British Land ups guidance amid pivot into retail parks November 20, 2024 Property giant British Land has upped expectations for the year as the group continues its push into retail parks. In its half-year results for the six-month period to 30 September, which were published this morning, the real estate investment trust upped its outlook for earnings per share from 27.9p to 28.1p. Meanwhile, the group’s EPRA [...]
Plans worth £200m revealed by Imperial College London and Bruntwood SciTech November 20, 2024 Imperial College London is to build a life sciences and deep tech development worth over £200m in the west of the capital after partnering with Bruntwood SciTech. The university has earmarked land at its White City Deep Tech Campus after signing an agreement with the joint venture between property group Bruntwood, Legal & General and [...]
Derwent London upgrades rental guidance thanks to ‘world class’ London August 8, 2024 An acceleration in rental growth and a more stable investment environment has helped office giant Derwent London upgrade its rental guidance off the back of “really active demand”, its boss said. In its half-year results this morning, the FTSE 250 office specialist said its income grew but valuations continued their decline. Derwent, which owns flagship [...]
Construction activity hits fastest pace in two years as housing sector returns to growth August 6, 2024 The reading put the construction sector in expansion for the fifth consecutive month and was the fastest pace of growth since May 2022.
Iconic Millbank Tower evicts tenants ahead of conversion into flats July 31, 2024 The landlord of the iconic Millbank Tower, where the Labour Party hatched its landslide 1997 election campaign and Leave.EU cooked up its winning plans for Brexit, has begun evicting tenants ahead of a long-planned revamp into luxury flats, City PM has learned.
Exclusive: Abrdn backs property recovery with UK to ‘lead the way’ July 29, 2024 Asset manager Abrdn has moved its view of property from an underweight position to neutral as it argued the UK is leading the way on a global recovery, City PM can reveal.
Hammerson: Shopping centre giant hit with £500m loss after selling stake in Bicester Village July 25, 2024 British shopping centre giant Hammerson has taken a £500m loss on the £1.5bn deal to sell its share in the company behind Bicester Village, according to just-filed documents.
Harworth: Property developer on track to grow portfolio to nearly £1bn after strong start to 2024 July 24, 2024 Six months into its financial year property developer Harworth says it’s on track to grow its investment portfolio to almost £1bn in the next five years, having already completed more than 80 per cent of its planned sales for 2024. The London-listed group, which specialises in land regeneration, said it had completed, exchanged or in heads of [...]
A short history of leasehold, and why it’s taken so long to end the ‘feudal’ system July 20, 2024 In the King’s Speech, the Government finally outlined plans to phase the “feudal” system out of England and Wales. Here's why it took so long
London offices: Bigger is better, as construction of smaller spaces in the capital dries up July 17, 2024 For the first time in at least two decades not a single new office scheme smaller than 100,000 square feet began construction in London in the first half of this year, despite demand for larger spaces reaching record highs.
