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October 9, 2025
Change is in the air: What's on the minds of the world's real estate investors
There was a tangible sense the commercial property industry isn't just ready for better times but witnessing them at this year's Expo Real conference in Munich. It was boosted no doubt by an increase in delegates and almost chaotically busy scenes at the leading brokerage's stands.
October 9, 2025
CBRE appoints new head of European retail occupier business
CBRE has appointed Tom Dancer as the head of its European Retail Occupier business.
October 9, 2025
Hammerson toasts strong demand for priced €350 million bond
Hammerson, the listed owner and manager of retail and leisure anchored city destinations in the UK, France and Ireland, has announced the pricing of a 6.5-year €350 million bond, saying demand for the transaction had been aided by strong operational momentum.
October 9, 2025
Savills hires director in property management team
Savills has appointed Terri Mattison as a director in the firm’s property management team.
October 8, 2025
CoStar World News for Oct. 9
October 8, 2025
Oliver Bonas opts for Glasgow store at Silverburn
British lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas has signed to lease space at Henderson Park and Eurofund Group’s Silverburn in Glasgow.
October 8, 2025
Martin's Properties buys Bognor Regis Retail Park
Martin’s Properties has bought the freehold interest in Bognor Regis Retail Park.
October 8, 2025
Frogmore and Morgan Stanley complete £150 million sale of Notting Hill Gate Estate
UK real estate fund manager Frogmore and its co-investor Morgan Stanley have sold Notting Hill Gate, a prime west London estate comprising three mixed-use blocks, to Mago Capital.
October 7, 2025
How Barnes & Noble's new chapter relies on real estate
When a Barnes & Noble opened to a long line of customers in August in a former Staples office supply store in Texas, it didn't have its traditional dark wood and green aesthetic. Instead, the feel was airier: soft Victorian pink walls, light-wood displays and genre-themed rooms with reading nooks as well as play areas catering to local customer preferences.
October 7, 2025
Landsec completes £264 million of retail park disposals
Landsec has sold four retail parks since March as the company forges ahead with its portfolio optimization strategy to recycle capital into areas with greater income return and sustainable income growth.
October 7, 2025
The upwards-only rent review ban under the spotlight
The second reading of the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill is moving through Parliament, with some in the real estate industry concerned its contentious proposals to ban upward-only rent reviews could profoundly harm markets. They suggest it is already holding back investment.
October 6, 2025
Retail auctions investment doubles in value in 2025
Retail auctions have seen a marked increase in activity in 2025, with the number of lots sold between January and September rising 58% year on year, reports Savills.
October 6, 2025
Superdrug opens largest South West store at Cribbs Mall
Health and beauty supplies specialist Superdrug has opened an 8,901-square-foot store at Cribbs Mall in Bristol, marking its largest shop in the South West.
October 6, 2025
How the year is shaping up differently for real estate in the UK, US, France and Germany
September, traditionally the month when the real estate industry gets down to some serious work after the summer break, has come and gone. As Expo Real, the key international real estate conference, gets underway Monday in Munich, Germany, here's a comparison of the performance of four of the largest commercial property markets, the United Kingdom, United States, France and Germany, and a review of the major themes of 2025 for each.
October 2, 2025
Howard de Walden Estate adds eight brands to Marylebone Village roster
The Howard de Walden Estate has completed 51,000 square feet of leasing deals comprising eight new brands, plus renewals and expansions of some existing covenants.
October 2, 2025
Government to exclude large retailers from top bracket of business rates
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will exclude supermarkets and large retailers from paying the top band of business rates, after warnings that proposals will spark higher food inflation, according to the Financial Times.
October 2, 2025
Colliers brews fresh contract management deal with Costa
Costa Coffee has appointed Colliers as its estates management partner for its UK portfolio of more than 1,600 sites.
October 2, 2025
Redevco launches UK and Europe retail parks strategy with €500 million CBRE IM commitment
Redevco, the aggressively expanding privately-owned European real estate manager, has launched its first closed-ended Redevco European Retail Parks Fund focusing on buying and managing high-quality, convenience-led retail parks across Europe and the UK.
October 1, 2025
Shein chooses France to open its first physical stores
Asian platform Shein has chosen France to open its first permanent physical stores, a world-first and a "commitment to revitalizing city centers", says the brand regularly accused of unfair competition for flooding the market with discount products sold online.
October 1, 2025
Praxis lodges plans for £100 million redevelopment of central Preston site
Commercial real estate investor Praxis has submitted a planning appication for a major reworking of Preston's Tithebarn Gateway and St John's shopping centre.

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