UKREiiF News

UK Government Proposes Modernisation of Real Estate Investment Trusts Rules to Boost Investment

The UK government is re-evaluating the regulations governing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), deeming some of them outdated and burdensome. Over the past year, several changes have been introduced to the UK REITs regime, and on 18 July 2023, draft legislation was published for the Finance Bill 2023-24, proposing further enhancements to the UK REIT […]

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Sirius Real Estate Expands UK Portfolio with Two New Industrial Assets

Sirius Real Estate, a leading proprietor and operator of branded business and industrial parks in Germany and the U.K., has announced the expansion of its UK portfolio. The company’s UK subsidiary, BizSpace, has entered into contracts to acquire a portfolio of two mixed-use industrial assets. The newly acquired assets, located in Liverpool and Barnsley, offer […]

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Border to Coast UK Opportunities Fund to focus on housing, infrastructure and property

Border to Coast, a UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool serving 11 partner funds, is set to introduce a novel UK opportunities strategy. This strategy will channel investments into domestic private market opportunities, including venture capital and growth sectors. The funds will be part of Border to Coast’s current £12 billion private market allocation, […]

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Greystar submit plans to unlock key development site in Croydon

Greystar has submitted plans to Croydon Council for One Lansdowne. These proposals unlock a key development site in central Croydon that has been earmarked for development for a long time. Designed by HTA Design, the plans will deliver 783 new high-quality rental homes across two buildings of 35 and 47-storeys, a new public green square, […]

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Vistry Group secures additional grant funding from Homes England

Vistry Group (Vistry) has secured an additional £67m from Homes England to deliver grant funded affordable homes in the period 2021-26. This brings the total Strategic Partnership affordable housing grants funding to £150m and will enable Vistry to deliver 2,388 affordable homes in partnership with Registered Providers and Local Authorities across England.  A significant proportion […]

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Casa by Moda brings 223 new rental homes to Leeds

Casa by Moda, the single-family homes arm of developer and operator Moda Living, has completed the acquisition of a major site in Leeds, to deliver the brand’s first single family rental homes neighbourhood in the city. The site, which has been acquired from specialist sustainable housebuilder Artisan Real Estate, is located between Kirkstall and Headingley […]

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Blackfinch Property invests £6m in two refinancing loans for real estate in Oxfordshire and London

Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed refinancing loans totalling £6m on behalf of Glencar, the institutional contracting firm, including a £4.6m refinancing loan for an apartment complex comprising 20 flats and a retail unit in North Finchley, London and a £1.4m refinancing loan for three industrial units […]

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£90M investment planned in major projects at Ensus UK

Ensus UK Ltd. can today (25th July 2023) announce that its parent company plans to invest around £90 million in a series of major projects at its biorefinery on Teesside. The projects will see production of a new high protein feed at the plant and improve the overall operational reliability and energy efficiency of all […]

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