Good morning. Here’s your Tuesday round-up of the latest news and views from EG.
🛍 Landsec has closed a deal to buy GIC’s 17.5% stake in Bluewater shopping centre, in Kent, for £120m. The deal takes the owner’s stake in the centre to 66.25%.
The listed owner said the investment will increase its net rental income by £10.3m on an annualised basis.
🛒 Warehouse REIT has bought a slice of Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth for £38.6m, representing a net initial yield of 7.4%.
The news comes as the investor returns to profit in the year to 31 March, generating IFRS pre-tax profit of £34.3m, compared with a £182.8m loss last year. The REIT cited “robust” occupier demand, with contracted rents growing by 5.1% on a like-for-like basis.
🏭 L&Q Estates has sold a 600,000 sq ft site in Coventry to industrial developer Panattoni, which is drawing up plans for a £135m GDV speculative development.
The site also has a residential aspect, which has been acquired by Taylor Wimpey plc. It is expected to consist of up to 73 homes. Combined, the total GDV of the site is estimated to be worth around £155m.
🤝 CBRE Group has set out plans to combine its project management business with its majority-owned subsidiary Turner & Townsend, as it increases its stake in the consultancy to 70%.
On closing the deal, CBRE will own 70% of the combined business, with Turner & Townsend partners holding the remaining 30%. It has invested around $70m (£55.3m) in upping its stake, excluding deal costs.
🏨 And, Firethorn Trust has bought the 150-bed Malmaison York hotel from LOTHBURY PROPERTY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, as the latter winds down.
The boutique hotel was sold in an off-market deal for an undisclosed sum, although Lothbury had placed a valuation on it of £31m. It is a 29,000 sq ft site occupied by Malmaison on a 35-year lease at £2.1m per annum. Conway Real Estate, JLL and Maples Teesdale LLP advised the buyer.
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