Knotel chief exec hits back at critics and claims profitability is in sight
Knotel chief executive Amol Sarva has downplayed concerns about the performance of its New York business and claimed that “profitability is very much in sight” for the flexible office provider.
Redding quits Segro amid management overhaul
Segro’s chief investment officer Phil Redding is leaving after 25 years amid a senior management overhaul at the industrial and logistics giant.
City of London approves plans for Holborn Viaduct development
The City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee has approved plans for a mixed-use development in London’s Holborn, which will be the greenest building in the capital.
Edinburgh St James makes senior hire from Battersea Power Station
Edinburgh’s largest new retail development has appointed the former head of asset and estate management at London’s Battersea Power Station as its new managing director.
Grosvenor appoints Hanover Green as office and retail advisor
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has appointed Hanover Green to its office and retail advisory panel.
Downing submits plans for 2,224 co-living scheme in Manchester
Downing has submitted plans for a mammoth co-living scheme on First Street in Manchester.
TfL and Barratt reveal plans for 450 new homes in Wembley Park
TfL and Barratt London have announced they will deliver around 450 new homes in Wembley Park.
Shaftesbury secures new tenant
Shaftesbury has signed up premium jewellery brand Sacred Gold at 40 Berwick Street in Soho.
Whitbread gets green light for Camden hub hotel
Whitbread and development partner Demar Holdings has secured a resolution to grant planning permission for an 80-bed hub by Premier Inn hotel on Camden High Street.
New agent appointed at Exchange Quay in Manchester
Colliers International and has been appointed to market space in the 435,000 sq ft Manchester office building Exchange Quay.
Knotel chief exec hits back at critics and claims profitability is in sight
Knotel chief executive Amol Sarva has downplayed concerns about the performance of its New York business and claimed that “profitability is very much in sight” for the flexible office provider.
Redding quits Segro amid management overhaul
Segro’s chief investment officer Phil Redding is leaving after 25 years amid a senior management overhaul at the industrial and logistics giant.
Branch closures hit LSL sales, but profit ahead of forecasts
LSL Property Services has revealed it expects the group’s underlying operating profit for 2019 to come in “slightly ahead” of expectations, despite a 4% drop in revenue.
Hermes’ acquisition of MEPC hailed as ‘a natural evolution’
The two groups already work closely together and Hermes’ head of real estate is also chairman of MEPC
Ruling the Roost: How Student Roost became a PBSA powerhouse
Student Roost’s leadership trio tell Emma Shone how they built a sizeable UK PBSA portfolio so quickly – and where they are looking for growth next
Hitting green target is a huge challenge for housebuilders
Industry is falling short when it comes to tackling carbon footprint, says Committee on Climate Change head
Mulbury strikes BTR and for-sale balance
Director Greg Mulligan talks about the Manchester developer’s city centre schemes
Airspace: lenders must catch up
Airspace developments have hit the headlines in a big way recently. Planning policy is on board, housing secretary Robert Jenrick is on board and increasingly advanced construction methods are at our disposal. There is a clear appetite to build upwards as a solution to providing housing in dense areas.
What are the pitfalls for investors as student accommodation booms?
Student accommodation, once an ‘alternative’ or ‘specialist’ asset class, is evolving into a mainstream investment, attracting a variety of global institutional investors. More data and the sheer volume of deals paint a similar picture of real estate investors’ growing desire to gain exposure to student accommodation strategies and capabilities.
