Greater Manchester and Liverpool regional leaders unite to champion Levelling Up opportunities at UKREiiF Feb 16, 2022 UKREiiF is a new annual event that will connect people, places and businesses in order to accelerate the levelling up agenda and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment Conference speakers include a host of senior figures from national and local government, as well as leading developers and investors Awards to celebrate pioneers in the ESG […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government unveils Levelling Up plan that will ‘transform the UK’ Feb 2, 2022 Twelve bold national Levelling Up missions, given status in law, will shift government focus and resource to Britain’s forgotten communities throughout 2020s Biggest shift of power from Whitehall to local leaders in modern times announced – every part of England to get ‘London style’ powers and mayor if they wish to Starting gun fired on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
600 delegates representing 150 investors and funders already signed up to UKREiiF Jan 31, 2022 The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) has so far secured over 600 C-Suite and senior professionals to attend the event – representing more than 150 investment firms. UKREiiF is a game-changing new event set to take place in Leeds between 17-19th May 2022 which brings together cities and regions to connect with […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Google to invest over £700m in UK workspace Jan 14, 2022 Google has given the UK office sector a huge boost – by backing a return to the office with a major investment into its UK work environment. The tech giant will expand its UK office capacity by 50% and “reinvigorate” their office space – with staff set to increase from 6,400 to 10,000. They will […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Study shows large unpick in institutional investors committing to Net Zero targets Nov 23, 2021 Global institutional investors have significantly raised their ambitions to implement net zero commitments across portfolios over the last 12 months, whilst being increasingly aware of the challenges in meeting these targets, according to the latest edition of the Aviva Investors Real Assets Study. The annual survey from Aviva Investors, the asset manager of Aviva plc […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Silbury Finance provides £40m sustainability-linked development loan for retirement village Nov 23, 2021 Facility is the second for the UK Retirement Living Fund and Elysian Residences’ Joint Venture, in a high conviction sector Silbury Finance (“Silbury”), the development lender backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has provided the UK Retirement Living Fund (“ReLF” or the “Fund”),which is managed by Schroders Capital and advised by Octopus Real Estate, with a £39.3 million senior loan to fund […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Grainger reaffirms growth ambitions with key investment appointments Nov 23, 2021 Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord and a market leader in UK PRS, today announces two key appointments within its investment team. Eliza Pattinson has been promoted to Director of Investments (Asset Management) and Steven Clark is appointed as Director of Investments (Acquisitions). Eliza, already a senior leader within the business, first joined […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
KKR to help fund £1.7bn Build to Rent pipeline Nov 23, 2021 Build to rent specialists Moda and Apache have signed a deal that will see US firm KKR invest £610m to finance the building out of the remaining 4,000 homes in their development pipeline. The firms said the deal will allow the construction of £1.7bn of city centre homes for rent, to be operated by Moda […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Glenbrook Investments expands Yorkshire portfolio with £6.7m purchase Sep 14, 2021 Glenbrook Investments has expanded its portfolio into Yorkshire with the acquisition of the freehold interest in Albion Court, Leeds for £6.7m, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.1%. NorthCap advised Glenbrook Investments on the acquisition. Albion Court, which is part-Grade II Listed and extends to 31,400 sq ft, provides a mix of leisure, retail and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Care home investor Target Healthcare REIT raises £125m in significantly oversubscribed share issue Sep 13, 2021 The Board of the Company is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised gross proceeds of £125 million through a significantly oversubscribed issue of new ordinary shares (“New Shares”) at 115 pence per New Share (the “Issue”). After careful consideration of the exceptionally strong level of support and quality of demand from investors in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
