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Homes England, Oaktree and Greycoat set up €301m UK housing JV
Homes England, investment manager Oaktree Capital Management, and independent property partner Greycoat Real Estate have formed a £250 mln (€301 mln) joint venture to develop large housing sites across England.
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UK housebuilding targets ‘a positive step’, but more needed to solve crisis – industry reaction
Property industry leaders have given a cautious welcome to the new UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to restore mandatory housebuilding targets, but said more radical and longer term measures were needed to address the country’s housing crisis.
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MAGAZINE: Birmingham's bold urban makeover
In the first of a brand-new series focusing on urban hotspots in Europe, PropertyEU examines Birmingham, a city facing big social challenges but which is also full of development opportunities for the private sector.
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Trei makes sustainability and ESG appointment as it underlines ‘generational’ outlook
Trei Real Estate, the in Düsseldorf-based international developer and asset manager for residential and retail real estate, has appointed Ivonne Mundil as its new head of sustainability and ESG.
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Schroders and Civitas raise €224m for UK social impact strategy
Schroders Capital and its partner Civitas Investment Management have announced the third and final closing of their Social Supported Housing Fund (SoHo) with aggregate equity commitments of £192 mln (€224 mln).
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PropertyEU 2020 Residential Roundtable: 'Thriving despite Covid-19'
A panel of leading experts in European residential real estate has found that government regulation and the Covid fall-out are buffeting the sector, but experienced investors can still make a tidy nest egg from the asset class.
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PKA inks deal to convert Danish prison into residential district
Danish construction and urban development company A. Enggaard and pension fund PKA have entered into a purchase agreement with state-owned Freja Properties for the shuttered Vridsløselille Prison in Albertslund, Denmark, which will be transformed into a residential district.
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UK retail giants John Lewis and Boots announce store closures
Heritage UK department store operator, John Lewis, has announced the closure of eight stores across the UK, as high street retailer Boots revealed plans to shutter 48 Boots Opticians.
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Aviva Covid-19 research suggests safety in long-income assets
New research from UK fund manager Aviva Investors suggests that investors who have focused on 'long duration cash flows' may be best protected during and after the coronavirus crisis.
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Government Covid-19 responses 'back individuals, not banks'
Global governments are 'going direct' to individuals rather than promoting the 'wealth effect', a differing response compared to the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), according to a new report from global investment firm Franklin Templeton.