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Gregory Properties acquires Sheffield business park site

Gregory Properties has agreed to purchase a prime 2-acre development site at Sheffield Business Park.  The long-established developer plans to speculatively build a 30,000 sq ft industrial unit and submit a planning application this week. Sheffield Business Park is an established 200-acre Business destination located off Junctions 33 and 34 of the M1 and to […]

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Network Space submits planning for regeneration of former Distillery

Network Space has submitted a full planning application to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council for the regeneration and redevelopment of an initial phase of the former Sovereign Distillery site on the Huyton Business Park. Now known as Sovereign Industrial Park, the planning application covers approximately half of the 28 acre site. The scheme comprises the delivery […]

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Kennedy Wilson acquires 20 UK logistics assets in £220m deal

Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has acquired a high-quality, diversified portfolio of 20 UK urban logistics assets totalling 1.3 million square feet, via an off-market transaction with UK logistics specialist, Leftfield, for £220 million. Kennedy Wilson has a 20% ownership in the portfolio and invested $24 million of equity in the transaction. The industrial […]

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31-storey Isle of Dogs tower set for approval

A major scheme in Tower Hamlets has been recommended for approval – which will see Mount Anvil and One Housing deliver a 31-storey residential scheme.The project, which previously obtained consent for a 26-storey tower, has been increased in size with HTA Design drawing up plans to add five additional storey’s to the build.24 homes and […]

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Schroder REIT acquires £15m Manchester mixed-use asset

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited, the actively managed UK-focused REIT, announces the acquisition of St. Ann’s House in Manchester, for £14.7 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.8%, a reversionary yield of 9.1% and a low average capital value of £283 per sq ft. The mixed-use office and retail asset generates £1.22 million […]

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Clowes acquires Birmingham office campus in £13m deal

Hillview Real Estate, the UK regional office investor, has sold an office campus on the edge of Birmingham to Clowes Developments for £13.1 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.5%. The campus is 2620-2650 Kings Court, which comprises six self-contained office buildings, totalling 52,373 sq ft, at Birmingham Business Park, the premier business park […]

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Valor acquires London urban logistics asset in £40m deal

Valor Real Estate Partners (“Valor”), Europe’s fastest growing last-mile real estate specialist, has continued its momentum in London with the acquisition of a prime urban logistics asset in Park Royal, West London for c £40m from a private vendor.  The asset comprises 55,000 sq ft of high-quality warehouse space across two units that are currently […]

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East Midlands Development Company announced independent board

A team of hugely experienced property and investment professionals will help advise on the progress of one of the biggest development opportunities in the UK. The East Midlands Development Company has recruited a team of private sector non-executive directors to work alongside its local authority partners, commercial advisors and core team as it seeks to […]

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