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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OnlineCommercial lending rises despite global uncertainty
Lending in the commercial property market grew in the first six months of 2019, despite the lack of property transactions and political risks.
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Segro updates on first nine months of year
The boss of industrial and logistics giant Segro has said the group has had a strong first nine months of the year in a positive trading update to the market.
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Calastone appoints Kramer as vice chairman to lead US expansion
Calastone, the global funds network, has appointed Dan Kramer as vice chairman to lead its expansion in the US from the firm’s New York office.
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Gresham House resi and infrastructure fund raises £200m
Gresham House, the alternative asset manager, has raised £200m for its British Strategic Investment Fund.
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Bellway posts annual profit rise, but warns on falling margins
Housebuilder Bellway has reported a rise in profit as it sold a record number of homes for the year.
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British Land and Patrizia invest in WiredScore
WiredScore, the global rating scheme for digital connectivity in real estate, has secured £3.2m in funding from British Land and Patrizia.
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Maslow funds resi skyscrapers in Manchester
Maslow Capital has agreed a £123m loan to provide Renaker funds to develop two residential towers in Manchester.
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Landsec set to sell £650m leisure portfolio to CIT
Landsec is reportedly close to selling a £650m stake in a leisure portfolio to private equity group CIT Partners.
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NAV rises at Urban Logistics
Urban Logistics has released a trading update this morning ahead of reporting its interims next month.
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The Collective targets £650m fundraising to build £1bn co-living portfolio
Co-living group The Collective and DTZ Investors have launched the world’s first fund to buy and build communal housing in London.
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WeWork’s UK losses rocket ten-fold
WeWork has posted a staggering ten-fold increase in losses for its UK arm in its latest set of accounts filed at Companies House.
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The Route raises £30m to fund eight UK developments
The Route Finance, part of The Route City wealth club, has raised £30m for the funding of eight developments across the UK.
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Hays acquires all 555 Thomas Cook stores
Hays Travel has acquired all 555 Thomas Cook stores around the UK out of liquidation, providing re-employment opportunities for former staff of the bust travel group’s retail operations.
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ICAMAP in attempt to block Atrium takeover by majority owner
ICAMAP Investments has written to the board of Atrium Real Estate alerting it to its intention to vote against the €1.4bn (£1.26bn) takeover of Atrium by Israeli property group Gazit Globe.
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Commercial property values drop in September
Capital values across UK commercial property fell -0.4% in September 2019, according to the latest CBRE Monthly Index, while rental values and total returns were flat.
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Leitner to head up CBRE GI
CBRE Group has appointed Chuck Leitner global chief executive of CBRE Global Investors, CBRE’s investment management business.
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Countrywide appoints Tesco director as COO
Countrywide has poached Tesco executive Bruce Marsh to become its chief operating officer as the troubled estate agency group continues to battle against a shrinking house sale market and Brexit concerns.
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Glenhawk nears £100m lending as demand for bridging loans soars
Challenger lender Glenhawk has claimed it is on target to loan £100m to developers by the end of the year after almost doubling its lending during the third quarter of the year.
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Student portfolio values nudge up at Unite
Student accommodation giant Unite Group has revealed the quarterly valuations of its two portfolios both nudged higher during the three months to the end of September.
