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Avison Young: strong take-up in UK’s regional office markets

The UK’s “Big Nine” nine regional office markets – Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Glasgow and Liverpool - have recorded the strongest H1 take-up in six years, according to new research by Avison Young.
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Greykite and Brunswick launch Danish housing platform with 300-unit Aarhus acquisition

Catena acquires $133.2m Swedish logistics hub from Niam-managed fund

Savills: foreign capital boosts investment in French retail

Rents soar 29% in Munich logistics market as leasing hits 142,000 sq m

Skanska invests $146m in second phase of Solna Link office project in Stockholm

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Dalata teams up with Deka to operate its first hotel in Berlin

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L&G refinances industrial fund with £500m facility

Greykite’s multi-let industrial platform expands to Germany

International Campus buys PBSA project in Rotterdam

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Nido Living buys Brookfield’s €1.2 bln Iberian PBSA portfolio

French property funds ramp up overseas investment as inflows rebound

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Barings buys £145m UK urban logistics portfolio from Blackstone

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Eagle Hills and Coima deal to restore historic Venice hotel

South London’s Croydon to unveil £30m regeneration plan

Warehouse REIT posts solid growth as Blackstone launches £470m takeover bid

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Lone Star buys £212m UK student housing portfolio from Unite

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Brookfield to invest $10bn in Swedish AI data centre hub

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Greystar invests in 836-bed PBSA scheme in Birmingham

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Czech industrial market steadies as 1.6m sq m under construction

IULIUS and Atterbury secure record €400m Romanian real estate loan

Dutch real estate market adjusts to structural shifts as Eindhoven sees tech growth momentum

M&G Real Estate acquires €73.2m logistics hub in Germany’s Rhine-Main

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BlueCastle buys former Brum M&S for 50+storey BTR project

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Skanska divests Romanian office building for €52m

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Data centre deal values rise 7.5% pa as demand escalates

UK healthcare investment to rise as aged dominate demand

Valor/QuadReal JV acquires first Amsterdam logistics plot

PGIM raises $2 billion at global data centre fund’s final close

Redevco debt fund kicks off with €56.8m City office loan

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Invesco buys InterCity hotel in central Berlin from CA Immo

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Blackstone invests £235m to buy stake in three UK airports

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Knight Frank: more global investors opt for ESG strategies

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British Land secures consent to redevelop London landmark

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Trinity Bank acquires Pankrác House office building in Prague

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Savills: Dublin office market set for significant recovery in 2025

Lendlease gets green light for BTR scheme in Birmigham

Knight Frank: households key demand driver for logistics

Azora to invest €2bn in data centre development in Aragon

RSM launches latest editions of European real estate tax guides

MIPIM: Student demand outpaces PBSA sector growth

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MIPIM: Media savvy cities increasingly turn to TikTok

ULI & PwC: uncertainty dims hope of new real estate cycle

Nrep in €400m push to tackle Finnish care home shortage

Dutch logistics specialist CTP places €1bn of green bonds

Eindhoven to buy Brainport campus as ASML expands

Europe’s property investment volumes to exceed €50bn in Q1

Round Hill Madrid deal boosts ERIF European living portfolio

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Investec loan to build first co-living scheme in Birmingham

ABG plans €250m revamp of historic Frankfurt landmark

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