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Work begins on latest phase at Stockport Exchange

Partners Stockport Council and leading regenerator of towns and cities, Muse Developments, have begun to bring forward the latest phase of development at Stockport Exchange – one of Greater Manchester’s most connected business hubs. Following the scheme’s approval by council planners in late 2021, partners have appointed Galliford Try as the contractor to deliver the […]

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Nuveen Real Estate acquires 5 logistics assets in £125m deal

UKREiiF attendeeNuveen Real Estate, one of the largest investment managers globally, has acquired five logistics assets across Norway, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. The acquisitions represent an overall investment of close to €150 million with the total gross area spanning 89,271 sqm (960,905 sq ft). All but one of the assets acquired are fully […]

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Central London resi market hits 5-year high

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 […]

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan enters JV to help deliver £700m Oxford innovation district

Thomas White Oxford Ltd, the development company of St John’s College, has agreed a 50:50 joint venture partnership with Canadian-based Cadillac Fairview, the real estate arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, with developer Stanhope PLC, to deliver Oxford North, Oxford, UK, the £700 million new global innovation district. A new company, Oxford North Ventures LLP, […]

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UK bridging sector set for post-Covid rebound

The UK bridging sector is in rude health, and confidence is high for 2022, according to a recent survey of brokers undertaken by Glenhawk, with 84% of respondents saying that they expect to write more bridging business in 2022 than in 2021. Reflecting the defensive appeal of real estate as an asset class and the […]

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AustralianSuper forms 50:50 JV on London’s newest town – Canada Water

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 […]

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11-PBSA units totalling 4,500 beds sold in £306m deal

Unite Students has disposed of an 11-strong property portfolio – comprising 4,488 beds – for £306m, with the company’s share sitting at £236m. The deal – struck with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds – includes assets in Sheffield (1,700 beds), Reading (703 beds), Leicester (665 beds), Bedford (517 beds), Liverpool (390 beds), Birmingham (337 beds), […]

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PSP Investments helps BentallGreenOak’s Welput secure £400m funding

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 […]

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