Alex Horne
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Stamp duty reform puts brakes on resi values
Stamp duty reform caused prime London house values to fall by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to new research from…
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Persimmon snaps up Kodak site
Persimmon Homes has bought a 20-acre slice of Land Securities’ residential development in Harrow for about £50m.
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Axa looks to expand in Bristol
JLL has been appointed to find Axa 75,000 sq ft of offices in Bristol, one of the largest active requirements in the city
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IDI Gazeley to spec build sheds
IDI Gazeley is to spec build two new sheds at Milton Keynes and Daventry totalling more than 483,000 sq ft.
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Huntswood takes Abbey Gardens South office space
Huntswood has taken 10,000 sq ft at Abbey Gardens South in Reading on a 10-year lease at a rent of £29 per sq ft.
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Dublin Question Time: Office space under the spotlight
Verbal blows were traded at Dublin Question Time last night over the availability of office space in Dublin. Green REIT’s Pat Gunne stood in one corner and John O’Keeffe, vice-president…
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TfL gets 50 responses to development framework tender
Transport for London has had over 50 responses from property companies in its search for partners for its development framework.
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Government leaves one building a day
Since 2010 the government has exited 2,018 buildings, the equivalent of one a day, as part of the rationalisation of its estate
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Spanish property returns hit double figures
Spanish commercial property showed a 10.1% total return in 2014 – the first time the index has reached double figures since 2007
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Broadgate to become REIT
British Land and fund manager GIC, the 50:50 owners of Broadgate, EC2, have converted the estate into a real estate investment trust
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Bruntwood buys old BBC HQ
Bruntwood has acquired the former BBC site on Oxford Road, Manchester
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LandSec sells Times Square for £268.4m
Land Securities has exchanged contracts to sell its 95% stake in Times Square, EC4, for £268.4m