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£1.7million investment set for Cambridgeshire

Cheffins acts on behalf of landowner on major new homes site sold to award-winning housebuilder, Redrow

Major strategic site sold at Takeley, near Bishops Stortford

Cheffins has completed on the sale of 217.87 acres of strategic land in Takeley, near Bishops Stortford to a regional property developer.

Hill acquires development site in Great Chesterford, Essex

The deal was negotiated by Cheffins on behalf of the landowner.

Residential market uptick delivers strong results at Cheffins’ Property Auction

The Cheffins Property Auction hosted on the 16th September saw top values paid for residential, mixed-use and land lots across the region with sale prices achieved 31 per cent higher than reserves, on average.

Investors set to cash in on retail and residential opportunities at auction

Cheffins will offer a series of investment opportunities, residential homes and land at its second property auction post lockdown on 16th September. Bidding will be available online, by proxy or by telephone for the 16 lots on offer.

Overhaul of use classes order will be a ‘game changer’ for city centre property

Yesterday the government announced a major overhaul of the use classes order which will come into force on the 1st September 2020.

Vauxhall showroom in Haverhill on the market for lease or purchase

The Vauxhall showroom on Duddery Hill in Haverhill has come to the market to let for a rent of £55,000 per annum.

Land and investment lots order of the day at first property auction post lockdown

Cheffins’ first property auction post lockdown saw an 89 per cent sale rate across the nine lots offered on the 15th July. Operated as a live webcast sale, the auction offered bidding online, by proxy or by telephone and saw strong prices across all sectors of the market.

BioMed@Babraham flagship development fully let as life sciences sector dominates laboratory and office market

Cheffins has advised BioMed Realty, owner, operator and developer of major life science global real estate, on the letting of the 100,000 sq ft BioMed@Babraham development.

Cheffins acts for vendor in 300,000 sq ft office scheme deal with Peterhouse College and Abstract

Peterhouse, the Cambridge University College, and Abstract have exchanged contracts to acquire a 9.17 acres (3.71Ha) site adjacent to the Cambridge global base of ARM plc from the Wright’s Clock Land Charity.

East Cambridgeshire District Council grants planning for major extension to A10 distribution centre

At its Virtual Planning Committee on 1st July 2020, East Cambridgeshire District Council granted full planning permission for a 3,200 sqm extension to the Masters distribution centre on the A10 at Stretham, near Ely.