Karl Tomusk
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Sahara out of the desert with refinancing deal
The owner of London’s Grosvenor House Hotel has come out of administration after securing a refinancing deal with the Reuben Brothers
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Lidl gets London HQ go-ahead
Supermarket chain Lidl UK has been given the go-ahead for a new London headquarters after the Royal Borough of Kingston planning committee approved its application
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Green compliance could wipe £20bn off values
Nearly £20bn could be wiped off the capital value of UK commercial property because of upcoming energy legislation, according to real estate analyst CO2 Estates
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Argyll St block goes to overseas investor
Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets has sold 9 Argyll Street, W1, to a private overseas investor for £21.3m – a yield of 2.8%
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HSBC Sheffield HQ unveiled
Leonard Design Architects has revealed the design of HSBC’s new Sheffield headquarters
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Salford’s Middlewood Locks sails into phase 2
FairBriar International has won consent for the second phase of its 24.5-acre Middlewood Locks development in Salford
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Venn raises £40m for Wembley PRS
Venn Partners has raised £39.4m to finance PRS assets in Quintain’s Wembley Park development as part of its £265m government-backed bond
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Mason Philips and Ryden to merge
London investment agent Mason Philips and Scotland-based property consultant Ryden have agreed a merger
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Global lenders sign on at 110 Bishopsgate
ING and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg have syndicated the £400m facility secured against 110 Bishopsgate, EC2, to eight global lenders
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Property returns bounce back in 2018
UK property can expect returns of just 1.1% next year before a rebound in 2018, according to CBRE
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CBRE GI mall fund in €735m close
CBRE Global Investors has announced the final close of its second European shopping centre fund at €735m
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Merlin’s Clemente casts a spell
Ismael Clemente has steered Merlin into the top 10 REITs in Europe. He tells Karl Tomusk what’s next for Spain’s biggest property company. Portrait by Denis Doyle