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.

Ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices have acquired £1.3bn worth of London office assets over the past 12 months, according to Knight Frank.

Sabine Jones has joined the asset management team at Europa, a specialist in core and non-core fund investing, as a director, based in London.

Landsec has let the fourth floor of its net zero office development The Forge in Southwark, London to carbon capture firm Carbon Clean.

Developer London Square has acquired a site in Crayford, south east London, to create a £180m development with 559 homes.

Barings has secured planning permission to add an additional two floors on to its Grade A City of London offices at 25 Moorgate as part of a major refurbishment of the building.

M&S today launched a High Court legal challenge against the government’s decision to reject its planning application to demolish and replace its flagship London Marble Arch store.

A multimillionaire Conservative donor has been ordered to knock down part or all of a five-star luxury hotel near Windsor after he breached planning regulations.

LondonMetric Property is to add solar panel PV arrays to two of its assets in Bicester and Coventry as part of its strategy to help occupiers meet their net zero goals.