Ares snaps up Netflix's London headquarters
US investor acquires the 41,571-square-foot office building from Germany's Union Investment
Ares Real Estate funds have acquired streaming giant Netflix’s London office headquarters from Union Investment.
HB Reavis gets go-ahead for London purpose-built student accommodation scheme
Development to have 233 rooms in Lambeth
HB Reavis has been given the go-ahead by Lambeth Council’s planning applications committee to redevelop 10 Leake Street in London into the company's purpose-built student accommoda...
Quintain lands £310 million refinancing on duo of London build-to-rent developments
Firm secures green loan from Natixis CIB for Wembley Park scheme
Quintain, the developer of Wembley Park, has secured an £310 million green loan from Natixis CIB to refinance a duo of build-to-rent schemes.
Australian women’s fashion brand Kookaï locks in London store
The flagship will span 1,800 square feet on Carnaby Street
Shaftesbury Capital has signed to lease 1,800 square feet to Australian-owned womenswear retailer, Kookaï, for a permanent UK store at 37 Carnaby Street.
Glasgow developer secures £18.8 million development loan for student housing scheme
Kelvin Properties secured the facility from the Bank of Scotland
Kelvin Properties has secured an £18.8 million development loan from Bank of Scotland for the construction of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow’s West ...
London housing market 'hits bottom' leaving opportunities for land acquisition and alternative-use
The capital's housing market reaches turning point, says Montagu Evans research
The London housing market has reached a turning point following extended uncertainty and has begun to show signs of recovery, with opportunities for land acquisition and alternativ...
Arora buys Hammersmith offices from receivers for circa £20 million
The 105,000-square-foot Metro office changes hands
Arora Group has bought The Metro Building in London’s Hammersmith from joint fixed charge receivers.
Retail and leisure demand up 108% year-on-year as entrants boost figures
January 2026 enquiries up after lots of requirements at the end of 2025, says Colliers
Interest in retail, leisure and food and beverage space in the capital has been spurred by a rise in entrants making enquiries across sub-sectors and is up 108% year-on-year from 1...
Legal & General lets Newcastle office space to Arden University
It will occupy the remaining 27,095 square feet across the ground to third floors
Legal & General have agreed a deal to lease the remaining space at The Spark, its office building in Newcastle city centre, to Arden University as part of the business’ office expa...
Zenzic and Torsion refinance Warwick student scheme
Specialist lender Atelier involved in funding cycle from development finance to refinance on completion
Zenzic and Torsion have refinanced a joint venture purpose-built student accommodation scheme near the University of Warwick, with financing from Atelier in a complete funding cycl...
Maslow Capital deploys £116.6 million development loan for London student accommodation
The facility will bring forward YourTribe’s 609-bed scheme near Wembley Stadium
Maslow Capital, the specialist real estate finance provider, has deployed a £116.6 million development loan to YourTribe to bring forward its purpose-built student accommodation sc...
Bluecastle Capital buys former Yorkshire Post headquarters for Leeds build-to-rent site
The deal takes its national build-to-rent pipeline to over £1 billion
Bluecastle Capital, the build-to-rent developer, investment and asset manager, has bought a scheme in Leeds city centre that was formerly part of the headquarters for the Yorkshire...
UK purpose-built student accommodation investment hit £4.3 billion in 2025
Figures were up 10% according to Knight Frank research
Investment into the UK’s purpose built student accommodation sector hit almost £880 million in the final quarter of 2025, taking investment for the year to £4.3 billion in total, r...
Thomas White Oxford begins hunt for residential development partner
Chosen developer will deliver 161 homes at Oxford North Eastside
Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John’s College, has begun its hunt for a residential development partner for the delivery of up to 161 homes at Oxford North.
Bath & Body Works makes a splash with East Midlands debut
Retailer has agreed to lease space at Derbion on a 10-year term
Bath & Body Works, the retail chain specialising in scented products such as body lotions, soaps, hand sanitisers and candles, has agreed to lease space at Derbion shopping centre ...
Glasgow crowned top UK city for residential investment
City tops the table for the first time, as Edinburgh, London and Cambridge reinforce their positions as core investment markets, says Colliers
Glasgow has come in first place in Colliers’ Top UK Residential Investment Cities Report for the first time, as strong yields, economic momentum and ESG gains drive the city to ove...
Plans for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station steam ahead as City of London gives nod
Britain’s busiest train station secures approval for major revamp
The City of London Corporation has given the green light for a redevelopment of London’s Liverpool Street Station, Britain’s busiest train station.
Upcoming brands responsible for pipeline of 12,000 new UK stores
Retailers with less than 50 locations primed for expansion over the next three to five years, says Savills
The UK retail market is prime for a wave of new store openings driven by emerging operators, new research from Savills shows.
Savills Investment Management appoints head of transactions for Spain and Portugal
Alain Pérez Egaña will assume the role
Savills Investment Management, an international real estate investment manager, has appointed a new Head of Transactions for Spain and Portugal.
UK’s largest local government pension scheme forward funds Cambridge single-family rental project
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership deploys £70 million into building new homes
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the biggest UK local government pension scheme pool, has forward funded a 139-home single family rental project in Cambridge.