Legal & General Property (LGP) has spent almost £160m in less than 24 hours to acquire a regional shopping centre and a west London office block. Adding the Grafton Centre in Cambridge and the capital’s First Central 200 (FC200) office complex to... Read More
Nine new food franchises, Thaikhun, Barburrito, Coast to Coast, TGI Fridays, Chiquito, Five Guys, Ask, Bella Italia, and Subway have all been confirmed for Tyne & Wear's intu Metrocentre dining quarter extension. Two other restaurants are on the cusp... Read More
As consumers continue to increase their spending on leisure pursuits, numerous local authorities are entering into partnerships with bodies as a means of improving the offering in their towns and cities. This has been the case in Cramlington, where... Read More
LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the disposal of its 341,000 sq ft Wellingborough distribution facility in Northamptonshire for £29.2 million to an institutional investor, which reflects a net initial yield of 5.%. It was acquired back in June... Read More
As the number of regeneration projects ongoing in the UK continues to gather pace, developers are increasingly turning their attention to towns which have somewhat fallen into disrepair and urgently require an overhaul of leisure and retail... Read More
Arena Central Developments Limited (ACDL) has confirmed the appointment of Galliford Try as main contractor for the first phase of Birmingham’s new Arena Central scheme. Galliford Try and ACDL, a partnership between Miller Developments and Pro Vinci,... Read More
UK construction growth dipped in July due to a slight fall in the number of residential and civil engineering projects underway. However, the slowdown in these areas was countered by a boom in commercial activity, which enjoyed its fastest rate of growth... Read More
Cording Real Estate Group has purchased the freehold of a prominent Salford Quays office complex in a joint venture with US private equity group HIG Capital International Advisors. The complex, called The Anchorage, was acquired from a private investor... Read More
Mayfair Capital Investment Management, the UK real estate investment manager, has appointed former Rockspring Property Investment Managers' European Director, Phil Sturdy as its new Investment Director, and has also confirmed the appointment of Laura Sweet... Read More
Trebor Developments has completed a four-year European assisted project to build a new home for Birmingham’s Assay Office. The institution has now moved from the Newhall Street headquarters it occupied for almost 140 years. The 60,000 sq ft... Read More
