Monthly Archives: September 2015



Partners unveil £100m Great Charles Place Vision

Posted on 30 September, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Sterling Property Ventures and funding partner Long Harbour have unveiled their £100m joint venture development for Birmingham’s Great Charles Place. View of Great Charles Place from St Chad’s Queensway The two-acre site — adjacent to Snow Hill... Read More

New Chapter looms for Historic Hay-on-Wye Hotel following Sale

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Hay-on-Wye’s 194-year-old Swan Hotel — which has welcomed such guests as Tony Curtis, Seamus Heaney and Alan Alda — has been acquired by Swan@Hay Limited for an undisclosed sum. The sale of the 19-room hotel, which will now undergo a £1.2m... Read More

Record Investment Volumes recorded in Automotive Property Sector

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

The automotive property sector is seeing strong levels of occupier interest coupled with buoyant investment activity, according to research conducted by Knight Frank. The research reveals that there has been an unprecedented level of occupier activity... Read More

Report highlights need for Commercial Real Estate Sector to speed up Investment in Technology

Posted on 29 September, 2015 by Neil Bird under Industry News

A report released today highlights why firms in the commercial real estate sector need to speed up investment in technology innovation in order to manage their businesses and assets efficiently. Research conducted by Altus Group - a leading provider... Read More

Canary Wharf Contractors’ Southbank Place Development earns Coveted Ultra Site Status

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

In an initiative jointly pioneered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), Canary Wharf Contractors' Southbank Place development has been awarded 'Ultra Site' status. Southbank Place is a 1.4 million sq ft mixed-use development at the Shell Centre... Read More

Rockspring and Générale Continentale complete sale of Paris Office Complex

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Rockspring Property Investment Managers and joint venture partner Générale Continentale Investissements (CGI) have completed the sale of Eden Monceau, a 6,400 sq m (69,000 sq ft) prime central Paris office complex, to REAL I.S. The sale follows the recent... Read More

Secure Income announces Distribution Payments and Rise in Portfolio Valuation

Posted on by Neil Bird under Industry News

Secure Income REIT has today released its interim results for the first six months of the year, announcing its intention to pay distributions from autumn 2016, following the implementation of new financing arrangements. The specialist long term income... Read More

Capital & Regional announces Secondary Listing on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Posted on 28 September, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

UK focused specialist property real estate investment trust (REIT) Capital & Regional has announced a proposal for a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The proposal, which has now been granted approval, was first hinted at... Read More

Rockspring makes First Northern Ireland Investment

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Rockspring Property Investment Managers has acquired Fairhill Shopping Centre for £45.6m. It is the trust’s fourteenth UK acquisition and its first asset in Northern Ireland. Purchased on behalf of Rockspring’s UK Value 2 LP fund, the 295,000 sq... Read More

Sunnyday completes £5.65 million Bristol Retail Acquisition

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

UK commercial and residential real estate investor and developer, Sunnyday Capital, has announced the acquisition of the long leasehold interest of 94-98 Broadmead and 44-58 Union Street, Bristol for £5.65 million from a private overseas investor,... Read More