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Aberdeen hits the ground running with £100m portfolio sale

Collection of hotel ground rents up for grabs

Logistics

KKR and Mirastar refinance £450m portfolio

Fresh debt allows duo to take cash off the table

London

Landsec begins £2bn office unwind with City sale

REIT ends 20-year ownership of Aldersgate block as it looks to build out resi portfolio
Student Accommodation

Q+A: Urbanest on “ripping up the rulebook” and building Europe’s largest Passivhaus scheme

Head of development Angus Kearin discusses how the student accommodation developer is leading the market in sustainability certification
London

Citi to sell £65m Holborn office

Client of Citi Private Bank to exit London asset
Politics

Law Commission rejects industry plea for far-reaching leasing reform

Contracting-out model in the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act will remain
Retail

Go-ahead given for £500m Cheshunt project

Outline consent issued following completion of planning conditions and Section 106 agreement
Residential

Approval granted for Regal’s Camden development sites

Double green light could unlock up to 442 homes across Swiss Cottage and Camden Town

Opinion

Shah on property: how the financial crisis transformed real estate

The banking system’s near-collapse ushered in an era of scale
Self-storage

Self-storage sellers face reality check

Recapitalisations grow in prominence as bidders question pricing of older stock and owners look to achieve scale

Logistics

Conseq Funds acquires €50m Czech logistics park

The five buildings are almost fully leased
Finance

Song Capital finds its voice in Europe with debut €750m financing deal

Refinancing of £1.5bn+ platform is one of largest healthcare real estate debt deals in years
Office

US investor chosen as frontrunner for €78m Paris asset

CBD office is occupied by a coworking operator
Office

Bulgarian REIT offloads €23m Sofia office

The transaction is likely to be among the country’s top deals of 2025

People

Who will replace Hammerson’s Rita-Rose Gagné?

Green Street News weighs up the likely runners and riders for the top job at the retail REIT
Investment

UK, Germany and Spain in global top five for cross-border capital destinations

US share of activity fell below 15% from over 17%, according to Colliers
Politics

Will Labour have the stomach for new towns?

Investors circle opportunity, but questions emerge over government commitment
Corporate

Sirius’ Andrew Coombs: “Defence is just another layer on top”

Chief executive on industrial market drivers in the UK and Germany
Corporate

Avison Young UK books £102m loss for second year running

Number of fee earners drops by 7% as Canadian parent writes off £252m repayment

What’s in a name? Rethinking co-living in today’s rental landscape

As the market matures and the product evolves, is the term still fit for purpose or has it become too broad – and even a bit misleading?
More carrot, less stick: government must address UK housing’s viability challenge

Threats and fines will not boost the housing supply
Why the evolving occupier market is bringing increased liabilities to landlords

Previously temporary trends are solidifying across occupancy rates, lease lengths and tenant diversity
Unlocking the green premium in UK property

Demand for energy-efficient homes is driving up prices – so why isn’t more being done to retrofit properties?
What’s fuelling retail investment’s strong performance?

Confidence and an availability of debt finance are returning to the market

Battersea Power Station names new interim chief executive

Appointment confirms departure of Donagh O’Sullivan after a year in the role
Bruntwood retail boss heads to CBRE

Latest director has expertise across Northern city centres
Cushman partner heads to JLL

Senior figure departs Leeds office
Cluttons hires Fisher German partner to lead London office agency

Ed Moore joins the business
Workman names three new leads in building consultancy team

Trio take on new roles as part of updated structure
Zenith hires asset management director

Appointment follows as firm pursues further acquisitions

Logistics

Q+A: Tritax’s Nick Ireland on flying airport fund into new markets

Manager seeks to double fund size to £1.5bn following change of strategy and structure
Retail

Q+A: Sovereign Centros boss – “The power in this building is immense”

Eighteen months after his asset management business was acquired by CBRE, Chris Geaves discusses life in the green machine and the mood in the retail market
Residential

Q+A: The lawyer behind the Barratt/URS ruling breaks down its consequences

Rob Horne explains how the ruling will impact developers and builders