Wales

The Amazon unit at Port of Cardiff

ABP signs Amazon for 120,000 sq ft at Port of Cardiff

The e-commerce company has already begun operating from the 24-acre site.

House on money pile

Welsh government commits £61m to boost housing delivery

The package comprises £50m for the Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme and £11m in repayable finance for the Land for Housing loan scheme.

Swansea Premier Inn

ME Asset Management snaps up Swansea Premier Inn

The acquisition was supported by a £9.6m loan from ASK Partners.

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Welsh government invests £98.8m to boost social housing energy efficiency

The money will fund insulation, efficient heating systems and renewable energy installations as part of the Optimised Retrofit Programme.

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Rapleys poaches trio from Avison Young to expand Cardiff team

Richard Frost, Jack Rowe and Rhys Davies will work across the south Wales region, forming part of the national building consultancy division.

Cleveland Group has signed for a depot in Newport

Cleveland Group signs 10-year lease for ABP’s Newport depot

The depot will operate as a modular specialist refurbishment centre, housing a dedicated library of modular panels.

House on money pile

Welsh government commits £55m to boost housing delivery

It brings the Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme's full-year budget to £155m, which will primarily be used to acquire existing dwellings, convert non-residential properties into housing and bring void properties back into use.

Brownfield land site

Rhosgoch Property pays Conygar £18.5m for 203-acre Welsh brownfield site

Conygar will use the proceeds to repay a loan secured on its Island Quarter scheme in Nottingham and further its development.

Open storage sites being brought forward at ABP’s ports of Cardiff and Newport

ABP embarks on £15m voyage to unlock IOS sites at Welsh ports

The investment will bring forward four key sites: two at the Port of Cardiff and two at the Port of Newport.

The Hand Hotel in Llangollen

International investor snaps up the Hand Hotel in Llangollen

The north-west Wales hotel had been guided at £1.9m by property consultancy Graham + Sibbald and was purchased in a share transaction.

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Vistry wins £28m contract for Cardiff affordable homes scheme

The Sanatorium Road development will provide 71 apartments and 32 houses. Of the apartments, 50 will be incorporated into a retirement living block.

Paul Fosh, (right) Managing Director and founder of Paul Fosh Auctions with Olivia Williams, auctioneer and property valuer with recently launched YourBid

Welsh auctioneer Paul Fosh unveils first-time buyers platform

YourBid gives bidders time to secure a mortgage or arrange other means of purchase before the deal is finalised.

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Welsh group Celtic Park Holidays enters administration

The business is seeking a buyer while continuing to trade.

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The Welsh housing conundrum

Demand for homes remains high in Wales, but bringing forward developments is problematic, especially in the social housing sector.

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Brew Propco snaps up 83 Welsh pubs

The portfolio includes public houses previously owned and operated by Welsh brewery Brains and now leased to Marston’s.

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Paul Fosh auction offers 113-acre historic Welsh land plot

Site of 19th century iron and coal production is being guided at £45,000-plus.

Glynstell Park, Cardiff

Clearbell and Deva JV snaps up Cardiff and Glossop industrial sites

JV acquires 181,000 sq ft of industrial space with plan to upgrade units to improve their EPC ratings.

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Birmingham office building leads Acuitus’s March catalogue

The star lot has consent for conversion to an aparthotel and is guided at £3.35m.

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Wales Pension Partnership makes real estate debt investment with Pluto Finance

WPP, which is a collaboration of the eight local government pension schemes (LGPS), will invest through Pluto Finance’s local impact programme.

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Wales set for £1.27bn boost to housing and local government

Funding includes £436m to increase the supply of affordable and social housing.