David Parsley
David Parsley is contributing editor on Property Week, specialising in finance and general news. His career has included being founding editor of City AM, markets editor on The Sunday Times and business editor on the Sunday Express. He began his career as news editor on Property Week in 1994.
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InsightWill CBILS come back to bite?
While the government’s financial support provided a much needed shot in the arm for smaller residential developers, experts warn that some may have over-leveraged themselves.
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Custodian REIT profit rises but NAV and dividend fall
Custodian REIT has been hit by a fall in net asset value during the pandemic-hit year to the end of March, but benefited from a rise in profit.
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Bellway figures show strong recovery from Covid
Housebuilder Bellway has issued a positive trading update with figures recovering to pre-pandemic levels.
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Chancerygate appoints former St Modwen director to run new Bristol office
Chancerygate is set to open an office in Bristol as the industrial developer and asset manager seeks to further grow its activity throughout the South West and into South Wales.
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CBRE appoints former Blackrock director as consultant
CBRE has appointed Marcus Sperber, the former head of global real estate at Blackrock, as a consultant.
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Oaknorth lends £50m to Brigid for retirement assets
Oaknorth Bank has provided a £50m loan to Brigid Investments to support the acquisition of approximately 250 newly built and fully occupied rental retirement properties across the UK.
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Zorin enters North East England market
Zorin Finance has made its first investment in the North East of England following an £11m loan to a local developer.
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Sirius raises €350m from debut bond
German business parks group Sirius Real Estate has placed its debut corporate bond, raising €350m (£300m) to refinance existing debt and help fund its pipeline of acquisitions.
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LXi forward funds Dobbies garden centre in Reading
LXi REIT has struck a £19m deal to forward fund a 94,000 sq ft garden centre in Reading.
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Sirius appoints Kenrick to non-exec role
German business park group Sirius Real Estate has appointed Joanne Kenrick as an independent non-executive director.
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Greystar raises €725m for pan-European residential fund
Greystar Europe Investment Management has raised €725m (£623m) for its flagship pan-European residential fund.
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Urban Logistics posts large rises in annual figures but divi remains flat
Urban Logistics REIT has posted a rise in both net asset value (NAV) and profit in the year to 31 March as warehouse space continued to boom during the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers flocked to online retailers.
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Palace losses nudge up but asset sales on track as divi rises
Net asset value (NAV) at Palace Capital sunk more than 5% in the year to the end of March.
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OnTheMarket posts first profit and repays Covid-19 furlough grants
OnTheMarket has posted its first annual profit since its launch six years ago.
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Two industry leaders appointed to spearhead campaign tackling gender inequality in construction
Amanda Fisher, chief executive of Amey, and Mandy Willis, a director of corporate strategy at Mace, have been appointed as co-chairs of The REbuild Project.
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Oxenwood buys Coventry distribution site for £18m
Oxenwood Real Estate has paid £17.9, for a vehicle storage, sales and distribution facility in Coventry.
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GLP gains planning for G-Park warehouse scheme
Logistics investor and developer GLP has secured planning permission for the development of up to 736,000 sq ft of warehouse space at G-Park Ashby.
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Clearbell sells Berkshire warehouse site
Clearbell Property Partners III has sold a 116,000 sq ft warehouse site at Thatcham Park, Berkshire, to NFU Mutual Insurance Society (NFUM) for £24.95m.
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Knight Frank appoints Qadar as research partner
Knight Frank has appointed Shabab Qadar as a partner in its commercial research team.
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Empric’s student digs reservations fall
Empiric Student Property has revealed lower forward bookings for it student accommodation as Covid-19 continues to hit the sector.
