LondonMetric Property has sold a portfolio of four multi-let industrial estates to Hines for £40.5m, marking its exit from highly operational multi-let industrial assets.

IWG has agreed to take over 55,000 sq ft of workspace in Hammersmith, west London from its ailing competitor WeWork.

Real estate investment group Hines has opened its new European headquarters at the Grainhouse development in Covent Garden, London.

London-based retail and leisure property specialist Four & Co has appointed Holly Kiely as an associate director within the business, where she will be working on a mix of lease advisory and agency instructions.

LondonMetric Property has sold four long-income and retail assets for £16.9m, in line with book value.

US real estate group Realty Income has agreed to buy London-listed property investment firm Ediston’s entire property portfolio in a deal worth £201m.

Pocket Planet, an immersive experiential attraction featuring large model UK landmarks and miniature world models, has signed for 30,000 sq ft at the former New Look and Monsoon units on London’s Oxford Street.

Acuitus is gearing up for its largest auction in three years with a £3.75m restaurant, office and residential investment in Kensington, West London set to be the headline lot.

John Lewis’ foray into the property sector has left the firm “beset from all sides” according to one expert after it was reported its build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Ealing, West London, was likely to result in losses of £57m.

Flexible workspace provider Orega is to open 37,000 sq ft of new workspace at 70 Gracechurch Street in the City of London.