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Occupier

Government department eyes monster 160,000 sq ft Manchester prelet

Civil service continues to be major driver of large office lettings across regional hubs

Retail

Hammerson moves to take full control of £400m Brent Cross

REIT set to buy trust that owns 60% of shopping centre

London

Hanover Green poaches Colliers’ London leasing co-heads

Duo will join agency firm as equity partners
Residential

Funding hunt under way for 44-storey Manchester resi tower

Glenbrook bringing forward proposals on Whitworth Street West
Opinion

How can we create a sustainable future for data centres?

Big data comes at a cost – but there are innovative ways to reduce consumption, house staff and make centres look good
Office

Q+A: Iput chief on fundraising, Dublin’s global appeal and ramping up its flex brand

Niall Gaffney on the Irish property company’s plan to double the footprint of its flexible office platform
Data centres

USS backs £10bn Northumberland data centre project

Britain’s largest pension fund plans to invest as much as £250m into Blackstone’s 5.8m sq ft scheme
Office

BNP Paribas Real Estate picks new Cambridge office

Consultant on the move to Brooklands campus

Opinion

Shah on property: yet more evidence of the holes in the EPC regime

Start-up chaired by King’s Cross veteran finds 35% overstatement of retrofitting costs
Corporate

Bridges’ Ringer on hitting £1bn milestone, City living and Trump

Head of property funds Simon Ringer keeps faith with emerging sectors

Residential

New investors take over half of €300m Vonovia deal

Original buyer N17 passes on €150m of initially secured residential portfolio
Hotels & Leisure

Hotels, retail and a slice of Capri: €92m opportunity up for grabs

Project Ace spans 50,000 sq m of GFA across Italy
People

Colliers poaches Savills consultant to head Portugal office agency

José Maria Baptista to join team managed by Pedro Valente
Fundraising

Ampere Gestion raises €325m in first close of new French housing fund

Six institutional investors subscribe to Article 9-classified vehicle

Politics

Trump’s tariffs: property stocks now above “liberation day” levels

As uncertainty reigns the outlook for real estate improves
Corporate

What the big agency bosses are saying about tariffs

Earnings calls at CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers reveal latest thinking on market impact
Student Accommodation

Billions at risk as student accommodation added to Scottish rent controls

Last-minute amendment means PBSA falls under remit of Scottish housing bill
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
Office

Congested City skyline sparks uptick in landlord spats

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