The female dynamic in real estate
Vivienne King, chair of Revo and founder of Impactful Places, says the industry is still in the early stages of making significant change to support female talent. Vivienne King Make…
JLL appoints new UK chairman in wave of promotions
JLL has appointed Andrew Frost, its current head of UK capital markets, as chairman of its UK business, amid a wave of senior promotions. Andrew Frost will take up the…
Barratt London sells 311 north-west London affordable homes to L&G
Asset manager L&G has acquired 311 affordable homes on the site of the former Hendon Police College in north-west London from developer Barratt London, for an undisclosed sum. The homes…
YTL gains consent for 123,000 sq ft office building at Bristol’s Brabazon
YTL Developments has gained planning approval for One Brabazon Gateway, a seven storey, 123,000 sq ft office building at the entrance to Brabazon New Town outside Bristol. The developer has…
Outpost launches BlackRock-backed PBSA platform with Leeds site
Real estate management firm Outpost Management has launched a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) platform, having taken on its first 369-bed scheme in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Store House, Leeds…
MCR Property wins £32.7m Atelier loan against Kent PBSA scheme
MCR Property Group has secured a £32.7m loan from Atelier to refinance and refurbish a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Canterbury, Kent, Property Week can reveal. The loan is…
Taylor Wimpey launches £52m share buyback as profits plummet 54%
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has launched a £52m share buyback programme, as its full-year 2025 profits plunged 54.3% amid a “challenging market backdrop” and previously flagged extra costs relating to cladding…
Lysara buys Belfast transport infrastructure asset for £25m
Pan-European transport infrastructure platform Lysara has acquired a last-mile transport infrastructure asset in Belfast, fully let to Amazon, in a £25m deal. Channel Commercial Park, Titanic Quarter, Belfast Located at…
HBD sells Warminster supermarket and retail units for £8.6m
HBD, the property investment and development arm of Henry Boot, has sold a Waitrose supermarket and three adjoining retail units in Warminster, Wiltshire, to an unnamed UK real estate investment…
OBR adjusts long-term housing stock predictions due to slower impact of planning reforms
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has lowered its annual housing forecasts, predicting that 305,000 homes a year will not now be delivered until 2030-31, pushed back from a previous…