Pigeon has completed on the transaction to acquire Hodgson House in central Chelmsford for £2.11m. The deal was welcomed by Pigeon director William van Cutsem, who described the office market in the city as “resilient”, adding that the acquisition is likely to return a yield of 13% on the investment. “In the eastern region, Chelmsford…

Simon Butler-Finbow joins Pigeon Land. We are delighted that Simon Butler-Finbow has been appointed Planning Director at Pigeon Land, our new land promotion business. Simon has over 25 years’ experience in planning and development in both the public and private sectors. He has worked for a number of national house builders and developers. He is…

Recently published NPPF heralds a major shift in the Goverment’s planning regime. The long-awaited National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27th March. It is described by the Government as the most significant advance in planning legislation for over half a century. The key principle of a presumption in favour of development, which caused great…

More than 60 investors and potential investors attended the Pigeon East of England Property LP Annual General Meeting in Newmarket. Investors in property from around East Anglia received the views of well-respected wealth management expert Mark Kary from Rothschild and a comprehensive update from Pigeon on the Property Fund performance. Pigeon Chairman James Buxton welcomed…

A residential development in partnership with Hopkins Homes. It is defined in the St Edmundsbury Borough Council Core Strategy as a “Key Service Centre” providing new residential development in the coming years. It will comprise: 80 Homes Range of house sizes Public open space Footpath connection and new village entrance Landscape buffers to wider countryside…