UBS and Reef JV to develop major life sciences campus Jul 4, 2022 UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets and Reef Group (Reef) today announces a joint venture as the investor and co-developer for a major campus for life science businesses in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The new campus, which will be one of the largest of its kind in the UK and Europe, will be built alongside […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aviva Investors and Packaged Living to develop 195 homes Jul 4, 2022 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), and Packaged Living, the specialist UK Build-to-Rent developer, announce they have completed a deal to acquire and develop 195 homes in the West Midlands town of Telford, Shropshire. It is the first investment made since the two firms announced a partnership (‘The Partnership’) in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Home REIT adds 1,000 beds to portfolio with £92.3m of acquisitions Jul 4, 2022 Home REIT plc (ticker: HOME), which funds the acquisition and creation of high-quality properties across the UK that are dedicated to providing accommodation to homeless people, announces that it has deployed £84.9 million of the net proceeds raised in the Company’s significantly oversubscribed £263 million equity issue in May 2022 (the “Subsequent Placing”). In just […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Supermarket Income REIT acquires two assets in £83m deal Jul 4, 2022 Supermarket Income REIT plc (LSE: SUPR), the real estate investment trust providing secure, inflation-protected, long income from grocery property in the UK, announces the acquisition of a Tesco superstore, M&S Foodhall and an Iceland in Chineham, Basingstoke, and the acquisition of an Asda supermarket in Carcroft, Doncaster, for a total purchase price of £82.9 million […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Palace Capital to become an ESG driven regional office specialist Jul 4, 2022 Palace Capital (LSE: PCA), the Main Market property investment company that owns a diversified portfolio of UK commercial real estate in carefully selected locations outside of London, announces an update from the Board on the strategic options it intends to pursue as part of its commitment to maximising value for shareholders and closing the current […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
ICG Real Estate acquires Boots’ primary online distribution centre Jun 30, 2022 ICG Real Estate, the real estate division of Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), has acquired the Boots distribution warehouse in Burton-on-Trent as part of a Sale and Leaseback transaction. The 473,232 square-foot, mission critical warehouse is the principal fulfilment and distribution facility for Boots’ online business, with Boots investing heavily into automation at the site in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Chancerygate, Credit Suisse and Hines JV forward sells urban logistics scheme to Blackrock Jun 30, 2022 A joint venture (JV) between urban logistics developer Chancerygate, a fund managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management and global real estate firm Hines has forward sold a 172,000 sq ft urban logistics development in Dagenham to a fund managed by BlackRock for an undisclosed sum. Dagenham Council has approved plans to speculatively build 15 Grade […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aldermore provides £16.5m to Citu for Sheffield housing scheme Jun 30, 2022 Aldermore has provided a £16.5m development finance loan to Citu for the next phase of its Kelham Central housing development in Kelham Island, Sheffield. The next phase of the development will be comprised of 68 additional low carbon homes, including a range of house types, plus two small commercial units. This marks the next chapter for […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Frasers Logistics and Commercial Trust acquires Stoford development site for £100m Jun 29, 2022 Leading commercial property developer, Stoford, has exchanged contracts with the manager of Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (“FLCT” and the manager of FLCT, the “REIT Manager”), on the sale of a property to be developed at the Ellesmere Port complex. FCLT has acquired the freehold logistics development on a 14.1 hectare site at West Road, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Legal and General IM acquires 6.2-acre site for logistics scheme Jun 29, 2022 Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM Real Assets) has acquired a 6.2-acre freehold estate in Horsham, West Sussex on behalf of its Industrial Property Investment Fund (“IPIF”). LGIM Real Assets and its development partner, Graftongate, plan to speculatively develop a prime multi-unit industrial/logistics scheme on the site of Wilberforce House in Southwater, south of Horsham […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
