EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
GOVERNMENT: Is the housing minister job used as a springboard?
Conservative MP for North West Hampshire Kit Malthouse has been made housing minister, following Dominic Raab’s appointment as secretary of state for Brexit.He will be the fourth housing minister in two years, and the 17th over the past 20 years.
Can a housing minister really make a difference?
RESIDENTIAL: Shortlist revealed for £2.3bn Quintain
Four bidders have been taken through to the second round to acquire Lone Star’s £2.3bn Quintain, the country’s largest build-to-rent opportunity.
Who are the two would-be new entrants to the UK PRS market?
OFFICES: Henderson Park in £94m West End buy
Nick Weber’s Henderson Park has bought Woolworth House at 242-246 Marylebone Road, NW1, from Hermes Investment Management. The sales price reflects a yield of around 5.7%.
Find out about it’s other high-profile investments
TECH: WiredScore’s global reach continues
WiredScore has launched in Chicago, Marseille, and Cologne as the digital connectivity rating continues to expand across the globe.
