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Experian: Youngest generation of house buyers in the UK unlikely to be found living in central parts of London

First time buyers now more likely to be living in the Western Isles of Scotland than in Kensington & Chelsea LONDON, 28-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Virtually none of Britain’s aspiring homemakers can now be found living in central parts of London, according … Read the full press release

IDeA FIMIT sgr: Fondo Alpha vende un immobile a Roma

ROMA, 22-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Il Fondo Alpha, fondo comune di investimento immobiliare gestito da IDeA FIMIT sgr e quotato sul segmento MIV di Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (codice di negoziazione QFAL, codice ISIN IT0003049605), ha perfezionato oggi la cessione di … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out wins second contract with Primark at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out secures second contract with Primark. Hillsborough, England, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following on from the successful delivery of Primark Wakefield, GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out have been appointed a second project for Primark this time at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh. … Read the full press release

Hines signed 12-year lease with Europe’s largest hotel operator AccorHotels for the Sequana Tower

Hines France successfully helps secure one of the largest transactions of 2015 PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hines, the international real estate firm, announces a long-term lease at Sequana Tower in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. AccorHotels, Europe’s largest hotel operator, has signed … Read the full press release

Folksam tecknar ett nytt förvaltningsavtal med Newsec och outsourcar därmed hela fastighetsförvaltningen

Folksam tecknar ett nytt förvaltningsavtal med Newsec och outsourcar därmed hela fastighetsförvaltningen. Genom att samtidigt bygga upp en ny Asset Management-organisation skapas ett ökat strategiskt och finansiellt fokus med en tydligt värdeskapande inriktning för Folksam Fastigheter och förutsättningar för bästa … Read the full press release

ABN AMRO becomes the first commercial bank in the Netherlands to issue a ‘euro green bond’

ABN AMRO is the first commercial bank in the Netherlands to issue a ‘euro green bond’. This product enables investors to invest in mortgages of highly energy-efficient homes, loans for solar panels on existing homes and sustainable commercial property. AMSTERDAM, … Read the full press release

London property developer Manhattan Loft Corporation selected Bouygues UK for the construction of Manhattan Loft Gardens

LONDON, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The London property developer, Manhattan Loft Corporation, has selected Bouygues UK, the British subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, for the construction of Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 143-metre landmark tower in Stratford, East London. The project represents … Read the full press release

Iconic Aston Martin Sports Cars Get Special Swiss Treatment

ZURICH, Switzerland, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aston Martin St. Gallen builds a new dealership that combines features of the iconic sports car brand with typically Swiss characteristics to create a unique and luxurious ambience. What makes this dealership even more … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate veräußert Kurfürsten Hof in Heidelberg

Käuferin ist Hannover Leasing Büro- und Einzelhandelsflächen mit Anmietung der Augenpraxisklinik Heidelberg, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) hat ihre Projektentwicklung Kurfürsten Hof in Heidelberg im Rahmen eines Share Deals an die HANNOVER LEASING Investment GmbH veräußert, die … Read the full press release

STRABAG Real Estate erwirbt Oberkasseler Gelände von der Rheinbahn

Düsseldorf, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In seiner Sitzung am vergangen Freitag hat der Aufsichtsrat der Rheinbahn dem Verkauf des Grundstücks Hansaallee 1 und 3 zugestimmt, auf dem zurzeit das Rheinbahnhaus steht. 2017 wird das Verkehrsunternehmen in die neue Hauptverwaltung auf … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at ICADE

PARIS, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Unanimously appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors last 19 March, upon the recommendation of Icade’s Appointments and Remuneration Committee, Mr Olivier Wigniolle is taking up his functions today. He is also appointed member … Read the full press release

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to support refinancing of Alpha German Property Income Trust’s mix used commercial portfolio in Germany

Munich/London/Guernsey, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides a € 91 million senior loan for Alpha German Property Income Trust, a fund managed by Alpha Real Capital LLP, to support the refinancing of a mix used commercial portfolio in … Read the full press release

Norges Bank Investment Management acquires 45 percent interest in 60 million square feet industrial portfolio in US for USD 2.3 billion

OSLO, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank Investment Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 percent interest in a 60 million square feet industrial portfolio with additional development potential in a joint venture with Prologis. The agreement was signed … Read the full press release

Cebr forecast revision: average UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015

New Cebr forecasts show UK house prices will grow by 1.5% in 2015, an upward revision from our January expectations of a 0.6% decline in prices. The impact of December’s stamp duty changes has been felt sooner than expected, with … Read the full press release

Maris Interiors LLP completes office design & relocation project for MSD in London

LONDON, 7-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors LLP has completed an office design & relocation project for MSD in London. This project is at the new office space at 2 Pancras Square in London. Merck, Sharp & Dohme appointed Maris … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Affordable Cities Review: Oxford is UK’s least affordable city; home affordability worsens in the last 12 months

Home affordability in UK cities deteriorates to 2009 levels •    Affordability 15% better than in 2008 •    Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city; Stirling is the most affordable •    Aberdeen records highest house price growth since 2005; London since … Read the full press release

HSBC confirms the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham

LONDON, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC has confirmed today that the head office of its UK ring-fenced bank, serving HSBC UK’s personal and business customers, will be located in Birmingham. As a result, around 1,000 head office roles will move … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank (ECB) inaugurated its new premises on the site of the Grossmarkthalle, Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall

Frankfurt am Main, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) today inaugurated its new premises on the site of the Grossmarkthalle – Frankfurt’s former wholesale market hall – alongside regular meetings of the Governing Council and General Council. … Read the full press release

Bank of Greece publishes its commercial property price and rent indices

ATHENS, 4-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the context of its systematic effort to monitor and analyse developments and prospects in the Greek real estate market, the Bank of Greece publishes today, for the first time, its commercial property price and … Read the full press release

Oxford University Professor Danny Dorling findings reveal house prices in Oxford during 2014 even out-paced London once the average income is also taken into account

OXFORD, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Average house prices in the South East, and especially London, rose even faster during 2014 (January to December) than in the same period of 2013, says new research by Professor Danny Dorling of Oxford University. … Read the full press release