Retail
US buyer in position for three assets
Occupier
Civil service continues to be major driver of large office lettings across regional hubs
Logistics
Finance from Investec will help fund mid-box logistics developments in Heathrow and Stevenage
People
James Conolly joins from Topland
Logistics
February marked a record month with 75 transactions
London
Duo will join agency firm as equity partners
Residential
Glenbrook bringing forward proposals on Whitworth Street West
Opinion
Start-up chaired by King’s Cross veteran finds 35% overstatement of retrofitting costs
Corporate
Head of property funds Simon Ringer keeps faith with emerging sectors
Fundraising
Mid-market managers more willing to consolidate as they struggle to stand out in the fundraising market, says CEO
Student Accommodation
Sale of Aparto Milan Durando is one of the largest single PBSA transactions recorded in Italy
Residential
Original buyer N17 passes on €150m of initially secured residential portfolio
Almcor to offload trio of retail parks from £100m portfolio
Grosvenor hires origination director as lending focus widens
Carter Jonas poaches LSH’s head of transactions
Logistics developer closes 1m sq ft of lettings in first quarter
Fiera and Wrenbridge secure £44m development loan facilities
Green light for 700-bed St Andrews student scheme
Australian family office plans £1bn housing on UK golf courses
Pension funds pledge to increase UK investment
Site of proposed £750m Yorkshire power plant prepped for sale
Funding hunt under way for 44-storey Manchester resi tower
Patron Capital in talks with capital partners over firm’s future
Abel’s Greykite and Croft’s Martley team up for UK multi-let industrial assault
Mileway appoints new chief executive
Apollo determines fate of £560m student portfolio
Hammerson moves to take full control of £400m Brent Cross
Billions at risk as student accommodation added to Scottish rent controls
£300m+ of prime Manchester BTR put back in the box
Q+A: Ontario Teachers’ European head sets out its investment gameplan
Blackstone agrees agenda-setting £225m single-family housing sale
Aware Super bolsters UK investment team
Logistics
Box4 Real Estate to focus on Midlands and North West
Life sciences
Next phase of plans submitted at St Helens campus
Office
Consultant on the move to Brooklands campus
Retail
REIT set to buy trust that owns 60% of shopping centre
Hotels & Leisure
Indian investor adds retreat to growing portfolio
Development forms the third phase of the Kilrymont project brought forward by Scotsman Development
Bangarra Group to build 3,000 homes on its golf courses located across London and south England
Around 17 investment firms said they would invest up to 10% of their assets in private markets by 2030
Plot was previously on the market in 2021
US private equity giant Blackstone has until 30 May to finalise bid
Martin Hall promoted to lead developer’s UK real estate business
American shapewear brand Skims takes former Ted Baker outlet
Total of 560,000 sq ft marks highest Q1 figure since 2022
Funding in place for Kier Property’s 125,000 sq ft Logistics City MK development
Britain’s largest pension fund plans to invest as much as £250m into Blackstone’s 5.8m sq ft scheme
Politics
As uncertainty reigns the outlook for real estate improves
Corporate
Earnings calls at CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers reveal latest thinking on market impact
Student Accommodation
Last-minute amendment means PBSA falls under remit of Scottish housing bill
Politics
Infrastructure bill impact assessment lays out economic victories from planning and environmental reforms
Office
Fenchurch Street and One Undershaft objections point to an increasingly complicated Square Mile
Big data comes at a cost – but there are innovative ways to reduce consumption, house staff and make centres look good
LondonMetric’s Urban Logistics deal reflects growing momentum behind REIT mergers
SMEs contribute more to housebuilding than most realise
A successful building upgrade needs to be driven by what tenants want – and can afford
Universal Studio’s first European theme park will have a big impact on local real estate and infrastructure
Former Round Hill head of capital markets had joined residential specialist in London in 2023
Guy Harris elevated to equity partner and Andy Tucker to salaried partner
Michael Kenney leaves German bank after 25 years
Change at the top for Blackstone-managed urban logistics giant
Mulvey has more than 25 years experience in the property sector
Former Westfield exec appointed as chief executive officer
Office
Niall Gaffney on the Irish property company’s plan to double the footprint of its flexible office platform
Corporate
UK heads Michael Lehrman and John Rodgers discuss the European business
Corporate
Canadian giant on the hunt for direct deals, new local operating partners and weighing up new asset classes