Cordea Savills acquires first two assets for Prime London Residential (UK) The sites, a former chapel and a former college building are situated between the Kings Road and the Fulham Road. Once developed they are expected to provide c.65,000 ft² of residential space, together with landscaped grounds, secure underground parking and full services. More »

Europa Capital and Ediston have purchased two new assets for £22 million (UK) St Philip’s Point comprises a 97,469 ft² (approx. 9,054 m²) office and retail building over eleven floors. The property, located close to the city’s cathedral, is held freehold and let to six tenants. More »

Redefine International acquires Earls Court Holiday Inn Express hotel (UK) The Hotel formed part of the Splendid Hotel Portfolio comprising seven hotels that were originally co-owned by Bashir Nathoo, five of which were acquired by the Group in December 2010. More »

Valad Europe Trades Unit 1 and Unit 2, Broadway 21, Oldham (UK) Broadway 21, Oldham. The 17,126 m² Unit 1, let to Great Bear Distribution, a leading logistics and warehousing business, was sold for £8. More »

Cushman & Wakefield strengthens London team with key hire (UK) Robert Murphy moves to Cushman & Wakefield after 24 years at CBRE where he was a Senior Director in the Central London Development team. More »

Savills: Volume of high street investment deals in continental Europe causes yields to harden (EU) The research covers Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Poland and shows that in total there has been a... More »

Planning application submitted for £150 million New Riverside redevelopment (UK) The £150 million (€180.8 mln.) regeneration project will include the demolition of the existing Riverside centre and the construction of... More »

Nick Friedlos joins Alpha Real Capital LLP as Partner (UK) Alpha Real Capital (“Alpha”) is pleased to announce that Nick Friedlos has joined as a Partner. Nick brings over 30 years property,... More »

The Local Shopping REIT reports strong progress on JV and resilient occupation levels (UK) Highlights: *Strong progress made on behalf of the JV with Pramerica Real Estate Investors: - Three properties acquired for £4. More »

UK-GBC welcomes government's new publication on the green economy (UK) UK-GBC particularly welcomes the Government’s statement that ‘A green economy is not a sub-set of the economy at large – our whole economy... More »

Aprirose acquires £21 million Co-Op portfolio (UK) The nine properties let to the Co-Op have an average weighted unexpired lease term of over 21 years and are ranged across England from Annitsford, to the north of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, to Swanley, in Kent in the south. More »

2010 IPD Sustainable Property Index first consultation release (UK) In the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken on the impact of sustainability on UK commercial property investment returns, the IPD... More »

Charities Property Fund buys two assets for £12.3 mln, sells two for £15.2 mln. (UK) The Porchester asset is let to SMR Automotive Mirrors and reflects a net yield of 9.4% on the purchase price for an unexpired term of nine years. More »

Carter Jonas 2011 residential market forecast divergence of markets (UK) “Although house prices have only fallen by less than 2% in 2010 across the UK as a whole, this disguises a wide variation in activity. More »

Lands Improvement acquires 47 acre site in Hertfordshire for £15 mln. from GlaxoSmithKline (UK) 29 acres of the site has planning status as developed land. Some... More »

Henderson Global Investors acquires Prologis unit at Sherwood Business Park (UK) The property is located in Nottingham. Darren Downs, senior portfolio... More »

IPD: UK commercial property markets delivers muted growth (UK) Last month’s growth concluded a fifth-consecutive quarter of capital appreciation, at 0.5%, bringing the cumulative growth since the recovery to 15. More »

Metro Shopping Fund sells Notting Hill Gate Shopping Centre for approx. €149 mln. (UK) The Notting Hill Gate Estate incorporate five blocks along both the north and south sides of Notting Hill Gate and the northern end of Kensington Church Street and occupies approximately 4. More »

IPD: Property rebound tops 15% three years on from peak (UK) Three-year property cycle The latest IPD monthly numbers pass the third anniversary of the UK market’s peak in June 2007. More »

DTZ Research appoints Fergus Hicks (UK) Fergus joins DTZ from Capital Economics where he was a Property Economist specialising in European commercial property markets. More »