Lloyds and NWF Commit £500m to Retrofit Uni Campuses
Lloyds Bank announced a financing package of up to £500 million (about $635 million) to support retrofitting projects across UK university campuses. The loan programme is underpinned by up to £350 million (roughly $445 million) of guarantees from the government‑backed National Wealth Fund. The capital will be directed at modernising as many as 300 campus buildings, focusing on energy‑efficiency upgrades and sustainability improvements. The initiative aligns university estate strategies with the UK’s net‑zero targets while unlocking a sizable construction pipeline.
Modella Seals Deal for Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Private equity firm Modella has completed the acquisition of 900 Flying Tiger Copenhagen stores globally, adding 80 locations in the United Kingdom to its portfolio. The deal marks one of the largest recent purchases in the discount‑home‑goods segment, giving Modella...
Homes England Snaps up Former Liverpool Police HQ for Mixed-Use Development
Homes England has acquired the former Merseyside Police headquarters at Canning Place in Liverpool’s city centre. The 40‑year‑old police HQ will be transformed into a mixed‑use scheme featuring new residential units, a hotel, retail outlets and leisure facilities. The purchase...
Places for People Appoints SYHA Chief Exec to Lead Housing
Places for People has named Larry Gold, the former chief executive of South Yorkshire Housing Association, as its new chief executive of housing and communities. Gold brings more than two decades of experience in social housing, overseeing SYHA’s portfolio of...
Barratt David Wilson Homes Wins Green Light for 435 Kent Homes
Barratt David Wilson Homes has secured planning approval for a new development of 435 homes in Allington, near Maidstone, Kent. The project will allocate 40% of the units to affordable housing, aligning with local policy targets. The approval adds a...
Competition Watchdog Set to Approve Welltower’s Landmark Care Home Deal
Welltower, the U.S. senior‑living REIT, is poised to receive clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority for its £5.2 billion (≈ $6.6 billion) acquisition of Barchester Healthcare. To address antitrust concerns, the deal includes divesting a portfolio of care homes and transferring...
Savills Reports Mid-Box Industrial Take-Up Hit 1.4m Sq Ft in Q1
Savills reports that mid‑box industrial take‑up reached 1.4 million sq ft in Q1 2026, underscoring strong demand for units between 20,000 and 100,000 sq ft. The segment posted the year’s strongest leasing start and is expected to stay resilient throughout 2026. Growth is driven by...
Morrisons to Close 100 ‘Loss-Making’ Convenience Stores
Morrisons announced it will close 100 convenience stores that are currently loss‑making, most of which were acquired in its 2023 purchase of McColl’s. Despite the closures, the supermarket chain remains committed to expanding its convenience footprint, targeting the launch of...
Strathclyde and Ediston Buy Kilmarnock Site for 79-Home Scheme
Strathclyde and Ediston have purchased a development site in Kilmarnock for a new 79‑home scheme. The land acquisition marks the first new‑build purchase for Clydebuilt II Limited Partnership, a joint venture between the housebuilder Strathclyde and the pension fund Ediston....
Sun Communities Sells Park Holidays to Aermont in £768m Deal
Sun Communities has agreed to sell its UK subsidiary Park Holidays to Aermont for £768 million, roughly $975 million. The transaction will see Sun exit the British market and concentrate exclusively on its core manufactured‑housing and RV‑community portfolio in North America. Aermont...
Home England Seeks Developer for 1,000-Property Nottingham Scheme
Homes England has opened a procurement process to find a developer for a new 1,000‑home scheme in Nottingham. The project targets a mix of market‑rate and affordable units on a former industrial site near the city centre. The agency expects...
British Land Reports Strong Office and Retail Park Performance in Record Year for Leasing
British Land announced that its full‑year results delivered a 6% like‑for‑like net rental growth, driven primarily by a 12% increase in office campus rents and a modest 2% rise in retail and urban logistics. The company highlighted that 2025 was...
Planning Inspector Rejects Berkeley’s Appeal for 867-Home Peckham Redevelopment
A UK planning inspector has rejected Berkeley’s appeal to proceed with a 867‑home redevelopment in Peckham. The inspector ruled that the proposed building’s height and design would damage the surrounding townscape and threaten nearby heritage assets. Berkeley’s plans now face...
Amplius Wins £65m Loan From Lloyds to Accelerate Resi Upgrade Plans
Amplius, a UK residential property manager, has secured a £65 million (approximately $82 million) loan from Lloyds Banking Group. The financing, partially backed by the National Wealth Fund, will accelerate upgrades to its 40,000‑home portfolio in the Midlands, eastern England and the...
Brookfield Reaches 1m Sq Ft of London Leasing Deals Since Start of 2025
Brookfield Property Partners announced that it has closed roughly 1 million square feet of new leasing agreements in London since the start of 2025. The Canadian‑owned firm now reports occupancy of over 98% across its 5 million‑square‑foot office portfolio in the city....