Shekha Vyas
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Culture club Bloomsbury
Staid, leafy and academic, Bloomsbury is set for a transformation as the Bedford Estates, the area’s largest landlord, brings in new uses, new spaces and trendy occupiers that will help…
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Cash-strapped Camden plans town hall tech hub
Camden Council is becoming a landlord to technology start-ups by creating a “knowledge hub” at its town hall.
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RBS buys Coutts HQ
RBS has ousted Capital & Counties in the running to buy the London headquarters of Coutts, the Queen’s private bank, for around £198m
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Regional office take-up robust post-EU Referendum
UK office take-up hit 4.4m sq ft in the first half of 2016, 11% above the long term H1 average despite ongoing market uncertainty, according to Savills.
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Scotland braces for ‘Armasheddon’
Changes to Scotland’s vacant relief rates have come about fast and are having a heavy impact on industrial landlords. Shekha Vyas investigates the consequences
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Edrington picks Glasgow for world HQ
Producer of High Park and The Macallan whiskies will take the top four levels of 100 Queen St
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Camden offices on market for £98m
Threadneedle is selling a rare portfolio of warehouse-style office buildings in Camden, NW1, for offers in excess of £98m – a 5.5% yield.
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Hinkley Point nuclear scheme approved
The government has given the go-ahead to the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, but has announced new “safeguards” for foreign investment in infrastructure.
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ADIA puts Edinburgh’s Saltire Court up for sale
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has put Saltire Court in Edinburgh up for sale for £69m – a 6.54% yield.
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Clearings cleared for take-off
McGrove Developments has secured permission for its Clearings scheme, SW3, after agreeing terms on its section 106 obligations
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Rent set to soar in emerging tech hubs
Tech start-ups face the highest costs in London, New York and San Francisco, according to Knight Frank’s 2017 Global Cities report.
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Expansion for Cambridge Biomedical Campus approved
Cambridge Biomedical Campus has secured consent to expand its site by 23 acres.