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London

Landsec courts buyers for £375m Bankside office project

Scheme had formed part of REIT’s net zero fund

Corporate

When will there be another real estate IPO?

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

London

US private equity firm takes all of GPE’s Duke Street development

Developer strikes deal across 64,000 sq ft at a blended rent of £185/sq ft
People

Hunt takes the reins at BNP Paribas RE’s Bristol office

Former JLL director joined the firm in 2023
Investment

UK real estate shares defy tariff-induced stock market slump

Investors digest impact of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs
Opinion

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

Changes to how residential rents can be increased could drive hundreds of thousands towards tribunals
Logistics

Oil giant’s pension fund loads up £105m sale

Portfolio comprises six industrial assets dotted around South East and London
London

Private Middle Eastern investor to offload Holborn block

Vacant building put up for sale for £45m

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
Opinion

Why listed property companies are setting the wrong goals

Too many firms are failing to prioritise maximising shareholder value

People

Fidelity goes in-house for new head of real estate

Alison Puhar succeeds the retiring Neil Cable
Hotels & Leisure

Greek hotel portfolio worth up to €800m hits the market

Seven-asset collection could be the country’s largest deal this year
Hotels & Leisure

Milan’s Voco Hotel launched for €40m sale

280-room asset is in Maciachini business district
People

Dautrus Capital hires Frankfurt industry veteran

Jürgen Schmid joins resi development firm as chief investment officer

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

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
Shah on property: inside the RICS revolt over Justin Sullivan

Senior figures, including ex-Wellcome boss Peter Pereira Gray, demand president’s resignation

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
Europa Capital managing partners to leave

Changes at the top for Mitsubishi Estates-owned fund manager

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