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March 16, 2026
Staffordshire industrial investment soars to three-year high
Staffordshire industrial investment last year reached its highest annual volume since the pandemic "gold rush" years of 2021 and 2022. A total of £405 million was transacted last year, 35% higher than the 10-year average and the third-strongest year on record, as investors targeted this well-located Midlands county.
February 19, 2026
The CoStar Market Activity Tracker: Which UK markets stood out during the second half of 2025?
CoStar’s latest Market Activity Tracker shows that UK occupier markets have maintained robust momentum over the past six months, though performance continues to vary widely across sectors and locations.
February 12, 2026
Top industrial leases recognised for West Midlands
Prominent industrial leases signed by JD Logistics, BJS Distribution and Uniserve negotiated by top dealmakers from JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Newmark are among the fourth-quarter industrial leases recognised by CoStar.
February 12, 2026
Top office leases recognised for West Midlands
Prominent office leases signed by Office Of The Public Guardian, Deloitte and Cubo negotiated by top dealmakers from Newmark, CBRE and Savills are among the fourth-quarter office leases recognised by CoStar.
February 12, 2026
Top retail leases recognised for West Midlands
Prominent retail leases signed by Smyths Toys, JD Sports and Pure Gym negotiated by top dealmakers from Smart 4, Zeitlyn Farrell, Thompson Heaney, Cushman & Wakefield and Knight Frank are among the fourth-quarter retail leases recognised by CoStar.
February 9, 2026
Mercia secures £63.1 million financing to expand defence-focused industrial park
Mercia Real Estate has agreed a £63.1 million refinancing of a portfolio of industrial assets across four sites in the Midlands and expand Telford Business Park.
January 19, 2026
Carlyle and ESR Europe buy 221,000-square-foot pharmaceuticals shed
Carlyle and ESR Europe have bought the circa 221,000-square-foot Stoke home of AAH Pharmaceuticals in a deal it says shows its continued push to "build scale and momentum" across its UK portfolio.
January 16, 2026
Where is TGI Fridays shutting 16 restaurants?
TGI Fridays, the American-theme restaurant chain, is closing 16 of its UK branches as part of efforts to secure the long-term future of the business.
January 6, 2026
Clearbell and Deva close 2025 with trio of warehouse site purchases
Clearbell and its joint venture partner Deva Capital finished 2025 by purchasing a trio of industrial and logistics schemes totalling 150,000 square feet across the Midlands and South of England.
December 23, 2025
Belgate buys former Intu Stoke shopping centre
Belgate Estates has bought The Potteries shopping centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
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 19, 2025
Blackstone's Warehouse REIT CMBS launches
Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank have launched DBMS 2025-1 DAC, a securitisation collateralised by a £828.8 million portfolio of mainly logistics assets in the UK that Blackstone bought via its takeover of Warehouse REIT.
December 15, 2025
Royal London buys Midlands industrial estate for £197 million
Royal London Asset Management Property has bought Fradley Park in Lichfield, West Midlands, for £197 million in an off-market transaction.
December 12, 2025
Harworth to build 40-metre units in Stoke after plans green lit
Harworth has secured reserved matters planning consent to build two warehouses with building heights of 40 metres at the Chatterley Park development in Stoke-on-Trent.
December 11, 2025
Blackstone's Warehouse REIT portfolio prepared for CMBS financing
Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank are preparing to launch a commercial mortgage bank securitisation backed by some of the logistics properties Blackstone bought when it took over Warehouse REIT, CoStar News can reveal.
December 8, 2025
SCPI Edmond de Rothschild Europa sets its sights on Travelodge Stafford Central
Edmond de Rothschild REIM continues to "diversify" its SCPI Edmond de Rothschild Europa, according to its president Kristelle Wauters.
November 20, 2025
Asda sells 10 supermarkets to Supermarket Income REIT and Blue Owl for £196 million
Supermarket Income REIT, in its joint venture with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, has bought 10 omnichannel Asda supermarkets in a sale-and-leaseback transaction for £196 million.
November 13, 2025
Landsec eyes major Glasgow mall as bidding intensifies on £900 million of UK sales
Landsec is in early talks to buy the 1 million-square-foot Silverburn shopping centre near Glasgow, CoStar News can reveal, as bidding intensifies on more than £900 million of UK mall sales.
November 4, 2025
Amazon pounces on former Pets at Home Stoke hub
Amazon is in talks to buy the former Pets at Home warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent from Brookfield Properties for an undisclosed sum.
November 3, 2025
Top office leases recognised for West Midlands
Prominent office leases signed by Forvis Mazars, Squire Patton Boggs and E.ON UK Infrastructure Services negotiated by top dealmakers from CBRE, Newmark and Cushman & Wakefield are among the third-quarter office leases recognised by CoStar.

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