Monthly Archives: July 2015



Mixed Use Scheme planned following Dev Secs Dublin accquisition

Posted on 23 July, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets

Following last week’s announcement that Union Investment has committed to fund the Burlington House scheme in Dublin, Development Securities has confirmed that it has acquired the Avid building in Sandyford for €6 million (£4.2), at a net initial yield... Read More

UK Commercial Property Trust announces Quarterly NAV increase

Posted on 22 July, 2015 by Neil Bird under Business News

UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) has today announced an unaudited NAV per share of 85.4 pence at 30 June 2015, representing a 1.5 per cent increase on the audited NAV per share of 84.1 pence reported in March, and a 2.6 per cent total return in the... Read More

Centurion acquires Leeds Business Park in £17.25 million Joint Venture Deal

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Centurion Properties has acquired Lawnswood Business Park in Leeds, through a new joint venture vehicle, Centurion Capital Partners, funded by specialist property investment manager ICG-Longbow. The partnership has purchased the modern business park... Read More

Cadogan completes landmark Sloane Street Office deal

Posted on by Neil Bird under Top Properties

Cadogan, which last month reported that the value of its estate had increased to £5.2 billion, has completed a major office letting at its mixed-use 131 Sloane Street development in Chelsea. The landmark deal will see global alternative asset manager... Read More

Liverpool ONE shows how Retail can thrive in the Digital Age

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Liverpool ONE — the city centre retail and leisure complex — has responded to the challenge of the online retail sector by increasing its catchment by 73 per cent and getting a near-100 per cent promise from its visitors that they will... Read More

Land Securities maintains momentum in First Quarter

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News

Land Securities, the UK’s largest commercial property company, reports that it is maintaining the good momentum that led to strong annual results. In an interim statement released today, the company reveals that it has let around a third of the... Read More

DTZ strengthens Birmingham Office with Trio of Appointments

Posted on by Neil Bird under Industry News

Global real estate adviser DTZ has announced the appointment of three new Surveyors to its Birmingham office. DTZ's new recruits - L-R - Simon Broome, Claire Garrett, Andrew Broome Claire Garret and Andrew Broome both join the firm as Senior Surveyors... Read More

Delin Capital Asset Management announces two Senior Appointments

Posted on 21 July, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

Jersey registered real estate investment advisor and asset manager Delin Capital Asset Management (DCAM) - which focuses on investment in logistics assets in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium – has strengthened its team with two senior appointments, both of... Read More

Birmingham Conference Centre Plans Unveiled

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Newly incorporated firm Snow Hill Birmingham Developments has unveiled plans for the next phase of the highly anticipated One Snow Hill Plaza redevelopment in the heart of the city centre. Following the reopening of the previously vacant Kennedy Tower... Read More

West End Transaction Volumes hit Half Year High

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Total West End transaction volumes reached a record high of £3.85 billion in the first half of the year, according to a report from Savills. The figure represents a 22 per cent increase on the previous H1 best of £3.15 billion recorded in 2014. Savills... Read More