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Puma Property Finance signs Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Specialist development leader Puma Property Finance has become the latest firm to sign up to Property Week’s diversity, part of the Inspiring Diversity in Property Campaign, joining other signatories including Watts and Ademchic.
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Perera steps up to head of origination at Moorfield Group
Real estate investment manager Moorfield Group has named Chris Perera as its head of origination.
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Investors target UK and European offices needing sustainability upgrades
Private and institutional investors are targeting UK and European offices with poor environmental performance with a view to creating value through sustainability upgrades, a Knight Frank report has found.
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Spelthorne tops Moody’s list of councils at risk of failure due to risky property investment
Ratings agency Moody’s has named 20 councils most at risk of failure in the near future due to a web of risky commercial investments, growing debt piles and a lack of scrutiny and expertise, with Spelthorne Borough Council (BC) topping the list.
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Topland strengthens team with trio of appointments
Privately-owned investment group Topland has appointed James Conolly to its structured finance team, Alex Bailey to its development team and Ben Husbands to its finance teams as it targets further growth.
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Pink steps up to head European real estate at Barings
Barings has promoted Nick Pink, currently head of real estate portfolio management Europe, to the role of head of European real estate, following the news that current European head Charles Weeks has decided to retire.
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Gaps in laws leave two thirds of offshore property owners anonymous
More than two thirds of properties held by overseas shell companies are still not reporting the identity of their owners as a result of flaws, loopholes and gaps in the laws meant to crack down on dirty money in UK property, new analysis has warned.
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Nuveen secures €40m investment for pan-European push
Nuveen Real Estate has secured a further €40m (£34m) in capital commitments for its pan-European diversified strategy from a Canadian institutional investor.
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IPSX to wind down as it fails to find new investment
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) is set to wind down claiming its aim to “revolutionise” property investment has been hit by “a lot of bad luck”.
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Oxford Economics’ Mark Unsworth on higher-for-longer inflation
UK inflation has fallen steadily from the highs reached last autumn. As of July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure stood at 6.8%, down from a peak of 11.1% in October 2022.
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Commercial property investment volumes forecast to plummet by a third in 2023
BNP Paribas Real Estate expects £41bn will be invested in the UK commercial real estate market this year, down by a third on last year and on the long-term average.
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McDonald steps up to chief executive role at Knight Frank IM
Knight Frank Investment Management (IM) has appointed Matthew McDonald as chief executive, following Kevin Aitchison’s move to Savills IM.
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British Land considers £300m property sale to Realty Income Corp
Developer British Land is reportedly in discussions with US real estate group Realty Income Corporation for a £300m property sale.
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CBRE’s Jen Siebrits on taking stock at the halfway point
It’s hard to believe we are already half way through 2023. It feels like only yesterday we were ringing in the new year and taking down the Christmas decorations and yet here we are at the summer holidays.
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Arjun Infrastructure Partners recruits Garnett
Arjun Infrastructure Partners has appointed Asher Garnett as a managing director in its investor relations team.
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Goldman Sachs reports real estate write-downs
Banking giant Goldman Sachs has reported a $485m (£375m) impairment due to writedowns of its real estate investments, according to the group’s second-quarter earnings.
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Valor makes four senior promotions
Last-mile real estate specialist Valor Real Estate Partners has made four promotions as it looks to double its assets under management to €6bn (£5.15bn) over the next three years.
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Boreal IM appoints Preece as UK vice-president
Pan-European real estate investment manager Boreal IM has appointed William Preece as a vice-president in it UK team.
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Investment at local level key to improving planning
Editor: On 4 July, the Local Government Association released some analysis, timed to coincide with its annual conference, showing that local authorities across England were facing a £2bn funding gap in the coming year due to continued high inflation.
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Specialists and family offices lead UK hotel investment but volumes tumble 60%
Hotel transaction volumes totalled around £860m for the first six months of 2023, 60% below investment volumes for the same period a year earlier.