Angela Rayner keeps housing brief in new cabinet
Rayner is confirmed as the new secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities
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Manchester dealmaker eyes an end to uncertainty
Fletcher CRE founder says the market can move, regardless of the election result
Voice of the Region: Greater Manchester occupiers say definitely maybe
LISTEN Jim Larkin speaks to Greater Manchester’s highest-placed regional agent, John Fletcher
Kauntze to stand down as BCO chief executive
His departure has been announced for summer 2025 after more than 25 years in the role
Lothbury Property Trust checks out of Malmaison York
The trust, which is going into liquidation, has sold the 150-bed hotel to Firethorn
Midlands dealmakers release the handbrake
Shepherd Commercial’s Kaine Arkinson on the drivers of regional deals
Dealmaker of the month: Kaine Arkinson, Shepherd Commercial
LISTEN The industrial market is still the dominant force in the West Midlands, says Arkinson
Canada Life agrees £20m care home deal
The 65-bed care home will be run by the Orders of St John Care Trust
Greggs bakes in growth with SmartParc SEGRO Derby deal
The retailer has signed a lease agreement for a new frozen manufacturing and logistics facility
How real estate markets can get a kick from the Champions League
Data suggests qualifying for the league can lead to a spike in overseas deals
City fringe benefits: Belcor’s Rob Elman on selling the submarket
Agent says the area is attracting occupiers unwilling to stomach the “insane” rents of the West End
Dealmaker of the month: Rob Elman, Belcor
LISTEN London office occupiers are increasingly looking towards the City fringe, says Elman
Investor sentiment recovering, says Savills
Living sectors, residential development and prime logistics seeing marked improvement
Two-thirds of councillors on planning committees say housing crisis ‘severe’
The number has grown from just over half last year, according to research by SEC Newgate
Peterborough plans 4,000 homes across 15 sites
Feasibility report marks next step in council’s housing-led regeneration plans
Empiric eyes 6% growth across student portfolio
The REIT said 80% of income for the next academic year is now secured
Industry welcomes Labour’s new towns strategy
Rayner promises to “unleash the biggest wave of affordable and social housing in a generation”
Commercial rent disputes rise in Scotland as prime supply tightens
There were 67 applications for third-party arbitration in 2023, a 34% increase on the 50 in 2022
East of England overtakes London as favoured region for property investment
Research by Handelsbanken shows the capital and South East out of favour compared with last year
Demand for care home beds in Wales set to soar
Christie says market for investors and developers is huge
Logistics vacancies increase while delivery slows
Vacancy rates are up from 6.8% in Q4 2023
Crunching the numbers behind Birmingham’s EPC equations
Siddall Jones founder is not convinced office landlords can make the necessary upgrades
Property funds miss out on ISA season boost
Property funds finished April with net outflows of more than £50m
Voice of the Region Live: West Midlands – Uneasy as EPC
LISTEN Voice of the Region recorded live at EG’s A Bird’s-eye View event
Developer bags Manchester office from Canada Life AM
Cheshire-based developer Satis Group has bought a vacant nine-storey office building in Manchester’s business and financial core and plans a full-scale remodelling to bring it back into use. Satis has bought the 30,000 sq ft Barnett House on Fountain Street from Canada Life Asset Management for £4.6m. Until 2021, the 1980s-built office building was operated […]
Northumberland Estates gets planning for Stockton-on-Tees retail scheme
The 97,000 sq ft development has already confirmed Sainsbury’s and Burger King as tenants
AEW gets green light for Bristol Debenhams redevelopment
Scheme will comprise more than 500 rental homes
Take-up surges as occupiers fill empty Debenhams stores
Leasing activity rockets by more than 50% year-on-year
Top five West End agents left scrabbling for deals as competition rises
New Radius figures show less than a third of deals were done by leading agents compared with Q1 2023
Local authorities not ready for BNG regs
Lack of s106 templates could cause disruption to development pipelines
Voice of the Region: West Yorkshire – the unstoppable deal machine
LISTEN Carter Towler discusses the deals pipeline in Leeds and why it has remained solid
Dealmaker interview: New rules in tough times
Watling Real Estate’s Jamie Lamond on the market segments that could still see struggle
Dealmaker of the month: Jamie Lamond, Watling Real Estate
LISTEN Tough times ahead will see a surge in distressed assets brought to market, says Lamond
South East office investment volumes slump in Q1
Investment volumes in the South East office market were down by 67% year-on-year in Q1 2024
Mixed fortunes as decline in capital values slows
Capital values across UK commercial real estate fell by 0.1% in March, according to CBRE
Voice of the Region: Hampshire – retail reinvented
LISTEN Many brands are taking advantage of low retail rents, says Flude surveyor Alice Masterman
Airship business lands Doncaster deal
Hybrid Air Vehicles secures freehold of 124-acre site to manufacture low emission aircraft
Pub insolvencies jump by 48% to highest level in a decade
Latest research shows extent of pub company woes
Leaner and greener: a new chapter for logistics leasing
FHP’s John Proctor tells EG how deals have changed since “the crazy days”
Dealmaker of the month: John Proctor, FHP
LISTEN There are reasons for cautious optimism for the industrial sector, says Proctor
Voice of the Region: Glasgow – captain of industry
LISTEN GM Brown founder and director Gregor Brown on the Glasgow market
The Body Shop to close 75 more stores
Some 75,000 sq ft of retail space will come back to market
Associated British Ports hires from Muse for development role
Andrew Milne will lead on development sites and source new investments
London tops rankings for overseas real estate investment
Capital outpaces Toronto and New York for cross-border activity, MSCI finds
What The Body Shop’s collapse means for landlords
EG Radius data finds Landsec and British Land are among the most exposed
EG Dealmaker: Knight Frank’s Patrick Matheson on the future of the office
EG’s new monthly feature showcases dealmakers across the UK commercial property sector
‘Mixed messages’: Industry reacts to brownfield reforms
Experts welcome brownfield approach but fear unwanted outcomes from PDR changes
Dealmaker of the month: Patrick Matheson, Knight Frank
LISTEN Why the North East office market is thriving
‘It is Teesside’s time now’: a blueprint for the UK’s town centres
The region’s real estate outlook has been transformed, says Parker Barras founder John Taylor
Voice of the Region: Teesside – Riverside renaissance
LISTEN Parker Barras founder and director John Taylor on Teesside’s dramatic development
