All articles by Madeleine Knight – Page 12
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CBRE promotes Chris Gow to head of debt and structured finance for Europe
Global real estate adviser CBRE has appointed Chris Gow as head of debt and structured finance, Europe, which marks an expansion on his current leadership responsibilities, effective from 1 January 2024.
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DTZ Investors completes £110m refinancing for three co-living assets
DTZ Investors Co-Living Fund (COLIV) has completed a £110m refinance of its Folk Co-living portfolio with SMBC Bank International.
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Berkeley posts 4.6% profit rise but holds off investing in new schemes
Housebuilder Berkeley Group has posted a 4.6% rise in pre-tax profit for the six months to the end of October, but said it would hold off investing in new development until the market improved.
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Invesco secures £200m BTR loan with HSBC
Invesco Real Estate has secured a £200m loan with HSBC UK to support two stabilised residential build-to-rent (BTR) assets in east and west London.
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Divergence in performance across property types ‘likely to persist in 2024’, CBRE says
Divergence in performance across property types is likely to persist in 2024 and obsolescence, particularly of older office and retail assets, will be a key challenge for the UK real estate market next year, according to CBRE’s UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2024.
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PIC lends £30m to Medway Housing Association
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has made a second private placement investment of £30m in secured debt issued by Heart of Medway Housing Association.
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Puma to fund £13m for intergenerational development in Manchester
Puma Property Finance has provided a facility of around £13m to fund McGoff Group’s development of a 51-bed care home and a children’s day nursery in Bowdon, South Manchester.
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Q&A: Lord Johnson discusses the UK’s investment opportunities
Investment minister discusses increased foreign direct investment activity in the UK real estate sector.
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Ascend Properties appoints Dandara Living’s Borrmann as MD
Ascend Properties has appointed former Dandara Living managing director Paul Borrmann as its MD.
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Teacher to launch consultancy business after Blackstock’s sale to Montfort
Blackstock Consulting founder Andrew Teacher is to launch a new strategic consultancy business next year when the earn-out period following Blackstock’s acquisition last year by Montfort Group ends.
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Housebuilders unlikely to see much volume recovery in 2024, Investec says
Housebuilders are likely to remain cautious until they are confident of a sustained recovery so, even if spring sees a better market, there is unlikely to be much volume recovery in 2024, according to Investec’s sector review.
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FCA statement outlines rules for sustainable real estate investment products
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its new policy statement on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels, which is set to help real estate fund managers with net zero strategies.
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Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel calls for new regeneration partnership
An interim report from the Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel has recommended establishing a new partnership with Liverpool City Council to unlock regeneration opportunities and enhance the local authority’s vision for development.
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Tritax Big Box REIT sells six assets for £327m
A disposals update from Tritax Big Box REIT has revealed that it has sold six assets so far in its 2023 financial year for £327m, at a blended 4.34% net initial yield.
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Savills expands global retail offer with Nash Bond acquisition
Savills UK has acquired Nash Bond, a retail agency and lease consultancy business based in central London, to expand its global retail offer to clients.
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Housing Growth Partnership commits £15m of equity for JV with Cayuga Homes
Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), the Lloyds-backed equity investor in the UK living sector, has committed £15m of equity to a new joint venture with Sussex based developer Cayuga Homes.
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Green Finance Institute says property-linked finance could unlock ‘billions of pounds of investment’
The introduction of property-linked finance (PLF) into the UK market could unlock £52bn to £70bn of private capital to upgrade inefficient buildings, according to a report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI).
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Former C&W head of hotel transactions rejoins CBRE
Global real estate adviser CBRE has appointed Rob Seabrook from Cushman & Wakefield as an executive director in its hotels capital markets team.
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Self-storage racks up strong results and investor interest
Solid Big Yellow and Lok’nStore results reflect sector’s resilience and countercyclical qualities for investors.
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Autumn Statement: ISAs to include LTAFs and open-ended property funds
The government is expanding the Innovative Finance ISA from April to include Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) and open-ended property funds with extended notice periods, according to today’s Autumn Statement.