Vyas joins BNP Paribas Real Estate’s industrial and logistics agency team
BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed Sam Vyas as senior director in its national industrial and logistics (I&L) agency team. Sam Vyas, BNP Paribas He has more than 20 years’…
Bruntwood reports resilient performance amid continued UK investment
Bruntwood has reported a resilient operational performance for the year to the end of September as it highlighted continued investment across its UK town and city portfolio. The property investor…
Tesco snaps up former Amazon Fresh stores in nationwide expansion drive
Grocery retailer Tesco has acquired five shuttered Amazon Fresh sites as it gears up for a major expansion drive. An Amazon Fresh store The supermarket giant aims to open 70…
Sale shopping centre sold to US hedge fund
US hedge fund Magnetar has acquired Stanley Square shopping centre in Sale, Greater Manchester, for an undisclosed sum. Stanley Square, Sale The 160,000 sq ft retail and leisure scheme has…
Superdrug plans to open 30 stores in retail parks across the UK
Health and beauty chain Superdrug plans to open 30 new stores in retail parks across the UK this year. Superdrug’s Meadowhall store The Croydon-based business, which was founded in 1964,…
Nearly half a million social homes fail to meet basic standards, MPs warn
Conditions across England's social housing sector have "barely improved" since the Covid-19 pandemic, with 430,000 homes failing to meet basic standards, a scrutiny committee made up of cross-party MPs has…
BL and GIC sign law firm for major pre-let at Broadgate campus
British Land (BL) and GIC have signed Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK) for 268,000 sq ft of office space at the latest office redevelopment within their Broadgate campus in the…
Second-staircase rule is blocking 18,000 homes a year, Place Base warns
Property adviser Place Base is urging the government to raise the height threshold for buildings to require second staircases from 18m to 50m, as it claims the policy halts the…
Orega takes all of 20 Old Bailey’s fifth floor to continue London expansion
Orega has expanded its flexible workspace at 20 Old Bailey in east London, securing the remaining third of the building's fifth floor and taking its total space in the building…
Savills promotes Verdi to head of Mayfair sales department
Savills has promoted long-standing central London agent Nick Verdi to lead its flagship sales department in Mayfair. Nick Verdi Having operated in the capital’s prime and super-prime property market for…