Lismore’s review highlights positive Scottish investment marketing during 2021 Jan 12, 2022 Leading independent property advisory firm, Lismore Real Estate Advisors today released its comprehensive review of the Scottish investment market for the final quarter of 2021 and predictions for 2022. Despite the ups and downs faced during 2021, the Scottish investment market has fared surprisingly well with investment volumes trading at circa £1.345bn, a 24% increase […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Border to Coast commits to further £1.2bn of investments Jan 12, 2022 Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), one of the UK’s largest public sector pension pools, has committed a further £1.2bn to private markets as it continues to deliver new investment opportunities for its 11 local government Partner Funds. The investments form part of the £2.7bn private markets programme announced in July 2021 and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Gresham House invests £164m in Borderlink Broadband Jan 11, 2022 Gresham House’s British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (BSIF) has invested £164m (€191m) in fibre broadband provider Borderlink Broadband. Gresham House said the investment is being made via its BSIF I and BSIF II funds. Borderlink, trading as rural broadband provider GoFibre, serves residential and business customers across Scotland, Cumbria and Northumberland. BSIF’s £164m funding, together with […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Former Schroders real estate head Owen joins Immobel Jan 11, 2022 Real estate developer Immobel is consolidating its investment management activities across Europe and has appointed Duncan Owen, the former global head of real estate at Schroders, to lead the new business division. The Belgium-listed firm has appointed Owen CEO of Immobel Capital Partners, the newly launched unit which will be co-investing across the UK and continental […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Far East Consortium snaps up 2-acre Manchester site Jan 11, 2022 Far East Consortium, the developer behind Manchester’s Victoria North regeneration project, has snapped up a two-acre site to form part of its Red Bank neighbourhood. The land on Dantzic Street is part of the strategic regeneration framework for Victoria North, which will deliver 15,000 new homes in Manchester city centre over the next decade. FEC […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Harworth makes further key hires to deliver ambitious growth strategy Jan 11, 2022 UKREiiF sponsor Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Haroon Akram as Director of Strategy, Investment & Business Development, and Dan Needham as Development Director. These newly-created roles will be central to the delivery of Harworth’s strategy to double the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Octopus Real Estate announces £450m funding agreement with Bayview Asset Management Jan 11, 2022 Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has agreed upon a funding partnership with affiliates of Bayview Asset Management, an investment management firm focused on investments in mortgage and consumer credit, to provide two-to-five-year senior investment debt to the UK Commercial Real Estate market. The […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
LondonMetric acquires storage and logistics warehouse in £53m deal Jan 11, 2022 LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the acquisition of a long let cold storage and logistics warehouse development for £53.4 million. The 300,000 sq ft building is pre-let on a 25 year lease to AM FRESH GROUP (“AM FRESH”), an international agri-tech company that supplies the majority of UK supermarkets with a range of items including […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Queensberry announced as UKREiiF Main Stage Partner Jan 11, 2022 At the inaugural UKREiiF event in Leeds between 17-19 May 2022, Queensberry will take to the Main Stage as part of the UK High Streets panel. Urban Regeneration Specialist Queensberry has thrown its weight behind the inaugural UKREiiF event by sponsoring the Main Stage Session discussion around Reimagining UK High Streets. Queensberry’s Chief Executive Paul […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Crest Nicholson acquires land for over 2,200 homes in key sites across the country Jan 10, 2022 Award-winning housebuilder, Crest Nicholson, has recently acquired over 2,200 plots, with a Gross Development Value in excess of £725 million. The five successful acquisitions are all in strong locations across the Group’s operating geographies and underpin the company’s growth strategy to deliver annually over 3,000 new home completions by 2024. The acquisitions include sites in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
