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Apollo determines fate of £560m student portfolio

Private equity firm had been weighing whether to sell or pull prime collection

Residential

£300m+ of prime Manchester BTR put back in the box

Owners reconsider options for high-end stock due to lack of core buyers

Logistics

Mileway appoints new chief executive

Change at the top for Blackstone-managed urban logistics giant
Office

M&G strikes deal to sell Manchester office

Buyer adds city centre asset to portfolio
Politics

Government claims revamped planning committees will add £1.3bn to economy

Infrastructure bill impact assessment lays out economic victories from planning and environmental reforms
People

Former Carter Jonas exec Mulvey lands new role

Mulvey has more than 25 years experience in the property sector
London

USS to sell £55m Strand block

Pension scheme appoints agents on mixed-use Covent Garden asset
Hotels & Leisure

Topland refinances Safra-owned Irish hotel

Sol and Eddie Zakay’s property investment firm provides €20m senior loan

Opinion

Shah on property: Trump’s toddler-king act gives dealmakers an excuse to sit on their hands

Signs of a slowdown in the US and inflation threat mean transactions are only for the bold
Corporate

Reef Origin banks on platforms to supercharge growth

Developer wants to increase the enterprise value of its projects five-fold to about £100bn

Office

La Française launches €40m+ Düsseldorf sale

Elisé office is fully let to city administration
Hotels & Leisure

From Nato to Nobu: €100m private island luxury resort in the works

One of Italy’s wealthiest families to develop five-star asset off the coast of Sardinia
Residential

Five questions for Ardian on its new German housing strategy

Moritz Pohlmann and Bernd Haggenmüller on timing, technology and the first deal
Regeneration

Modular construction specialist Elk Tech expands into refurbishment

Vienna-based firm acquires regeneration pioneer GAP Solutions

Office

Congested City skyline sparks uptick in landlord spats

Fenchurch Street and One Undershaft objections point to an increasingly complicated Square Mile
Politics

Confidence in Europe’s debt and capital markets expected to rise in H2

Cushman says CRE sector will weather impact of tariff uncertainty
Politics

Valuation Office Agency to become part of HMRC

Former deputy London mayor James Murray leading government’s cost-cutting drive
Office

How one company is bringing forward 1m+ sq ft of West End office space

Westminster’s decimated development pipeline is creating opportunities for existing landowners
Residential

BTR exemption from Scottish rent controls looking increasingly likely

Consultation launched as government eyes cliff edge in housing supply

Reboot, not reinvent: the future of office retrofits?

A successful building upgrade needs to be driven by what tenants want – and can afford
Why Bedfordshire should buckle up for an adrenaline ride

Universal Studio’s first European theme park will have a big impact on local real estate and infrastructure
Home truths: builders won’t build if they can’t sell

A refusal to reintroduce Help to Buy to support its planning reforms could be an own goal for Labour
Best vs rest: are retail portfolios under threat as costs bite?

Bottom-line pressures for retailers will increase focus on profitability and could drive a rationalisation of estates
Shah on property: British Land and AustralianSuper play the long game at Canada Water

REIT and pension giant say they are committed to south-east London partnership

Hollis makes senior promotions in UK and Spain

New roles form part of nearly 50 internal promotions
Workman names trio of equity partners

65 promotions made across wider business
Nido names chief operating officer

Joanne Pollard joins CPP-backed student platform from Empiric
Greystar’s Hancock departs to set up new firm

Exec secures backing from established player
Realstar to appoint Hoffman as CEO

He will assume the new role on May 5 after heading up U.S. operations for Oxford Properties
Goldman investment banking veteran departs

Managing director leaves after almost 20 years with firm

Hotels & Leisure

Q+A: AccorInvest shifts European strategy as it rebrands as Essendi

COO Martijn van der Graaf discusses the new name, focus markets and keeping debt in check
Corporate

Five questions for the Royal London chief who has £1.5bn ready to deploy

Mark Evans, the investment manager’s property and commercial development chief, caught up with Green Street News
Co-living

Q+A: Reza Merchant on bringing &Soul to co-living

Tackling urban loneliness and conscious consumption with giant saunas and sober event spaces, the founder of The Collective is back