Commercial Sales and Lets



Crown Estate Partnership sells Leamington Retail Park

Posted on 6 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Gibraltar Limited Partnership — a fifty-fifty joint venture between the Crown Estate and Hercules Unit Trust — has sold Leamington Shopping Park for £72m. The Warwickshire centre, which boasts a near 100 per cent occupancy rate after an extensive... Read More

Credit Suisse embarks on German Asset Sale

Posted on 5 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Six month after it announced it was selling London’s Corn Exchange office building, Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) has confirmed it is liquidating commercial property funds worth more than €700m (£568m). All 20 properties in the sell-off package... Read More

Four landmark Dublin Pubs hit the Market

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Four landmark Dublin pubs are being put up for sale in what is being described as "the most significant city centre sale of licensed premises for years." The portfolio includes Howl at the Moon on Lower Mount Street, The George and The Dragon on South Great... Read More

Dutch latest to abandon Central London for New Diplomatic Quarter

Posted on 3 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The establishment of a major new diplomatic quarter now looks almost certain with the Dutch government’s announcement it is moving its London embassy south of the river to Nine Elms. The US embassy is in the process of relocating from Grosvenor Square and... Read More

L & G invites offers on Coutts’ Strand Building

Posted on 30 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Legal and General is selling the London headquarters of one of the world’s oldest and most exclusive banks — just two months after acquiring its Strand offices in a £550m property portfolio deal. The sale of the Coutts & Co building at 440... Read More

Majority of Overseas Commercial Investment aimed outside Central London in Q1

Posted on 29 May, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Data from CBRE shows that overseas commercial property investors are increasingly interested in the UK’s regional cities due to a lack of supply of prime stock in Central London. Close to three quarters (74 per cent) of overseas investment in the... Read More

New Owner will “Preserve Heritage” of Listed Sheffield Office Building

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

A 19th century building, which earned a place in an influential book about England’s architectural treasures, has been bought by a private investor. The new owner of The Mount, in Sheffield’s Glossop Road, is thought to be local and acquired the... Read More

Hotel popularised by Stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age for sale

Posted on 27 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

In the 1940s it was the place where Hollywood’s brightest star’s came to relax. While the likes of Lucille Ball, Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable (pictured) sipped cocktails on the terrace, the swimmer and actress Esther Williams ground out lengths in a pool... Read More

Regional Markets offer better value than London says Report

Posted on 26 May, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Commercial property investors who are looking for good returns on their investments may be better off looking towards locations such as Leeds rather than London over the next four years, a recent report suggests. The regional markets offer investors... Read More

Commercial Investment Rockets in West Midlands as Regions ‘Narrow the Gap’

Posted on 23 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy

Demand for commercial property in the West Midlands is on the rise, with proximity to economic hubs such as Birmingham deemed highly desirable for expanding firms. Furthermore, local financial powerhouses such as JCB and Jaguar Land Rover have invested... Read More