Pension fund bags Eastbourne shopping centre Phoenix Life has acquired the Beacon from Legal & General IM
City & Country gets £25m backing for Essex resi scheme Funding from Paragon Bank will help bring forward 68 homes on the Manningtree Park scheme
Virgin loan kick-starts later-living scheme Retirement Villages Group will start construction of the West Malling community later this year
Six local authorities pool property holdings The county councils join Essex County Council and Hampshire County Council in the Access pool
Ex-Fiera executives launch new firm Ashen Capital to focus on bringing private equity into residential markets
Gatehouse Hub secures loan for West Sussex development Burgess Hill logistics scheme and wellness centre gets financing from OakNorth
Lonza receives £30m grant for Thames Valley expansion Swiss pharma firm begins drafting proposals for 400,000 sq ft hub
Realty Income leads battle for Essex retail park US-based firm invested almost £677m in European real estate in H1
WeBuild gets funding for Chertsey office-to-resi scheme The 40,000 sq ft Eastworth House will be converted into 73 flats