Admiral Taverns picks up NewRiver’s pubs in £222m deal Jul 28, 2021 Retail and leisure property investor NewRiver is selling its Hawthorn Leisure community pub business to pub company Admiral Taverns for approximately £222.3m. Admiral boss Chris Jowsey said it was an “exciting” time for the pub brand, despite hospitality’s struggles during the Covid-19 pandemic. The portfolio comprises 674 leased, tenanted and operator-managed community pubs across England, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pagabo to launch new £1.6bn national framework Jul 28, 2021 National framework provider Pagabo has today, 27 July, issued a prior information notice (PIN) for its brand-new national framework designed for demolition and land preparation works within the built environment, valued at £1.56 billion. The framework will run for four years and will allow local authorities and public sector bodies to procure a range of projects […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Chancerygate and Bridges Fund Management JV secures planning for £35m logistics project Jul 27, 2021 A joint venture between industrial developer Chancerygate and sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management has secured planning to build 254,000 sq. ft. of urban logistics space in Coventry. Called Holbrook Business Park, the speculative development will be situated on a 12-acre plot situated off Holbrook Lane and Swallow Road. The scheme has a gross […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pi Labs announces duo of investors for Fund III Jul 27, 2021 Moorfield Group and Elkstone Partners investments highlight growing importance of technology in real estate They join existing LPs including GPE, Patrizia, Assura, Revcap, and Embassy Group, increasing Pi Labs’ war chest for investment into new Proptech start-ups Pioneering European PropTech VC, Pi Labs, announces two new investors who join as limited partners (LPs) into its […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Barings acquires Grade A city of London office for £130m Jul 27, 2021 Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announces that it has acquired a Grade A office building in the City of London, United Kingdom, from a German retail real estate fund managed by global real estate manager DWS, for £130.5 million, on behalf of a core investment strategy. Capital House is […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Carlisle City Council to exhibit at UKREiiF Jul 27, 2021 UKREiiF (The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum), whose Advisory Group is Chaired by Lord Kerslake, brings together the public and private sectors to support the ambition for the UK to Build Back Better. Carlisle City Council has signed-up to exhibit at the inaugural UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) event, to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Latimer becomes master developer on Council led 9,000 home garden community Jul 23, 2021 Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has been appointed master developer for a planned new 9,000 homes garden community in North Essex. Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community will be built on a 1,000-acre site to the east of Colchester and will have an estimated development value of around £3bn. Latimer will work together with […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Housebuilder acquires site in Scotland to deliver 535 homes Jul 23, 2021 Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has acquired land at the former Garnqueen Farm in Glenboig for the development of 535 new homes. Planning consent was secured in September 2020 from North Lanarkshire Council, and the impressive development forms part of the Gartcosh and Glenboig Community Growth area. Pre-construction works have also started this week to prepare the land for construction […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Council announces 16-project programme of works to drive multi-million pound investment Jul 23, 2021 A programme of bids totalling more than £12m which could generate around 620 jobs, support the creation of 400 new businesses, and help 3,000 people to retrain has been submitted. Devon County Council’s cabinet last Wednesday unanimously agreed to back putting forward 16 projects as part of a new Government funding scheme which aims to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Barclays names new Head of European Investment Banking Jul 23, 2021 Barclays has promoted one of its top dealmakers to lead its investment bank in continental Europe, the latest change at the UK lender which is shaking up the senior ranks amid a boom time for deals. Pier Luigi Colizzi, who is head of mergers and acquisitions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Barclays, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
