Homes England appoints Peter Freeman as new chairman
UK Government’s housing delivery agency Homes England has appointed Peter Freeman as the new chairman.
Peter Freeman is co-founder of the property developer Argent and...
Derwent London divests prime office property for £131.8m
Derwent London has exchanged contracts for the disposal of Horseferry House in SW1 for £131.8m, before rental top-ups, to an overseas investor, with completion...
Mapfre acquires office building in Fitzrovia, London
Mapfre has acquired an office building, Yalding House, in the London neighborhood of Fitzrovia from British Land, through its real estate fund with GLL.
The...
Watkin Jones secures Gateway 2 approval for 484-bed Bristol PBSA scheme
Watkin Jones has secured Gateway 2 approval for a 484-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, allowing the scheme to advance...
Kennedy Wilson announces two multifamily developments in Dublin
Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson and its equity partner announced two new construction contracts at Coopers Cross and the Grange in Dublin, Ireland.
Including...
Benson Elliot and Hobart pre-let entire City office scheme to Lockton
Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has agreed to pre-let approximately 250,000 sq ft at The Mark, a major Grade A office development...
UK CFOs’ optimism rises to 12-year high, says Deloitte survey
UK Chief Financial Officers' optimism rose to a 12-year high since the survey began in 2007 in the fourth quarter buoyed by the prospect of...
MCR Property snaps up Manchester’s iconic CIS Tower
MCR Property Group has completed the acquisition of the company that owns the Grade II-listed CIS Tower in Manchester, adding one of the city’s...
Supermarket Income REIT buys supermarket in Cambridgeshire
Supermarket Income REIT plc has purchased a Morrisons supermarket in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire from Aberdeen Standard Investments for £30.0 million (excluding acquisition costs), representing a combined net initial yield of 5.0%.
The...
Cain launches London student housing strategy with Greenwich development
Real estate investment manager Cain has launched a dedicated London purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) strategy targeting the delivery of 2,000 student beds across the...
JV buys The Moor in Sheffield for £41m
NewRiver REIT and its joint venture partner RAVO Strategies III LLC have agreed to acquire The Moor, a 28 acre estate in Sheffield city...
UK hotel market attracts £2.1bn of investment in first half
UK hotel investment volumes reached approximately £2.1 billion during the first half of 2026, marking an increase of nearly £500 million compared with the...
