Mitsui Fudosan UK and Stanhope have confirmed that global insurer Zurich has taken a prelet of their 70 Mark Lane, EC3, development.
Gatehouse Bank has bought the Omega building at Capitol Park in Thorne, Doncaster from Omega for £16.3m.
FINANCE: UK commercial property returned 1.7% in September, significantly up on the 1.4% return for August, as capital growth reasserts itself.
MIPIM UK: Cities minister Greg Clark and mayor of London Boris Johnson have signed a £350m London Growth Deal designed to bring public and private investment in to the capital.
New York-listed REIT WP Carey has completed the purchase of insurer Admiral’s new Newport office building for £20m from Scarborough Group.
British Land has agreed four lettings totalling 50,000 sq ft with Outfit.
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has fully let 20 Garrick Street, WC2, after signing two new leases.
Dalata Hotel Group has agreed to buy a pair of Irish hotels for a combined €31.7m (£29.4m).
US IT company Workday has signed a 10-year lease for 85,000 sq ft at the King’s Building in Smithfield, Dublin.
Queensberry Real Estate has bought the 250,000 sq ft Kingsway Shopping Centre, Newport in a joint venture with Bywater Properties.
A local authority has fended off a fresh high court challenge from Tesco to plans to develop an Asda in the town of Lydney.
Overseas investors have overtaken UK institutions to become the largest owners of UK commercial property for the first time.