David Hannah, Chairman of Cornerstone Tax, considers the impact of the increase in the pension savings annual allowance and removal of a lifetime allowance charge from 6th April on the UK’s buy-to-let market. With inflation standing at a 45-year high of 10.4 per cent, there has been a growing trend of Brits – most commonly those approaching retirement – turning to…
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Savills plc today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Key financial highlights Group revenue up 7% to £2.3bn (2021: £2.15bn) Underlying* profit before tax decreased 18% to £164.6m (2021: £200.3m) Reported profit before tax decreased 16% to £153.9m (2021: £183.1m) Underlying basic EPS down 19% to 94.9p (2021: 116.5p); reported basic…
Swedish PropTech company Navian Tech has closed a capital funding round of 28 million SEK with several well-known investors. One of the new shareholders, a Swedish investment company that wishes to remain anonymous, subscribed to 8 million SEK of stock in the company. Navian Tech offers a platform for digitising the real estate development industry,…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) transacted more than €3.6 billion globally in private real estate equity transactions in 2022 including c. €3.1 billion in Europe and c. €540 million in Asia. Savills IM completed those 112 transactions across 14 countries in 2022, including around €2.1 billion of acquisitions and €1.5 billion of disposals, resulting in…
In a macro-economic context featuring several challenges including political uncertainty, rising interest rates, a surge in development costs and ESG-related pressures, the hospitality industry has shown great resilience with numerous signs of a well-engaged trading recovery. At an industry day hosted by Glion Institute of Higher Education London for its MSc Real Estate, Finance and…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), the international real estate investment manager, has agreed to acquire HQ South, an A-grade office building in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane from M&G, for its flagship pooled pan-Asian strategy fund. The asset comprises a modern 14,588 sqm building in the thriving near-city Fortitude Valley precinct, with 1,503sqm in food and beverage…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Community of Madrid (CAM) have agreed EIB financing of €554 million of financing and R&D loans for the line 11 Metro extension between Plaza Elíptica and Conde de Casal in Madrid. Separate agreements for project finance and the financing of research and development activities have been signed in Madrid…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has completed investments in the office and residential sectors in Japan, as well as its acquisition of a local neighbourhood shopping centre in Australia for its flagship pan-Asian fund. In Japan, Savills IM has acquired a high-quality office in Greater Tokyo. The multi-tenant building totals approximately 5,500 sqm of rentable…
MRI Software has announced its acquisition of Johannesburg-based TPN Group, a registered credit bureau serving the residential, commercial and education markets in South Africa. TPN’s solution portfolio includes verification services for credit, employment, and criminal records, as well as legislation-compliant document packs, market reports, and toolkits. Founded in 2000, TPN serves more than 20,000 property…
deVere Group, which has US $12bn under advisement, has announced the temporary closure of its UK property investment division as inflation fears suggest the Bank of England will need to hike interest rates more aggressively to combat rising prices. James Green, deVere Group Investment Director, explains: “We are concerned about the availability of credit and,…
International real estate investment manager Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has acquired three logistics properties in France for a total €72 million on behalf of its European Logistics Fund 3 (ELF 3). The ELF 3 portfolio now comprises 15 properties in five countries. In Dijon, an inner-city cross dock facility to serve the last mile…
CREFC Europe, a trade association for real estate lenders and the European real estate finance market, has announced its new Chair Elect at its Annual General Meeting. Nassar Hussain of Brookland, already a member of the CREFC Europe Board, has stepped into the Chair Elect role. Chris Bennett of DekaBank takes over as Chair from…
According to a new survey of 133 schools across the United Kingdom, three-in-five teachers believe there is a link between indoor air quality and student health, with as many believing poor air quality is aggravating asthma and other lung conditions. The Air Quality in UK Classrooms Report survey commissioned by ventilation solutions provider Airflow Developments also…
Handelsbanken Wealth and Asset Management is urging professional landlords in the United Kingdom to plan for the future following a survey finding that 52 per cent of owners of small portfolios of four or more properties have no succession planning. The survey findings by the local relationship bank also suggest a worrying lack of succession…
Savills Investment Management (“Savills IM”), the international real estate investment manager, has acquired Pitmore, the UK Development and build-to-rent (BTR) specialist, as a key part of plans to grow its UK residential and BTR platform. As one of the UK’s most experienced residential advisors, being involved in the sector since 2012, the senior partners of…
FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform Shojin is reporting a 35 per cent increase in Asian investors over the past year as real estate in the United Kingdom continues to be in demand from global investors. The company is gaining strong momentum among investors based in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, mirroring the changing appetite…
CH&CO business Gather & Gather has won a five-year contract extension from Charlton Athletic Football Club as the exclusive caterer for The Valley stadium and Sparrows Lane training ground. Gather & Gather’s specialist stadia team will continue to provide all hospitality and retail concourse catering at The Valley on matchdays, as well as selling conferences…
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has appointed Peacock Engineering, a class-leading specialist in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, as part of its digital investment strategy, aligned with Ofgem’s RIIO-T2 price controls for electricity providers to deliver world-class service and reliability. Using an IBM Maximo cloud-based solution fully managed by Peacock Engineering, the new…
Yakel Property Investment has awarded a facilities management contract for Oriel Chambers in Liverpool to The Momentum Group. The Grade I listed building on Water Street, situated in the heart of the commercial district, was recently purchased by Yakel Property Investments with an ambition to create a central hub and business community whilst preserving, updating,…
FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform Shojin has partnered with innovative Israel-based investment platform, Realty Bundles, in a new joint-venture to lower barriers to entry for investors seeking to invest in institutional-grade real estate globally. The company has also announced it expects to announce additional initiatives in Australia and South Africa shortly. Shojin has offices…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), the international real estate investment manager, has acquired a distribution centre in Rosersberg near Stockholm, Sweden in an off-market transaction on behalf of its flagship European logistics fund, for an undisclosed purchase price. The fund’s portfolio comprises a total of 28 logistics assets in six European countries, and is now…
BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNPPRE) has announced the strategic appointed of Fergus Keane from Cushman & Wakefield as the new Head of its Central London Office Investment team. Keane, currently an international partner in Cushman & Wakefield’s London Markets team, has over two decades of experience in commercial property throughout the UK and Ireland. Working…
Savills Investment Management has completed the acquisition of five industrial warehouse buildings at Treatt Buildings, Northern Way Industrial Estate, Bury St Edmunds for £5.25 million (£833k per acre). The Northern Way Industrial Estate is located in an established industrial area of Bury St Edmunds and benefits from easy access to the A14, possessing a mix…
Savills Investment Management’s UK Value Boxes fund has deployed £75 million on four retail park assets since launching in October 2021. Savills IM’s UK retail park strategy was launched in October 2021 with the aim of capitalising on the strong income-producing characteristics of the UK retail parks sector, with a focus on parks let to…
Israeli tech startup BeamUP has raised US $15 million of seed funding from StageOne Ventures and US-based Ibex Investors to market its AI platform for sustainable design and lifecycle management of commercial real estate. The company which is also being supported by prominent business angels including Chano Fernandez, the CEO of Workday, utilises patented AI…
Savills Investment Management has hired Jan Willem Vis as Head of Client Capital, Netherlands. Based in Amsterdam, Vis will report to Giuseppe Oriani, Co-Head, Client Capital (EMEA) and work alongside Edgar Hertog and Marcel Fleminks – Co-Heads of Savills IM’s Netherlands operations, in a role that will develop client relations in the region. With over…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has hired Adam Alari as Head of European Living Research. Based in London, he will report to Andrew Allen, Global Head of Research, Product Strategy and Development. Adam’s appointment underlines Savills IM’s commitment to expanding its expertise and product offering in the Living space. His experience across the commercial living…
A trail-blazing family business near Skipton has been named as the first location in Yorkshire to launch a Be.EV electric vehicle charging hub. Emma and Chris Harrison, who run Thornton Hall Country Park in Thornton-in-Craven, transformed their family farm into a thriving business and tourist attraction after they took over the business from Chris’ parents.…
Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has successfully raised over £850,000 from more than 40 global investors for its first international project outside of the United Kingdom. The funds will be used as an initial deposit to acquire 20 apartments within Muze, the first residential phase of the multi-billion Ringgit…
FM Industry partner event, International Property Show (IPS) Dubai, will take place from 24 to 26 March 2022, offering regional and global real estate investors the opportunity to benefit from an upturn in demand created by Expo 2020. Dubai’s real estate market continues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic following the introduction…
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has today affirmed the Baa3 issuer rating and the Baa3 senior unsecured ratings of Hammerson Plc (Hammerson). At the same time, the rating agency has affirmed the Baa3 backed senior unsecured rating of Hammerson Ireland Finance DAC. The outlook of both entities has been changed to stable from negative. Rating-Action-Moodys-changes-Hammersons-outlook-to-stable-from-negative-affirms-Baa3-ratings-04Feb22-1