MORNING NEWS: Amro buys Lewisham site for £400m resi scheme

Good morning. Here’s your Thursday round-up of the latest news and views from EG and a collection of real estate-relevant headlines from the national papers. First up, a Lewisham double-bill from south-east London. Amro Partners has acquired Lewisham Retail Park for a £400m scheme providing 1,000 rental homes. The site, previously owned by L&G, is one of the final major pieces of the 20-year Lewisham regeneration plan. We also have an interview with the LandsecU+I team behind the proposed redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre. The company has just launched a new consultation on the plans, with a focus on encouraging younger residents to come forward and share their views on what the town centre needs.  “This is a 10-year build at least, once we’ve got planning permission,” says development director Jon Watson. “If you had to pick a group for such a long-scale town centre regen, it has to be young people.” There’s a (fl)exclusive from London’s Square Mile, as Brookfield Properties signs flex workspace operator the Instant Group to run 11,000 sq ft at 100 Bishopsgate. And in this morning’s listed real estate news, Conygar Investment Company’s net asset value has been hit by a write-down on plans for a Bristol resi scheme, while Grainger has taken a near-£60m hit to its bottom line following the abolition of the multiple dwellings relief tax.All the news from EG, plus a selection of headlines from the nationals: Amro buys Lewisham Retail Park for £400m resi-led schemeLandsec and Lewisham: ‘A long journey, but worthwhile’Brookfield signs flex operator at 100 BishopsgateAbolition of multiple dwellings relief pushes Grainger into the redLandmark Reading office block back on the market at 50% offBristol resi write down hits NAV at ConyarVistry eyes 10% rise in completionsGovernment Property Agency buys former Manchester retail parkArup report urges industry to regenerate the planetInvesting in places of safetyIf we’re all in Leeds, let’s make sure we lead on real estate’s valueAdvisers appointed for major Walsall regenerationUS-based student housing developer targets UK for growthUK PBSA rental growth projected to hit 4-6% Edinburgh approves £80m Ocean Point 2 schemeL&G and UCL launch £3m health equity fundRLAM sells £315m Southall data centre siteAshbyCapital signs VR Capital and Ferrari Group for Kensington BuildingCalibre Scientific signs for 40,400 sq ft at Harworth’s R-evolution 4Godwin acquires Places for People’s former paper factory siteSavills looks to rising deal flow in second halfGresham House raises £125m from local authority pension fundsSummix Capital acquires former Independent HQ for student resi conversionFormer Rockspring partners reunite for value-add vehicleStarwood’s $10bn property fund taps credit line as investors pull money (£)Axing northern leg of HS2 will stunt UK growth, says official adviser (£)Keir Starmer sets out six Labour pledges for general election (£)China plots to buy millions of unsold homes amid property crisis (£)Gail’s spreads wings with Waitrose in-store bakery at Canary Wharf (£)Man builds 10ft-wide house to spite nimby neighbours (£)