John Howard is one of the UK’s most experienced property developers, traders, and investors, with over four decades of experience within the industry. He famously acquired the Winerack in Ipswich for £1 in 2024, before acquiring the Great White Horse Hotel on Tavern Street in 2025.
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A major hotel operator is waiting to commit substantial funds to restore the former Great White Horse Hotel, pending Ipswich Borough Council's decision on a Towns Fund grant application from the building's owners.
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After more than a decade of false starts, safety scares and worthless properties, Ipswich's tallest building is finally approaching the start of remedial works that could see 215 occupied flats made safe and 85 new apartments completed within 18 months.
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The government has postponed "fast-tracked" elections for a new Suffolk and Norfolk mayor for two years, prompting fury from candidates who have branded the decision "appalling" and a "sorry mess".
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Ipswich.co.uk can exclusively reveal that new Great White Horse owner John Howard has submitted a funding application to bring the historic Ipswich landmark back to life as a 48-room boutique hotel, potentially ending 17 years of vacancy.
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John Howard, the prolific property developer and prominent Ipswich Conservative, has defected to Reform UK after being rejected for the Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral candidate shortlist, in what he describes as “the final straw”.
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John Howard, the man behind multiple high-profile property developments in Ipswich, including the Great White Horse Hotel and the Winerack, is the first to announce his Conservative candidacy bid for the combined authority mayor of Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Renowned local property developer John Howard has purchased the former Great White Horse Hotel in Ipswich, with plans to bring the historic building back into use after exchanging on the property last week.