UKREiiF News

31-storey Isle of Dogs tower set for approval

A major scheme in Tower Hamlets has been recommended for approval – which will see Mount Anvil and One Housing deliver a 31-storey residential scheme.The project, which previously obtained consent for a 26-storey tower, has been increased in size with HTA Design drawing up plans to add five additional storey’s to the build.24 homes and […]

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Schroder REIT acquires £15m Manchester mixed-use asset

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited, the actively managed UK-focused REIT, announces the acquisition of St. Ann’s House in Manchester, for £14.7 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.8%, a reversionary yield of 9.1% and a low average capital value of £283 per sq ft. The mixed-use office and retail asset generates £1.22 million […]

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Clowes acquires Birmingham office campus in £13m deal

Hillview Real Estate, the UK regional office investor, has sold an office campus on the edge of Birmingham to Clowes Developments for £13.1 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.5%. The campus is 2620-2650 Kings Court, which comprises six self-contained office buildings, totalling 52,373 sq ft, at Birmingham Business Park, the premier business park […]

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Valor acquires London urban logistics asset in £40m deal

Valor Real Estate Partners (“Valor”), Europe’s fastest growing last-mile real estate specialist, has continued its momentum in London with the acquisition of a prime urban logistics asset in Park Royal, West London for c £40m from a private vendor.  The asset comprises 55,000 sq ft of high-quality warehouse space across two units that are currently […]

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East Midlands Development Company announced independent board

A team of hugely experienced property and investment professionals will help advise on the progress of one of the biggest development opportunities in the UK. The East Midlands Development Company has recruited a team of private sector non-executive directors to work alongside its local authority partners, commercial advisors and core team as it seeks to […]

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GSK announcement imminent on UK Science Cluster development partner

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is on the verge of announcing a development partner, as they look deploy investment into the UK and create a new bioscience cluster near its research base in Stevenage. Last year they outlined their desire to develop a 33-acre site in Hertfordshire which would become a life science hub creating up to 5,000 […]

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Fiera and Wrenbridge acquire 4.5-acre site for industrial scheme

Fiera Real Estate (“FRE UK”) and Wrenbridge are pleased to announce the acquisition of a 4.5-acre site on Limberline Road in Portsmouth to develop a multi-unit Grade A industrial scheme with a GDV in the region of £33m. The business plan is to obtain planning permission for seven industrial units ranging between 6,319 sq.ft to […]

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Panattoni submits plans for 200,000 sq ft logistics development

Panattoni, the largest industrial real estate developer in Europe, has submitted plans for a 199,672 sq ft speculative, last-mile logistics development in Crawley.The detailed planning application for Panattoni Park Crawley, submitted to Crawley Borough Council, is for a semi-detached unit of 134,012 sq ft and 65,660 sq ft, which could be combined into one unit […]

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Cheyne Capital sells Elivia Homes to funds advised by Octopus Investments

Leading alternative asset manager Cheyne Capital has today announced the sale of its majority shareholding in independent housebuilder Elivia Homes to funds advised by Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group. Since it first invested in Elivia Homes, formerly Vanderbilt Homes, in 2014, Cheyne has played an integral role in supporting the firm’s ambitious growth into […]

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