Christmas trading results reveal retailers' plans for 2025
'Golden Quarter' results show strong results for major brands as experts predict store expansion
A BDO report this week suggested December had "failed" to boost retail sales growth during the Golden Quarter, the final three months of the year including Christmas, as bad weathe...
Birmingham office take-up surpasses 840,000 square feet in 2024
Annual figure increases for the fourth year running
Central Birmingham office take-up reached 843,218 square feet in 2024, the highest volume since 2017.
Cain International appoints global head of capital formation
London-based Lisa Feifer joins from Civitas Investment Management
Cain International, the alternative asset manager, has hired Lisa Feifer to the newly created role of global head of capital formation.
Cushman & Wakefield reappointed to Homes England framework
Firm will be the sole property advisor on the panel.
Cushman & Wakefield has been reappointed to the Homes England strategic research, economics and evaluation framework after a formal procurement process.
European investment firm sells €159.7 million Irish residential scheme
Tallaght scheme comprises 328 residential apartments
Clúid Housing, an Irish social housing provider, has paid ESR Europe €159.7 million (circa £134 million) for a major private rented sector development on the outskirts of Dublin.
Harworth and Henry Boot clinch major residential plot sales
Firms complete deals in the Midlands during the final quarter of last year
Development and land promotion peers Harworth Group and Henry Boot have each completed significant residential plot sales at the end of last year.
Riverside Sunderland's second housing development green-lit
Placefirst's Farringdon Row will comprise 165 homes
Placefirst’s proposals for a residential neighbourhood on Farringdon Row in Sunderland have received planning approval.
Greggs on a roll as huge Golden Triangle distribution centre approved
Bakery chain is working with Tritax Symmetry on 311,000-square-foot Kettering hub
Greggs and Tritax have clinched planning permission for the bakery chain's national distribution centre project at Symmetry Park, Kettering.
Outgoing RICS President on her term; former Battersea boss honoured; Catesby Estates names land director
New hires, promotions and other personnel changes in UK commercial real estate
RICS President reflects
Catesby Estates personnel and portfolio grows after acquisition
Additions include Adrian Clack who joins as group land director
Catesby Estates, a strategic land promoter owned by Urban&Civic, has expanded its team and portfolio by buying L&Q Estates.
Major Oxford labs-led scheme appoints manager
Siney has 25 years' experience in research, business development and property management
Oxford North, the £700 million innovation district being developed in Oxford, has appointed Elodie Siney as its operations manager.
Buoyant luxury car market spurs Rolls-Royce into £300 million Goodwood upgrade
The investment is the largest injection of capital since the plant opened in 2003
Rolls-Royce, the luxury car maker and engineering group, will give its Goodwood headquarters a £300 million makeover as the firm prepares to expand its bespoke car building capabil...
Salford office gem full as landlord signs government occupier
National Highways takes more than 12,000 square feet at 100 Embankment
National Highways has completed the signing of a 12,131-square-foot lease at 100 Embankment in Salford.
EYCO hires Avison Young head of agency in Edinburgh
Long-serving partner makes move after 11 years
EYCO, the Edinburgh-based chartered surveyor, has appointed an Avison Young stalwart to its business space team.
Engineering firm picks new headquarters in Leeds
NG Bailey relocating to White Rose Park from Brown Lane West
Munroe K, the property development and investment business, will host the "UK’s largest independent engineering and services business" at White Rose Park in South Leeds after agree...
Trio of Aberdeen offices sold for £45 million
BMO sells buildings let to major oil and gas firms at 17.88% yield
EEH Ventures, the London-based property investment business, has bought a cluster of Aberdeen offices from BMO for £45 million.
Goldman Sachs returns to UK student market with £110 million portfolio deal
Business acquires Bournemouth and Cardiff towers with Generation Partners
Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Generation Partners have joined forces on a £110 million deal for two prime student residential schemes in the UK, named the Halo portfolio.
B&Q fixes deal for five Homebase stores
DIY business follows The Range in snapping up shops after administration
B&Q has agreed to buy a handful of Homebase stores across the UK and Ireland following its rival's administration in November.
Castleforge makes £100 million Surrey data centre its first
Investor buys Redhill campus after circling sector for 'some time'
Real estate investor Castleforge has bought a Surrey data centre campus with a development value of more than £100 million, marking its first move into the sector.
Wells Fargo marks 'significant milestone' with Dublin office deal
Global financial services company to occupy 26,000 square feet at Coopers Cross
Kennedy Wilson has signed global financial services firm Wells Fargo to a "long-term" office lease at its Coopers Cross mixed-use development in Dublin.