Sebastian McCarthy
Sebastian McCarthy is analysis editor at Property Week
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NewsGreen light for urban forest scheme
London’s first office building with an urban forest rooftop has been approved by planners.
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Q&A: Grainger’s Helen Gordon on the resilience of the BTR market
The chief executive of Grainger discusses BTR, the effects of Covid-19 on rentals and her proudest moment
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Maidenhead’s Point goes under offer for £40m
A 78,000 sq ft office block in Maidenhead has gone under offer for £40m to Corum.
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Marlet signs €101m financing facility for Dublin development
Marlet has signed a €101m (£90m) financing facility with Activate Capital for the Shipping Office, a commercial development which will feature 177,000 sq ft of office space and 5,700 sq ft of retail space on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin.
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AustralianSuper broadens global investment team
AustralianSuper has strengthened its global investment team with several new hires as the fund positions itself to identify new international opportunities.
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Arlington expands At Oxford Business Park
Arlington has continued to consolidate its ownership at Oxford Business Park by acquiring Spires House, a 49,421 sq ft multi-let office building from Harbert European Real Estate.
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Revo urges clarity over non-essential retail
Revo has written to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy calling for urgent clarity on whether non-essential retail will open on 3 December.
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Aviva Investors and PSP Investments to fund new Cambridge development
Aviva Investors and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP Investments”), one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, have announced the joint funding of a new office building at 20 Station Road, Cambridge.
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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield boss heads for the exit
The boss of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield will leave the company in January, stepping down after a suffering a bruising shareholder defeat last week.
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Groceries and logistics deliver LondonMetric a rise in rental income
LondonMetric has posted a double-digit rise in rental income this morning, hailing its focus on resilient assets such as logistics and groceries during the Covid-19 downturn.
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Grainger cheers rise in rental growth despite Covid-19 uncertainty
Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has posted a rise in rental growth over the last year, shrugging off uncertainties posed by the Covid-19 downturn.
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Westfield owner left reeling as investors block rescue plan
The shopping centre giant’s capital-raising plans are rejected while conditions remain unfavourable for sale of assets.
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Resi heavyweights launch new developer
Charlbury Group will focus on planning opportunities in London and South East.
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Furore over business rates 'postcode lottery'
Local authorities have been slammed for using heavy-handed tactics to chase unpaid business rates bills from office occupiers during the second national lockdown.
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JLL reveals Grainger’s successor in senior shake-up
JLL has continued its senior management shake-up, with Andy Poppink taking over as EMEA boss following Guy Grainger’s new appointment as the agency’s global head of sustainability services and ESG.
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JLL: London office demand will remain strong
Demand for London office space will remain strong in the medium to long term, according to a new report from JLL.
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West End investment turnover reaches £1bn for October
Investment turnover in London’s West End in October reached £1.09bn, spread across 10 transactions, according to the latest research from Savills.
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S&P downgrades Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has been downgraded by credit ratings agency S&P Global after shareholders rejected the group’s plans to raise capital.
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DTZ Investors Co-Living Fund enters into £32m development facility
The DTZ Investors Co-Living Fund (COLIV) has entered into a £32m development facility to construct a 222-unit co-living development in Harrow.
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Trio of lettings for Harworth Group
Harworth Group has completed three new lettings at Melton Commercial Park in Leicestershire.
