Tritax has taken a stake in the International Property Securities Exchange, an exchange that would allow the trading of shares in individual office buildings.
Councils are taking advantage of the low cost of borrowing to boost investment in shopping centres.
Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen has boosted his holdings of Scottish land to more than 200,000 acres after adding two estates in Sutherland to his property portfolio.
US property developer Kennedy Wilson could add housebuilding to its activities in Ireland.
UK retailers could benefit from the golden week holiday in China, as tourists from that country take advantage of the weak pound to buy luxury goods.
Some 134 new breweries were opened in the UK last year, taking the total to 1,692, figures from UHY Hacker Young show.
Prime minister Theresa May told the Conservative Party conference that the UK would trigger Article 50 by the end of March.
In brief: round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals.
New rules are to be introduced from next year on the criteria landlords will need to meet in order to get a mortgage.
Mortgage approvals in August were the lowest since November 2014, figures from the Bank of England show.
Chinese interest in buying UK property may just be starting to get serious.
London mayor Sadiq Khan is launching an investigation into the impact of foreign ownership of properties in the capital.