Sheffield island site helps Allsop raise £40m at first 2026 commercial sale
Allsop raised £40m from the sale of 52 lots at its first commercial auction of the year on 11 February, achieving an 87% success rate and indicating a "positive uptick…
Bidwells recruits C&W’s Renison as head of new business
Bidwells has appointed Jamie Renison as head of new business at its commercial agency team based in Oxford. Jamie Renison In his new role, he will work closely with Duncan…
FunParx to open 50,000 sq ft indoor adventure park in Banbury
Indoor multi-activity adventure park FunParx is set to open this summer in the former Debenhams unit at Castle Quay shopping centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire. FunParx to open indoor adventure park…
Freehold issues open letter of solidarity with trans people across the built environment
Freehold LGBT+ CIC, a networking hub for LGBTQ+ professionals and allies in the real estate industry, has published an open letter calling on the built environment to take a clearer…
Financial woes see Scottish beer giant Brewdog put up for sale
Scottish craft beer giant Brewdog has been put up for sale following recent financial difficulties and bar closures. AlixPartners has been brought onboard to oversee the sales process, which could…
Aviva Investors secures Sona pre-let at Pegasus office development in Mayfair
Aviva Investors has signed a 31,500 sq ft pre-let with Sona Asset Management at its flagship Pegasus office development in Mayfair, central London. Pegasus House, Mayfair. Source: Aviva Investors The…
AI firm pre-lets 52,000 sq ft at GPE’s London Bridge office development
Great Portland Estates (GPE) has pre-let 52,293 sq ft of workspace at London Bridge development The Delft to global data and AI software firm Quantexa. The Delft, previously Minerva House,…
BE Inclusive initiative launches next phase of joint EDI action plan
BE Inclusive, a collaboration between six professional bodies in the built environment, has agreed to the next phase of its joint equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan, building on…
Resi SME developer enters administration
Property development and management company Calmont Homes has entered administration. The developer forms part of Calmont Group, which was formed in 1995, and delivers properties across a range of sectors…
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Epstein ‘association’
Hyatt Hotels executive chairman Thomas Pritzker has retired from the board of directors after his association with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was brought to light. The Chicago-based company, which owns…