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June 18, 2025
Rocket agrees Old Street offices and shops refinancing with Rothschild
Rocket Properties has refinanced its Provost & East building and associated shops located in the Old Street “Silicon Roundabout” City fringe area, with a £45 million term loan arranged by Rothschild & Co’s real estate debt management business.
June 18, 2025
The French are coming: Real estate funds' switch to UK and other non-domestic markets becomes more pronounced
A dramatic recent increase in French SCPIs, effectively open-ended funds, investing outside their home market in other European countries, notably the UK, is set to continue, reports Savills.
June 17, 2025
Poundland rescue deal proposes no rent at hundreds of stores
Poundland is to stop paying rent at hundreds of its shops as part of new owner Gordon Brothers' proposed restructuring plan.
June 16, 2025
Billionaire Marc Andreessen to double down on Adam Neumann's Flow
Billionaire Marc Andreessen said his venture capital firm is "doubling down" on Flow, the multifamily company helmed by former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann.
June 12, 2025
Swiss Life Asset Managers eyes major UK growth as new head of real estate takes up reins
Swiss Life Asset Managers wants to grow its UK assets under management from £1.9 billion to £5 billion by 2030 as part of a major European expansion drive.
June 12, 2025
Four out of five European real estate lenders are planning to increase activity
Lending activity across Europe is expected to increase in 2025, with 80% planning to increase origination efforts, according to the CBRE.
June 12, 2025
Patron Capital sells majority stake to Mitsubishi
Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor, has secured a major investment from Japan's Mitsubishi Estate Co, through its Mitsubishi Estate Global Partners investment management business, which is buying a majority stake in Patron.
June 11, 2025
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June 11, 2025
Ready to make acquisitions, Brookfield Asset Management names new CEO for real estate
Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest real estate owners, has changed up its top management just as it completed raising $16 billion to snap up properties.
June 11, 2025
KKR-backed global auto supplier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Japan-based Marelli Automotive Lighting has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the United States as the debt-laden firm said it's struggling in part due to tariffs.
June 11, 2025
Schroder REIT reports best total return for three years
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has posted an 11% net asset value total return, its strongest annual performance since 2022, in results for the year ended 31 March.
June 10, 2025
NatWest agrees £125 million financing for Canada Water student and coliving homes
Student accommodation provider Scape has secured a £125 million funding facility for a 135-bed coliving development in Canada Water, London, due to complete in August 2026.
June 10, 2025
Cadogan reports profits and portfolio value rises
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.
June 9, 2025
'We are truly in a new era of retail renaissance,' says CBRE France head
With a European retail portfolio of €9 billion, around half of which is invested in shopping centers, CBRE Investment Management has invested very little in the sector since 2000, preferring instead to divest. However, the American management company is now back in an acquiring position and intends to direct capital towards retail real estate, assures Éric Decouvelaere, head of EMEA Urban Destinations for the firm.
June 9, 2025
Delancey agrees £24.5 million Acton student homes loan
Delancey, the UK-focused real estate asset, development and investment manager, has completed a £24.5 million senior secured facility through its dedicated credit strategy to refinance a development site owned by a joint venture between Hurlington Capital and The V Fund.
June 6, 2025
ECB interest rate decision: 'Moderate stimulus for the industry, no reason for euphoria'
At its meeting on Thursday, the European Central Bank lowered its deposit rate by a further 25 basis points to 2%. This is the eighth rate cut since summer 2024. Experts see this as the possible final action in this phase of monetary easing, while others consider a further reduction to 1.75% possible.
June 5, 2025
Workspace says right strategy in place as £200 million of sales earmarked
Workspace Group, the London flexible workspace operator and owner, said it has put in place a clear strategy to stabilise its business and, critically, to build occupancy, as it reported full-year results.
June 5, 2025
Outflows from UK property funds at lowest level for a year
Outflows from property funds have fallen to their lowest level since July 2024, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the global funds network.
June 4, 2025
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June 4, 2025
Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady as real estate industry looks for more cuts
The Bank of Canada held its overnight lending rate steady in a move that left some property industry professionals unsatisfied and looking for further reductions.