Avanton plans two new BtR projects in London Mar 31, 2022 Avanton, the leading London investor-developer, is planning new pipeline Build to Rent projects, providing around 800 units, under the A:Living (Avanton Living) brand in the Old Kent Road and Wembley, following the lettings success of the A:Living launch of Build to Rent apartments at their flagship Coda development in Battersea. For the launch of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Newcore’s social infrastructure fund invests £27m in initial four assets Mar 25, 2022 Newcore Capital Management has acquired the maiden assets for its latest value-add, social infrastructure fund. The UK social infrastructure real estate manager said it has invested £27m (€31.4m) acquired the first four assets for Newcore Strategic Situations V LP, a fund seeking to raise £300m. Newcore said it has bought three educational properties in Surbiton, Blackheath and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Art-Invest Real Estate secures planning for Canada Water Dockside Mar 25, 2022 Art-Invest Real Estate (Art-Invest) is pleased to announce that Southwark Borough Council has resolved to grant outline planning consent for the development of Canada Water Dockside, an office-led scheme in Canada Water. Canada Water Dockside, which marks Art-Invest’s largest investment in London to date, is a 4.5-acre site adjacent to British Land’s Canada Water masterplan […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Inland Homes JV disposes of Cheshunt Lakeside scheme for £56m Mar 21, 2022 Inland Homes plc, the brownfield developer, housebuilder and regeneration specialist focused on the South and South East of England, today announces the sale, via its joint venture, Cheshunt Lakeside Developments Limited (“CLDL”), of Phase 1B at Cheshunt Lakeside, Cheshunt. The Group is also pleased to announce that is has received a resolution to grant planning permission […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Investec backs London student accommodation sector with £35 million Tribe loan Mar 21, 2022 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Tribe, the London and Southeast-focused student housing developer, with a £35 million facility, to fund the construction of a purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) development in South Bermondsey, London. It represents Tribe’s first ground up student development project, in a sector which saw investment volumes return close to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Canada Israel & Avanton submit planning for £250M resi-led development in Wembley Mar 16, 2022 Canada Israel and Avanton have submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Brent for the regeneration of the 2.5 acre (1.26 hectare) Wembley Point site on Harrow Road to create a residential-led development known as Stonebridge Place with a GDV value of up to £250 million providing 515 new homes of mixed tenure, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Central London resi market hits 5-year high Mar 11, 2022 Planning applications and permissions for Prime Central London (PCL) residential property in 2021 reached the highest level since 2016, according to new research from Global real estate advisor, CBRE. A total of 1,675 applications and permissions were submitted for PCL in 2021. This represents an increase of 140% when compared with 2020 which saw 698 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
AustralianSuper forms 50:50 JV on London’s newest town – Canada Water Mar 8, 2022 Real estate investment trust British Land has sold a 50% stake in its Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290.0m, turning the project into a 50:50 joint venture as part of an effort to accelerate the delivery of the 53-acre development. British Land said on Tuesday that its “exciting new partnership” with Australian Super, an Australian profit-to-member […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
PSP Investments helps BentallGreenOak’s Welput secure £400m funding Mar 8, 2022 Welput, the specialist central London office fund managed by BentallGreenOak(BGO), has recapitalised its ownership of the landmark site, 105 Victoria Street, and secured a £400m development finance facility to fund the construction of the scheme, due to commence this year. Marking a return to Victoria, and demonstrating global confidence in London’s office market, the Public […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
London’s Local Voices are the key to Successful Real Regeneration of London’s High Streets Mar 8, 2022 Just over a decade ago, the Localism Act entered the Statue Book. Heralded as the necessary impetus for a new era of community empowerment, Localism sought to provide a catalyst by which decision-making powers would be handed to local councils, communities and individuals. The benefits were to be the strengthening of local economies, the rebalancing of economic growth and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
