Monthly Archives: February 2015



Mystery Firm in Search for 350,000 sq ft of Birmingham Office Space

Posted on 2 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News

It has been reported that JLL have been appointed to begin a search for 350,000 sq ft of office space in Birmingham on behalf of an unknown client. If completed, the deal will be one of the largest single transactions the city has ever seen and would be... Read More

Delancey in talks over City’s Walbrook Building sale

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Delancey has confirmed reports that it is open to offers for The Walbrook Building in the City of London. No prospective buyers have been named at present, with Delancey saying only that they are involved in talks with ‘a select group of global... Read More

Mersey Beat no longer strong enough to attract Global Businesses

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

If Liverpool is going to succeed as a regional commercial capital it needs to offer more than its name and its pop music heritage, one of the city's leading businessmen has warned. Speaking at an Invest in Liverpool breakfast, marketing guru Bryan... Read More

Occupier Demand in Wales climbs for Seventh Consecutive Quarter

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Occupier demand for commercial property in Wales has risen across all sectors for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to figures in the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey. The figures show 38 per cent more Welsh surveyors reporting higher levels of... Read More

Morrisons sells non-food interest in Killingworth Centre

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Development Securities has used the profit from an investment portfolio to acquire the non-food element of a North-East shopping centre. The London-based company paid more than £19m to acquire a 185,000 sq ft share of The Killingworth Centre from supermarket... Read More

Ignis buys into the Future of Southbank Regeneration

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Standard Life subsidiary, Ignis Property, has paid £30m for two prestige office and residential buildings at the heart of London's Southbank regeneration scheme. Sold by the trustees of the SE10NE Co-ownership — a special purpose vehicle holding... Read More

Dalian Wanda to invest $1 Billion in Sydney Property Development

Posted on 1 February, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Dalian Wanda Group, China’s largest commercial real estate conglomerate, has announced that it is investing $1 billion in a development located near Sydney Harbour. This will be Wanda’s second large investment in Australia. The investment amount... Read More

Bouwinvest acquires Dutch Assets

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Institutional real estate manager Bouwinvest Real Estate Investment Management has purchased the Rotterdam World Trade Center and the Citroën buildings in Amsterdam. The Rotterdam World Trade Center is a 398,000 sq ft of office and events building... Read More

CBRE orchestrates Miami Land Sale

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

CBRE has negotiated the sale of a prime parcel of land in downtown Miami for the sum of $8.7 million an acre. The commercial real estate services firm was acting on behalf of BDB Miami LLC when the vacant 7.35 acre development site in the Edgewater... Read More