Rhiannon Curry
Rhiannon is a former news editor of Property Week and business reporter at The Telegraph. She now writes freelance for PW and other titles.
MarketsUncertainty hangs over the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector
With the whole country in lockdown, to what extent will the PBSA market be affected?
NewsQ&A: Helen Gordon on helping real estate through Covid-19
Grainger CEO and BPF president says government wants sector to hit the ground running post lockdown
OnlineHines announces two senior appointments
Hines has announced two asset manager appointments in its UK team as it seeks to accelerate the growth of its student accommodation and industrial and logistics portfolios.
OnlineIPSX announces two senior appointments
IPSX UK has appointed a new head of market regulation and a new chief financial officer.
OnlineCity office investment hits £1.56bn in Q1
Total investment in offices in the City of London hit £1.56bn in the first quarter of the year, according to Colliers.
OnlineNHS selects new manufacturing building for North East Nightingale hospital
The NHS has selected a building in the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) near Sunderland for a temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital for the North East.
OnlineChancerygate and Bridges Fund Management agree final 34,500 sq ft letting for Nottingham business park
A joint venture between Chancerygate and Bridges Fund Management has agreed a 34,500 sq ft letting to a housing association at Beeston Business Park in Nottingham.
OnlineGovernment extends deadline for cladding consultation
The government has extended the deadline for responses to its consultation on banning combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings by six weeks as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
OnlineCircle Property reports 4.7% rise in NAV
Office investment and development company Circle Property has reported that its net asset value (NAV) jumped 4.7% to £2.90 per share in the last year.
OnlineRetail warehouse vacancy rates hit 7.6%
Retail warehousing vacancy rates in the UK continued to rise last year, reaching 7.6% at the end of 2019 according to the latest research by Trevor Wood Associates.
OnlineKnight Frank joins UK agencies furloughing staff
Knight Frank has become the latest UK property agency to furlough a number of its staff and reduce its payments to partners as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit businesses.
OnlineGyms and leisure centres facing legal action over rent payments
Gyms and leisure centres say they face being evicted from their premises as landlords use a legal loophole to penalise them for rent non-payment – leaving 2,800 gyms at risk of permanent closure and 100,000 jobs at stake.
OnlineOccupiers seeking renegotiated deals as coronavirus disruption bites
Occupiers are rethinking their space needs as they continue to test their employees’ ability to work from home, which could result in some deals being renegotiated, a new report from Savills has said.
OnlinePub giants urged to give tenants more support during lockdown
Pub companies have been urged to do more to support tenants during the coronavirus crisis, after it emerged that five of six major firms had not yet waived any rent.
OnlineAvison Young boost management portfolio with string of new mandates
Avison Young has boosted its real estate management portfolio with several new mandates to bring its portfolio to 120m sq ft nationally.
OnlineSovereign Centros appoints new asset manager
Property operating company Sovereign Centros has appointed a new asset manager to work across a variety of its retail and leisure projects.
OnlineMelburg bags Bristol planning permission in record time
Melburg Capital has received planning permission for its 110,000 sq ft office redevelopment in Bristol city centre just five weeks after submitting its application.
OnlineMoorgarth Group launches £100m fund for community retail and leisure
Moorgarth Group is to launch a new £100m real estate fund to invest in community-based retail and leisure projects across the UK.
OnlineKellogg’s completes St Helen’s shed deal
Bericote Properties and Hillwood have completed a deal to let their spec-built industrial scheme 525 Haydock to Kellogg’s.
OnlineSavills becomes latest agency to unveil furlough plan
Savills has become the latest property agency to consider furloughing a number of its staff in order to reduce its costs during the coronavirus lockdown.
