CoStar Data Shows Amazon, Defence and Chinese Firms Drive UK Warehouse Demand Recovery July 16, 2026 UK warehouse demand increased after three years of occupier consolidation following the pandemic and a period of elevated costs, 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/20260703768026/en/ Industrial net absorption turned [...]
We should all get behind this wealth tax July 16, 2026 A wealth tax is once again rising up the agenda as Andy Burnham prepares to enter Downing Street. The tax is remarkably popular. YouGov polling last year found 75 per cent of Brits would be in favour of the introduction of a wealth tax, with only 13 per cent opposed. There are three clear reasons [...]
Barratt Redrow urges Burnham to slash tax to boost housebuilders July 15, 2026 Barratt Redrow has called on Prime Minister-to-be Andy Burnham to cut taxes to encourage housebuilding and remove “barriers to home ownership”. The FTSE 100 housebuilder urged the government to address “the increasing regulatory and tax burdens that are constraining viability” to “unlock higher levels of housing delivery, including affordable housing”. Burnham has pledged to back [...]
Insulet Partners with Calm to Bring Mindfulness and Well-Being Tools to the Diabetes Community, Featuring a New Sleep Story Narrated by Lila Moss July 14, 2026 The partnership introduces The Mind in Range Collection, a set of tailored mindfulness resources available at no cost to the diabetes community, including a meditation series, a breathing exercise, and a new Calm Sleep Story narrated by Omnipod® user and fashion model Lila Moss, designed to help listeners unwind and feel supported With 359 million people worldwide living with an anxiety disorder1, and people with diabetes being 20% more likely to develop anxiety2, this initiative reinforces Insulet’s commitment to whole-person care and positions mental health as essential to diabetes management The integrated content collaboration is the first-of-its-kind between Calm and a MedTech company, built on Insulet's global research showing the essential role emotional well-being plays in diabetes management
SailGP, rugby and PJL: Inside the new £50m budget sporting asset class July 14, 2026 With big money tickets ever harder to find, investors are looking far and wide for their next affordable investment. Big-money takeovers will always catch the eye; whether that be the multi-billion-pound purchase of Chelsea by a Todd Boehly-fronted consortium from Roman Abramovich, the £1.3bn takeover of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a [...]
Which shadowy MoD figures are blocking London’s secret new town? July 14, 2026 Could creating a new town on a west London airfield be a welcome revelation for the new PM? If, that is, he can face down a shadowy opposition.
Maureen Mahr von Staszewski Joins Heitman European Leadership Team July 13, 2026 Heitman expands European platform with addition of experienced leader
PropertyStream and Offr Launch TRANSACT as UK Homebuying Enters the Digital Era July 13, 2026 The new partnership combines award-winning estate agency websites with end-to-end transaction technology to help real estate agents prepare for the future of digital home buying.
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to UK Logistics 2026-3 DAC July 10, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to five classes of UK Logistics 2026-3 DAC, a CMBS single-borrower transaction. The collateral for the transaction is a £603.0 million participation in a £753.0 million limited recourse, first lien mortgage loan, originated in June 2026 by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Standard [...]
Sky’s ITV takeover could be tonic for Premier League media rights value July 9, 2026 Sky’s proposed takeover of ITV is widely expected to mean more sport on free-to-air channels in the UK, but wider consolidation in the media market could also have a significant impact on the value of sports broadcast rights. A combined Sky and ITV would, if approved by regulators, create an even more powerful player in [...]