Two Spanish property funds have launched a €900m fundraising drive — the biggest the country has ever seen — as more and more distressed real estate comes to the market. Six years into a property market slump, buyers are snapping up an... Read More
Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group’s 20 Fenchurch Street is now almost 90 per cent let or under offer, with the first tenants due to move into the property in April. The opening of the City tower – popularly known as the Walkie-Talkie - will be marked... Read More
Marketed as Scotland’s only “business hotel” the developers behind the Skypark campus have been given permission to add a second office block to the Glasgow complex. Although construction work will not start without a substantial pre-let, the... Read More
Clyde Gateway — the company leading the regeneration of Glasgow — has launched what it claims is the first interactive 3D iPad app to help market one of its new office buildings. Developed in partnership with the commercial real estate company... Read More
The majority of commercial property companies are failing to integrate environmental and social issues into their businesses and reach even the lowest sustainability benchmarks, according to a new survey. Although the report, commissioned by The... Read More
Manchester Science Park will get a jumpstart on its expansion plans with a 60,000 sq. ft. block. The building will be funded in part with a £2.5m loan from the Greater Manchester Investment Fund. The amount has been conditionally agreed. Expansion... Read More
Clearance work has started on a 400 acre former Essex oil refinery site prior to it being opened up to a variety of occupiers. Another immediately available 110 acres, situated adjacent to London Gateway, is already attracting interest. The Thames... Read More
Planners have approved a scheme to build an £18m technology park adjacent to the M5 in Worcester as part of the county’s “Game Changer” development blueprint. Despite suffering a major blow last September when Worcester Bosch pulled out as the... Read More
The Blackstone Group looks set to become the biggest foreign investor in Irish property after hinting that the majority of a newly-raised $5.5bn European fund could be targeted at Ireland. The war chest, officially called the Blackstone Real Estate... Read More
Since the upturn in consumer confidence retailers have been quick to examine growth options in a bid to capitalise on the increase in spending power. As a result, demand for retail property is on the rise, with homeware and furniture chains at the forefront... Read More
