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Fresh set to manage 604-bed Edinburgh PBSA scheme

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:19:34 +0000

The Mantle Yard scheme in Leith is under development and set to open in time for the 2027-28 academic year.

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GPE JV sells Uniqlo’s Regent Street flagship store and offices

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:35:24 +0000

The JV with Ropemaker Properties sold the property to a private client of JLL, taking GPE's sales in the past 12 months to £490m.

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L&G puts prime Newcastle city centre office up for sale

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:49:23 +0000

Savills has been appointed to market the fully let 12-floor building, which is at the heart of the city's Helix innovation district.

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Starwood sells Leicester Square’s Radisson Blu hotel

Madeleine Knight — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:38:33 +0000

CLI Dartriver bought the 127-room hotel on behalf of a private family office.

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Derwent agrees £131.8m sale of central London Burberry HQ

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:03:33 +0000

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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Canada Water tests London’s resi temperature

Lem Bingley — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:34:56 +0000

New planning terms for British Land's Canada Water scheme reveal the viability challenges faced by residential developers in London

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Hale named as Real Estate:UK’s first chief executive

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:29:14 +0000

The current BNP Paribas Real Estate head of research and strategy will lead the merged British Property Federation, Investment Property Forum and Association of Real Estate Funds from July.

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Rightmove hit by £1.5bn lawsuit over ‘unfair’ fees

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:39:41 +0000

The estate agents claim Rightmove has used its online dominance to "financially squeeze subscribers by consistently and materially raising prices without proper justification".

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Two thirds of investors boosted their healthcare allocation in 2025, CBRE finds

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:26:42 +0000

In its 2026 Healthcare Sentiment Survey, CBRE revealed that approximately £10bn was invested in the care home sector last year, accounting for 79% of all healthcare investment.

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Credit statistics belie tough mortgage outlook

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:59:51 +0000

The latest Bank of England money and credit statistics provide a snapshot of what could have been for the mortgage and housing market.

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Buildings standard provides clarity

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:54:58 +0000

Alongside the Future Homes Standard, the government last week published the non-domestic Future Buildings Standard, with rules due to come into force from 24 March 2027.

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Planned retention payments ban may not be on the money

Adam Branson — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:59:00 +0000

Subcontractors may welcome moves to end the practice of withholding fees until completion, but others in the industry fear that an outright ban will prove to be unworkable.

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Mipim Editor’s Dinner: Appetite for optimism

Jamie Bennett-Ness — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:48:28 +0000

A gathering of industry leaders at the Mipim conference revealed a refreshing air of determination to face up to economic uncertainty.

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Frogmore to exit fund management business

Lewis Berrill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:40:48 +0000

The company confirmed the move after a series of recent administrations as it winds down its £400m FREP III value-add fund, with a host of schemes being sold off or handed back to lenders.

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Later Living & Care Conference: Facing the age-old challenges

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:10:18 +0000

The need to improve planners’ understanding of the value later living brings communities was a key discussion point for the industry figures that gathered for last week’s event.

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Q&A: Five minutes with Simon Zargar, director in Turley’s Midlands team

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:53:58 +0000

The director in Turley’s Midlands team on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite TV show and podcast, what he’d do if he won the lottery and his once-in-a-lifetime trip to Easter Island.

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Stay put and refurb or move on?

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:42:58 +0000

As office ESG strategies gain ground, the decision either to renegotiate leases or to relocate is not clear cut.

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Grainger’s Helen Gordon discusses why housing has HALO for investors

Helen Gordon — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:27:25 +0000

Investors’ shift away from tech to so-called ‘hard assets with low obsolescence’ bodes well for UK BTR.

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Lucy Waters of Aria Finance on the need to stay nimble to protect portfolios

... — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:17:42 +0000

Against a backdrop of interest rate rises and low buyer confidence, developers must look at all the options.

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Allsop pays tribute to ‘brilliant leader’ Will Clough

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:40:42 +0000

He joined the company as a graduate in 2010 and later became a partner and served as lead auctioneer in Allsop’s commercial auction business.

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Government’s £16bn National Housing Bank opens for business

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:46:46 +0000

Homes England has officially launched the National Housing Bank alongside a new investment plan, which will look to deploy £16bn of debt, equity and guarantees to deliver 500,000 new homes.

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Seneca sells Manchester pharmaceutical facility to occupier Seda

Lewis Berrill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:51 +0000

The sale follows the building's repositioning as a specialist life sciences facility.

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BlackRock enters £1bn JV with GMPF to drive primary healthcare investment

Madeleine Knight — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:50:34 +0000

The JV has been launched with a seed portfolio of 65 primary care assets serving over 700,000 patients.

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Queensway to transform City office building into 239-bed hotel

Lewis Berrill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:30:02 +0000

The scheme will include a ground-floor café, a co-working space, a bar and a lounge area.

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Abercrombie & Fitch to make Northern Irish debut at Victoria Square

Lewis Berrill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:21:17 +0000

The US fashion brand joins other recent retail signings, including LEGO and Sephora, at the Belfast shopping centre.

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