Global property manager, TIAA Henderson Real Estate, has signed its first tenant at its landmark Steward Building in Spitalfields — setting a new record rent for the capital’s E1 district. Cognolink, a primary research provider that connects... Read More
Following last week’s strong results from British Land, the UK’s largest commercial property company Land Securities has reported a doubling of its pre-tax profits in 2014/15 to £2,416.5m. The company also said its total business return to 31... Read More
Plans unveiled this week by Ipswich Central, a Business Improvement District (BID) established in 2007, aim to safeguard the long-term future of the town centre by ensuring that it has a mixture of property uses. Ipswich Central’s “Vision” places... Read More
Commercial property investment in the UK remained buoyant in the run-up to the General Election. However, according to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield, the levels seen so far will be nothing compared to the activity expected during the summer months,... Read More
Orchard Street Investment Management has successfully acquired 64/76 New Oxford Street in a £36.5 million off market deal, on behalf of St James's Place Wealth Management. Jaro Real Estate purchased the mixed-use West End property in 2011 on behalf of... Read More
Irish property investment company Green REIT has confirmed it has conditionally agreed to buy an office building under construction in Cork city centre for up to €58m (£42m). Half the Albert Quay block has already been pre-let. With an early 2016... Read More
The off-market takeover of a property company has given an investment trust control of a Cambridgeshire retail warehouse park. Highcroft Investments — through its property owning subsidiary, Rodenhurst Estates — paid £8.5m to buy out all six... Read More
Allied London has named the agent who will lead the campaign to attract tenants to its pioneering XYZ Manchester office building. OBI Property’s Will Lewis — who has worked with Allied since 2009 — is now on the hunt for commercial and retail... Read More
Trinity Leeds hit the jackpot in Las Vegas over the weekend, as the Land Securities shopping centre scooped a prestigious industry award. The £400 million retail destination was presented with the 2015 Best-of-the-Best VIVA (Vision, Innovation,... Read More
Landowners seeking to convert agricultural buildings into residential accommodation under Permitted Development Rights (PDR) are accustomed to having the odds stacked against them - but, according to Bruton Knowles, this could be about to... Read More
