Knight Frank appoints former KPMG chief exec to global board
Mary O’Connor brings more than three decades of leadership experience to the role
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CEG looks to sell multi-let Birmingham tower
The 28-storey block boasts tenants including EA, Hitachi and the NHS
Swiss bank homes in on Marylebone move
The company is under offer to take the entirety of TPG Angelo Gordon’s refurbished Marylebone Place
Workday signs largest European office lease since pandemic
Software company will take 416,000 sq ft in M&G’s College Square scheme in Dublin
Network Rail revamps Liverpool Street Station plans
Changes include dropping a planned 160,000 sq ft 16-storey hotel and reducing office space
Newmark poaches Charles Toogood from Avison Young
Firm continues to raid AY’s national offices team
Edinburgh office leasing up but still hampered by Covid
Q1 office take-up rose by more than a quarter year-on-year
Huckletree to open 50,000 sq ft flex hub at 40 Leadenhall
Company has signed a management agreement with M&G
Squarepoint locks in 400,000 sq ft prelet
The investment manager has agreed terms to take the entirety of a JP Morgan-owned City block
Commercial real estate set to fall short of 2030 decarbonisation target
The sector’s current trajectory suggests it is on track to miss the target by at least a decade
Higher education office leasing booms to decade high
Take-up grew by a fifth year-on-year
UK flex finishes Q1 on a high
Flex inventory grew by almost 30% year-on-year nationally and more than a third in London
John Lewis’ former Victoria HQ up for sale
Building marketed as an opportunity for value-add refurbishment, extension or change of use
Hanningtons Estate hits the market
The freehold Brighton estate is comprised of 43 retail units, 11 office suites and 63 flats
Simmons set for 2030 Finsbury Circus move
The firm will relocate to Malaysian property group IJM’s newly acquired City block
AIM’s High Holborn office extension up for approval
The proposals would increase the total office space to nearly 27,000 sq ft
Constrained supply hampers early year West End trades
But demand for core locations and secure income is improving
Berkeley preps plans for remainder of Malt Street regeneration
Plans propose more than 1,000 homes and 50,000 sq ft of industrial use
Allfunds jumps ship to Southbank
The company’s West End departure adds further momentum to the riverside’s recent leasing success
Regional REIT looks to bolster coffers ahead of market upturn
Company has “absolute confidence” as it looks to dispose of a fifth of its portfolio, says boss
Suburban flex demand strong five years on from Covid
Office upheaval following the pandemic left a legacy of soaring flex demand and growing supply
LPA calls for change in funding London’s transport infrastructure
It says new approaches are needed to drive growth and maintain major project momentum
Gwyn Richards: The Square Mile’s man with a plan
The City’s planning head on democratising the Square Mile and embracing change
Singaporean CDL’s £110m Shoreditch development brought to market
It is being marketed as an opportunity to deliver a 73,571 sq ft office near the stock-strapped City
Royal London sells two more offices from Pelican portfolio
Investor has sold three of the Greater London and South East offices and retained one
Quadrant names managing partner
John Maddison has been with the company for almost 10 years
Landsec lines up first office disposals in resi pivot
As Landsec plans a pivot away from offices and retail parks, specific assets marked for disposal are beginning to come to market. The company last month said it will free up capital from low- or non-yielding pre-development assets during the next three years, recycling the money into higher-income and higher-growth opportunities. Ultimately it is working towards establishing […]
Global Holdings submits plans for 1 Hanover Square
The retrofit of the former Condé Nast building would add 50,500 sq ft of offices and retail
The rise and rise of City rents
With PIB Group on track for a potential new record rent in the City, at around £130 per sq ft, just a couple of months after Brazilian bank Banco Master posted its own record at £122 per sq ft, rents are set to continue rising – but how much further will they go? The root […]
Europa and Hobart bring £90m Farringdon block to market
Duo in second attempt to exit mixed-use leasehold asset
British Land’s Euston Tower up for approval
Proposals seek to provide nearly 270,000 sq ft of additional office, lab and enterprise
CBRE hires from Savills for City capital markets team
Paul Bassi joins after a decade in the Savills London investment team
Trainline sets course for Ivanhoé and Co-Re’s Stonecutter Court
The company has completed a deal for its new HQ
Angelo Gordon and Endurance Land sell 1-5 London Wall for £72.5m
The asset has been acquired by a Malaysian construction group IJM
Delancey and Aware Super close in on West End office
The duo prevailed in a competitive process as bids exceeded £160m asking price
Birmingham mixed-use block hits the market for £73m
It is multi-let to 14 tenants and partially occupied long-term by the Ministry of Justice
Barings and LBS near brace of leases at Tide
The completion of the deals would take the building to 50% let
Mayor of London and Opportunity London launch £22bn investment prospectus
The prospectus doubles the value of investment opportunities available and offers nine new projects
Jace Tyrrell interview: London’s Cupid takes aim at MIPIM
Opportunity London boss on the market, investor appetite and what a week in Cannes can deliver
Avison Young appoints MD for national offices
Paul Broad has more than two decades’ experience in the regional office market
Royal London’s Shaftesbury Avenue office retrofit approved
Retrofit-led extension will provide 55,000 sq ft of West End office space
FTI mulls over move to Canary Wharf
The move could see the company move after 12 years in the City
Tackling London’s loneliness epidemic
How occupiers, developers and the office can play a role in restoring a sense of belonging
Flex operator commits to Stratford
IWG has agreed to take space at Vastint’s Sugar House Island
Insurer closes in on record rents at Brookfield’s One Leadenhall
The deal could top the recent record set at 22 Bishopsgate
Alternative Income REIT “on track” after stable results
Modest growth bolstered performance ahead of rent reviews and an autumn senior loan maturity
The Work Project lands at Brookfield’s One Leadenhall
It marks the start of the global flex operator’s 400,000 sq ft foray into the UK market
The Square Mile’s future skyline
City Corp reveals how City will look when approved projects are completed
Martley snaps up Birmingham office
The move marks a continuation of the company’s regional office investment strategy
Portman Estate MAPPs out Marylebone property management agreement
MAPP will oversee operations of 26 of the estate’s properties
