Monthly Archives: September 2015



Barwood Capital sells Mannequin Manufacturer Warehouse to Irish Life

Posted on 8 September, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Property investment and development company, Barwood Capital, has sold a 57,000 sq ft London warehouse for £6.35m to one of Ireland’s leading pensions providers. Irish Life acquisition: The Highams Park warehouse sold by Barwood Capital for... Read More

Offices, Shops and Leisure Developments compete for prestigious Design Awards

Posted on by Neil Bird under Misc

An array of commercial developments are competing for recognition in this year’s Society of British and International Design (SBID) awards. The SBID awards ceremony, which takes place at the Dorchester Hotel on Friday 27 November, is one of the most... Read More

AEW Europe appoints Head of Debt Funds ahead of second Fund launch

Posted on by Neil Bird under Industry News

AEW Europe has announced the appointment of Cyril Hoyaux (pictured) as Head of Debt Fund Management in Europe as the company prepares to expand its real estate debt platform with launch its second debt fund, Senior European Loan Fund 2 (SELF2). SELF2... Read More

Green REIT reports Strong Performance

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Irish property investment company Green REIT has reported a strong performance to the end of June, posting growth of 24.4 per cent and a profit of €157m (£114m). Commenting on the company’s preliminary results, executive chairman Stephen Vernon... Read More

Redefine International announces ‘transformational’ £490 million Deal

Posted on 7 September, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

FTSE 250 UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Redefine International has reached a conditional agreement for the acquisition of the AUK Portfolio from the Aegon UK Property Fund in a deal worth £437.2 million. Deansgate Manchester. Part of the AUK... Read More

Orchard Street acquires Weybridge Office Development

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Orchard Street Investment Management has acquired the Velocity office development in Weybridge from Rockspring’s UK Value fund, for £56.1 million representing a net initial yield of 5.7 per cent. Velocity, completed in 2013 by Rockspring and joint... Read More

SEGRO markets Slough Office Portfolio

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Asset manager and developer of modern warehousing and light industrial property, SEGRO has announced the appointment of CBRE to explore the possible sale of its portfolio of offices on Bath Road in Slough. The portfolio comprises 972,300 sq ft of office... Read More

Walkie Talkie close to fully let following latest Deals

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Walkie Talkie has shrugged off its recent Carbuncle Cup award by building further upon its incredible commercial success. Today, joint owners Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities have announced the letting of level 34 of 20 Fenchurch Street to... Read More

Tritax forward funds pre-let Northamptonshire Distribution Warehouse

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire the land and provide forward funding for the development of a Northamptonshire distribution warehouse. The £67 million facility, at Warth Park in Raunds, has been pre-let in... Read More

AEW Europe disposes of Two Parisian Office Buildings

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Leading European real estate investment manager, AEW Europe, has successfully sold two assets at a Parisian business park on behalf of an institutional investor. The two properties, buildings A and D at Le Baudran office park in the suburb of Arcueil,... Read More