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September 18, 2025
Lingering inflation prompts Bank of England to hold interest rates at 4%
UK interest rates have been held at 4% in a move property finance experts say allows real estate investors to make more predictable short term planning against an "otherwise uncertain backdrop".
September 18, 2025
'It's important to distinguish short-term noise from longer-term trends'
When he took over from Tony Brown as Global Head of M&G Real Estate on July1, Martin Towns took the reins of a company that was "in very good shape", he told sister publication Business Immo in a video interview with BiTV.
September 18, 2025
Bank of Canada cuts policy interest rate by quarter-point to 2.5%
The Bank of Canada cut its key overnight lending rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday to 2.50%, the first cut by the central bank in six months and in line with widespread investor expectations.
September 17, 2025
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September 16, 2025
Fed rate reduction could boost commercial real estate
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut its key interest rate Wednesday, and commercial real estate professionals say that while the move could kick-start some dealmaking, it won’t automatically reshape property investment or project values.
September 16, 2025
Iroko Zen launches international, opportunistic SCPI
Iroko Atlas. This is the name of the new SCPI launched by Iroko, the French collective investment vehicle. Created five years after the launch of Iroko Zen, this vehicle is intended to be international and opportunistic.
September 16, 2025
Brookfield backs two UK outlet centres with £450 million refinancing
Canadian investment manager giant Brookfield has refinanced two UK retail outlet centres owned by LaSalle Investment Management for £450 million in its largest European property loan transaction.
September 16, 2025
Feldberg Capital completes £171 million refinancing of Akoya workspace portfolio
Feldberg Capital has secured a £171 million facility to refinance its Akoya portfolio of refurbished office-led assets in London neighbourhood locations that include Putney and Queen’s Park.
September 12, 2025
Dalata Hotel Group shareholders approve €1.4 billion takeover by Pandox, Eiendomsspar
Shareholders for Dalata Hotel Group accepted the acquisition offer from Sweden-based Pandox and Norway-based Eiendomsspar.
September 12, 2025
UK economy flatlined in July as manufacturing slumped, but there are reasons for optimism
The UK economy failed to grow in July amid a sharp downturn in manufacturing output, with a slowing economy set to become the backdrop to a vitally important Budget on 26 November.
September 11, 2025
Transforming business rates: the government's priorities for reform picked apart
The government today published its long-awaited response to the Transforming Business Rates Discussion Paper, setting out the shape of reforms ahead of the 2026 revaluation. For landlords and investors, the implications are significant: while permanent discounts for the high street will continue to dominate the headlines, the deeper questions are about how the system evolves to support – or hinder – investment.
September 11, 2025
Social Housing REIT posts rising earnings, rents and dividends
Social Housing REIT, the trust focused on specialised supported housing across the UK, has posted rising earnings, rental income and dividends.
September 11, 2025
Invesco arranges £158 million financing for Bridge industrial portfolio
Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment business of Invesco, has arranged a £158 million whole loan to co-sponsor Bridge Industrial to support the leasing programme for a 586,922-square-foot portfolio of newly-built, logistics facilities within London’s M25 orbital motorway.
September 11, 2025
TenFifty Capital: New lending platform with Apollo Global Management
TenFifty Capital, a new pan-European platform for commercial real estate loans, is entering the market.
September 10, 2025
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September 10, 2025
CREFC Europe announces chair-elect and new board directors
Commercial real estate lending trade body CREFC has made Gregor Bamert of Aviva Investors its chair-elect and will succeed Alison Lambert of the Martley Capital Group as chair in a year’s time, also for a two-year term.
September 9, 2025
Larger requirements and French funds lifting office market, Regional REIT reports
"A clear uptick in occupational demand" and continued activity from French investors has created a more positive outlook for the regional office market, the boss of Regional REIT's asset manager has said.
September 8, 2025
Danish pension fund PenSam targets pan-European logistics
The Danish pension fund PenSam has teamed up with Vengrove to invest in and build up a portfolio of industrial and logistics real estate assets in the UK, Germany and France.
September 5, 2025
Investment Advisory Board: Harald Christ helps distribute €500 billion
Entrepreneur Harald Christ will distribute the German government's €500 billion special fund for "Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality", He will chair the new committee created by Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, a member of the Social Democratic Party, to ensure the success of the facility: The "Investment and Innovation Advisory Board" is tasked with advising on the implementation and monitoring of investments from the investment package, "based on a broad wealth of experience", according to Klingbeil. The investments should have the greatest possible impact and "make a tangible difference in people's everyday lives".
September 5, 2025
High street retailer Bodycare enters administration
High street health and beauty retailer Bodycare has entered administration with 32 stores immediately closing and around 450 people made redundant.

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