Commercial Sales and Lets



British Land announces sale of 39 Victoria Street

Posted on 29 July, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

British Land has announced that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of 39 Victoria Street SW1 to the Singaporean property company Ho Bee Land for a gross purchase price of £144 million, representing a net price of £139 million. The ten-storey... Read More

KWE acquires South East Office Portfolio for £211m

Posted on 28 July, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate (KWE) has completed the acquisition of nine South East offices from an affiliate of Apollo Global Management. The £211 million purchase, funded from the company’s cash resources, represents yield on cost of 8 per... Read More

L&G acquires Mitchells & Butlers’ Birmingham Headquarters

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Legal & General Property has acquired the Birmingham headquarters of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) from LaSalle Investment Management for £69.5million, reflecting a net initial yet of 3.94%. L&G's freehold purchase of the 95,000 sq ft Grade A... Read More

AEW Europe acquires first Dutch asset for LOGISTIS Fund

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

One of Europe’s leading real estate investment managers has made its first Dutch investment. The deal will also allow AEW Europe to develop the warehouse site at Helmond. The purchase — made on behalf of AEW’s LOGISTIS fund — includes a group... Read More

AXA Real Estate adds German Shopping Centre to Euro-Retail Portfolio

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Axa Real Estate Investment Managers has completed the acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in western Germany’s largest shopping centre. The €231m (£164m) deal is Axa’s third retail complex joint venture in less than a year. The purchase of the... Read More

Second Quarter Retail Warehouse Transactions push H1 Volumes up 27%

Posted on 27 July, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Completed UK retail warehouse transactions in Q2 totalled £635 million - a 33 per cent increase on the second quarter last year, according to research conducted by DTZ. The latest investment activity takes the half-yearly total to over £1.3 billion, 27 per... Read More

Cromwell completes Canberra Office acquisition

Posted on 26 July, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Cromwell Funds Management has completed a second major acquisition on behalf of the Cromwell Direct Property Fund, with the purchase of a six-storey, Grade A office building in the Canberra for the sum of $16.8 million. The property is situated at 64... Read More

Hines and PPF acquire Moscow Metropolis assets

Posted on 25 July, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

The Hines Russia & Poland Fund (HPRF) and PPF Real Estate Holding B.V. have announced that they have jointly acquired the Metropolis Office Buildings I and III in Moscow. With this new acquisition, the partners own more than 56,000 leasable square... Read More

FORE confirms £50.95m sale of Midtown development

Posted on 24 July, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Pan-European real estate investment club, FORE Partnership, has announced the £50.95 million sale of its speculative Midtown office development VIEW 58, which is currently being delivered with joint venture partners Kier Property. VIEW 58, at 58... Read More

Hunter swoops on High Barnet Shopping Centre

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers has acquired The Spires Shopping Centre in High Barnet from The Pears Group, for an undisclosed price representing a net initial yield of 6 per cent. The acquisition was made on behalf of a North American institutional... Read More