EG’s must reads: 11-15 November
A round-up of some of our best stories this week
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City of London signs off site for CNBC studio
US TV channel in talks to turn vacant retail space into live broadcast studio
No looking back: Watling Real Estate on life after AY
Founders say there is a “new normal” in the restructuring business
Find, buy, repeat: GPE’s £2bn acquisition list
“When agents see someone buying with a big balance sheet, guess who gets the calls?” says Courtauld
MORNING NEWS: GPE eyes next acquisitions
Plus – Office for Place to be closed down and more in today’s round-up
Assura seals secondary listing in Johannesburg
Healthcare investor expects move to boost liquidity
Palace Capital to market next sales in early 2025
Company has six investment properties remaining as it winds down
GPE to keep acquisitions coming in second half
Company has a pipeline valued at £1bn
Capital & Regional shareholders approve NewRiver takeover
Trading in target’s shares to end on 9 December
Sixth Street and Copley Point team up for logistics venture
Pair has £180m of deals lined up as partnership launches
Railpen hits full occupancy at Square Mile office
Final floor is let to asset management firm
CDS deal saves 70 stores as Homebase enters administration
Administrators search for buyer for remaining 49 locations
Atlas Property office block to house new Côte d’Ivoire London embassy
African nation’s new embassy will be just off Trafalgar Square
Bad press and too few deals: investors aim to cut real estate allocation
Survey of almost 200 institutions reveals subdued near-term expectations
MORNING NEWS: Tall tower, high rents
Plus – CLS says political factors are dragging out deals and more in today’s round-up
Leasings take longer for CLS
Investor says macro and political factors are delaying decisions
Regional REIT on ‘stronger footing’ as refurbs get under way
Company is spending proceeds of £110.5m equity raise
RLAM buys Coventry development site from Henry Boot
Site has consent for 645,000 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme
Fortress picks up cinema chain Curzon
Deal covers 16 sites as well as film distribution arm and streaming service
Cardiff office market ‘polarising at pace’, says Knight Frank
Prime rents have risen for the first time since 2016
Agency bosses on their $230m capital markets beat
Advisory leaders are hopeful the upturn will continue into 2025
EG’s must reads: 4-8 November
A round-up of some of our best stories this week
MORNING NEWS: Home REIT plans portfolio pitch
Plus – Farmfoods deals on hold, Landmark’s next flex deal and more in today’s round-up
Workspace sells mixed-use redevelopment site
Deal continues office owner’s non-core disposals
Knight Frank picks first UK managing partner
Stephen Clifton will take new role next April
MORNING NEWS: Capital markets recovery on the cards, says JLL
Plus – rent collection back to pre-Covid levels and industrial set fair on EG’s Demand Barometer
Derwent in deal drive as it offloads Angel office
Chief executive Paul Williams sees “increasing number of acquisition opportunities”
Urban Logistics starts recycling assets
REIT has agreed deal to sell Anglian Water-let site in Peterborough
Hammerson takes full control of Westquay centre
£135m deal will be paid for with proceeds of Value Retail exit
Rent collection back at pre-Covid levels
Retail posts strongest rebound in latest Re-Leased figures
JLL boss: capital markets in ‘early stages of recovery’
Agency expects continuous improvement next year
Wates names new head of resi business
Phillippa Prongué moves from Bouygues to oversee 10,000-home pipeline
Colliers joins peers with upbeat Q3 numbers
Agency welcomes “solid growth” across business
Birmingham and Manchester drive regional office leasing leap
BNP Paribas Real Estate finds rents in big 10 markets have risen 7% on average
MORNING NEWS: Real estate trade bodies in talks to team up
Plus – Cushman and Newmark cheer Q3 performance and more in today’s round-up
Persimmon warns of build cost inflation
Housebuilder on target for 10,500 completions this year
Dalata buys Dublin Airport hotel
Hotel group picks up asset for €83m
Custodian founder leaves non-exec post
Ian Mattioli will focus on day job as Mattioli Woods chief executive
Real estate trade bodies kick off merger talks
AREF, BPF and IPF expect to put formal proposal to members next year
Cushman hunts for advisory hires
Agency said third-quarter was “inflection point” across the business
Rapleys picks new London office
Consultancy seals sublet from music copyright collective
Cushman & Wakefield sees ‘turning point’ as leasing lifts
Americas and Asia-Pacific make up for sluggish performance in EMEA
JP Morgan plans wind-down of real assets fund
Move will now be put to shareholder vote
Elite UK REIT ‘firing on all cylinders’ with new strategy
Company is eyeing residential with data centre plans also in the works
Strettons raises £12.8m in October auction
Islington shops and flats lead the lots
Landsec lodges plans for Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment
REIT reimagines 1970s centre after two decades of ownership
Kajima hires ex-Montagu Evans partner to lead development and investment
Andrew Ludiman has most recently been a consultant to Homes England
GPE doubles down on flex office push
The company’s latest deal with British Land marks a first in the growing market
EG’s must reads: 28 October-1 November
A round-up of some of our best stories this week
Ministry of Defence hires advisers to develop surplus land
Avison Young, Savills and others to advise on resi redevelopment of parts of portfolio
