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London

Kennedy Wilson to offload £220m Victoria trophy

Californian investor instructs agents on prized West End office

Opinion

Shah on property: Israel’s war on Iran will make the road to recovery steeper

Macro shocks are coming thick and fast, adding to uncertainty

People

CBRE resi grandee to depart after 14 years

Former Fulham FC director set up brokerage’s UK residential business
Fundraising

Heitman hits €500m value-add fundraising trail

Vehicle is continuation of strategy introduced by previous fund to invest in alternative property sectors
Opinion

Logistics: still keeping calm and carrying on

Fundamental demand remains resilient, despite ongoing market volatility
Logistics

Clarion splashes out on £115m Blackburn logistics park

Property arm of Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s business empire offloads 954,000 sq ft scheme
Investment

Q+A: CBRE’s Chris Brett gives his half-time analysis on 2025

Capital markets chief assesses how macro and political turmoil is starting to level out
London

Trinova puts £63m Covent Garden office on the block

Building had £8m refurbishment last year

Spotlight

Residential

Affordable housing grant leaves £100bn hole

Government targets and funding shortfall leaves door open for private sector
Opinion

Why warehouses, not offices, should be your retrofit priority

Industrial and logistics could be key to faster, more affordable and sustainable progress

Europe news

Retail

Echo Investment finds buyer for €100m+ Polish mall

The parties already closed an office deal last year
Retail

Mall of Switzerland rejigs a quarter of its space in repositioning

Site tour with Multi reveals a shopping centre in transition
Office

RedTree to snap up €22m Paris value-add office

Property on edge of city is under exclusivity for less than half its 2013 price
Residential

Ofi Invest finds buyer for €60m+ Paris apartment block

Deal to close at 3.7% yield

More from UK & Ireland

People

Ellandi co-founder secures new regeneration role

Mark Robinson takes role to push redevelopment in his hometown
Logistics

Valor buys £55m west London industrial estate

Firm has deployed more than £200m in 2025
Student Accommodation

Watkin Jones wins appeal for student-led Battersea project

Developer to deliver 762 student beds across three towers alongside 55 affordable homes
Hotels & Leisure

Big-name joint venture edging ahead in race for €1.3bn+ Dalata

Duo aiming to squeeze out competition for 55-site platform
London

Ruby Stella hotel changes hands for £48m

RE Capital sells recently opened Clerkenwell hotel

River Island to shutter 33 stores in restructuring bid

Company is working with PwC on the process
Ric Lewis appointed as Crown Estate chair

Treasury Select Committee confirms Tristan founder will succeed Sir Robin Budenberg
Ellandi co-founders take on consultancy roles at NewRiver

Morgan Garfield and Mark Robinson to become REIT’s senior consultants in July
Poundland to shut distribution centres

New owner Gordon Brothers begins restructuring at struggling discounter
Financial Stability Board flags vulnerabilities in $12tn commercial property market

Watchdog says liquidity mismatches, leverage, and valuation opacity are the main vulnerabilities
Plans in for 484,000 sq ft Scottish data centre

200MW development brought forward by BESS developer Apatura
Berkeley sales “below long-term aspirations”

Rob Perrins to become executive chair as Richard Stearn steps up to become chief executive
Realterm raises €470m for European logistics fund

Total capital commitments exceeded target
Royal London buys Fareham site for build-to-suit facility

Investor and developer will partner with Graftongate on 176,000 sq ft logistics scheme
Planning applications on the rise, says government

More than 90,000 submissions made in Q1, says MHCLG

Analysis

Investment

ULI 2025: “Real assets are a net beneficiary of uncertainty”

Isabelle Scemama from Axa IM, Maximilian Biagosch from CPP Investments and John Klopp from Morgan Stanley IM share their thoughts on the market
Politics

Institutions eye opportunity as Reeves revives housing associations

Spending review creates potential partnerships with private sector worth billions as Homes England given £4.8bn to lend
Self-storage

Self-storage sellers face reality check

Recapitalisations grow in prominence as bidders question pricing of older stock and owners look to achieve scale
People

Who will replace Hammerson’s Rita-Rose Gagné?

Green Street News weighs up the likely runners and riders for the top job at the retail REIT
Investment

UK, Germany and Spain in global top five for cross-border capital destinations

US share of activity fell below 15% from over 17%, according to Colliers

Opinion

Why science real estate needs to broaden its horizon

Can the UK make the most of the impending demand for space?
Could the affordable housing package be a game-changer?

Spending review measures have the potential to significantly boost housebuilding
Why the serviced apartment sector is poised for a busy summer

Investor sentiment is being buoyed by the resilience of profit margins
Are rising rates forcing occupiers to broaden London office searches?

Business rate hikes are a growing concern for tenants
What does the Waitrose West Ealing appeal mean for London development?

John Lewis Partnership’s legal adviser unpacks the recent decision

People

Zerda lands new roles with bank-backed managers

Former LaSalle and Blackstone exec to lead real estate expansion charge
Taylor Wessing recruits head of real estate disputes

Emma Chadwick joins as partner
Cited hires McMullen’s head of investment

Tim Saull joins growing business
XLB establishes new partnership structure as part of expansion drive

The development and asset management firm is pioneering shed-tech development
Hancock’s Hilltop appoints chief investment officer

Former Telford and Greystar exec on board as firm ramps up
Colliers’ London head of international capital departs

Director leaves the firm to explore other opportunities

Student Accommodation

Q+A: Urbanest on “ripping up the rulebook” and building Europe’s largest Passivhaus scheme

Head of development Angus Kearin discusses how the student accommodation developer is leading the market in sustainability certification
Logistics

Q+A: Tritax’s Nick Ireland on flying airport fund into new markets

Manager seeks to double fund size to £1.5bn following change of strategy and structure
Retail

Q+A: Sovereign Centros boss – “The power in this building is immense”

Eighteen months after his asset management business was acquired by CBRE, Chris Geaves discusses life in the green machine and the mood in the retail market