Development partner sought for new University campus

Newcastle University is seeking a principal development partner for a multi-million-pound mixed use scheme located on a 29-acre brown-field former hospital site in Newcastle City Centre. The development, known as the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV), will be the first of its kind within the UK, drawing together all aspects of healthy ageing innovation, […]

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World’s biggest sovereign wealth and pension funds eye up UK green investment opportunities

The UK is in talks with some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth and pension funds about investing in British green energy projects, including gigafactories and offshore wind farms. UK minister Gerry Grimstone told the Financial Times earlier today that he has had discussions with investors including Temasek and GIC, the Singaporean sovereign wealth funds, […]

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King’s Cross To Become UK’s First Green Gas Neighbourhood

New deal will see King’s Cross become the first neighbourhood in the UK to move its entire gas supply to green gas The new partnership with Iona Capital will reduce the carbon footprint of King’s Cross by 50%, saving 20,000tCO2 per annum King’s Cross has announced a landmark deal with Iona Capital, a leading low […]

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Midlands LEP reaches £500m match-funding milestone

A funding project aimed at boosting the Greater Birmingham and Solihull area is on track to unlock £500m of match funding from an investment of £207.9m made over the last six years. The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Local Growth Fund programme, which launched in 2015, has now committed all of its […]

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CEG benefit from Aviva’s £1bn green investment fund

Aviva Investors has completed a £72.9m sustainable transition loan agreement with Commercial Estates Group (CEG), the property investment management and development company. The deal forms part of Aviva Investors’ commitment to originating £1bn in sustainable transition real estate debt over the next four years following the launch of the ‘green’ fund in December last year. […]

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Lure of real estate still too attractive for institutional investors

Nearly three-quarters of institutional investors plan to expand their real estate portfolios over the next five years according to new research carried out by asset management company Patrizia. The German real estate firm garnered responses from 222 clients and 72% said they were planning to increase real estate investments before 2026 with a focus on […]

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London still sucks in nearly half of investment in residential property

London attracted nearly half of the £6.1bn investment in residential property last year according to a new report out today by Colliers International. Despite efforts to level up the economy, the capital enhanced its reputation as a property hotspot with £2.836bn of investment, which was seven times greater than the next highest city – Birmingham […]

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TAKING THE LEAD IN BUILDING BACK BETTER

A host of key industry figures have thrown their weight behind today’s launch of The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), a new vehicle to facilitate economic growth which will culminate in a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s mission is to help bring together the public […]

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