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Corporate

New wave of boutique agencies takes on the big firms

A growing number of small specialists are banking on contacts, experience and focus to win market share

Hotels & Leisure

Bidders circle €1.7bn Dalata

Private equity investors progressing through process

Residential

Council wins latest legal battle over £350m Manchester towers

Court of Appeal dismisses latest case
Investment

UKREiiF: a sunny week, but does the market seem as rosy?

The key themes from this year’s event
Investment

Q+A: CBRE IM’s David Inskip – “A disappointing interruption of the upward trajectory”

EMEA head of research on geopolitical disruptions to the real estate recovery
Investment

Melford to seal deal for M&G’s £80m Manchester office

Contracts exchanged on bellwether office sale
Logistics

Panattoni breaks ground on the UK’s largest ever speculative logistics facility

Work has begun on the 915,000 sq ft shed
Residential

Q+A: Bluecastle CEO on launching a £500m build-to-rent fundraise

Ed Williams discusses investing equity across the regions in UK’s expanding BTR sector

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Corporate

Q+A: Eastdil’s McCaffrey on fighting like an underdog, a monster pipeline and Leyton Orient’s date with destiny

Star adviser sets out plans to grow the firm in Europe and stay ahead of the competition
Opinion

Shah on property: why did it take so long for PHP to have a shot at Assura?

Failure to merge the two big owners of GP surgeries may speak to old adage about turkeys and Christmas

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People

AEW executives leave to set up investment management firm

Ludovic Bernini and Rémy Vertupier expected to be joined by two others in new venture
Office

Czech buyer tables €100m+ bid for Kraków office

Three-building complex achieved full occupancy in March
Hotels & Leisure

Spanish hotel group agrees to buy €70m Paris hotel

The 338-room property is in Levallois-Perret
Investment

Q+A: Orion Capital – “We will do more deals in France and Germany over the next 12 months”

Co-founder Aref Lahham on taking advantage of the lack of core capital, refocusing on Continental Europe and investing in 100 New Bridge Street

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Company	Price (p)	% change
Assura	0.4914 GBP	-0.04%
British Land	3.826 GBP	-1.70%
Derwent London	19 GBP	-0.11%
GPE	3.25 GBP	-1.37%
Hammerson	2.674 GBP	-0.74%
Landsec	6.105 GBP	1.33%
LondonMetric	1.973 GBP	0.61%
PHP	0.987 GBP	0.05%
Segro	6.544 GBP	-0.24%
Shaftesbury Capital	1.427 GBP	-0.70%
Supermarket Income	0.798 GBP	0.50%
Tritax Big Box	1.405 GBP	0.79%
Unite	8.115 GBP	0.31%
Workspace	4.05 GBP	-2.29%

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Logistics

Partner sought for mega £1bn South East logistics site

Housebuilder starts search for development partner
London

Square Mile drives London’s rental uptick

City of London hailed as standout submarket performer
People

L&G big-hitter to leave

Residential specialist Simon Century considering next industry move
London

Picton markets £40m Covent Garden block

REIT puts one of its largest assets on the market
Student Accommodation

Lone Star zeros in on £200m student portfolio

Private equity firm adding to its UK platform

London and Frankfurt poised to lead record year for data centre take-up

CBRE forecasts capacity to hit the highest level since 2021
Assura pauses shareholder vote following fresh PHP approach

The healthcare REIT said it will commence talks with PHP regarding their updated £1.68bn bid
Royal London secures consent for £100m London logistics scheme

Colindale redevelopment to host 235,000 sq ft of industrial space
Unilever plans £80m Wirral fragrance hub

The investment forms part of the global conglomerate’s £300m, two-year investment plan in the UK
GSA secures $500m student housing refinancing

Wells Fargo provides debt facility to support US expansion
Partnership agreed to regenerate South Bank and Waterloo station

Network Rail Property, Places for London and the London Borough of Lambeth to join forces
RivingtonHark secures 1.5m sq ft Sheffield asset management mandate

Firm appointed on behalf of Queensberry for Heart of the City regeneration project
Knight Frank promotes capital markets veteran to global role

Nick Braybrook to work closely with firm’s private office division
European office take-up set for 5% growth in 2025

Prague, Dublin and London top performers over past 12 months, says Savills
Green light for Oxford Science Park expansion

Scheme will deliver 80,000 sq ft of lab and office space

Analysis

Life sciences

Golden Triangle’s “mid-tech” boom shows shift in science occupier demand

Occupier demand moving away from traditional wet labs
Office

The good and bad surprises from office REIT results

Updates from Landsec, British Land, GPE, Helical, Workspace and Regional REIT reveal state of the market
Politics

Investors on edge in Scotland as student rent control chaos continues

Government fails to reassure sector as it tables 28-day notice period for student tenancies
Corporate

Sticky income shields agencies from the worst of trade wars

Agency shares have recovered since “liberation day” as bosses consider the ideal revenue mix
Politics

Trump’s tariffs: property stocks now above “liberation day” levels

As uncertainty reigns the outlook for real estate improves

Opinion

Decarbonise or devalue: why real estate can’t afford to stall

Sustainability is no longer a niche concern – it’s increasingly a make-or-break factor in asset valuation
Student accommodation should never have been pulled into the Scottish rent controls debacle

After the furore with BTR, this is the last thing the sector needed – but there remains a window
There’s one area of real estate that’s all about collaboration, not competition

Working together with peers and occupiers is helping to drive the sustainability agenda
Shah on property: bend like a palm tree – the importance of resilience in turbulent times

Donald Trump’s chaos has made boards focus on the financial basics. But the ability to stay calm matters too
How to navigate development challenges in a transitional market

As the government pushes ambitious housing targets, the reality on the ground reveals a complex landscape where strategic decision making is critical

People

M7 co-founder Hugh Fraser departs

Debt guru exits after 16 years
Cushman’s head of residential capital markets departs

Mark Clegg has left the agent
Brotherton sets sights on data centres and Germany with senior hire

Ralph Weichelt brings debt expertise to London-based firm
Edmond de Rothschild REIM recruits Cordatus trio for new regional hub

Edinburgh-based team to expand coverage in the North of England and Scotland
Top Panattoni executive departs after 18 months

Logistics veteran had joined at end of 2023 to head up new investment management business
Carter Jonas poaches LSH’s head of transactions

Experienced figure switching agencies

Residential

Q+A: Michela Hancock on going solo, breaking into the UK and the next era for build-to-rent

Build-to-rent stalwart recently launched her own property company
Investment

Q+A: Carlyle – “We will remain in a market environment where investors are nervous”

Head of acquisitions Anssi Halonen discusses the political and economic context, self-storage expansion and the firm’s resi pipeline
Corporate

Q+A: ICG’s Nikolic on creating a global business, Trump and going big in logistics

Firm’s global head of real estate assesses progress made over the past three years and plans for the future