California pension fund buys Old Bond Street gem
Shop is home to Italian luxury retailer Herno
Jade Propco, a vehicle linked to CalSTRS, the California State Teachers' Retirement System, has bought 31 Old Bond Street for £36.28 million or a circa 3.5% net initial yield.
European offices starting to fire on all cylinders
Knight Frank reports surging investment and rents
There has been a strong rebound in the European office market, with investment volumes and rental growth all pointing to recovery and confidence, reports Knight Frank.
Apache and KKR land Brighton and Hove's biggest office letting in three years
Global consultant taking offices at the majority build-to-rent scheme
Investment manager, developer and operator of rental living Apache Capital and KKR have let 25,000 square feet of offices at its Hove Central scheme in Brighton and Hove’s largest ...
Carter Jonas appoints head of commercial valuations
Jason Sharman has stepped up to the role
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has promoted Jason Sharman to head of commercial valuations, effective 1 January.
JPMorgan in pole position for £100 million Mayfair office
Hong Kong investor has drawn competitive bidding for 10 Stratton Street
JPMorgan Asset Management has gone under offer to buy 10 Stratton Street, a trophy Mayfair office being sold by an investor club advised by Hong Kong group Joint Treasure with a gu...
Valesco completes €200 million Milan Moncler headquarters acquisition
Italian fashion group HQ buy backed by BNP Paribas green loan
The Valesco Group, the European real estate fund manager, has completed the majority controlling investment in Casa Moncler, the new global headquarters of luxury fashion brand Mon...
Montagu Evans adds senior duo to industrial and logistics team
Duo joins from Allsop and JLL respectively
Montagu Evans has appointed James Salmon as partner and Nicholas Peters as associate in its industrial and logistics team.
Premcor gets all clear for 43-acre Doncaster industrial estate
450,000 square foot of industrial will come to market shortly
Premcor Estates has secured planning permission for its 43-acre Mode 18 development at Rossington, Doncaster.
Oaktree and Ronan consortium secures €415 million refinancing for Dublin's Glass Bottle development
Deutsche Bank joins consortium backing latest phases of major homes and commercial development
Pembroke Beach DAC, the joint venture vehicle behind Dublin’s Glass Bottle development, has completed a new €415 million financing facility with Deutsche Bank to replace the existi...
CBRE recruits senior director in London office occupier team
Sophie Higgins has worked for Fora, Knotel and Colliers
CBRE has appointed Sophie Higgins as a senior director in its London occupier team.
Knight Frank appoints partner in London capital markets team
Nicolai Dane joins from Colliers
Knight Frank has appointed Nicolai Dane as a partner in its London capital markets and development team.
CBRE IM sells £85 million UK multilet industrial portfolio
TPG has bought London, South and East of England and Midlands portfolio
CBRE Investment Management has sold a five-strong portfolio of UK multilet industrial estates to TPG Real Estate, the real estate platform of global alternative asset management gi...
Japan's Daibiru completes acquisition of £300 million City office
Former Goldman Sachs office buy is company's second in London
Japan's Daibiru Corporation has completed the acquisition of a major stake in Warwick Court, the former Goldman Sachs offices in the City of London.
Newmark appoints head of UK and European retail agency
John Corlett promoted as Andrew Bathurst retires
Newmark has appointed John Corlett to head of UK and European retail agency.
Primark plans first new London store in a decade
Retailer taking on former Wimbledon Debenhams space
Primark has revealed plans to open its first new store in London for over a decade, in Wimbledon, the home of the famous tennis tournament.
Canary Wharf confirms major UCL office expansion
University business school will occupy 150,000 square foot at Docklands tower
UCL School of Management, the business school of University College London, has continued its expansion in the One Canada Square tower at Canary Wharf, committing to circa 150,000 ...
Property fund outflows slowed in 2025 as equities recorded worst year on record
Moderate outflows has been driven by fall in net selling
Property fund outflows dropped to their lowest level since August in December, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the global funds network.
GPE splashes £51 million on West End office repositioning
City Corporation sells building close to Tottenham Court Road station
Great Portland Estates has bought a new 155-year long leasehold interest in 10 South Crescent, on the corner of Tottenham Court Road, for £51 million from the City of London Corpor...
UK and Europe CMBS issuance soared in 2025 with rise set to continue
Rating agency Scope says prices have been increasingly competitive for €8.7 billion of transactions
New European CMBS issuance soared in 2025 to €8.7 billion in 17 transactions across multiple sectors, against €2.2 billion in five transactions the previous year, to chalk up the h...
London fringe office investment activity is increasing
LSH reports on 'break-out' year for investment team in the capital
London’s wider fringe office market continues to face challenges but saw a clear resurgence in activity in 2025, reports Lambert Smith Hampton.