https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow London News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/hotel/the-dark-night-that-made-3b-hotel-giant-surinder-arora-135426 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/hotel/the-dark-night-that-made-3b-hotel-giant-surinder-arora-135426 Surinder Arora remembers clearly the night in 2008 when he thought he had lost everything.  “It was 2, 3 a.m. in the morning. You can't sleep. I must have cried so much that you could squeeze water out of the pillow,” recounted Arora, a hotel and... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:46:07 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/mixed-use/risk-averse-market-means-arding-hobbs-could-be-a-one-off-135452 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/mixed-use/risk-averse-market-means-arding-hobbs-could-be-a-one-off-135452 For local residents and the millions of people who travel through one of London's busiest transport hubs each year, former department store Arding & Hobbs is a local landmark. Once synonymous with shopping in south London, the Grade II-listed building... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:23:40 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/weve-created-a-problem-for-ourselves-how-ai-can-solve-cres-technology-problem-135054 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/weve-created-a-problem-for-ourselves-how-ai-can-solve-cres-technology-problem-135054 The amount of technology installed in buildings has increased dramatically in the last two decades. 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Email mark.faithfull@bisnow.com.  BlueFive Private Wealth and General... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:23:56 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/affordable-housing/greystar-ups-living-investment-with-plans-for-garden-style-cambridgeshire-development-135425 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/affordable-housing/greystar-ups-living-investment-with-plans-for-garden-style-cambridgeshire-development-135425 Greystar has unveiled its first UK garden-style rental housing development, with the company targeting delivery of up to 20,000 such rental homes over the next four years. The new strategy has launched with the acquisition of a development site at Waterbeach,... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:01:28 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/tristan-capital-provides-goldman-sachs-and-edge-technologies-jv-340m-to-complete-edge-135403 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/tristan-capital-provides-goldman-sachs-and-edge-technologies-jv-340m-to-complete-edge-135403 Tristan Capital Partners has provided £340M in senior real estate debt to a joint venture between Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Edge Technologies to refinance the existing construction facility and fund the remaining costs to complete Edge London Bridge. Edge... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:37:34 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/office/stanhope-and-norges-go-hunting-as-sovereign-fund-pivots-strategy-135361 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/office/stanhope-and-norges-go-hunting-as-sovereign-fund-pivots-strategy-135361 UK developer and asset manager Stanhope has won a mandate to manage a £4B portfolio of London and Paris office assets on behalf of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund.  The companies will also partner up to look... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:44:49 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/londonmetric-property-completes-139m-of-deals-the-london-deal-sheet-135357 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/londonmetric-property-completes-139m-of-deals-the-london-deal-sheet-135357 The Deal Sheet is a weekly compilation of Greater London and beyond's biggest leases, sales, financing deals, construction updates and personnel moves. Have news you’d like to submit? Email mark.faithfull@bisnow.com.  LondonMetric Property has kicked... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:06:18 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/leumi-uk-provides-100m-for-tpg-angelo-gordons-industrial-outdoor-storage-platform-135334 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/leumi-uk-provides-100m-for-tpg-angelo-gordons-industrial-outdoor-storage-platform-135334 Leumi UK has provided financing of up to £100M for the expansion of Concreit, TPG Angelo Gordon and Blomfield Partners’ industrial outdoor storage platform. The facility increases Leumi UK's exposure to the platform from nine properties to 21 assets,... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:08:18 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/blockbuster-deals-on-table-as-industrial-logistics-sector-heats-up-135320 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/blockbuster-deals-on-table-as-industrial-logistics-sector-heats-up-135320 In what is shaping up to be a blockbuster period of mergers and acquisitions in the industrial and logistics sector, investors are weighing up the prospects for the sale of two companies valued at almost £20B. Indurent, the company created by Blackstone... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:44:32 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/economic-development/adaptability-key-as-uk-stadium-development-enters-new-era-135284 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/economic-development/adaptability-key-as-uk-stadium-development-enters-new-era-135284 Manchester United's proposed £2B-plus Old Trafford regeneration. Birmingham City's planned Sports Quarter. Everton's newly opened waterfront stadium. AEG's proposed Edinburgh Arena. Tottenham Hotspur's acclaimed multi-use stadium. All are eye-catching... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:04:44 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/15b-pound-defence-spending-boost-will-create-30m-sf-uk-real-estate-demand-boost-135296 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/15b-pound-defence-spending-boost-will-create-30m-sf-uk-real-estate-demand-boost-135296 People don’t tend to listen much to a prime minister with only a few weeks left in office.  But when Keir Starmer stood up last week and spoke at a BAE Systems site in Maidenhead, 30 miles west of London, the real estate sector pricked up its ears.  Starmer... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:28:27 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/segro-agrees-3b-jv-with-psp-the-london-deal-sheet-135277 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/segro-agrees-3b-jv-with-psp-the-london-deal-sheet-135277 The Deal Sheet is a weekly compilation of Greater London and beyond's biggest leases, sales, financing deals, construction updates and personnel moves. 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Email mark.faithfull@bisnow.com.  Segro has agreed heads of terms... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:59:54 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/construction-development/silvertown-launchpad-for-lendlease-and-the-crown-estate-24b-joint-venture-135257 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/construction-development/silvertown-launchpad-for-lendlease-and-the-crown-estate-24b-joint-venture-135257 The Crown Estate and Lendlease have completed their long-awaited £24B UK development partnership, formally launching a joint venture that will oversee some of the country's largest regeneration projects and create a new development platform designed... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:34:34 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/barclays-signs-750m-long-leasehold-headquarters-deal-at-canary-wharf-135232 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/commercial-real-estate/barclays-signs-750m-long-leasehold-headquarters-deal-at-canary-wharf-135232 Barclays has cemented its long-term future at Canary Wharf with a £750M deal to secure control of its global headquarters, the latest sign that London's Docklands office market continues to gain momentum. The bank has acquired a long-term leasehold interest... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:49:06 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/build-to-rent/to-be-great-btr-needs-to-be-mid-greystar-says-135203 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/build-to-rent/to-be-great-btr-needs-to-be-mid-greystar-says-135203 Mid (adj): Modern slang, to be mediocre or average; of middling height.  The growth of build-to-rent in London and the UK has largely been a high-rise story, as developers look to build sites densely to increase their margins. But rising costs and... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:17:08 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/retail/ingka-centres-looks-to-expand-brighton-seeking-uk-urban-retail-opportunities-135144 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/retail/ingka-centres-looks-to-expand-brighton-seeking-uk-urban-retail-opportunities-135144 The property arm of retailer Ikea’s umbrella company, Ingka Group, is seeking new opportunities in the UK and looking to expand its retail, food and beverage, and coworking offer in Churchill Square, Brighton, according to Managing Director Sebastian... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:17:51 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/segro-rebuffs-opportunistic-prologis-bid-us-giant-pressures-shareholders-135145 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/segro-rebuffs-opportunistic-prologis-bid-us-giant-pressures-shareholders-135145 Prologis has gone public with a £12.6B ($16.6B) takeover bid for Segro after the UK logistics landlord rejected a deal that would rank among the largest real estate acquisitions in European history. The world's biggest logistics REIT revealed that it... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:20:53 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/amazon-turns-buyer-logistics-market-opportunities-135130 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/industrial/amazon-turns-buyer-logistics-market-opportunities-135130 The world’s largest e-commerce firm is looking at buying as well as leasing logistics property in Europe as uncertainty in investment markets presents a buying opportunity for long-term players. “We are looking to purchase logistics and industrial... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:59:58 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/sustainability-climate/600b-of-property-needs-an-energy-upgrade-by-2031-as-new-deadline-announced-135096 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/sustainability-climate/600b-of-property-needs-an-energy-upgrade-by-2031-as-new-deadline-announced-135096 After a five-year consultation period in which commercial real estate owners were left in limbo, the government has revealed the date by which energy-efficiency upgrades must be completed.  More than £600B of commercial assets fall below the minimum... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:45:52 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/morgan-stanley-acquires-1b-lq-prs-business-the-london-deal-sheet-135076 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/morgan-stanley-acquires-1b-lq-prs-business-the-london-deal-sheet-135076 The Deal Sheet is a weekly compilation of Greater London and beyond's biggest leases, sales, financing deals, construction updates and personnel moves. 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Border to Coast is close to completing a deal to buy the portfolio of assets that are part of Blackstone’s... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:52 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/economy/brexit-remade-london-commercial-real-estate-now-future-even-less-certain-135015 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/economy/brexit-remade-london-commercial-real-estate-now-future-even-less-certain-135015 On the morning of Friday, 24 June 2016, London real estate awoke to a new reality — the UK had voted to leave the European Union.  The certainties of half a century were wiped away in an instant, and the stability the property sector enjoyed as London... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:13:57 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/capital-markets/exclusive-property-company-directors-assets-frozen-sued-for-155m-135013 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/capital-markets/exclusive-property-company-directors-assets-frozen-sued-for-155m-135013 The directors of collapsed property companies in the Godwin Group have been sued for around £155M and have had their assets frozen by the high court. Administrators from MHA last week told investors in Godwin companies that are owed more than £150M... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:17:09 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/british-land-launches-3-deal-porters-london-deal-sheet-134969 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/deal-sheet/british-land-launches-3-deal-porters-london-deal-sheet-134969 The Deal Sheet is a weekly compilation of Greater London and beyond's biggest leases, sales, financing deals, construction updates and personnel moves. Have news you’d like to submit? Email mark.faithfull@bisnow.com.  Tishman Speyer has confirmed five... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:15:03 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/capital-markets/64-drop-value-shows-pain-is-still-getting-worse-for-some-offices-134944 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/capital-markets/64-drop-value-shows-pain-is-still-getting-worse-for-some-offices-134944 A Paris office building once valued at €343M (£265M) has been revalued at just €122M (£105M), lenders to the property have been told, and if the tenant vacates, it could be worth just €33M (£28M). A new valuation for the 672K SF River Quest office... mike.phillips@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:58:35 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/build-to-rent/rlam-closes-in-on-1000-btr-units-after-watford-and-barking-acquisitions-134945 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/build-to-rent/rlam-closes-in-on-1000-btr-units-after-watford-and-barking-acquisitions-134945 Royal London Asset Management has expanded its build-to-rent portfolio to nearly 1,000 units with the acquisition of two schemes in Watford and Barking, taking its total residential holdings to 962 units as it continues to scale its presence across London... mark.faithfull@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:08:56 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/finance/cooper-horowitz-finance-uk-ios-properties-bisnows-june-18-conference-studiob-134594 https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/finance/cooper-horowitz-finance-uk-ios-properties-bisnows-june-18-conference-studiob-134594 Industrial outdoor storage has become a rising star in the UK commercial real estate market. The subsector is attracting institutional capital and has strong demand across a variety of uses, with automobile and heavy goods vehicles parking leading this... elizabeth.reyn@bisnow.com Fri, 15 May 2026 11:03:16 -0400