Financial Property News & Features from Property Week https://www.propertyweek.com/finance News, analysis, insight and events for UK property professionals Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:20:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://wp-eris.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/favicon-70x70-1.png Financial Property News & Features from Property Week https://www.propertyweek.com/finance 32 32 https://www.propertyweek.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Property Week https://www.propertyweek.com/finance 125 75 News, analysis, insight and events for UK property professionals Derwent agrees £131.8m sale of central London Burberry HQ https://www.propertyweek.com/news/derwent-agrees-131-8m-sale-of-central-london-burberry-hq Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:03:33 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658622 Horseferry House in Westminster, which is fully let to Burberry on a lease running to 2043, was snapped up by Indonesian developer Sinar Mas.

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]]> BlackRock enters £1bn JV with GMPF to drive primary healthcare investment https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/blackrock-enters-jv-with-greater-manchester-pension-fund-to-drive-primary-healthcare-investment Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:50:34 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658501 The JV has been launched with a seed portfolio of 65 primary care assets serving over 700,000 patients.

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]]> USS to acquire majority stake in Venn Partners https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/universities-superannuation-scheme-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-venn-partners Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:25:42 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658461 The deal with the UK’s largest private pension scheme will boost Venn’s capacity to invest in UK housing.

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]]> Forsters adds Morgan to banking and finance team https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/forsters-appoints-colin-morgan-as-partner-in-its-banking-and-finance-team Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:05:53 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658312 He joins from Macfarlanes, where he was as partner and had worked for over 15 years.

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]]> Trent & Dove secures £88m finance package to boost affordable homes https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/trent-dove-secures-88m-finance-package-to-boost-affordable-homes Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:43:07 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658227 Scottish Widows provided £55m and Lloyds £30m to back the not-for-profit housing provider's operations in Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and  Leicestershire.

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]]> JP Morgan looks for business rates discount to unlock £3bn Canary Wharf office project https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/jp-morgan-looks-for-business-rates-discount-to-unlock-3bn-canary-wharf-office-project Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:25:20 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658217 Tower Hamlets Council is set to agree a business rates discount for the planned 3m sq ft tower, which would be the largest and most expensive office building in London.

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]]> Town Centre Securities eyes stability and selective acquisitions amid market pressures https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/town-centre-securities-maintains-stability-amid-market-pressures-and-eyes-selective-acquisitions Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:33:56 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658158 Town Centre Securities (TCS) has reported a “resilient and stable” trading performance for the six months ended 31 December 2025, which it expects to continue into 2026.

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]]> Social Housing REIT boosts earnings under Atrato’s management https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/social-housing-reit-boosts-earnings-as-atrato-overhaul-drives-income-and-cost-gains Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:11:13 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658152 Adjusted earnings per share rose 20.9% in 2025 as the new manager increase rental income and reshaped the portfolio through sales and lease transfers.

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]]> War in the Middle East spells more trouble on the home front https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/war-in-the-middle-east-spells-more-trouble-on-the-home-front Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:07:39 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=658121 A fragile recovery reflected in housebuilders’ results just before the outbreak of the Iran conflict is likely to be reversed as interest rates and materials prices rise.

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]]> Alternative Income REIT receives potential acquisition offer from AEW https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/alternative-income-reit-receives-potential-acquisition-offer-from-aew Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:07:50 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657963 Under stock exchange rules, AEW has until 21 April to declare whether it intends to make a formal bid.

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]]> LondonMetric teams up with Schroder REIT for possible Picton bid https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/londonmetric-teams-up-with-schroder-reit-to-pursue-picton Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:58:29 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657959 The consortium is among a shortlist of parties that have expressed interest in Picton as part of a formal sales process.

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]]> SENG secures £65.5m loan for two London office conversions https://www.propertyweek.com/news/seng-secures-65-5m-loan-for-two-london-office-conversions Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:37:16 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657868 ASK and Firma Partners are backing the planned conversion of an Islington office block into a hotel plus leisure and retail uses, and the residential conversion of office building Chiswick Tower.

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]]> Global Holdings secures £105m ING green loan for London Xylo scheme https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/global-holdings-group-secures-105m-green-loan-from-ing-for-office-development Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:39:13 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657855 The sustainable office development in Clerkenwell will be the UK’s largest all-timber frame office building.

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]]> Henry Boot reports record Hallam Land plot sales but hit to homes arm https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/henry-boot-reports-record-plot-sales-at-hallam-land-despite-sbh-losses Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:57:01 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657844 The land sales arm achieved record sales of 3,957 plots in 2025, boosting its operating profit 35%, but the housebuilding arm swung from profit to an operating loss of £9.2m

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]]> PPHE Hotel Group secures loan to buy freehold of Park Plaza London hotel https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/pphe-hotel-group-acquires-freehold-interest-of-its-flagship-park-plaza-london-hotel Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:20:47 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657774 Bank Hapoalim provided a £136m facility, allowing the group to take full ownership of its flagship London South Bank property.

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]]> JMK secures £48m OakNorth and REL loan for City hotel conversion https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/jmk-group-secures-48m-to-support-london-office-hotel-conversion Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:01:42 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657771 The funding will finance the conversion of the Lower Thames Street office building into a 260-key hotel, subject to gaining planning permission.

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]]> Shareholders back British Land’s Life Science REIT takeover https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/shareholders-back-british-lands-life-science-reit-takeover Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:32:10 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657706 Shareholder approval for the the cash-and-share deal was almost unanimous, with 96.3% voting in favour.

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]]> LSL increases profits 17% with record operating margin https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/lsl-increases-profits17-with-record-operating-margin Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:21:10 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657703 The B2B residential property services platform reported an 18% operating margin for 2025.

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]]> BoE holds base interest rates as Middle East conflict spurs inflation https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/boes-interest-rate-hold-puts-uk-housing-targets-under-further-pressure Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:35:14 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657664 The Bank of England said war in the Middle East will push up households’ fuel and utility prices, and companies’ costs, meaning inflation will be higher than expected.

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]]> Target Healthcare REIT achieves record 6.8% return amid portfolio reshuffle https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/target-healthcare-reit-hits-record-6-8-return-amid-portfolio-reshuffle Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:29:01 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657427 The UK care homes specialist put its record return for the six months to the end of December down to asset management and the disposal of 10 properties.

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]]> PHP unveils new executive committee team https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/php-unveils-new-exec-committee-team Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:01:17 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657351 The appointments follow the release of the firm's first full-year results since it acquired Assura last year to create a £6bn healthcare REIT.

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]]> Eastdil buy puts Savills in ‘top tier globally for commercial deals’, say experts https://www.propertyweek.com/news/savills-eastdil-acquisition-brings-together-organisations-that-looked-destined-to-be-together Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:40:05 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657268 The deal takes Savills from seventh to second place in the global real estate transactional ranking and to number one in the US.

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]]> PHP posts leap in profits in first full-year results since Assura acquisition https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/php-unveils-first-financial-results-following-assura-acquisition Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:50:51 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657228 The results for 2025 show profits leapt to £122m and net rental income rose 49%, following last year's acquisition of its rival healthcare REIT.

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]]> Car park operator NCP collapses into administration https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/car-park-operator-ncp-collapses-into-administration Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657209 Administrator PwC said "trading continues as normal" for now, but with 682 jobs at risk, a sale of the company may be the best option.

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]]> GPE sells West End office to Feldberg in £172m deal https://www.propertyweek.com/news/gpe-sells-west-end-office-to-feldberg-in-176m-deal Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:19:43 +0000 https://www.propertyweek.com/?p=657148 The freehold property at 45 Mortimer Street comprises grade-A offices across seven floors, private terraces, two retail units and a communal courtyard.

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