Steve Reed resigns as housing secretary as Burnham becomes PM
Housing secretary Steve Reed has announced he is stepping down from the role, following the appointment of Andy Burnham earlier today (20 July). Reed has been in the role since…
Rents rise and vacancy falls across South East office market
Headline office rents increased across 10 South East and Greater London markets during the second quarter of 2026 as occupier demand concentrated on the region's grade-A buildings, according to Knight…
Strata buys Homes England land in Chesterfield for 217 homes
Strata has acquired land in Wingerworth in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, marking its first independently bid Homes England scheme and paving the way for a 217-home scheme. Strata’s Expression development scheme in…
TPG Angelo Gordon and Beltane snap up Belgravia office
TPG Angelo Gordon and Beltane Asset Management have acquired a corner office building at the junction of Chester Street and Grosvenor Place in Belgravia, London. 1 Chester Street The circa…
Kinrise snaps up Bloomsbury office building
Investor Kinrise has acquired 3-5 Bedford Row, a prime office building in Bloomsbury, central London. 3-5 Bedford Row The 27,500 sq ft Georgian building, marketed for sale at £22m, has…
Morningstar to relocate to One Millennium Bridge
Financial services firm Morningstar will relocate its London operations to One Millennium Bridge, bringing together staff from across Morningstar and its subsidiary PitchBook in one location. One Millennium Bridge Morningstar…
Oryx acquires Bermondsey industrial estate for £17.7m
Investment manager Oryx Real Estate Partners has acquired 15 Mandela Way, a 63,000 sq ft industrial estate in Bermondsey, south-east London, for £17.7m. Mandela Way, Bermondsey The acquisition is the…
Helical secures top-floor letting at The Bower amid ‘strong leasing momentum’
Helical has let the 12th floor of The Tower at The Bower, its multi-building office campus in London's Old Street, to music company Audio Network, as it continues to report…
JLL promotes Smith to head of West End tenant representation
JLL has promoted Ed Smith to lead its West End tenant representation team. Ed Smith Smith joined the firm in 2015 as a graduate and has worked across the central…
London resi block helps Savills raise £41m at July auction
The first of Savills’ July auctions, held over two days, generated more than £41m from the sale of 139 lots and achieved a success rate of 68%, with commercial assets…