Monthly Archives: October 2015



Intu celebrates Rugby World Cup 2015 with Games and Prizes

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Posted on 9 October, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Despite England’s disappointing performance in the Rugby World Cup, there is still plenty of action to look forward to, and intu is joining in the spirit of the tournament by offering a programme of online and in-centre activities to enjoy in the weeks... Read More

Rockspring completes €32m Amsterdam Office Purchase

Rockspring completes 32m amsterdam office purchase
Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Rockspring Property Investment Managers has acquired a prestige office building in Amsterdam. The €32m (£25.5m) deal was made on behalf of a private investor representing a “separate account client”. The Zuidpark office block — which underwent... Read More

Land Securities unveils revamped Thomas More Square

Land securities unveils revamped thomas more square
Posted on 8 October, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Land Securities has completed the redesign of the public realm at its Thomas More Square (TMSQ) estate on the edge of The City, creating 10,000 sq ft of new restaurant and retail space which is due to open by the end of the year. The conclusion of the... Read More

Universal Music quits Kensington for King’s Cross

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Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Universal Music has confirmed it will bring its entire 1,000-plus London workforce under one roof when it moves to its new King’s Cross headquarters next summer. Universal's Music's current UK HQ in Kensington The world’s leading music company —... Read More

Cancer Researcher signs Pre-Let Deal at Park Drive Central

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets

Less than 24 hours after announcing that two of its Milton Park office blocks were now fully let, MEPC has confirmed the first pre-let for a 9.5-acre extension to its Oxfordshire business campus. Adaptimmune will move into its bespoke Park Drive Central... Read More

Mixed Use Rosyth Waterfront Development moves a Step Closer

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Scarborough Muir Group (SMG) has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Fife Council which will help to unlock the delivery of a major waterfront development in the Scottish town of Rosyth. In total, the development – which aims both to... Read More

Capital & Regional opens for trade on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Neil Bird under Industry News

In a move that was recently trailed Capital & Regional, the specialist REIT with a £1 billion portfolio of in-town UK shopping centres, has today started trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Capital & Regional’s assets... Read More

Mayfair Capital Charity Fund completes £16 million of Acquisitions

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Mayfair Capital’s Property Income Trust for Charities (PITCH) has completed £16 million worth of acquisitions in three separate deals. The largest transaction saw PITCH take ownership of a Travelodge hotel located at 14-18 Queens Road in Norwich... Read More

Chimney sign off marks Milestone in Battersea Power Station Scheme

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has taken a significant step forward after independent engineers officially signed off the first of the four chimneys to be rebuilt as it reached the 25m mark. Battersea Power Station South West chimney at 25m.... Read More

Full House at Pioneering Milton Park Offices

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

MEPC, the developer and manager of Milton Park in Oxfordshire, has confirmed that two of the estate’s speculative office buildings are now fully let. The 55,000 sq ft within 101 and 102 Park Drive is home to more than 360 staff from six separate... Read More