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AXA funds Finzels Reach hotel
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has completed a forward funding deal for a 168-bedroom Premier Inn hotel at Cubex Land’s Finzels Reach development in Bristol. The fund manager, on behalf of its long lease fund, has agreed to pay £17.8m – a 4.85% yield – to fund the construction of the hotel, which has been […]
Palmer Capital looks to keep up pace after busiest ever quarter
Palmer Capital has completed its busiest ever quarter, with £170m of equity committed in the three months to the end of June. The fund manager, which also operates as a venture capital backer of regional property companies, invested £120m and has another £50m committed across seven deals. Chief executive Alex Price says at the start […]
Colworth Park – One Year On
Colworth Park has been a centre for R&D excellence since Unilever first acquired the site in 1947. The unique setting offers the ideal combination of proximity and access to Britain’s top universities, expansion space for growing businesses, and beautifully landscaped grounds, which together serve to foster innovation on-site. Today, Unilever remains a core presence at […]
Opus Acquires Brum Office
Midlands-based developer Opus Land and Palmer Capital have acquired the 140,000 sq ft office block at 54 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, for £23m – a 7.8% yield. Tudor Toone advised Westbrook; GBR Phoenix Beard represented Opus and Palmer Capital. Author: EGi Link: http://www.egi.co.uk/news/deals-20-june-2015/?keyword=opusacquiresbrumoffices
Palmer picks up 54 Hagley road for £23m
Palmer Capital alongside Opus Land and SEDCO Capital has acquired 54 Hagley Road, Birmingham, for £23.1m from Westbrook Partners, reflecting a yield of 8%. The 146,803 sq ft multilet office is located three miles from Birmingham city centre. The building has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment programme costing around £15m. Currently over half of the […]
Palmer Capital and Opus Land snap up Brum office
Palmer Capital and Opus Land have completed the acquisition of 54 Hagley Road in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham from Westbrook Partners for circa £23m, as investors continue to favour the Midlands city, CoStar News can reveal. CoStar News understands that the duo has been joined in the development partnership by a Middle Eastern investor, […]
Bristol Investment: Office market out of stock
When Skanska put its 61,000 sq ft, brand new, 66 Queen Square office building on the market late last year it was inevitable that it would draw attention from the wealth of money looking to buy in the UK’s regional cities. Blue-chip accountancy firm KPMG has prelet 52,000 sq ft in the building for a record rent for […]
Harwell: Cracking the DNA of a science campus
For decades, this pocket of Oxfordshire countryside operated under the radar. But with a little help from property experts, Harwell Campus is stepping out of the shadows. On the way out of his office, Angus Horner pokes his head through a door belonging to another company. Just visible in the background is a courtyard that […]
AEW UK REIT makes first acquisition
AEW UK REIT has made its first acquisition, buying a business park near Oxford for £8.2m. The new listed property company was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange last month after raising £100.5m. The acquisition of Eastpoint Business Park, which comprises five self-contained office buildings totalling 75,000 sq ft, reflected a yield of […]
UK Regional Development – the experts have their say
Savills brings together experts from the property industry to discover what the new political landscape means for the regions. The unexpected general election result was a major talking point at Property Week’s regional development round table, held just ten days after the result of the poll was revealed. The participants met at sponsor Savills’ offices […]