Barclays in legal battle with MFS administrators over part of £160m holding August 4, 2026 The administrators of collapsed mortgage lender MFS are taking legal action against Barclays after the bank allegedly refused to hand back millions of pounds sat in its accounts. Alix Partners, which was appointed as joint administrators for Market Financial Solutions in February, filed a High Court claim against Barclays, represented by Latham and Watkins, on [...]
Rehlko Defines What It Takes to Build AI-Ready Power Infrastructure as Data Center Energy Demands Evolve August 4, 2026 New eBook highlights how increasingly dynamic AI workloads are reshaping critical power requirements and explores strategies for building resilient, scalable energy infrastructure
FTSE 100 Segro agrees to £14bn takeover by Prologis August 4, 2026 FTSE 100 property firm Segro has agreed to a £14bn takeover by Prologis, bringing an end to a long tussle between the two real estate giants and striking another blow to the London Stock Exchange. The US-based commercial landowner said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Segro’s board which values the British [...]
Housebuilder shares rally on Iran war peace hopes and help-to-buy revival August 3, 2026 Shares in leading London’s listed housebuilders jumped on Monday as investors bet a potential Iran war peace deal and a mooted new help-to-buy scheme would provide a boon to Britain’s flagging property market. FTSE-100-listed Persimmon jumped more than four per cent to 1,152 while mid-cap Vistry gained six per cent to 310p on Monday. Analysts [...]
AI powerhouses are betting on London’s future August 3, 2026 London is a truly global city with a world-leading financial sector, a sophisticated and mature technology ecosystem, and the infrastructure to support growth at scale – and with these major recent AI office signings, we are seeing the city endorsed by the businesses shaping frontier technology, says Mike Wiseman In my experience, the property market [...]
BXB Estates Completes AED 110 Million Record-Breaking Sale, the Highest Residential Transaction in Jumeirah Golf Estates History August 3, 2026 BXB Estates has completed the highest residential transaction in the history of Jumeirah Golf Estates, with an AED 110 million sale setting a new benchmark for one of Dubai’s most prestigious residential communities. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260802727970/en/ Negotiated by Alfie Tabrez, Managing Partner of BXB Estates, the transaction [...]
Rightmove: Housebuilders face worst conditions since financial crisis July 31, 2026 The boss of property portal Rightmove has warned that UK housebuilders are facing the worst conditions since the 2008 financial crash. Johan Svanstrom, the FTSE 250 firm’s chief executive, said on Friday that new home developments are at “historically low levels due to continued softer build rates”. The property platform said growth in its new [...]
CoStar Data Shows London Dominates UK Office Development as Regional Pipeline Hits 20-Year Low July 31, 2026 Office construction in UK regions has fallen to its lowest level in at least 20 years, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260731928780/en/ Preliminary data for Q2 2026 shows annual [...]
House prices slump as Iran war and interest rates hit demand July 31, 2026 House prices slumped in July after the Iran war and higher interest rates squeezed demand and triggered a slowdown in sales. Annual house price growth slowed to 1.8 last month, down from 2.2 per cent the prior month. Month on month, average house prices remained broadly flat, rising by just £58 to reach £277,542, up [...]
Dream Accelerates Growth of Asset Management Platform With Acquisition of Chancerygate, a Leading U.K.-Based Industrial Asset Manager and Developer July 30, 2026 Combined platform is one of Europe’s leaders in urban industrial with over 80 professionals and 27 million square feet of GLA managed or under development across nine countries.