Monthly Archives: July 2015



Scarborough Muir Group gets Green Light for Fife Scheme

Posted on 29 July, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Scarborough Muir Group Limited (SMG), a joint venture between Scarborough Group International and Muir Group, has announced today that it has received outline planning consent from Fife Council for its four acre commercial development site in Dalgety... Read More

2016 set to be a ‘Challenging’ Year for Occupiers in London Office Market

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

As London’s vacancy rates hit a 14-year low, one of the capital’s leading commercial agents has warned that the recovering economy could push the supply of city offices even lower. This year’s second quarter returns show the London vacancy rate... Read More

Landowners and Developers keen to pursue Solar Farm schemes despite Budget measures

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Landowners and developers remain keen to press ahead with solar farm schemes in the South West despite mixed messages from the government, a national property consultancy reports. Robert Smith (pictured) of Bruton Knowles claims the Government has... Read More

British Land announces sale of 39 Victoria Street

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

British Land has announced that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of 39 Victoria Street SW1 to the Singaporean property company Ho Bee Land for a gross purchase price of £144 million, representing a net price of £139 million. The ten-storey... Read More

2015 shaping up to be another Good Year for SEGRO

Posted on 28 July, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Industrial and logistics property specialist SEGRO, has released a first half report showing a pre-tax profit of £330 million, comparing favourably to the same period in 2014 when a sum of £226.5 million was achieved. A large part of this growth was... Read More

KWE acquires South East Office Portfolio for £211m

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate (KWE) has completed the acquisition of nine South East offices from an affiliate of Apollo Global Management. The £211 million purchase, funded from the company’s cash resources, represents yield on cost of 8 per... Read More

Trinity Leeds launches pioneering Apple Watch enabled Loyalty Programme

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Land Securities’ £400 million retail destination Trinity Leeds has become the first shopping centre in Europe to provide customers with a loyalty scheme enabled for Apple Watch and Apple Wallet. Since opening its doors in 2013, Trinity Leeds has... Read More

L&G acquires Mitchells & Butlers’ Birmingham Headquarters

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Legal & General Property has acquired the Birmingham headquarters of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) from LaSalle Investment Management for £69.5million, reflecting a net initial yet of 3.94%. L&G's freehold purchase of the 95,000 sq ft Grade A... Read More

AEW Europe acquires first Dutch asset for LOGISTIS Fund

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

One of Europe’s leading real estate investment managers has made its first Dutch investment. The deal will also allow AEW Europe to develop the warehouse site at Helmond. The purchase — made on behalf of AEW’s LOGISTIS fund — includes a group... Read More

AXA Real Estate adds German Shopping Centre to Euro-Retail Portfolio

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Axa Real Estate Investment Managers has completed the acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in western Germany’s largest shopping centre. The €231m (£164m) deal is Axa’s third retail complex joint venture in less than a year. The purchase of the... Read More