All United Kingdom articles – Page 15
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White papersFive charts that show Manchester is a city of the future
In this short, visual article we present five charts that show why Manchester is such a rich, vibrant and economically prosperous city. Our view is that the ingredients of connectivity, culture, talent, scale and scientific heritage make the city well-equipped to thrive in the coming years and decades.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes acquisition of prime Portsmouth industrial estate for £19 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of Merlin Park in Portsmouth for £19.0 million, representing a net initial yield of 4.50%. The acquisition was made on behalf of a pension fund client from British Airways Pension Fund
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Asset Manager NewsSurvey of investors: Coronavirus crisis causing significant changes in investment strategies
The coronavirus crisis has led to a significant shift in the investment strategies of institutional real estate investors. “Lower risk, lower return” is the mantra of the moment. 58 per cent of the 150 professional investors in Germany, France and the UK surveyed by Union Investment for its investment climate study are currently pursuing such a strategy.
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White papersThe end of LIBOR: implications for investors
The London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is one of the main interest-rate benchmarks used in global financial markets. By the end of 2021, LIBOR reference rates and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) will be retired. What will replace LIBOR and other IBORs, and what does this mean for investors?
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White papersHow to build back better, greener and faster: A 10-point plan for UK infrastructure
Boris Johnson has called for an ‘infrastructure revolution’ to help lift the UK economy out of its coronavirus-induced malaise. Private capital could and should play a large role alongside the public purse in delivering on that ambition, as Darryl Murphy sets out in a blueprint for the industry.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes first letting at iconic Radio House Cambridge following major refurbishment
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed its first letting at Radio House office scheme in Cambridge to Sentec, a globally leading supplier of smart home technology and consultancy services.
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White papersWhy investors shouldn’t overlook UK social supported housing in the COVID-19 environment
We outline why we believe social supported housing in the UK offers investors much needed stability as the wider real estate market experiences falls in income and value due to Covid-19.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q1 2020
The first quarter of 2020 was shaped by the coronavirus, by the end of March 2020 a total of 29,474 confirmed cases and 2,352 deaths were reported for the UK. One month after the quarter end, the number of cases and deaths surged to 194,990 and 29,427 respectively. The costs to the British economy have been considerable; government-imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus have disrupted business activity, knocked consumer confidence and reduced business confidence levels to record lows. The flash PMI’s plunged from 53.0 in February to 37.1 in March, with a figure of 50+ representing economic expansion, it is now widely anticipated that the economy will contract in March.
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White papersCovid-19 impact: European asset-backed securities
Trade opportunities emerge from price dislocations
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA secures independence of BrickVest as global and open industry platform for real asset investing
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has acquired BrickVest, the London-based global, digital investment platform founded in 2014. PATRIZIA will promote the further development of BrickVest as an independent and open industry platform connecting various investor groups with deal sponsors and product providers. In addition, BrickVest will have access to PATRIZIA’s global industry network including more than 350 institutional investors and industry partners and over 200 banks & financial institutions worldwide.
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Asset Manager NewsInvesco Real Estate Announces £73.8m Forward Funding For Purpose-Built Rental Development In Milton Keynes
The development will comprise 294 Build-to-Rent (BtR) apartments, 83 car parking spaces, a commercial unit of 2,500 sq ft and 17,234 sq sq ft of internal and external amenity space £73.8M forward-funded acquisition in Milton Keynes’s CBD further grows Invesco’s UK residential footprint BtR project being developed by Packaged ...
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes acquisition of prime Greater London industrial estate for £40 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of a prime industrial estate in Chessington, Greater London for £40.25 million. The asset was acquired from Aberdeen Standard Investments on behalf of St James’s Place UK Plc.
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Asset Manager NewsMeyer Homes & Invesco Real Estate Completes £107M Build-To-Rent Hounslow Scheme
Today, 15th January, residential developer Meyer Homes, have completed their fourth major development project in London, and their first build-to-rent collaboration with Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager, delivering 293 new homes (14 houses and 279 apartments), in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London. The 25-month project, which was completed ahead of schedule, has seen the delivery of 38 affordable homes to Clarion, 255 homes to Invesco Real Estate for its growing UK build-to-rent (BtR) strategy, and 10,000 sq. ft of commercial space.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes 63,000 sq ft of Leeds warehouse lettings, taking Gildersome Spur to full occupancy
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two new lettings totalling 63,000 sq ft at Gildersome Spur industrial estate in Leeds, taking the prime warehouse facility to full occupancy. Gildersome Spur is managed by Orchard Street on behalf of St. James’s Place UK Plc.
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White papersNet Zero – An Opportunity for Real Estate
In 2019 the UK government announced a target of ‘net zero’ for UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 following recommendations made by the Committee on Climate Change. This led to a change in legislation that came into force on 27 June 2019, which amended the Climate Change Act 2008 target of an 80% reduction in GHG emissions compared with the 1990 levels. This amendment to the Climate Change Act made the UK the first member of the G7 group of industrialised nations to legislate for ‘net zero’ carbon emissions.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street launches new ‘Fitted, Furnished and Ready to Go’ office space at Dunn’s Hat Factory, Camden
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two new lettings at Dunn’s Hat Factory, Camden, alongside unveiling its new offering of ‘Fitted, Furnished and Ready to Go’ accommodation which serves the shorter-term commercial lettings market, a third of which is already under offer.
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White papersBuilding Your DGF for the Journey Ahead
Too many Diversified Growth Funds (DGFs) have left UK investors disappointed with performance. In this paper, we show how a DGF can be designed with clear objectives, constructed using guidelines that are genuinely outcome-oriented, and then managed to achieve its objectives.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes repositioning of West London industrial assets, doubling rental income
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed 12 separate asset management initiatives across 150,000 sq ft of multi-let industrial accommodation at its 215,000 sq ft West Drayton, London estates. As a result, both the contracted rental income and average lease lengths have more than doubled over the last 18 months.
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White papersCore Matters Investment Returns: A 5-year perspective
2019 has seen huge inflows into Fixed Income (FI) funds and outflows from Equities. From a medium-term return perspective this makes no sense. The formidable demand for safe assets reflects cyclical and structural forces (e.g. ageing). No matter the economic scenario, FI returns over the next five years are ...
