Student Accommodation
Medbourne advising on delivery of 1,000+ units at University of Kent site

Retail
Grocery giant has been offloading supermarkets to raise capital

Residential
Brentford building has office-to-residential consent

Office
New acquisition to be paired with neighbouring Wardour Street building

Opinion
Houses are more high-spec than ever – but gadgets are not the only reason for slowing construction

Senior living
Prolific rental developer sets sights on next potential market


Life sciences
Partnership agrees 150-year lease with Cambridge City Council

Opinion
Merging people businesses requires willingness to compromise on both sides

Corporate
Following a meteoric rise, Welltower is now the world’s biggest REIT

Office
Owners refinanced property with €183m green loan last year

Alternative lenders
Patrick Züchner discusses the Dutch and German markets and what might lead to the next cycle’s exaggeration

Student Accommodation
Joint portfolio reaches €230m end value with more acquisitions planned

People
Olivier Jollin has more than two decades of experience in real estate, fund management and banking
Granton Waterfront project secures £42m government funding
German buyer snaps up second Soho asset
Why it takes longer to build a home now than 10 years ago
Resolution hoists for-sale sign over Vantage London
£160m student accommodation funding opportunity in play
Blackstone’s global real estate co-head steps down
ESR Europe signs tenant for 24,000 sq ft Surrey office
Packaged Living secures consent for £150m Liverpool build-to-rent project
Curzon de Vere bags £57m loan for Ipswich logistics expansion
RICS warns of slump in green real estate demand growth
British Land bags £27m Bournemouth retail park
George Lucas snaps up £40m London mansion
Blackstone’s global real estate co-head steps down
Developers vie for £1.5bn City tower project
Asda bags £100m+ off-market sale
Shah on property: the moral of CBRE’s piratical takeover story, 20 years on
Three luxury London care homes fall into receivership
Jack Ma’s wife swoops for £20m Belgravia mansion
Newmark adds two more big-hitters to growing debt team
Last orders as Diageo’s Glasgow HQ hits the market

Logistics
Wrenbridge, Investec Realis and Buccleuch Property come together

Logistics
Richardson and Erdgard team up for shed scheme



People
Hires follow addition of four senior figures last month
Kathleen McCarthy to leave at end of year
Building 100 at Bourne Business Park fully let to F5 Networks
Demolition to begin in early 2026 and construction in 2027
Two separate facilities provided by Eldridge Real Estate Credit
The Middle East and Africa emerged as a strong performer, outpacing all other regions
LTVs across the portfolio range from 40% to 75%, with a blended LTV of 55%
Alibaba billionaire’s family adds former Italian embassy in London to global real estate portfolio
The Sir Terry Farrell-designed building was completed in the 1990s
Henrik Kjellberg, Jean-Michel Orieux and Leslie-Ann Reed join amid European scale-up

Investment
Aided by cheaper debt and falling interest rates, global capital is expected to target the UK again

Senior living
NatWest pension fund deal for Inspired Villages reflects broader market shift

Retail
CBRE, Cushman and JLL discuss what’s driving appetite for the retail sector

Investment
Group CIO Per Erikson and Swiss Life AM Germany CEO Holger Matheis on expansion targets

Corporate
Externally managed REIT’s sector exposure and debt are likely to appeal

A cash-strapped government is pushing developers to deal directly with communities

New locations are emerging to help meet surging demand

The promise of up to 41,000 homes through airspace development has failed to take flight

The group at the epicentre of the housing crisis is totally unrepresented in the housing market

Devolved government policy has primed the market for a recovery

Relationships in the Arada Australia management team had fractured, with parties alleging misconduct

Former bosses from Sellar and Unite on board

Nikolay Velev will spearhead logistics developer’s expansion in mainland Europe

Appointment comes as firm prepares for next phase of growth

Tom Edson is moving with his family to Perth after a taking a role at large-format retail specialist Vend Property

Firm is launching dedicated business rates service offering

Financing
Tyrone Hodge discusses how banks – such as Aareal last week – are transferring credit risk without selling underlying assets

Hotels & Leisure
Hotel giant leveraging its market-leading position to deliver value from its portfolio

Financing
Chief market officer talks about targets, challenges and market sentiment