Louisa Clarence-Smith
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Allied London’s prime numbers
Allied London believes its St John’s development will encourage an increasingly urbanised creative class back to Manchester’s city centre. But can wealthy residents be lured out of the countryside and…
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Brokedown Palace: getting foreign investment right
After planning negotiations fell through, the Chinese ZhongRong Group have walked away from rebuilding the Crystal Palace. How can the UK get foreign investment right? By Louisa Clarence-Smith
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Brace of prime City assets put up for sale
Two prime City office buildings have been put on the market for a total of £280m, despite fears of a slowdown due to uncertainty over Brexit and turmoil of global…
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Weibo to get Scottish property page
DougraySmith is to launch a Scottish property news page on China micro blogging platform Weibo
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Standard Life signs new tenants at 100 Cheapside
Standard Life Investments has signed law firm Goodwin Procter and IT consultancy Concentra Analytics
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Metro expands into Sheffield
Singaporean developer Metro Holdings has expanded its investment into the UK regions, buying into a £40m speculative office scheme in Sheffield.
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Gorkana exits roundabout for Canary Wharf
Gorkana Group is set to move from its office at 140 Old Street, EC1, to Syrian billionaire Wafic Said’s 5 Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, E14
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73 councils join land register pilot scheme
Seventy-three councils have signed up to pilot brownfield land registers designed to accelerate house building
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APAM buys Manchester office
APAM has bought 60 Spring Gardens in Manchester from Aviva for £7.8m
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Savills posts record 2015 results
Savills has posted record UK results for 2015, with revenue up by 11% to £560.1m driven by strong commercial markets despite a weaker residential performance
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Retail sector condemns Sunday trading vote
Retailers have condemned the decision by MPs to reject a Sunday trading laws shake-up
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Union office purchase easy as XYZ
German fund manager Union Investment has bought Allied London’s XYZ Building in Manchester for around £85m – a net initial yield of 4.8%.