£1bn town centre masterplan approved

An ambitious masterplan to transform a 1.4m sq ft of land in Birkenhead town centre has been approved by Wirral Council’s planning team. The development aims to deliver a highly accessible central business district with new energy-efficient Grade A office space within an extensive public realm and green space. The council will occupy part of […]

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IPUT Real Estate to invest €500m in sustainable development projects

Investment of over €500 million in sustainable development over five years Commitment to developing and operating net zero carbon buildings by 2030 Delivered resilient performance in 2020 paying cash dividend of €102.5m IPUT Real Estate, Ireland’s leading property company and the largest owner of offices and logistics assets in Dublin, today issues its 2020 Responsibility […]

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Stenprop shows continued strong demand for multi-let industrial space in the UK

Stenprop Limited, the UK multi-let industrial property company, today publishes a trading update on its UK multi-let industrial (“MLI”) portfolio for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 and up-to-date information on transactions and rent collections across the Company’s whole portfolio. Commenting on the trading update Paul Arenson, CEO of Stenprop, said: “We […]

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UK’s leading healthcare operator secures £540m refinancing deal with Welltower

Healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Welltower has partnered with a Safanad-led investment group to recapitalise leading care home operator, HC-One. Welltower has provided a £540m senior secured loan in addition to a £55m equity investment. As part of the refinancing deal, HC-One is also reducing its debt by £66m. Additionally, Safanad and Court Cavendish […]

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Developer strikes deal for four sites to develop 1,000 homes

Persimmon Homes has secured a series of land deals that will pump more than £5m into local communities through Section 106 contributions. Development by Persimmon Homes North West will see four new sites deliver almost 1,000 much needed new homes while directly supporting 357 construction jobs per year. Karl Wiseman, Managing Director of Persimmon Homes […]

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Focus on mid box logistics sector delivers strong results for Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income Plc

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC, the Continental European investor in modern warehouses, which is managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, today announces its final results for the 12 months to 31 December 2020. Strong financial performance, with valuation increase underpinning double-digit NAV total return: Net asset value increased by 8.1% to €1.20 (31 December 2019: […]

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Deutsche Finance International (DFI) appoints first Head of Tax

Deutsche Finance International (“DFI”), the pan-European private equity real estate investor which manages €2.8 billion of assets and specialises in customer-centric real estate, has hired Michael Attfield as Head of Tax. The appointment is in line with DFI’s strategy to operate its platform with a strong in-house professional team, ensuring best in class execution and […]

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World’s biggest sovereign wealth and pension funds eye up UK green investment opportunities

The UK is in talks with some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth and pension funds about investing in British green energy projects, including gigafactories and offshore wind farms. UK minister Gerry Grimstone told the Financial Times earlier today that he has had discussions with investors including Temasek and GIC, the Singaporean sovereign wealth funds, […]

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