Penta Real Estate, the property arm of Czech Republic-headquartered Penta Investments, has “a war chest” of up to £600 million in debt and equity for deployment as it looks to build its footprint in the UK.
A majority of European hotel investors are committed to net buying positions for hotels in 2026 and beyond, according to Savills' first European hotel investor survey.
National commercial real estate services firm Franklin Street has acquired Hodges Ward Elliott, a hotel investment advisory brokerage that has been in business for 50 years, and plans to hire hospitality brokers in some markets.
The Government’s draft rating list for the 2026 Revaluation, published immediately after the Autumn Budget last Wednesday (26 November), reveals that there are very few winners in rateable value (RV) terms, with many sectors seeing significant rises, primarily because the last list was based on the low 2021 rental values influenced by Covid.
LondonMetric Property has completed a £51.1 million portfolio acquisition comprising a UPS-let logistics warehouse at East Midlands airport and a hotel at Manchester airport.
Knight Frank hosted its annual hotels roundtable at its Baker Street offices, with a panel of experts discussing the key themes affecting the sector. CoStar News moderated a lively debate on topics including what the Chancellor should introduce in the upcoming Budget, and what the challenges are for operators and investors.
Landsec has appointed KLM Real Estate alongside CBRE as joint leasing agents on Xscape Milton Keynes, Xscape Yorkshire and Tower Park, Poole, three leisure‑anchored destinations.
Savills research shows that in 2024 over 330,000 square feet of office space across 10 buildings in the City of London were acquired with the intention of being converted for hotel use.
London Museum has appointed Bruce Gillingham Pollard as its adviser as it launches retail, leisure and office leasing opportunities at its new site in the historic Smithfield Market in Farringdon.
Lambert Smith Hampton has appointed Neil Morgan as director in the operational real estate valuations team to support growth in hospitality and leisure nationwide.
While institutional investors in the US have been interested in alternative property types for some time, their European counterparts have historically favoured the more traditional office and retail sectors. However, this is changing and Europe is anticipated to be one of the highest growth regions in the world in alternative property sectors such as student housing, senior housing, residential, and self-storage.
The Cadogan Estate, the 300-year-old London family estate focused on 93 acres in Chelsea, said it was reporting continued outperformance and strong progress on its "stewardship strategy" in full-year results for 2024.
