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OnlineUK resi market ‘impenetrable’ for smaller investors
The UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment because of a lack of suitable investable vehicles.
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Lowest performance for European real estate investment since 2012
A major European real estate investor’s index for Q1 2020 reveals the lowest performance for European real estate since Q4 2012.
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Wilford Lane Developments gets the green light for Nottingham scheme
Wilford Lane Developments Limited (WLDL) has secured planning permission from Rushcliffe Borough Council for a convenience store-led commercial scheme in West, Bridgford, Nottingham.
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London ranked as Europe’s most resilient investment market to Covid-19
Savills’ latest research report has ranked London as the most resilient investment market during Covid-19.
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Schroders acquires majority stake in Asian investment manager
Schroders has acquired a majority stake in an Asian real estate investment manager.
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London is still calling to international investors
Continuing demand for assets in the capital’s prime property markets mean deals can still be brokered.
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West Midlands asks government for £1.3bn investment in property development
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has asked the central government to spend £1.3bn on property development in the region over the next three years to help with its economic recovery from the coronavirus.
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UK investment volume to plunge by 72% in worst quarter on record
Total UK commercial property investment volume in Q2 2020 is likely to plummet by 72% compared with Q2 last year, making it the lowest quarter for investment on record.
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June investment figures show pick-up but caution remains
Investment volumes at the half-way point of this month have already surpassed May’s total figure, giving property dealmakers hope that activity will continue to rise after a torrid few months.
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Ballymore snaps up Edgware shopping centre for £75m
Irish developer Ballymore is under offer to buy The Broadwalk shopping centre in Edgware for around £75m.
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NAO forced to buy data on local councils’ real estate investments
Members of a public accounts committee have slammed the government for not knowing how much money local authorities had borrowed to make real estate investments.
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Cushman head of resi investment joins Stonegate Homes
Cushman Wakefield’s head of residential investment and PRS, Jack Simmons, has left the firm to join Stonegate Homes.
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Treasury likely to ban debt-for-yield council property investment
The Treasury is likely to ban local authorities from using taxpayer-funded debt to invest in properties purely for yield.
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WeWork investment was ‘foolish’ says Softbank CEO
Softbank chief executive Masayoshi Son said the telecom giant’s WeWork investment was “foolish” in an investor call on Monday (18 May).
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LSH hires Nick Carvey as associate director
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed Nick Carvey as an associate director in its industrial investment team.
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Birmingham City Council hires Avison Young to review portfolio
Birmingham City Council has appointed Avison Young to lead a review of its commercial investment property portfolio, after a select committee on council property investment warned that the coronavirus slowdown had increased the risk involved in local authorities’ real estate investments .
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Commercial property yields rise at fastest rate in almost four years
Yields on UK commercial property rose by their largest monthly amount since July 2016 in April, as the Covid-19 health crisis hits the sector.
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Blackstone confirms £4.66bn iQ buy
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and the Wellcome Trust have completed the £4.66bn sale of iQ Student Accommodation company
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Acuitus unveils catalogue for May remote-only auction
Acuitus has released a 36-lot catalogue ahead of its remote auction this month featuring a mix of commercial lots including office, industrial, supermarket and convenience store assets.
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Alvarium appoints Curtin as CIO
Nancy Curtin Headshot Colour Alvarium Investments, the multi-family investment house, has appointed Nancy Curtin as group chief investment officer (CIO), partner and head of investment advisory.
