Legal & General makes £76m move for BtR scheme Aug 11, 2021 Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent homes, with a focus on the build to rent (BtR) and student accommodation (PBSA) sectors, is pleased to announce exchange of contracts for the sale of Hove Gardens, a BtR scheme in Hove. The transaction is on a forward funding basis to one […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Chancerygate submits plans for two industrial developments Aug 11, 2021 Chancerygate has submitted plans to speculatively develop sites in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, and Brackley, South Northants, delivering 219,765 sq ft of light industrial and warehousing space with a combined gross development value of £37m. The developer intends to deliver 15 Grade A units ranging from 4,758 sq ft to 43,357 sq ft on an 8.9-acre […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Derwent London and Lazari Investments JV acquire two London assets in the West End Aug 10, 2021 Property giant Derwent London has announced the acquisition of two properties around University College London and a joint venture with Lazari Investments to acquire three more buildings in Baker Street. Derwent London exchanged contracts for two properties totalling 182,100 sq ft located in the so-called knowledge quarter for £214.6m. The freehold office building at 250 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Cushman & Wakefield to form exclusive partnership with WeWork amid £110m investment Aug 10, 2021 WeWork, one of the leading global flexible space providers, and Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, have announced they have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to market both landlords and businesses on WeWork’s management experience platform and on new jointly developed solutions. The partnership is intended to provide clients with […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Artisan Real Estate eyes studio complex at previously approved hotel site Aug 10, 2021 Developer Artisan Real Estate is looking to change a Glasgow city centre project that was previously set to become a hotel. They have already received planning permission for a 248-bed hotel but they’re now looking to deliver a serviced studio complex on the site instead. The green light for the 16-storey hotel was given last […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bank buys majority stake in Southern Water for £1bn Aug 10, 2021 Australian asset manager Macquarie announced that it had bought a majority stake in utility firm Southern Water for more than £1bn. The firm said that its investment would help transform the company and put it “back on a stable footing”. It comes a month after Southern Water was fined £90m after bosses admitted dumping sewage […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Leading procurement organisation Pagabo backs UKREiiF Aug 10, 2021 UKREiiF – The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum – whose Advisory Group is Chaired by Lord Kerslake, brings together the public and private sectors to support the ambition for the UK to Build Back Better. The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, better known as UKREiiF, has been given a major boost […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£260m Investment to Develop Next Gen of Offshore Technology in the Humber Aug 9, 2021 The UK continues to significantly boost its world-leading offshore wind manufacturing industry, with over 1,340 jobs created and protected across the Humber region thanks to £266 million of UK government and private sector investment, the Government has announced. Offshore wind manufacturers Siemens Gamesa and GRI Renewable Industries will receive grant funding from the Government’s £160 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Flint Housing Announces Registration as For-Profit Registered Provider of Social Housing Aug 9, 2021 Flint Housing is pleased to announce that it has been registered with the Regulator of Social Housing as a for-profit registered provider of social housing. Flint Housing was established in 2020 in recognition of the fact that significant additional institutional investment will be needed in affordable housing over the coming decades. A National Housing Federation […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Gatehouse Bank and TPG Real Estate form £500m BtR Joint-Venture Aug 9, 2021 Gatehouse Bank has announced the launch of a £500m joint venture with TPG Real Estate Partners (TREP) to enable construction of up to 2,500 suburban, purpose-built family rental homes across the North and Midlands. Having already established two significant build-to-rent property portfolios, this is the bank’s latest venture in this sector, with the joint venture […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
