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London

UK law firm eyes 180,000 sq ft London HQ move

Holborn-based company homes in on preferred relocation option

Logistics

Fund manager fires up £125m industrial sale

JLL handling disposal of 18-asset Gigha portfolio

Student Accommodation

£300m Leeds landmark in play

JLL and CBRE handling sale on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group
Corporate

British Land calls staff back to office four days a week

REIT is latest employer to tighten rules around working from home
Opinion

Did the demise of the department store drive innovation?

The collapse of prominent department stores was a headache for many landlords – but left reasons to be optimistic
London

Pat Gunne closes in on debut London office purchase

Renowned investor and former Green REIT chief exec wants to deploy £700m in the capital
Co-living

Will co-living prove to be a permanent fixture?

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

CBRE’s Ciaran Bird announces departure

UK and Ireland advisory business chief will continue in role until a successor is found

Opinion

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
Investment

Automotive sector to drive European sale and leasebacks

Zero-emission regulations and US tariffs put pressure on companies, JLL says

Office

BNP Paribas REIM launches €45m Düsseldorf office sale

Colliers and BNP Paribas Real Estate advising on process
Self-storage

Largest CEE self-storage company pulled from market

Bids fell short of owner Metric Capital Partners’ expectations
People

Panattoni appoints head of capital markets Middle East

Alexandre Daoud will also raise capital for UK and European strategies
Hotels & Leisure

Signa administrator brings €110m Vienna hotel into play

Luxury offering co-owned by long-term operator

Sustainability

German and UK office decarbonisation budgets fall short by $275bn

Allocations to energy efficiency initiatives are less than half of what is needed, Verdantix finds
Hotels & Leisure

London office owners pivot to hotels amid space surplus

More than 1m sq ft has been sold for conversion since 2022
Politics

Real estate stocks tumble as tariff war escalates

Donald Trump’s tariff plans causing fears of recession
Investment

What’s behind the new wave of Japanese investment?

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

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
UK retail blueprints: rolling out across European markets

Retail giant Kingfisher’s new format UK stores are heading to the Continent
The government was wrong to reject amendments to the business rates bill – here’s why

An impact assessment is needed to identify the economic threat posed by a tax hike on larger properties
The rise of new entrants in the UK’s single-family market

What was once a relatively niche asset class is now on the radar of a diverse range of players

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
Ex-Thackeray pair launch venture with £100m backing from Seven Capital

SevenCitiesLdn will acquire and reposition value-add opportunities
P3 poaches 7R’s Chris Zeuner as CIO

Current head Otis Spencer plans to retire at the end of 2025

Residential

Five questions for Thriving’s Cath Webster

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

Q+A: Hollis and Interpath – lenders’ due diligence standards have slipped

Hollis’ Mark Hampson and Interpath’s David Pike discuss Gateway 2, valuations and more
Logistics

Q+A: Segro’s Andrew Pilsworth on REIT’s new data centre strategy

Partnership with Pure DC marks FTSE 100 company’s first move into fully fitted development