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London

Nuveen withdraws Can of Ham sale after rejecting Blackstone bid

PE giant’s £322m bid knocked back by Nuveen’s investment committee

London

Landsec courts buyers for £375m Bankside office project

Scheme had formed part of REIT’s net zero fund

Corporate

LSH confirms acquisition of majority stake in Ryden

Scottish-headquartered business currently has more than 120 staff
Opinion

Shah on property: The Crown Estate faces a spicy row on Regent Street

99-year-old Indian restaurant Veeraswamy may close, but it won’t go quietly
Investment

What’s behind the new wave of Japanese investment?

Deals across London offices, living and logistics highlight growing importance of Japanese capital
People

Goldman Sachs appoints duo to lead EMEA real estate investment banking

Heiko Weber and Trent Wilkins promoted as Johannes Fritze retires
People

JLL’s UK chief Stephanie Hyde to depart

Matt Richards will take on leadership of firm’s UK business
London

US private equity considers Duke Street move

GPE in talks to lease 64,000 sq ft at a blended rent of £185/sq ft

Corporate

Q+A: Paul Clark on AusSuper’s European evolution, King’s Cross and his next steps

Antipodean giant’s outgoing real assets head for the region looks back on his four-year tenure
Corporate

When will there be another real estate IPO?

Growing queue of companies could suit the public markets if door for listings opens

Finance

Q+A: Richard Craddock on Redevco’s “swift” debut property loan

The firm’s whole loan originator discusses completing the deal in less than three months
Hotels & Leisure

Extendam puts €50m+ easyHotel Madrid up for sale

French investor offloaded easyHotel Málaga last year
Retail

€70m Prague shopping centre hits the shelves

Sale comprises mall of 80+ stores and Tesco hypermarket
Retail

Ceetrus puts €270m of French retail assets on the market

Two portfolios up for grabs with pair of advisers mandated on each collection

Investment

Fink tank: what does BlackRock CEO’s annual letter mean for real estate?

Five takeaways from Larry Fink’s yearly missive to investors
Politics

Are planning reforms working?

Five graphs that show how the government’s strategy to “beat the blockers” is playing out
Logistics

Higher defence spending could be “game changer” for logistics

Surge in demand forecast but some markets will benefit more than others
Politics

Reeves claims housing victory in spring statement

Government within “touching distance” of 1.5m target as OBR confirms housing policy will add 0.4% to GDP
Investment

UK funds reduce UK real estate exposure by £30bn

Scale of pension, insurance and unlisted fund disinvestment revealed by IPF research

Renters’ rights bill: a fast track to fall-out?

Changes to how residential rents can be increased could drive hundreds of thousands towards tribunals
Uphill battle: the funding landscape for developers

Traditional lenders have scaled back, with sophisticated private credit providers filling the gap
Why brownfield must be at the heart of housing strategy

The upcoming 10-year Housing Strategy presents an opportunity to recognise the long-term potential of brownfield regeneration
Yorkshire rising: why the region’s shed market has outperformed in 2025

The county has been the best-performing logistics market so far this year
The headhunter’s guide: top investors must master the art of storytelling

Business leaders need to be compelling and engaging to attract capital

FEC’s London head departs

Matthew Taylor has held the role since November 2023
CompassRock appoints multifamily specialist as Ireland head

Pierre Melhado hired to lead expansion
Allsop announces raft of promotions in London and Leeds

More than 20 colleagues have stepped up, including two new partners
Former Cushman veteran lands senior BNP Paribas Real Estate role

Nick Ridley named head of property management
JLL rejigs valuation team as Macken departs

Claire Macken returns to Ireland after 15 years at the firm
P3’s chief investment officer to depart

Search under way to replace industry titan at GIC-backed developer

Investment

Q+A: Patrizia – “We are starting to come out of the cycle and people want positivity”

New investment co-heads Emile Poort and Christie Wright discuss the company’s reorganisation, its €1bn European resi fund target and office opportunities
Corporate

Q+A: NBIM’s dynamic duo on Covent Garden, €660m student debut and swelling its $60bn portfolio

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s real estate heads for Continental Europe and UK discuss the $1.7tr investor’s dramatic return to the fray
Investment

Q+A: CBRE IM – “Core capital has definitely returned”

Paul Gibson, EMEA CIO, and Jan-Willem Bastijn, head of EMEA transactions, discuss fundraising, political and macroeconomic risks and debt