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    Grainger seeks £185m from placing

    Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental housing, is seeking to raise around £185m from a placing of almost 10 per cent of the company’s shares. The group is placing up to 61.2m shares, which represents 9.99%, and including additional debt of around £120m based on company’s LTV target range, it will generate […] More

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    FEC reveals plans for £250m resi scheme in Canary Wharf

    The Hong Kong-based developer bought Ensign House and an adjoining surface car park this week for £28.25m, and will demolish both to make way for the mixed-use development, it said. The new scheme will sit directly opposite FEC’s planned Consort Place, due for completion in 2023, which comprises 634 residential units and a 231-room hotel. […] More

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    Fewer US homes sold above list price in 2019

    The proportion of homes sold about the list price fell to a three-year low of 19.9% in 2019, suggesting last year was a less competitive one for buyers. The coolest top-35 markets were Miami (8.9% of homes sold above asking), Las Vegas (12.6%) and Tampa (13.3%). Las Vegas fell from 26.8% a year ago, which […] More

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    Capital & Centric buys site for new Manchester resi scheme

    The site is close to its existing Crusader Mill and Phoenix developments in the Piccadilly East neighbourhood. TfGM originally bought the site for its Metrolink line, but the cleared site has been derelict for a number of years. Capital & Centric’s plans for it include apartments and amenity spaces, such as co-working space and a […] More

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    Urban Exposure lends £43m to kickstart 470-home Derby development

    BBS Capital previously advised the other two parties on the £150m Nightingale Quarter scheme, but has now formalised its place in the joint venture. BBS Capital co-founder Nick Spencer said the group was actively seeking further residential sites in major cities, particularly in the Midlands. The Derby development will comprise 349 apartments and 125 townhouses […] More

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    Wise Living to build 10,000 homes by 2025

    Wise Living, the build-to-rent (BTR) arm of property services firm SDL Group, plans to build more than 10,000 homes by 2025, it announced today. Its plans are backed by recently-launched partnerships with investors Triple Point and ICG Longbow, as well as developers Keon Homes and Lovell Homes. The company will look to secure more long-term […] More