Landlords 'at the end of their tether' with high street restructuring plans
Rent-free proposals are testing owners as River Island proposals green lit, experts say
River Island's plans to push through rent-free agreements at dozens of its stores have been green lit by a High Court judge, with industry experts warning that landlords are coming...
ICG buys Liverpool open storage park for £63 million
ESR Europe completes one of largest industrial sales this year to global asset manager
ESR Europe, the European platform of global real estate investment manager ESR Group has sold a 1 million-square-foot industrial open storage park in Liverpool, understood to be on...
UK rates cut gives shot of confidence to property industry ahead of expected 'pain' this autumn
Bank rate falls to 4% in move that should increase investment, experts said
Property finance experts have labelled the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to 4% a "timely step" in helping to restore property market confidence ahead of "some pa...
Industrial investors eye prime and value-add schemes as North West volumes top £530 million
Investment total in first half largely unchanged from a year ago
Industrial investors in the North West focused their appetite on prime assets and those with value-add potential during the first half of the year as investment volumes reached £53...
Hillwood lodges plans for 285,000-square-foot Luton logistics campus
Developer to speculatively build eight units at 16-acre site
Hillwood, the industrial-logistics real estate developer, investor and adviser, has submitted plans for a 285,000-square-foot, multilet logistics scheme in Luton.
Muse adds regeneration specialist to North West team
Laura Percy joins as development director
Muse, the regeneration specialist, has appointed Laura Percy as development director, bolstering its team in the North West.
British Land instructs law firm to check high street restructuring plans
Hogan Lovells to examine River Island and Poundland proposals
UK real estate investment trust British Land has called in lawyers to examine restructuring deals drafted by high street brands River Island and Poundland.
Clearbell's Chande gets Parliament nod; Muse hires North West regen expert; Cushman adds associate
New hires, promotions and other personnel changes in UK commercial real estate
Clearbell's Chande takes on Houses of Parliament restoration role
'Everything in the garden is rosy': Tritax Big Box boss talks up growth potential after Warehouse REIT tussle
Colin Godfrey says data centre interest and rental reversion alone can push firm forward
Tritax Big Box REIT has a number of "attractive levers" it can pull to deliver growth and continue to perform "really admirably" with or without acquiring new businesses like Wareh...
Former British sailing team star joins Vail Williams
Alice Masterman appointed as senior surveyor in the South Coast agency team
Property consultancy Vail Williams has hired Alice Masterman as senior surveyor in the South Coast agency team.
Mobility furniture specialist limbers up for Bristol office relocation
Oak Tree Furniture moves out of city centre to Regional REIT-owned office
Regional REIT has signed Oak Tree Mobility, the specialist furniture group, to a new lease at Park House near Bristol Parkway railway station.
Harworth and Church Commissioners sing from same hymn sheet on 1.2 million-square-foot project
Developer confirms joint venture partnership for major scheme in West Yorkshire
Land and property regenerator Harworth Group is forming a joint venture partnership with Church Commissioners for England to develop a major employment scheme in West Yorkshire.
Blackstone's Indurent invests more than £1 billion in industrial during first year
Company’s footprint grows by 5 million square feet after launching last year
Indurent, Blackstone's UK industrial and logistics property platform, wants to continue building its portfolio of properties after investing more than £1 billion during its first 1...
Activum SG enters UK student market with 795-bed portfolio acquisition
Investment manager buys five sites marketed at £84 million with Mansion Group
Activum SG, the pan-European opportunistic real estate investment manager, has dipped its toe into the UK purpose-built student accommodation market for the first time by buying fi...
Landlords push River Island's restructuring plans to judge's decision
Fashion retailer fails to win backing from all creditor groups in vote
River Island will need the approval of a judge to introduce rent-free measures at some stores after it failed to gain backing from all creditor groups in a vote on its restructurin...
Blue Owl turns heads with £400 million Asda sale and leaseback bid
Global asset manager swoops to secure 20-store portfolio
Blue Owl Capital, the American alternative investment asset management company, is looking to secure a £400 million deal with supermarket giant Asda for 20 of its stores.
ABP lets 158,000-square-foot Humber Estuary warehouse to Mitsubishi
Deal includes 53,000 square feet of canopy at Kings George Dock
Associated British Ports, the UK’s largest port group, has let a 158,000-square-foot unit in Hull to Mitsubishi Chemical UK.
XF Gym opens first Manchester venue at mall sale opportunity
Luxury gym operator pens deal at Arndale shopping centre
XF Gym will open its third UK site at Manchester Arndale after signing a 20-year lease at the shopping centre, of which a 50% stake is on the market for around £235 million.
JLL appoints new lead director for Manchester office agency
James Devany to succeed Chris Mulcahy after more than two decades at helm
JLL's Chris Mulcahy will retire from his role as lead director for Manchester office agency next year after more than two decades at the helm, with James Devany taking over.
Fancy dress duo dons 170,000-square-foot Liverpool facility
Mileway signs retailers Rubies and Smiffys to warehouse near M62
Global fancy dress retailers Rubies and Smiffys have agreed a deal to lease the entirety of Mileway's Space 170 warehouse in Liverpool.