Columbia Threadneedle property trust bought out for £673m despite management complaints Investing Columbia Threadneedle-run Balanced Commercial Property Trust has reached a deal to be sold for £673.5m, despite objections from its investment manager. The trust has been managed by Columbia Threadneedle since it was created in 2005, and began a strategic review this April after shareholders told it there was “need for change from the status quo”. [...]
Knight Frank: Investment in UK hotels jumps 50 per cent in a year Property Major deals by Blackstone, Landsec and Starwood Capital contributed to over £3bn of investment into UK hotels in the first half of 2024, already surpassing the total for last year by 50 per cent, Knight Frank data has revealed.