Bidwells News & Stories
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Bidwells launches full-service residential property agency in Oxford
Bidwells has launched a new residential agency in Oxford, bringing sales, lettings and new homes together as demand grows. The move comes amid rising house prices, increasing rents and a projected need for thousands of new homes.
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Bidwells launches investment platform to target specialist real estate market
Bidwells has launched a new regulated investment platform with £1.2 billion in assets, aiming to serve specialist real estate investors through bespoke advisory services, with early transactions already including major London property deals for Trinity College Cambridge.
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Oxfordshire’s laboratory market sees mixed activity in 2025, according to data
Oxfordshire’s lab and office markets saw a mixed 2025, with total laboratory take-up of 620,200 sq ft driven largely by The Ellison Institute’s 450,000 sq ft acquisition at Oxford Science Park. Smaller deals slowed due to tighter funding, creating a two-tier demand pattern across the county’s science and office locations.
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Bidwells appoints Jamie Renison to its Commercial Agency team in Oxford
Bidwells has strengthened its Oxford Commercial Agency team with the appointment of Jamie Renison as Head of New Business. Bringing 25 years of experience in science and technology property, he will drive complex projects across the Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor.
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Bidwells Appoints Darren Bear as Non-Executive Director
Bidwells has named Grant Thornton Chief Commercial Officer Darren Bear as a Non-Executive Director, reinforcing its Board as the firm advances its Nexus 2030 growth strategy and national expansion plans.
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Bidwells appoints Sam Potts to lead Oxford office effective 01 January 2026
Bidwells has named partner Sam Potts as head of its Oxford office, drawing on his extensive experience in science and technology real estate to strengthen leadership and client service in one of the UK’s most important innovation markets.
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Bidwells appoints Ross Kent to head Private Estates and drive Rural Agency growth
Bidwells has named Ross Kent as Group Partner and Head of Private Estates, Oxford. With more than 15 years’ rural estate management experience, he will lead strategic growth across private estates and rural agency services in the region.
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Harwell Campus expands to support strong life science sector
The campus is forging ahead with its 5m sq. ft masterplan to consolidate Harwell as one of the fastest-growing sites dedicated to science and technology in the UK.
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WPP company Ogilvy Health find new home at Oxford’s Seacourt Tower
The deal for 3,300 sq ft of office space was agreed by commercial property consultants VSL & Partners during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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£1bn in funding shows strength of Science & Technology in Oxfordshire
Bidwells, the commercial property consultancy – has estimated that organisations within Oxfordshire’s Science & Tech community have raised over £1bn in funding to date during 2020.
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Life science company signs pre-let for R&D facility at Oxford Technology Park
The Native Antigen Company – a leading life science company has signed a pre-let for a new 50,000 sq ft R&D facility at the Oxford Technology Park in Kidlington.
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Call for Olympics-style delivery body for Oxford-Cambridge Arc development
Property chiefs are calling for the creation of an Olympics-style body to deliver the homes and infrastructure needed to create the Oxford-Cambridge Arc