Lone Star in £630m takeover of McCarthy & Stone
Private equity giant Lone Star has agreed a £630m deal to buy retirement home group McCarthy & Stone.
Birchgrove buys Banstead Place in Surrey
Retirement living operator Birchgrove has acquired Banstead Place in Surrey.
Hammerson appoints new director of Ireland
Hammerson has announced Connor Owens as its new director of Ireland.
Empiric Student Property reports occupancy drop off and domestic student increase
Empiric Student Property has reported occupancy levels of 70% across its portfolio but has seen an uptick in domestic students living in its buildings in the 2020/21 academic year.
Knight Frank identifies top five areas in the UK prime for major development
Surrey Heath, Tameside, East Hertfordshire, Fareham and Chesterfield are the top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development, according to research from Knight Frank.
DWS splashes £316m on Dublin residential
DWS has invested £316m (€350m) in the Dublin residential market through a range of acquisitions and forward-funding deals across the city on behalf of its German retail real estate funds.
Hill Group kicks off £300m land drive
Hill Group has embarked on a £300m land acquisition spree in London in a bid to boost its housing pipeline in the capital, Property Week can reveal.
MHA submits plans for Poole waterside scheme
MHA has submitted a planning application for a mixed-use regeneration scheme next to the marina in Poole.
Mathieu Guillebault appointed as co-head of Savills’ France residential capital markets
Savills has appointed Mathieu Guillebault as co-head of its residential capital markets (RCM) division in France, alongside Raymond Genre-Grandpierre.
Sale of Swindon’s North Star House accelerates conversion plans
Plans to convert a vacant office block in Swindon are set to move ahead following the sale of the asset.
Aprirose acquires 13-unit resi scheme in central London
Real estate investment firm Aprirose has acquired a 13-unit residential scheme in central London.
Puma lends £25m for care homes
Puma Property Finance has completed a £25m loan to fund the development of two purpose-built care homes.
Adlington Retirement Living appointed as ARCO member
Adlington Retirement Living has been appointed as a full member of The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), the UK’s body representing the retirement living sector.
Guild Living Elmbridge planning application refused
Planning permission for Guild Living’s 222-unit scheme in Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge was refused unanimously by councillors who said the project fails to bring “vitality or viability” to the town centre.
Henley buys London sites for 300-home scheme
Investor Henley has snapped up two sites in Fulham, London, in an off-market deal with plans to build a 300-home development along the riverfront, Property Week can reveal.
Greenlight for Mace £500m regeneration of Stevenage town centre
Construction firm Mace has received planning permission for SG1, the £500m regeneration of Stevenage Town Centre.
UK suffers lack of housing for older people, BPF and C&W warn
The UK suffers from an acute lack of housing-with-care for older people, according to a new joint report by British Property Federation (BPF) and Cushman & Wakefield.
Bellway resumes dividend despite plummeting profit
Housebuilder Bellway is to resume its dividend payments to investors despite a 64% fall in profit during the year to the end of July.
Telereal Trillium sells Swindon redevelopment scheme
Telereal Trillium has sold its North Star House office building in Swindon to developer Shaviram Group, which will now take redevelopment plans for the scheme forwards.
Estate Agency Aston Chase announce £175m in sales since May 2020
Estate agency Aston Chase has announced they made £175m in sales, on residential property, starting from May 2020.
