SEGRO and Aviva Investors start construction of an 85,700 ft² Heathrow development (UK) Toll Global HQ Having successfully secured a 69,670 ft² (approx. 6,500 m²) pre-let facility in the last quarter of 2012 to logistics services provider, Toll Global Forwarding (UK) Limited, for their new UK headquarters, APP has now started to build this new development. More »

Helical Bar and Aviva receive initial consent for 1.55 mln ft² white city residential-led mixed use scheme (UK) White City Urban square The Members of the Planning Committee voted in favor of the resolution to grant planning permission and conservation area consent subject to entering into a Section 106 Agreement. More »

Aviva Investors and GreenSquare Group complete £19 million funding for 212 affordable homes (UK) GreenSquare retains management and resident facing responsibilities, whilst the fund receives income from rent payments that are increased in line with the Retail Price Index. More »

BAFTA HQ purchased for £87 million by The Crown Estate (UK) Purchased from Aviva Investors, the 81,000 ft² (approx. 7,525 m²) property straddles Jermyn Street and Piccadilly and has an impressive... More »

pbb and Unicredit Bank Austria AG refinance CEE portfolio for AICEPF (DE/UK/AT) The portfolio is owned by Aviva Investors Central European Property Fund (AICEPF). The transaction was closed on June 6, 2012. More »

Cityhold makes first acquisition in London (UK) 1 Kingdom Street, Paddington. The property is located within Central London close to Paddington main line station. More »

LaSalle completes purchase of two prime student accommodation blocks for £23.1 million (UK) Camden Court serves Northumbria University whereas Magnet Court, just 200 yards from Newcastle University’s new Business School under construction... More »

Heitman acquires second office portfolio in Hungary (HU) Science Park. Alkotás Point. More »

SEGRO delivers quartet of on-airport deals (UK) Two of the deals, to Royal Mail and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at Stansted Cargo Centre and Gatwick World Cargo Centre respectively, feature properties with direct airside access. More »

Sale and leaseback of Malmaison Aberdeen (UK) The consideration reflects a yield which management considers to be a strong outcome for shareholders in the current market environment. More »

Lime Property Fund completes four investment transactions totaling £114 mln. (UK) It invested £24 million in a forward funding of an approx. 6,000-m² Morrisons supermarket at Leigh Sports Village, Leigh bought from Greenbank Partnerships Limited. More »

Joint venture announces development plans for former Middlesex Hospital site (UK) An aerial view of the site. To be designed by leading architectural... More »

Aviva Investors and Multi Development win Gold BCSC Award for Southgate, Bath (UK) Paul Sargent (middle) and Chris Paterson (right) receive the award. More »

Aviva to take over as Authorized Corporate Director of Henderson Intl. Property Fund (UK/EMEA) The agreement follows a review by Henderson of the Henderson International Property Fund’s long-term strategy which determined that, in... More »

Gerald Eve bags two South Coast hotel investments (UK) The 110 bedroom hotel produces an annual rent roll of £449,900. It is let for 35 years from September 2009. Savills acted on behalf of the vendor, a private individual. More »

Invesco Real Estate sells two UK offices for €56 million on behalf of German investor (UK) The offices (not pictured) sold for €56 million. The transactions... More »

Valad and Aviva Investors lease 37,000 m² of warehouse space in Ricany u Prahy (CZ) The transaction represents a total of 37,200 m² of leased space. More »

Aviva Investors Property Trust acquires Preston Shopping Centre (UK) Aviva acquired the St Georges Shopping Centre for approximately €99. More »

Niam acquires property in Kista for €46.5 million (SE) The property holds an office building (not pictured) from 2002 comprising 26,000 m². More »

Completion of £27.67 million forward funding agreement at Bishop Auckland (UK) The property has been pre-let to Sainsbury’s on a 25-year lease at an initial rent of £18/ft² (£1,661,994 per annum) and will be sold to Aviva for a total consideration of £27. More »