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White papersOutlook 1H15: UK commercial real estate market - Will 2015 be a year of two halves?
Economic data from the end of 2014 continued the pattern of softer growth recorded since the summer, with 4Q14 GDP growth of 0.5% the slowest for a year. Nonetheless, this left growth for 2014 as a whole at a robust 2.6% and the fastest of the G7 nations, and given some reasonably strong high frequency data in 4Q, it is likely the final figures may be revised up in the future.
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M&G Real Estate appoints Martin Towns as Head of Capital Solutions
M&G Real Estate has appointed Martin Towns as Head of Capital Solutions, reporting to Tony Brown, global chief investment officer. As Head of Capital Solutions, Martin will identify opportunities for international investors seeking direct real estate exposure to the UK, continental Europe and Asia.
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M&G Real Estate to fund the London Fruit & Wool Exchange Development
M&G Real Estate has acquired The London Fruit & Wool Exchange building in Spitalfields from Exemplar for circa £55 million. Following the completion of the acquisition, M&G Real Estate and Exemplar will work in partnership to redevelop the site.
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WELPUT sells One Chapel Place, W1, for £58.5 million
WELPUT, a specialist fund investing in Central London offices, managed by Schroders and advised by Quintain Estates and Development plc, has exchanged unconditional contracts to sell the freehold interest in One Chapel Place, London W1, to a private investor for £58.5 million
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Real estate market outlook - UK
The UK was the fastest growing member of the G7 group of major advanced economies in 2014, outpacing even the US. For two full years now, real GDP has been rising at a quarterly rate in excess of 0.5%, and the economy seems to have moved back on to a sustainable path of robust growth.
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DRC in UK deal double
DRC Capital has completed two deals in the UK, for Draco Property and for a joint venture between Oaktree Capital Management and Patrizia Immobilien.
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Asset Manager NewsDRC finances Oaktree and Patrizia acquisition
European Real Estate Debt Fund II advised by DRC Capital LLP has provided a £24m mezzanine debt facility to support the acquisition of the Citrus portfolio by a joint venture between funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Patrizia Immobilien AG.
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WELPUT sells Tothill Street office for £55.4m
WELPUT, a specialist fund managed by Schroders and advised by Quintain Estates and Development plc, has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold interest in 21 Tothill Street, London for £55.4 million
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UBS buys New Brook Buildings in Covent Garden
UBS Global Asset Management’s Global Real Estate (GRE) business has bought New Brook Buildings in London’s Covent Garden for approximately GBP 113 million.
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Schroder UK Property Fund ‘Tech City’ scheme secures planning approval
Hackney Council has granted planning permission for proposals at Shepherdess Walk, Schroder UK Property Fund’s extensive office redevelopment, situated close to Old Street tube station and ‘Silicon Roundabout’.
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M7 Raises Its First Real Estate Investment Fund, Which Acquires 11 High-Yielding Properties in the U.K. for £25.7 Million
M7 Real Estate has raised its first fund for third party investors and has acquired 11 high-yielding assets in England on its behalf for £25.7 million, or a blended net initial yield of about 12.5%.
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KGAL Infrastructure - Market report: photovoltaics
Germany continues to be one of the most important photovoltaic markets in the world. With an installed PV capacity of over 35 GW and new capacity of around 3 GW, Germany continues to be at the top of global league tables for 2013.
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M&G Real Estate expands retail team with eight new recruits
M&G Real Estate has appointed eight new members of staff, bolstering its retail team in response to recent acquisitions and increased asset management and development activities.
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M&G Real Estate makes final south east office play of 2014 with purchase of Guildford based office park
M&G Real Estate has purchased London Square Office Park, Guildford, from IM Properties Ltd for in excess of £43 million.
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M&G Real Estate continues to invest in Reading
M&G Real Estate has acquired One Reading Central, a 220,000 sq ft prime office scheme in Reading City Centre for £94.5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3 per cent.
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M&G Real Estate acquires £110 million south east shopping centre
M&G Real Estate announces the acquisition of Fremlin Walk in Maidstone for £110 million from Legal & General Property, reflecting a net initial yield of six per cent.
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WELPUT sells Covent Garden mixed-use asset for £65 million
WELPUT, managed by Schroders and advised by Grafton Advisors, has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold interest in 7-8 St. Martin’s Place, WC2, for £65 million to Chanco Investment Group, a Hong Kong property investor.
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Aviva Investors: Two heads are better than one in the search for income
As Gil Bar, fund manager of Aviva Investors’ Encore Fund, explains, building a market-beating European real-estate income portfolio requires a blend of fund management disciplines and local deal-making expertise. The secret to success, he says, lies in finding the right partner.
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Investment case: The UK private rented sector (PRS)
The UK private rented sector (PRS) has doubled in size in the past decade and is now starting to increasingly attract the attention of institutional investors.
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Aviva Investors - Investors' Journal November 2014: Rise of the machines: UK real estate in the computer age
A recent study of the labour market impact of advances in computing and robotics provides some valuable clues for long-term UK real-estate investors
