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December 22, 2025
Ontario Teachers' appoints new managing director of real estate
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has appointed an executive based in London to oversee its real estate team’s strategy, portfolio and asset management activities globally.
December 22, 2025
Heat zones can future-proof the built environment and lower energy bills – but only with the right regulatory framework
For owners and managers of commercial property, the last few years have underlined just how exposed assets are to volatile energy prices. At the same time, the built environment is under growing pressure to decarbonise without writing off large parts of the existing stock – driving a desire for greater energy efficiency within buildings.
December 22, 2025
The best joint ventures, acquisitions, new hotels and bird species of 2025
Well, that’s another year almost over.
December 22, 2025
Why hotel designers aren't impressed by 'calming' white choice as Pantone's 2026 color of the year
Every year in December, Pantone releases its color of the year. In recent years, the selections have been a neutral brown, a soft peach, a vibrant magenta and even a periwinkle blue. But this year, the company's color of the year selection was Cloud Dancer — a calming hue of white, a color notoriously challenging for hotel design.
December 22, 2025
ICG secures major financing of Lidl portfolio as new-acquisition lending ends year strongly
ICG has secured €120 million (£104.9 million) of financing from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation for its recent acquisition of a portfolio of 24 newly developed Lidl supermarkets, most of which are in the UK.
December 22, 2025
FedEx shed bought by Clearbell in £11.9 million south London deal
Clearbell Capital and Deva, the real estate and corporate capital solutions investment arm of Santander Alternative Investment, have bought FedEx's Bermondsey warehouse for £11.9 million with plans to upgrade the London facility.
December 22, 2025
UK hotels could not pass on inflationary increases to consumers in 2025
A lack of pricing power throughout 2025 has negatively affected average daily rates, which have mostly lagged inflationary increases, according to CoStar data.
December 22, 2025
Buffet restaurants group Cosmo takes three more sites
Cosmo Group – the parent company of restaurant brands Cosmo, Umami and Firebird – has signed for three new locations.
December 22, 2025
YTL clinches £119 million student residential financing at Brabazon
YTL Developments, the property firm behind North Bristol's Brabazon redevelopment project, has secured a £119 million debt facility from Nomura to fund a student accommodation scheme at the site.
December 22, 2025
Columbia Threadneedle changes gear with retail park electric vehicle charging partnership
Bp pulse, the UK electric vehicle charging provider, has signed agreements with Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate that will see install charging at 14 retail parks across the UK.
December 22, 2025
The ramifications for hoteliers from the UK government's November budget
Hotel operators in the United Kingdom are feeling the pinch, and that's unlikely to improve as the country's government heaps more pressure on the hospitality industry.
December 22, 2025
Tritax has lift-off with Heathrow air cargo hub letting
Tritax London Logistics Fund has signed a 20-year lease on a built-to-suit air cargo facility at London Heathrow Airport with Worldwide Flight Services, the air cargo, passenger and ground handling company, which is part of SATS Group.
December 22, 2025
A year of change for commercial property
This year was an inflexion point for the UK real estate market, with both occupier and capital markets showing renewed positive momentum. Commercial property values stabilised, as borrowing costs eased and investors returned in search of value with a growing sense of certainty and optimism about future prospects.
December 22, 2025
Avison Young's UK managing director of transactions leaves role
Avison Young's managing director of transactions Chris Cheap has left the company to pursue new opportunities.
December 22, 2025
Coventry's Lower Precinct shopping complex sells
Royal London Asset Management Property has completed the sale of Lower Precinct, the Coventry city shopping centre, to Sheet Anchor Evolve, a London-based private property investment and management company within the M Core group.
December 22, 2025
CLS agrees to sell £70 million Vauxhall office for residential conversion
CLS has exchanged contracts on the conditional sale of Citadel Place, better known as Spring Gardens, in Vauxhall, London, to property developer London Square.
December 22, 2025
Spotlight on Staffordshire industrial: Subdued demand lifts vacancy to a 10-year high
Servicing the Manchester and Birmingham conurbations to the north and south, aided by the M6, Staffordshire is a key industrial market and a strategic distribution location for logistics operators. Manufacturers JCB and Jaguar Land Rover, retailers such as B&Q, Tesco and Sainsbury's and online players like Amazon and Ocado, have significant industrial and distribution centres located here. These are the key trends affecting the market:
December 22, 2025
Aviva completes ABN AMRO City of London office letting
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has completed the lease to ABN AMRO, the Dutch banking and financial services company, of offices at 101 Moorgate in the City of London.
December 22, 2025
LondonMetric sells £64.4 million of retail and buys £26.2 million of warehousing
LondonMetric Property has sold £64.4 million of retail assets at a net initial yield of 4.98% and bought £26.2 million of warehousing at a net initial yield of 6.9%.
December 22, 2025
Unite and Newcastle University announce 2,009-bed student homes tie up
Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, and Newcastle University have finalised a joint venture to develop accommodation for 2,009 students.

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