DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

Esther McVey didn’t get off to the best start with her much-anticipated first speech as housing minister at Property Week’s RESI Convention.

Carter Jonas has appointed John Knight as a partner and head of national investment.

Technology business Interact Software has become the first tenant to sign up for an office at new Manchester office building Windmill Green.

Battersea Power Station has completed the financing of the third phase of the development, with a £600m loan from a group of core lenders.

Local authority investment in shopping centres is on course to hit £1bn by the end of 2020, according to a new survey.

MMA Holdings has appointed Cushman & Wakefield as the joint letting agent at 101 Embankment in Manchester.

Blackstone has agreed to buy Dream Global REIT in a $4.7bn deal – less than a week after the US private equity firm raised $20.5bn for its latest real estate fund.

Mondelez UK has renewed its commitment to Arlington’s Building 3 at Uxbridge Business Park in west London by signing a new 55,000 sq ft on a 10-year basis.

Regional REIT intends to be a net buyer of property this year and is looking to conclude deals in the office space in the coming months.

Newcore Capital Management has announced the final close for a new £150m fund.

Work is about to start on Chancerygate’s largest scheme, the Novus business park in Knutsford, Cheshire.

Aldi plans to open a new store every week during the next two years and to double its presence in the M25.

St Modwen Properties has appointed former CBRE director Sarah Whitney as a non-executive board member.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has appointed Colin Kenneth Rae as a non-executive director.

Midlands-focused property group Real Estate Investors (REI) has posted a slight dip in net asset value (NAV) and a sharp decline in profit in its half-year results.

JLL has appointed Rob Jackson as the new head of its City investment team as the business prepares for the arrival of two new directors.

The winner of the 2019 RESI Hackathon was ‘Growth’  founded by UCL student, Muna Aghamelu, whose innovative idea comprises of an intergenerational app providing university students mentors with elderly people.

Darin Partners has completed the acquisition of Scottish Gas’s headquarter offices in Granton, Greater Edinburgh, on behalf of the Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) for £27m.

Jason Leek joins Goldman Sachs’ retirement arm from London Executive Offices

Flexible workspace will account for at least 5.5% of London’s office stock by the end of the year, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield (C&W).

Minister for housing Esther McVey made clear her intention to prioritise home ownership in her first public address to the residential sector.

The University of Manchester has officially launched an international competition to find a partner to invest in its ID Manchester innovation district.

Get Living chief executive Neil Young is leaving the business after six years in the role.

Chief executive says firm’s strategy is paying off despite planning delays and ‘softening’ industrial enquiries

Chances of the flexible offices giant listing are now 50:50 following SoftBank’s call for plans to be shelved

Purchase of Orpington shopping centre and conversion to resi could achieve significant rise in capital value

Chinese developer Advanced Business Park (ABP) is still committed to the £1.7bn regeneration of Royal Albert Dock and is willing to spend “even more” if Brexit goes ahead, Property Week can reveal.

Housebuilder Anthology is the top build-to-sell developer in London, according to exclusive data from RESI 2019 Trailblazer HomeViews.

CBRE’s flexible workspace provider Hana has launched its first three UK locations in the capital.

Capital & Regional is in takeover talks with South Africa’s largest REIT.