Monthly Archives: March 2015



Peel Group sells 50 per cent share of MediaCityUk

Posted on 11 March, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Legal & General Capital has secured a half share in Europe’s biggest purpose-built creative, digital and technology campus for an undisclosed sum. Manchester-based developer Peel Group will continue asset management at the 37-acre MediaCityUk and... Read More

Bruntwood pledges to press ahead with £20m Liverpool Schemes

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Family owned property company Bruntwood has pledged to press ahead with £20 million worth of Liverpool development schemes. The firm, part of Liverpool’s delegation at this week’s MIPIM real estate event in Cannes, is currently undertaking an... Read More

Lend Lease aims to Keep Pace with Changing Retail Landscape at Touchwood Solihull

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As developers continue to invest increasing amounts of money into retail assets, many are choosing to take the opportunity to redevelop shopping centres as a means of attracting a greater diversity of retail and leisure tenants.The latest developer to post an... Read More

The Crown Estate’s Regent Street Investment Programme reaches another Milestone with topping out of W5 South

Posted on 10 March, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Top Properties

On Friday 6 March, a topping out ceremony took place for Block W5 South Regent Street, which is currently undergoing refurbishment. Started in May 2013, the refurbishment sees the interior and services being replaced with modern world-class office and... Read More

Investment in Birmingham City Centre hits £670 million

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

The fourth annual “Who Owns Central Birmingham” report, from property consultants GVA, reveals that around £670 million worth of investment was pumped into the city’s office and retail markets during 2014. The analysis, which focuses on over 1.5... Read More

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre gets Council backing

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Although many commercial developments in the UK at present place a great deal of emphasis upon retail, leisure and office space, the upturn in the economy has allowed for a wider range of investment into conference and events space. This has worked firmly in... Read More

Over two thirds of Mayfair Commercial Property will never be sold again

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Over two thirds of the commercial property stock in Mayfair and St James’s is ‘locked away’ and is unlikely to be sold ever again, new research from Bilfinger GVA reveals. According to the analysis, of the 251 properties exceeding 20,000 sq ft,... Read More

Praxis sells Warwick Iceni Centre in £16m Deal

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Privately owned property investor, Praxis Holdings Ltd, has confirmed the £16.1 million sale of the Iceni Centre office complex at the Warwick Technology Park to the Local Authorities Mutual Investment Trust (LAMIT). The deal reflects a sub 7 per cent... Read More

Battersea Power Station offers first glimpse of stunning new Office Space

Posted on 9 March, 2015 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

The Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has today launched its drive to attract world class tenants with the release of a series of images offering the first glimpse of the stunning new office space which will be available for occupation in... Read More

T.G.I. Friday’s joins growing Friars Walk restaurant line-up

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Friars Walk is one of South Wales’ most exciting upcoming developments, with the shopping centre scheme due to bring a number of new retailers and leisure operators to the Newport destination. This week, owner Queensberry Real Estate confirmed that national... Read More