Investec provides GSA with £85m loan to refinance and partially refurbish five UK PBSA assets

21 March 2023: Investec Real Estate (“Investec”) announces that it has provided Global Student Accommodation (“GSA”), the global leader in purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”), with an £85 million loan to support the refinance and partial refurbishment of five UK PBSA assets. The properties provide a total of 1,460 beds to students in London, Lincoln, Newcastle, Nottingham, […]

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CBRE to market major King’s Cross development site

Royal College Place – one of the last major land parcels in King’s Cross, London NW1 – is being offered to the market by global real estate advisor, CBRE, acting on behalf of the Royal Mail Group Ltd and Parcelforce Worldwide. Parcelforce Worldwide will permanently relocate its Royal College Place operations away from the site […]

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Howard Kennedy acquires Corbett & Co. specialists in International Construction Disputes

London law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its Construction and International Arbitration practices through the acquisition of Corbett & Co., an international construction law boutique. The acquisition sees the arrival of a team of 7 lawyers, including three new Partners and Corbett & Co.’s well-known principal, Edward Corbett, as a Consultant. They bring a wealth […]

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Cheyne Capital Completes £123m Senior Loan for Mixed-Use Scheme in South London

Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP (“Cheyne”), the global alternative asset manager, today announced that it has provided a £122.8m senior loan to MARK, the pan-European real estate investment manager, to refinance a newly developed, mixed-use scheme known as Borough Yards in south London. The loan provided was used to refinance the existing lender group following […]

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Capital West London to exhibit at UKREiiF 2023

Capital West London have confirmed their participation at The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), which is set to take place between 16-18 May, in Leeds. Capital West London is an established cross-borough approach to driving economic prosperity and business growth across the sub-region of West London. The programme was commissioned in 2017 […]

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Bringing the wonder back to Earls Court – The Earls Court Development Company reveals plans for transformation of 40 acre largely derelict site

“Like a London jigsaw missing its final piece, this 40-acre site is perhaps Central London’s most significant redevelopment opportunity. The site has an illustrious past which is a continual source of inspiration for us as we look towards the future. The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) has today unveiled a draft masterplan to deliver on […]

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Avanton secures planning permission for £30m warehouse complex redevelopment in Battersea

Leading London investor-developer Avanton has secured planning permission for the redevelopment of industrial complex Culvert Court in Battersea, following acquisition of the site in June 2022. As the first logistics site in their growing investment portfolio, the consented plans provide for a modern complex with a completed GDV of £30 million. Located at 105 Culvert […]

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