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Edinburgh office take-up rises 39% in early-year rebound
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (377+ words) Edinburgh's office market has recorded a strong start to 2026, with take-up rising 39% year-on-year, although recent geopolitical uncertainty is beginning to weigh on occupier sentiment. New data from Knight Frank shows 128,000 sq ft of city centre office space was transacted in…...
Diary: Not so smart glasses
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (487+ words) When UK science sector players claim Europe is "behind, it's not just about the real estate market, but its people, too. Where Colin Sinclair, chief executive of Sciontec and Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, goes in September 2026, the Tour de France will…...
UK hotel investment exceeds £1bn in the first quarter
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (200+ words) The UK hotel investment volumes have exceeded "1.1bn in the first quarter of this year, representing a 63% increase on the "680m recorded during the same period last year, according to Savills. London witnessed an exceptionally strong quarter, accounting for 68% of total volumes....
Court backs Crest Nicholson in landmark building safety group liability ruling
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (369+ words) Companies facing building safety claims can't rely on insolvency or corporate restructuring to shield the wider group from liability, after a court ruled for the first time that a Building Liability Order can be made before any liability has been…...
Origin Housing fully integrated into Places for People
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (367+ words) Origin Housing has been fully integrated into Places for People, completing a two-year process that will unlock "100m of additional investment into homes and services over the next decade. The housing association's portfolio of nearly 9,000 homes across London and Herefordshire, along…...
Life sciences real estate and rumours of its decline
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (341+ words) COMMENT The life sciences real estate narrative of the past two years has been shaped almost entirely by what happened in the United States: oversupply, rising vacancy, declining asset values and a retreat of speculative capital from a sector that…...
Former Kenningham Retail partner goes solo
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (491+ words) James Brick, a former associate partner at the agency Kenningham Retail, has launched his own retail and leisure leasing and investment firm targeting central London. Three Storeys will initially operate as a sole venture and will focus primarily on retail…...
Plans for 965 Kingston homes recommended for approval
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (205+ words) Plans submitted by joint venture Guinness and Countryside to deliver 965 homes at Signal Park in Tolworth has been recommended for approval ahead of Kingston Council's planning consultation later today. The application is arranged in two parts. The first features a…...
Court of Appeal backs Cilex in litigation delegation ruling
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (304+ words) The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, overturning a High Court decision that had threatened to upend working practices across the legal sector by preventing non-authorised staff from conducting litigation even under…...
Addington secures rare dual-use consent at City office
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (358+ words) Addington and its joint venture partner Strategic Value Partners have secured a dual-use planning consent at their City of London office building Senator, as they push ahead with a major repositioning of the asset. The City of London Corporation has…...