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London

British Land back on the hunt for £1.5bn Euston Tower partner

REIT to bring on equity backer for Regent’s Place project

Fundraising

Q+A: Hines’ Chiang Ling Ng – “We think Europe is the greatest market at the moment”

Core fundraising is improving, says co-head of investment management

Residential

Bywater secures first two residential sites

More than 250 homes to be delivered across two London schemes
People

BlueCastle lures CFO from global real estate role

Chief financial and operating officer has held range of regulated board positions
People

Invesco’s head of alternative investments departs

The hotel specialist had been with the US firm since 2018
Office

Tech firm picks Quadreal and Seaforth’s Space House for new HQ

Recently refurbished development is located in Covent Garden
Corporate

Legal & General on Proprium deal: “This is the final piece of the jigsaw”

Bill Hughes says the asset manager does not expect to make any more real estate corporate acquisitions
London

British Land back on the hunt for £1.5bn Euston Tower partner

REIT to bring on equity backer for Regent’s Place project

Spotlight

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
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

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Europe news

Investment

Q+A: Invesco’s Duchnowska and Stampa on why Europe is “the next hot place”

Managing directors discuss the tariffs turmoil, real estate becoming an operational asset class and debt availability
People

King Street recruits Brookfield managing director

Exec is moving on after more than a decade
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
Office

Czech buyer tables €100m+ bid for Kraków office

Three-building complex achieved full occupancy in March

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Company	Price (p)	% change
Assura	0.491 GBP	-0.08%
British Land	3.874 GBP	1.25%
Derwent London	19.33 GBP	1.74%
GPE	3.29 GBP	1.23%
Hammerson	2.744 GBP	2.62%
Landsec	6.23 GBP	2.05%
LondonMetric	1.992 GBP	0.96%
PHP	0.99 GBP	0.30%
Segro	6.65 GBP	1.62%
Shaftesbury Capital	1.447 GBP	1.40%
Supermarket Income	0.797 GBP	-0.13%
Tritax Big Box	1.419 GBP	1.00%
Unite	8.2 GBP	1.05%
Workspace	4.065 GBP	0.37%

More from UK & Ireland

London

GPE inks deal to sell £250m Fitzrovia trophy

Deal would be the largest London office transaction so far this year
Residential

Council wins latest legal battle over £350m Manchester towers

Court of Appeal dismisses latest case
Investment

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

Contracts exchanged on bellwether office sale
Logistics

Partner sought for mega £1bn South East logistics site

Housebuilder starts search for development partner
Hotels & Leisure

Bidders circle €1.7bn Dalata

Private equity investors progressing through process

Tristan and TCC agree Bristol letting to Unite Students

Student developer to relocate from current headquarters at South Quay House
Criterion Capital buys City office for hotel development pipeline

Investor to redevelop Mansell Court into 200-bedroom Zedwell Hotel
Former Standard Chartered exec launches advisory firm

Elaeo Partners will focus on institutional capital flows in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Government plans build-out rates crackdown

A consultation has been launched to set housing delivery timeframes
Capital & Centric nears deal for Stoke-on-Trent project

Former pottery works in Spode to become a residential-led scheme
Aboria adds to team from DWS

Issie Armstrong joins former boss Jessica Hardman at living-focused investor
Crosstree completes £330m Argyll purchase

Serviced office business operates 25 sites across London
Council to kickstart £55m Liverpool Pall Mall office scheme

Phase one of the mixed-use scheme was stalled due to viability issues
Approval granted for 1.4m sq ft Fiddler’s Ferry regeneration

Redevelopment of the former Warrington power station to deliver logistics space across four units
Green light for £60m Edinburgh brewery revamp

Caledonian Brewery redevelopment to create 168 new homes

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

L&G big-hitter to leave

Residential specialist Simon Century considering next industry move
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

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
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
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