M&G buys Manchester student accommodation site for £42 million
Deal contributes to over 1,000 new beds in Manchester, Nottingham and Lisbon
M&G Real Estate has bought a new student accommodation site in Manchester in a deal that means the company adds over 1,000 beds to its purpose-built student accommodation portfolio...
Octopus Capital appoints chief operating officer
Hollie Hanrahan to assume newly created role
Octopus Capital has appointed Hollie Hanrahan as chief operating officer in a newly created role where she will help lead the company’s strategy, focusing on scaling the business a...
Office reduction overkill drives expansion plans for one in five businesses
Business and headcount growth leads to increased requirements from occupiers, says CBRE
One in five companies with office expansion plans are looking to increase their office footprint due to over-contraction or bigger-than-predicted return-to-office numbers, research...
Viridis Living gets green light for University of Manchester student accommodation
The development will offer up to 3,300 new homes on the Fallowfield Campus
Viridis Living has been granted planning permission from Manchester City Council for the redevelopment of student accommodation at the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus...
Søstrene Grene snaps up space at Manchester Arndale
The lifestyle retailer is set to open a nearly 5,000-square-foot store
Scandinavian lifestyle retailer Søstrene Grene has signed a lease for a new store at Manchester Arndale shopping centre.
Target Healthcare REIT sells care home portfolio for £89.9 million
The sale represents an initial yield of 5.24%
Target Healthcare REIT, the specialist investor in purpose-built care homes, has sold nine UK care homes to an unnamed institutional buyer for £85.9 million.
CBRE mandated on sale of London luxury serviced apartments
Fountain House is being marketed at £35 million
CBRE has been mandated to sell Fountain House, a collection of luxury serviced apartments overlooking London’s Hyde Park for £35 million.
Aviva Investors adds to real estate equity team
Hannah Butler joins to support performance delivery across funds
Aviva Investors, Aviva’s global asset management business, has hired Hannah Butler to join its real estate equity team in a newly created assistant fund manager role.
Aberdeen-owned University of the Arts London student accommodation hits the market
Knight Frank marketing the 144-bed site for £21 million
Aberdeen has brought to market its purpose-built student accommodation scheme in London’s Camberwell, known as Portland House, with an asking price of £21 million.
Columbia and New Era lease space at London Designer Outlet
Brands Asics and Champion also sign new leases
International sportswear and outdoor retailer Columbia has agreed to lease space at Wembley’s London Designer Outlet, as the shopping destination sees a quartet of new leases.
Odd Muse signs lease for New Bond Street store
The five-storey townhouse will be the womenswear brand's second London site
Luxury womenswear brand Odd Muse has signed a lease for a new five-storey store on London’s New Bond Street from a private landlord.
Regatta sails into megastore at Junction 32
The outlet concept store will span 5,000 square feet
Junction 32 has agreed to lease space to Regatta for a Great Outdoors megastore at the Yorkshire-based outlet shopping centre.
BeFlex hires former Found director as head of sales
Belcor’s flexible workspace start up has appointed Josh Gordon
BeFlex, the flexible workspace advisory arm of Belcor, has appointed Josh Gordon as head of sales for the start-up.
How to build a flex platform post-pandemic: founder and CEO of Vallist on launching in London
Former WeWork US real estate head and Regus development director Alex Passler talks to CoStar News about operating models, the future of flex and lessons learned.
Building a flexible office property business in the wake of a pandemic is not for the faint of heart. Four years ago, Alex Passler did exactly that when the former global head of f...
Scribbler signs for space at Cribbs
Deal comes as Clarendon Fine Art upsizes to a larger store
Greeting card supplier Scribbler has signed a deal to lease a store at Cribbs Mall in Bristol.
Octopus Capital funds development loan for Autograph Homes scheme
The £3.25 million loan will help deliver a net zero housing development in Somerset
Octopus Capital, the specialist real estate investor and lender, has provided a £3.15 million development finance loan to Autograph Homes to fund building new homes in Tickenham, N...
Dominus hires PBSA director duo
John Blanshard and Sarah Reynolds to lead the company’s student platform.
Dominus, a real estate developer, owner and operator in the hotel and student living sectors, has made two senior hires in its student housing team.
Convene launches Convene Hospitality Group
The parent company will unite the Convene and etc.venues brands
Convene, a lifestyle and hospitality brand that operates premium meeting and event venues and flexible office space, has announced the formation of its parent company Convene Hospi...
Canada's QuadReal acquires residential operating platform
Realstar residential platform spans BTR and student living in the UK and Ireland
QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate investment, development and operating company, based in Vancouver, Canada, has acquired the UNCLE brand in the United Kingdom and Euro...
Grosvenor starts work on trio of flex offices
Sites will span 50,000 square foot in London’s West End.
Grosvenor has begun work to refurbish a trio of offices in London’s west end to provide new flexible office space.