International PPL to acquire further stake in Thames Tideway super-sewer Jun 1, 2022 Infrastructure investment company International Public Partnerships has conditionally agreed to acquire a further shareholding in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 25-kilometre “super sewer” being built under the Thames in order to create a healthier environment for London. International PPL said on Wednesday that the opportunity was conditional on third-party approvals and had arisen as a […] Posted by: Leon Newton Read more
Invesco backs UKREiiF sponsor Related Argent’s £8bn Brent Cross Town development Oct 20, 2022 Related Argent, one of the most respected owner, developer, operators in UK property and a sponsor at UKREiiF, has formed a joint venture with Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager which is acting on behalf of a US separate account client, to deliver £600m of Gross Development Value (“GDV”) at the £8Bn […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec backs London office sector with £122 million development loan for Unilever’s 283,000 sq ft global headquarters Aug 14, 2023 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided LCN Capital Partners, a private equity real estate firm, with a £122 million loan for the development of a 283,000 sq ft best-in-class office scheme in Kingston Upon Thames, Southwest London. Unilever, the FTSE 100 multinational consumer goods company, has agreed a pre-let for the entire building for […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec backs London student accommodation sector with £35 million Tribe loan Mar 21, 2022 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Tribe, the London and Southeast-focused student housing developer, with a £35 million facility, to fund the construction of a purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) development in South Bermondsey, London. It represents Tribe’s first ground up student development project, in a sector which saw investment volumes return close to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec extends London PBSA footprint with development loan for 397-bed Stratford scheme Aug 20, 2024 Investec Real Estate has provided a joint venture between Watkin Jones plc, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent, and Housing Growth Partnership, the Lloyds-backed equity investor, with a development loan to fund the construction of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Stratford, East London, with a GDV of c. £120 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec provides £11 million loan for Southwest London mixed-use development Mar 28, 2022 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Style & Space, the London focused residential property developer, with a £10.85 million facility, to fund the development of a mixed use residential and commercial scheme, in Earlsfield, Southwest London. The development, due to complete in December 2022, will comprise 17 high quality residential apartments for sale, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec provides £11m loan to Meadow Partners for King’s Cross acquisition Aug 25, 2022 Investec Real Estate (“Investec”) announces that it has provided Meadow Partners (“Meadow”), an institutional middle-market real estate investor, with a 36-month, £11.2 million senior loan, to support its acquisition of a prime mixed-use building on highly sought-after Northdown Street in King’s Cross, London. Designed and developed in 2007 by renowned architect Squire & Partners, the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec provides GSA with £85m loan to refinance and partially refurbish five UK PBSA assets Mar 22, 2023 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, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investec provides Landhold Developments with £13.5m development loan Jul 27, 2022 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Landhold Developments, the experienced London and Home Counties-focused commercial and residential investor and developer, with a £13.5 million senior facility, to fund the construction of 36 high quality homes in a prime Zone 3 London location. Known as Clapham Quarter, Landhold is transforming what is currently a […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Investors pour £2.2bn into Central London offices since end of Q3 Dec 8, 2021 Investment flows into the Central London office market has hit £2.2bn since the beginning of October, according to the latest research from Knight Frank. London’s higher yielding office assets relative to Europe’s gateway cities continued to attract global capital. US investors were the most active, responsible for 47% of investment deals (£1bn), followed by UK […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
John Lewis Receives Approval for New Housing Development in Bromley Jul 26, 2024 John Lewis has received approval for its inaugural housing project, gaining permission to construct 350 flats above a Waitrose store in Bromley, South London. The Bromley council approved the proposal on Thursday evening. The plan involves retaining the existing Waitrose supermarket at ground level and building three residential blocks of 10 to 24 floors, which […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Kadans Science Partner expands portfolio with King’s Cross addition Dec 20, 2023 Kadans Science Partner, a key player in the European science and technology real estate sector, has recently expanded its Pan-European portfolio with the addition of a new asset in King’s Cross, London. The property, located at 22-23 Tileyard Road, is set to be transformed into a high-quality, purpose-built laboratory space, addressing the growing demand for […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
