReport #CSR #ESG

Acting on behalf of Jennings of Garsington Ltd, we have recently sold Monument Business Park in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire. The established multi-let, mixed-use estate, which offers over 163,000 sq ft of commercial space, has been acquired by Wulff Capital Holdings. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eivThuGN

Last week we hosted a breakfast event at our head office in London, launching a new research paper which examines the role of sustainability in driving value in the UK office market. The research was undertaken in partnership with UCL's Business and Sustainability MSc programme, led by Samuel Tang, and examines how sustainability certifications and regulations are impacting value in the UK's commercial real estate market. Jessie Shaw, the paper's author, delivered an insightful presentation to an audience made up of investors, tenants, landlords, lenders and researchers, all whom occupy space within commercial buildings. We then took to a Q&A with our panellists, Jessie, Joseph Robertson, Christian Walters and Daniel Francis, for their expert insight and answers on thought-provoking questions from our audience. To download the research paper and read the full report, please click here: https://lnkd.in/ez7tG-NS

The Rural Payments Agency has removed the requirement to express interest prior to opening a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) application. Funding is now readily available under a wide range of categories, including agroforestry, precision farming, soil management, arable, grassland, watercourse, and boundaries. SFI 2024 is a hybrid scheme and covers many of the actions previously funded under mid-tier including heritage, moorland and species recovery.   To discuss how SFI may work on your land, please click here to contact your local Carter Jonas Agri-Environment adviser: https://lnkd.in/edk7NR9M #SFI #RPA #SustainableFarming

Congratulations to our client, Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park, for being recognised at the recent UK Science Park Association 40th Anniversary Awards. Winning the Building Environmental Sustainability and Innovation award is a testament to the incredible work being done to address climate change and enhance environmental impact. 

Our newly launched 2023/24 Sustainability Report highlights our ambitious goals, recent achievements and how we are continuing to drive sustainability practices across all areas of our business. Marking a significant step in our ongoing commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices, we have recently undertaken a comprehensive review of our sustainability programme, to ensure that we are addressing the most material issues facing our sector, clients, and the communities in which we operate. Click here to read the full report: https://buff.ly/4frctqS #ESG #Sustainability #SocialValue

The publication of the government's much anticipated Planning and Infrastructure Bill is imminent. Within it, a change to the law surrounding compulsory purchase orders would, theoretically, give local authorities considerable power to compulsorily acquire land at a lower cost than might be achieved on the open market. What would be the potential impact of this on the planning and development sector? Find out from Robert Smith, who heads up our national strategic land team and Paul Astbury, our Head of CPO, in our latest InSite article, here: https://lnkd.in/eMgbZjKv #UKInfrastructure #UKPlanning #PlanningNews