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SMTB provides £360m development loan for 125 Shaftesbury Avenue

Owners Edge and Mitsubishi Estate London obtained planning for the project in April.

Look Ahead 2026: Investec’s William Scoular predicts rate cuts will lure buyers back

Interest rate cuts across next year will revive the UK market, he says.

Look Ahead 2026: Birchwood’s Lorna Brown on stock selection and office prospects

The CEO of the London-based lender says stock over sector selection will be key, looking forward.

Pbb sells first-loss positions of $2bn US real estate portfolio

The German bank has completed its first SRT transaction with Oaktree Capital Management as it winds down its US business.

Goldman Sachs issues £500m loan to Kennedy Wilson and CPP Investments

The loan will support the expansion of a UK single-family housing strategy.

Office revamps are ‘some of the least risky deals’, says ING’s Shields

Speaking ahead of the closing of a £170m London loan, the bank’s EMEA real estate head extolled the benefits of upgrade projects.

Eldridge and Starwood lend £193.5m, expand residential loan book

The loan represents the sixth partnership between the two lenders.

Blackstone participates in first European CMBS as a lender

The US manager, which is typically a sponsor of European commercial real estate securitisations, has participated in the Vanir Logistics Finance CMBS.

Inside the deal: Trocadéro Paris represents a rare lending opportunity

The office building, subject to a €530m financing, has only been sold twice since it was built in 1913.

Santander and CaixaBank provide £200m acquisition financing for Can of Ham

The loan represents one of the largest central London office financings of the year.