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Residential

Upmarket housebuilder in play

Having grown through acquisition, developer has pipeline of more than 6,000 homes

Residential

Joint venture seals deal for Hammerson’s £1bn Eastgate Quarter

Sale marks group’s exit from Leeds

Politics

Reeves claims housing victory in spring statement

Government within “touching distance” of 1.5m target as OBR confirms housing policy will add 0.4% to GDP
Office

Arrow on target for CEG’s Central House

Tenant has agreed a 10-year lease
London

Q+A: Avison Young’s London office heads on “joining the dots” for growth and a new HQ

Agency firm is swapping its Gresham Street and Regent Street offices for a new base at The Met Building
Hotels & Leisure

Newcastle’s Malmaison booked in for £20m sale

Quayside hotel undergoing refurbishment programme
People

Goldman Sachs managing director departs

Firm veteran spent more than two decades at the bank
Hotels & Leisure

£90m Cambridge landmark refinanced

Ground rent deal and refinancing locked in for famous hotel

Spotlight

Opinion

Shah on property: inside the RICS revolt over Justin Sullivan

Senior figures, including ex-Wellcome boss Peter Pereira Gray, demand president’s resignation
Corporate

Henry Boot’s Tim Roberts on “rock-solid” balance sheet and future pipeline

Logistics and planning also in the spotlight in group’s results

Europe news

Corporate

Balmain buys out joint venture partner

Leading Polish shopping centre adviser reverts to 100% ownership of CEE business
Retail

Retail property in a VUCA world: “We cannot sit this one out”

Geopolitical uncertainty is one of the main talking points at German retail real estate congress Handelsimmobilienkongress
Office

€100m Stockholm CBD gem in play

Core property expected to be market trendsetter
Student Accommodation

Solida Capital seeks €100m equity for PBSA platform

Developer fundraising to build 5,000-bed CEE portfolio

More from UK & Ireland

Logistics

Dallas logistics developer fires up €5bn transatlantic double sale

European component stands at €2bn
Finance

Redevco reserves €100m for European property lending

Firm on hunt for maiden deal following launch of debt platform last year
Student Accommodation

Trio wrestle for Apollo’s £600m student portfolio

Two of the contenders are vying to make UK sector debut
Residential

Global Student Accommodation secures £86m five-asset refinance

Deal backs portfolio across London, Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Lincoln
Residential

Thriving Investments launches £200m key worker housing fund

New Avenue Living Greater Manchester Housing Fund is first of its kind in England

Urban Logistics to change internalisation proposal as shareholder pressure mounts

Activist shareholders are pushing to replace board members
Green light for Goold Estates’ Wolverhampton logistics scheme

Approval will deliver a 355,000 sq ft logistics development
Hilltop launches £200m property lending platform

Specialist property financier teams up with Douglas & Gordon
Chief executive of Blackstone-owned QTS to resign

Chad Williams steps down after more than two decades at the firm
Savills IM buys Bicester homes for affordable housing fund

Oxfordshire deal is second acquisition for fund
Hayfin buys European loan portfolio from Oaktree

Loans are secured against hotel, residential and office assets
Shareholders requisition Urban Logistics EGM

Proposals include the immediate removal of Nigel Rich, Richard Moffit and Heather Hancock
Supermarket Income completes management internalisation

Rob Abraham and Mike Perkins have been appointed as chief executive and chief financial officer, respectively
BPF’s outgoing policy director joins The Property Institute

Ian Fletcher to become senior policy and enterprise adviser
Realty completes €220m Irish retail portfolio acquisition

Portfolio comprises eight retail parks offloaded by Oaktree Capital Management

Analysis

Investment

UK funds reduce UK real estate exposure by £30bn

Scale of pension, insurance and unlisted fund disinvestment revealed by IPF research
Politics

Shravan Joshi: “Destination City has evolved”

The outgoing City of London planning and transport committee chair on why resi won’t be allowed, the potential for hotels and PBSA – and those pesky cycle spaces
London

London housing pipeline falls to new low

Mayor courts developers as safety regulations and viability issues lead to fewest approvals since records began in 2004
Retail

The real winners and losers across Europe’s luxury streets

Analysis of physical vacancy rates reveals how well the UK and Europe’s most expensive retail locations are doing
Investment

Bill Hughes and L&G’s senior team on the trends shaping global real estate

Leading lights discuss the crucial issues facing the property industry this year

Opinion

Mid-box warehousing: UK logistics’ missing link

Government and planners must find a way to get things moving
Shah on property: activists are blowing cobwebs from the listed sector

The likes of Achilles are holding boards to account and providing transparency
Shah on property: mothgate shows refurbishment of the RICS is a work in progress

A High Court judge’s censure of president Justin Sullivan poses awkward questions
ESG backlash hasn’t changed the facts – but “data spaghetti” needs to be untangled

Climate risk remains a material concern for institutional investors
Shah on property: Zakay v Zakay – the industry’s next big brotherly bust-up?

Eddie is suing Sol and the multi-billion pound Topland empire

People

Former Ivanhoé Cambridge head of investment joins Greycoat

Arnaud Malbos named senior real estate partner as firm plans to open Paris office
Commercial property-focused energy consultancy launches

Hertford Birch will help landlords maximise the potential of EV charging points
Blue Owl hires MD to strengthen European net lease strategy

Robert Campkin joins from Colliers
Fisher German poaches LSH director as head of investment agency

Appointment made to bolster firm’s investment capabilities
Capital-raising expert drafted in for £10bn Earl’s Court plans

London’s largest residential redevelopment opportunity is yet to progress
Barwood’s head of fund management departs

Andrew Barlow leaves after 10 years with the fund manager

Residential

Q+A: Edmond de Rothschild REIM and the next big residential opportunity

Chief investment officer DJ Dhananjai on why private capital is increasingly targeting the affordable housing market
Residential

Five questions for Target Healthcare REIT

Listed care home specialist posted half-year results on Friday to warm stock market reception
Retail

Q+A: Retail’s big beasts Davies and Harris set out battleplan for Vedra

Duo discuss hands-on approach to retail occupier services, investment advisory and asset management