Monthly Archives: June 2015



Angel Court Partners appoint Agents as City Development progresses

Posted on 3 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Industry News

Mitsui Fudosan UK Ltd and development partner Stanhope have appointed DTZ to market one of the few office schemes currently under construction in the City of London. DTZ joins existing agents GM Real Estate in marketing the 300,000 sq ft Angel Court,... Read More

Land Securities Taplow Retail Park Fully Let

Posted on by Neil Bird under Top Properties

Land Securities has announced the completion of the final letting at Bishop Centre, Taplow its ‘next generation’ retail park in South Buckinghamshire. The tenth and final arrival is homeware and gift specialist HomeSense, which has taken a 10,000... Read More

Blossom Street Scheme will secure Jobs and Spending says the City

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The proposed redevelopment of the Blossom Street district will become a key factor in the economic success story of the Spitalfields area, the City of London Corporation claims. The scheme, to be delivered by British Land in partnership with the... Read More

M&G adds North-East Retail Park to Portfolio

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

International investment group, Aberdeen Asset Management, has sold a Tyneside retail park for £46.25m in an off-market deal. Newcastle Shopping Park, three miles from the city centre, has been acquired by M&G Real Estate. The London-based M&G... Read More

Standard Life Investments completes twin Bristol Deals

Posted on by Neil Bird under Industry News

The Standard Life Investments Heritage With Profits Fund has secured deals with supercomputer company Cray UK Ltd and online food ordering service JUST EAT, to take a combined total of 18,000 sq ft at Bristol’s Broad Quay House. Cray UK, a global... Read More

Regional Momentum and Major Project Milestone boost St Modwen Profits

Posted on 2 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments

The UK’s leading regeneration specialist St Modwen, says that the sustained improvement in the regional commercial and residential markets, along with achieving a major project milestone, are the factors behind its strong first half of the year. In a... Read More

Sterling and Rockspring resubmit Birmingham Office Tower Plans

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Sterling Property Ventures and Rockspring have resubmitted a planning application for the demolition of Birmingham’s NatWest Tower and its replacement with a 26-storey office block. In March council planners deferred the application, saying they... Read More

LondonMetric reports 27% Leap in Profits

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News

LondonMetric has reported a 27 per cent leap in profits on the back of a strong portfolio performance in the year ended 31 March. The retail and distribution property specialist saw profits jump from the 2014 total of £125.3 million to a whopping... Read More

Simon Group sets its sights on €1bn Jewel in NAMA’s Crown

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The biggest real estate investment trust in America is believed to be the front runner among four potential buyers in the €1bn (£718m) sell-off of Ireland’s largest shopping centre. Simon Property Group — which owns more retail centres and malls... Read More

Tritax snaps up second Big Box in a Month

Posted on 1 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Following the recent acquisition of New Look’s Newcastle-under-Lyme distribution centre, Tritax Big Box has added another major asset to its growing portfolio. Today, the real estate investment trust (REIT) has announced that it has exchanged... Read More