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3 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Railpen, manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme in the UK, has appointed Bidwells, Cushman & Wakefield and Knight Frank as the office leasing agents for Mill Yard development in Cambridge. Mill Yard is a 180,000 sq ft mixed-use campus in the city centre. The development is currently under construction and is set to complete in early 2027. It is being delivered by Railpen in association with development manager, Socius.
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3 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
British Land has agreed five F&B deals representing more than 15,000 sq ft of letting activity at Broadgate tower in the City of London. Wine bar Vagabond has taken 2,100 sq ft at Broadgate Central, spanning the ground and lower-ground floors of 1 Broadgate and 100 Liverpool Street on a 15-year lease. Velvet Tacos and Bar Kroketa have signed for 2,100 sq ft and 1,300 sq ft units, respectively, both on a 10-year lease.
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3 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Henry Boot has announced that Nick Duckworth will step down from the role of managing director of Hallam Land Management, its land promotion business, at the end of the year. The listed company has already started the process of looking for his successor. Duckworth will remain with the business until the end of the year, allowing for an orderly transition of his responsibilities.
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4 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Private development and investment company Belltone has secured planning consent for Midpoint Berkshire, a 172,000 sq ft state-of-the-art industrial and logistics development in Aldermaston, Berkshire. The gross development value (GDV) of the project is £45m. Located adjacent to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Midpoint Berkshire will comprise 11 industrial units ranging from 7,960 to 31,830 sq ft, available for either sale or lease.
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4 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
WD Ltd, the owner of Kingsgate shopping centre in Huddersfield, has put the centre up for sale with a price tag of £36.2m, reflecting a net initial yield of 10.5%. Constructed in 2002 by WD, the shopping centre spans over 280,000 sq ft and is anchored by Boots, TK Maxx and newly opened The Light cinema.
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5 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
NewRiver REIT is eyeing reinvestment and expansion across the UK retail real estate market following a transformative year that saw the business complete its £151m acquisition of Capital & Regional, growth in earnings, and lower its loan-to-value ratio to 38%. Following the financial results announcement earlier, Estates Gazette sat down with chief executive Allan Lockhart to discuss REIT’s strategy for its next phase of the growth.
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5 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Edinburgh’s St James Quarter, owned by Dutch pension fund APG and Nuveen, has secured a trio of F&B operators – itsu, Black Sheep Coffee and Pret A Manger. Itsu and Black Sheep Coffee have signed 2,000 sq ft and 1,156 sq ft unit respectively on a 10-year lease agreement. While Pret A Manger has signed for a 3,000 sq ft flagship location on Level 3, overlooking Multrees Walk on a 15-year lease. St James Quarter extends to 1.7m sq ft and is anchored by John Lewis.
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6 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Praxis has signed Loungers, the popular West Country-based café/bar group, for a new venue at Plymstock Broadway shopping centre in Plymouth. The bar group will open Divino Lounge in a 4,800 sq ft unit at the centre on a 15-year lease agreement. Divino Lounge is scheduled to open late June 2025, creating approximately 30 new jobs for the local community. Broadway shopping centre extends to 76,000 sq ft and the signing of Divino Lounge has taken the occupancy of the centre to 95%.
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6 days ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Retro clothing retailer 80s Casual Classics has secured space for its first London flagship store at Redical’s Liberty shopping centre in Romford. The brand has signed for a 2,340 sq ft store on a five-year lease term. The store will be brand’s fifth location opening this summer. Other locations include Barnsley, Glasgow, Derby and Norwich. Liberty shopping centre covers more than 432,000 sq ft and has around 100 occupiers.
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1 week ago | 
estatesgazette.co.uk | Shifali Gorka
Wykeland Group, the Yorkshire-based commercial property and investment firm, has appointed Chris Crookham (pictured left) as its new finance director, succeeding Ian Franks (pictured right), who is retiring after 18 years in the role. Crookham joins from Sofina Foods Europe, where he served as finance director for UK Added Value, overseeing operations at processing sites nationwide.
