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JLP aims to alleviate housing pressure and diversify income beyond retail and into renting and financial servicesThe owner of John Lewis has submitted plans for the £80m development of 215 flats for rent on the site of its unused Reading distribution centre – a tenth of which will be affordable.The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which owns Waitrose supermarkets as well as its eponymous department stores, said the site would feature two garden spaces, including one for children, and shared communal space for fitness, home working and socialising. Continue reading…
JLP aims to alleviate housing pressure and diversify income beyond retail and into renting and financial services
The owner of John Lewis has submitted plans for the £80m development of 215 flats for rent on the site of its unused Reading distribution centre – a tenth of which will be affordable.
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which owns Waitrose supermarkets as well as its eponymous department stores, said the site would feature two garden spaces, including one for children, and shared communal space for fitness, home working and socialising.
