Hannah Brenton
Hannah is a former deputy news editor
NewsSelect seeks backer for £600m platform
Select Property Group is seeking to sell a slice of a £600m regional platform of 3,400 student and private-rented beds.
NewsFour developers shortlisted for 2,000-home Newham site
Three FTSE 100 housebuilders and the construction group behind the Shard are vying to develop a huge publicly owned residential site in east London.
NewsUS health giant treats itself to Mayfair office
An upmarket American healthcare group that counts former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and US chat show host Oprah Winfrey among its clients has made its first major investment in the UK.
NewsMercedes-Benz drives into luxury residential
Luxury German car brand Mercedes-Benz is entering the residential property market for the first time.
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Douglas & Gordon launches residential development division
Douglas & Gordon has launched a residential development department particularly aimed at small sites.
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Singaporean sovereign wealth fund backs Maya with £90m loan
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has committed to lend up to £90m to Maya Capital for its UK regional strategy.
MarketsNeed to know: Elephant & Castle scheme five years on
Five years ago, Southwark council signed an agreement with Australian developer Lend Lease for the £1.5bn redevelopment of the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle.
OnlineRedrow London managing director leaves
Redrow London managing director James Moody has left the company to set up his own business, Property Week can reveal.
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Gatehouse appoints head of real estate finance
Gatehouse Bank, the London-based investment bank specialising in Shariah-compliant products and services, has appointed Trevor Homes as head of real estate finance.
NewsPret a Manger puts Verde’s Victoria office on the menu
Sandwich chain Pret a Manger, famed for its fresh baguettes, is eyeing a new office in London’s Victoria.
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Regal crowns £115m Islington scheme
Regal Homes has joined forces with ESO Capital Group to purchase a site in Islington with consent for a £115m residential development.
OnlineGrosvenor to sell £120m long leasehold for Mayfair flats
Grosvenor has put the long leasehold interests in two luxury Mayfair residential developments up for sale for around £120m.
OnlinePricoa backs student housing REIT with £130m loan
Pricoa Mortgage Capital has provided a £130m loan to GCP Student Living to finance a five property, student accommodation portfolio.
OnlineNational Grid pension fund backs £19.7m Bath casino development
A prime casino-led leisure development in central Bath has secured £19.7m funding from DTZ Investors, acting on behalf of the National Grid UK Pension Scheme.
OnlinePocket purchases largest land deal yet
Affordable housing developer Pocket has secured its largest land deal yet, in Chiswick, west London.
OnlineHedge fund boss takes floor at 8 St James’s Square
Green Property has leased the first floor of its 8 St James’s Square development to Point 72, the family office of American hedge fund manager Steven A Cohen
OnlineEpic UK buys Birmingham office for £11.6m
EPIC UK has acquired a prime multi-let office in Birmingham from clients of Aberdeen Asset Management for £11.6m.
OnlineUniversal Music confirms mega King’s Cross pre-let
Universal Music has pre-let the whole of the 4 Pancras Square office building on Argent’s King’s Cross redevelopment, as tipped by Property Week.
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Strutt & Parker acquire Berkshire estate agency
Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, a Surrey and Berkshire-based residential estate agency.
OnlineOctopus Healthcare suckers Sevenoaks care home
Octopus Healthcare has agreed to forward fund Kitewood’s 80-bed nursing home development in Sevenoaks, Kent.
