Lloyds Living acquires SFH portfolio from Barratt Redrow
Lloyds Living has agreed a deal to acquire a portfolio of 980 new single-family homes (SFH) across 14 development sites throughout England from Barratt Redrow for an undisclosed price. The portfolio comprises a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in Nottinghamshire, Merseyside, East Anglia, the West Midlands and Cambridgeshire/Northamptonshire, and brings Lloyds Living’s […]
Second phase of Solihull regeneration scheme signed off by planners
Habiko, the affordable homes partnership between Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), Muse and Homes England, has secured planning consent from Solihull Council for Phase 2 of Holbeche Place in Solihull town centre. The second phase of the development will deliver 228 low carbon, low energy, affordable homes in the heart of Solihull. Habiko will deliver a […]
Pioneer Group and Firoka get go-ahead for redevelopment of Oxford leisure park
Pioneer Group and Firoka Group have secured planning consent to redevelop Ozone Leisure Park in Oxford into a mixed-use research and leisure campus. Designed by Perkins&Will, the project will replace underused retail space with 500,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space. Existing attractions, including the cinema, bowling alley, cafés and restaurants, will remain alongside […]
Helical secures 9,572 sq ft letting at The Bower
Helical has let the 9,572 sq ft twelfth floor of The Tower at The Bower office development at Old Street, London, to Audio Network. The global music company, which will relocate to The Bower in November following the completion of minor alterations by Helical to the fitted space, has agreed an 11-year lease on the […]
Redevelopment of Hackney housing estate gets green light
Dolphin Living and development partner The Hill Group have secured planning consent to redevelop the New Era Estate in Hackney. Designed by Allies & Morrison, the redevelopment will replace the existing 1930s private rented accommodation with 208 new one-, two- and three-bedroom homes arranged in buildings ranging from three to 13 storeys. The development will […]
JD.com purchases Hammersmith HQ building
BlueFive Private Wealth and General Projects have sold 43 Brook Green in Hammersmith to JD.com for an undisclosed price. The office building, which is now known as Systems, features 127,000 sq ft of prime office space and will be used by JD.com as its new European headquarters. Following a comprehensive transformation led by General Projects […]
TPG Angelo Gordon and Beltane complete acquisition of Belgravia office HQ
TPG Angelo Gordon and Beltane Asset Management have completed the acquisition of a corner office building at the junction of Chester Street and Grosvenor Place in Belgravia, London, for an undisclosed price. The circa 50,000 sq ft headquarters property, which comprises six floors plus a lower ground floor, will undergo an extensive refurbishment programme designed […]
Long Harbour agrees SFH forward funding deal with Bellway
Long Harbour has agreed a deal with Bellway to forward fund the delivery of 175 new single-family rental homes (SFH) in Derby and Desborough. At Snelsmoor Village, Derby, the 94 SFH homes form part of a wider masterplan for the site, which will eventually see 795 homes, a 60-acre country park, woodlands and a playing […]
Greystar picks up Waterbeach site for new UK ‘garden style’ rental housing strategy
Greystar has purchased a development site at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, from Urban&Civic for an undisclosed price as part of its new UK ‘garden-style’ rental housing strategy. Garden-style rental housing combines lower and mid-rise homes, generous green space, shared amenities and professional management in communities designed for long-term renters. Greystar is targeting the delivery of up to […]
SEGRO completes 540,000 sq ft of lettings at Coventry scheme
SEGRO has signed three new lease agreements for circa 540,000 sq ft of space at SEGRO Park Coventry. The REIT will develop a 91,000 sq ft build-to-suit warehouse for Volvo Group UK on a 4.7-acre plot at the entrance to the park, DIRKS Consumer Logistics has agreed a pre-let on a 306,000 sq ft warehouse […]