Smaller “ultra-urban” sites top investors’ wish lists
COMMENT John Slade’s latest column reflecting on his decades in real estate
The pick of this week’s UK deals, plus the top contributors in the Greater London office market
Savills Investment Management has spent ÂŁ50m on its first two build-to-rent sites
Office deals take sales in the city to ÂŁ100m
Charity granted permission for 1,087 homes on 109 acres
Nigel Mapp and David Clein have transferred shares into an employee ownership trust
Hargreaves Land plans more than 1,150 homes plus commercial space on 550 acres near Scunthorpe
Jason Simpson takes the helm at the firm, which partners with landlords to provide EV charging points
Plus – Wilko’s CVA and McDonald’s beef with British planning
Bothe the North West and the West Midlands are ahead, and London’s share is falling
Obtaining planning for new sites is taking more than a year longer than before Covid