Gym Group to muscle up with chief property officer hire
Fitness brand wants to open 50 additional gyms over the next two years
Low-cost gym chain The Gym Group has named Hamish Latchem as its chief property officer to drive accelerated gym openings.
Ambiguous ‘grey belt’ definition risks planning delays repeat
Property industry waits for clearer interpretation as Whitehall reveals National Planning Policy Framework changes
Planning applications for commercial property and housing face continued court appeals and delays unless the government resolves "ambiguity" around its definition of "grey belt" la...
MCR secures £42 million funding for 'aggressive expansion strategy'
Firm says deal with NatWest will bolster its delivery of high-value projects
MCR Property, the real estate investment and development firm, has clinched a £42 million funding deal with banking giant NatWest to support its "ambitious growth strategy" for nex...
Valor strikes £20 million deal for Enfield multilet industrial estate
Last-mile specialist involved in £300 million of acquisitions during the second half of 2024
Valor, the last-mile real estate specialist, has concluded a deal for a purpose-built, multilet industrial estate in Edmonton, North London, from HBD.
Regional REIT makes £34 million repayment to reduce borrowings early
Additional repayment sourced from property disposal programme
Regional REIT, the regional property specialist, has reduced its borrowings to £319.9 million.
Graham + Sibbald recruits two partners in London
Duo bring around 40 years' combined experience to the consultancy
Graham + Sibbald, the multi-disciplinary property consultancy, has hired James McAdden and Richard Violet, who both become partners in its London-based team.
Cushman & Wakefield eyes retail recruits; Newmark to give its name to its UK businesses; Property director completes ultramarathon
New hires, promotions and other personnel changes in UK commercial real estate
Cushman & Wakefield eyes retail recruits
British Land solidifies 'market-leading' retail park position with £28 million deal
REIT buys Orbital Retail Park in the West Midlands from Clearbell Capital
British Land, the UK real estate investment trust, has completed its latest retail park acquisition, buying Orbital Retail Park in the West Midlands from Clearbell Capital for £27....
Cineworld completes UK restructuring after rent reductions
Cinema operator to close additional six venues and secures £35 million for refurbishments
Cineworld, the second-largest cinema operator globally, has finished its UK restructuring process and closed another six venues.
Why shoppers' return to bricks and mortar is driving a UK retail recovery
Cushman & Wakefield's head of retail discusses the strength of prime schemes and growing its team
"I'm hugely optimistic," says Cushman & Wakefield's head of UK retail and leisure, Dom Bouvet, as he discusses the sentiment around prime shopping centres and retail parks, with ma...
Amazon circles 1 million-square-foot Golden Triangle warehouse
E-commerce giant in talks with a major developer for a build-to-suit unit by the A14
Amazon is looking to strike a deal for a major distribution hub in Kettering, CoStar News can reveal.
Segro ties up £110 million deal for North London distribution park
Tenants at the scheme include DFS and Holland Bazaar
(Updated on 10 December to add Segro comment)
JLL hires trio to bolster Midlands operation
Firm recruits across planning, lease advisory and rating teams
JLL has bolstered its Midlands operation with additions to its planning, lease advisory and rating teams, which it says reinforces its commitment to the regions.
Regional rental growth strongest in 18 years as 'fright to quality' grips
Robust demand for newer buildings is driving rents at the prime end of the UK office market, LSH finds
Prime headline rents in the regions are on course to increase by an average 6.2 this year, according to LSH, as an acute lack of pipeline schemes forces occupiers into a race to se...
Royal London closes in on £48 million multilet industrial estate outside Bristol
Business set to expand Yate warehouse portfolio in a deal with DTZ Investors
Royal London Asset Management is moving towards its latest multilet industrial estate deal, with the business in pole position for a 22-acre scheme northeast of Bristol.
London offices lead moves from Canary Wharf Group to Fisher German
Ben Stanley becomes a partner in the firm's London offices at Becket House
Property consultancy firm Fisher German has secured Ben Stanley to head its London office agency team and strengthen its landlord services nationally.
Stellantis to shut Luton car plant amid £50 million Ellesmere Port investment
Vauxhall owner to consolidate UK manufacturing of light commercial vehicles into all-electric vehicle hub in Chester
Stellantis, the owner of car brands such as Vauxhall, Chrysler and Fiat, is looking to consolidate its UK operations by closing its historic Luton factory and investing £50 million...
Royal London buys site for £90 million multilet industrial scheme
Investor working with Graftongate to develop 130,000-square-foot warehouse cluster
Royal London Asset Management Property has bought an 8-acre industrial development site in Teddington, South West London, from international life sciences tools manufacturer LGC Gr...
Hammerson signs Odeon as major tenant at Bristol's Cabot Circus
Cinema operator to open 53,000-square-foot venue next year
Hammerson has signed the UK's largest cinema operator, Odeon, as a key tenant at Bristol's Cabot Circus shopping centre, taking part of the former Showcase space.
Buyer circles refurbished Bristol trophy office
Investor in pole position for circa 50,000-square-foot, multilet Victoria Street building
Bristol's 10 Victoria Street office is under offer to a major UK investor after its £5.5 million refurbishment and a number of big-name lettings, CoStar News can reveal.