Winkworth launches High Court battle against its own chair
Real estate agency Winkworth has launched a legal battle against its non-executive chair Simon Agace over breaches of confidentiality, contractual obligations and his duties as a director. Winkworth CEO Dominic…
CMA provisionally rules against Aldi and Lidl in supermarket regulatory battle
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally decided that Aldi and Lidl should be subject to the same rules as the UK’s biggest supermarket chains. The German discount supermarkets…
Allsop completes sale of five Travelodge hotels for £8.99m
Allsop has completed the sale of five Travelodge hotel investments, achieving a combined total of £8.99m. Travelodge Llanelli Sold through a combination of auction and private treaty processes, the hotels…
Targetfollow puts landmark Tunbridge Wells town centre estate up for sale
Targetfollow has appointed BNP Paribas Real Estate and Strutt & Parker to market The Pantiles, a historical tourist landmark and Georgian colonnade in Tunbridge Wells, alongside over 250 acres of…
Plans unveiled for Bluecastle’s 53-storey Birmingham BTR tower
Bluecastle Capital has submitted plans for a 53-storey build-to-rent (BTR) development in Birmingham city centre. CGI of Bluecastle Capital’s 42 High Street Birmingham BTR tower Designed by Squire & Partners,…
Clarion wins approval for 249-home South London social housing scheme
Housing association Clarion Housing Group has secured planning permission for a 249-home social rented scheme in Mitcham town centre in south London. CGI of Clarion’s Majestic Way scheme, Mitcham, south…
Paragon backs Beechcroft’s Hampshire later-living scheme with £15.9m facility
Paragon Development Finance has provided a £15.9m funding package to Beechcroft to acquire and develop a later-living scheme in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. CGI of Beechcroft’s Hartley Wintney scheme, Hampshire The…
L&G secures major government letting at Faber offices in Sunderland
Institutional investor L&G has secured a 55,167 sq ft lease to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at Faber, one of Sunderland's newest office buildings. Riverside Sunderland DWP is…
Backlash over Westminster’s plans to limit standing in Soho and West End pubs
Westminster Council's proposed licensing changes to limit standing in pubs in London's Soho and West End risks sending mixed signals to investors, Colliers has warned. ]Nightlife scene at the famous…
Bridgemont lodges plans to overhaul offices above London’s Charing Cross
Bridgemont has lodged plans with Westminster City Council for the retrofit of 1 Embankment Place, the office building above Charing Cross Station in central London. The redevelopment of 1 Embankment…