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Seller halts £1.2bn platform offload amid Trump tariff chaos

Market jitters caused by trade war and owner’s bold ambitions put brakes on UK’s largest private markets real estate process

People

John Gellatly joins Bridges’ board

Former ADIC executive appointed as non-executive director
Office

Dublin office opportunity hits market for €20m

Savills Ireland is seeking buyers for pair of buildings at Ashtown Gate
Corporate

Malaysian developer IJM completes 50% stake acquisition in JRL

Ambition is to build a long-term platform to deliver large-scale developments across the UK
People

L&G’s Erlam departs for new role

Former director of urban regeneration bags senior role with Manchester-based developer
London

German developer marks UK entry with Soho splash

DWI pips Tom Cruise to £30m Wardour Street deal
Investment

OxRes conference: investors braced for bumpy ride

Top investors and managers debate uncertain economic backdrop, AI and shifting sector outlooks

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

Corporate

Spanish real estate duo launch housing and hospitality firm

New company has been working under the radar on deals over past few months
People

Sicore appoints institutional investment director

Dominique Göller joins from private bank Donner & Reuschel
Residential

German investor floats €90m+ Amsterdam resi complex

Urban Villas is located in fast-developing North district
Distress

German real estate NPLs up 40% in three years

Ratio of non-performing loans in the sector stands at 5.9%, according to KPMG

Politics

Tariff turbulence: real estate rallies but uncertainty reigns

Three weeks after “liberation day”, long-term effects are starting to emerge
Regeneration

Unlocking the €4tr brownfield opportunity

Industry specialists discuss the pain and gain of regeneration sites
Residential

One Nine Elms: a long time coming

R&F One’s Guan Zhixiong discusses the Vauxhall scheme’s journey
Corporate

Avison Young’s Nick Walkley: “If you’re not in the big four, you can afford to take risks”

UK president on growing its capital markets offer, European expansion and keeping all doors open
Co-living

Will co-living prove to be a permanent fixture?

Sector activity has increased despite downturn, but planning and management worries remain

Shah on property: will Americans put the squeeze on CBRE UK when Bird leaves his perch?

The agency giant seems to be prioritising costs and margins around the world
How Heathrow expansion puts London’s industrial market in play

850,000 sq ft of industrial space will need to move – the question is, where?
Is the UK poised for a student accommodation boom?

Anti-international student policies in the US and Australia are likely to benefit investors in UK PBSA
Building safety: as costs mount, courts will be busy

Get Living is not the only landlord affected by the far-ranging Building Safety Act
Making an impact: are there hidden advantages to membership organisations?

Property professionals can be strategic about committing to certain bodies

British Land calls staff back to office four days a week

REIT is latest employer to tighten rules around working from home
Panattoni appoints head of capital markets Middle East

Alexandre Daoud will also raise capital for UK and European strategies
Montagu Evans poaches Knight Frank BTR big-hitter

Funding specialist to lead and grow capital markets team as business shakes up residential offer
LaSalle star Zerda to leave

Global investment manager’s European co-chief investment officer resigns
Former KKR UK head scores with Neville and Fora

New firm will target operational assets and development projects
Carb0n expands European footprint

Green real estate adviser launches in the UK

Investment

Q+A: Aware Super – “Real estate might turn out to be a safe haven”

Alek Misev, head of real estate, and Mathieu Elshout, head of European real estate, on the firm’s next move in Europe’s office market, entering Asia and looking at retail again
Life sciences

Five questions for Colonial Group’s CEO on new €2.4bn science and innovation platform

REIT partnering with Stoneshield to target pan-European locations, says Pere Viñolas
Residential

Five questions for Thriving’s Cath Webster

The fund manager recently launched a £200m housing fund in Greater Manchester, with more to come