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NEWSLETTER | 23 Apr 2020

New research looks at coronavirus impact on prime London property market…

The coronavirus crisis continues to cast a shadow over the real estate world this week, with new research by Beauchamp Estates outlining three phases to the likely impact on the London’s prime property market.

Warehousing and industrial property specialist SEGRO meanwhile, has launched a new GBP100 million ‘centenary fund’ which, while originally intended to mark the firm’s 100th anniversary by supporting a range of community initiatives over a ten-year period will, during its first year, focus on providing urgent support to those particularly vulnerable to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Also in this week’s newsletter, James Williams explores Brazil’s position as the pre-eminent jurisdiction for Latin American private market investments. And with changes to the country’s land ownership laws currently under consideration, global real estate investors are eyeing everything from offices and shopping malls, to agricultural land.

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Beauchamp Estates identifies three distinct phases to coronavirus crisis for Prime London property market

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

There are likely to be three distinct phases to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in terms of how it affects the Prime London residential property market, according to Beauchamp Estates, with each phase in the cycle having an impact on household and consumer behaviour, spending priorities and the property market.

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

SEGRO, an owner, manager and developer of warehousing and industrial space, has launched a new GBP10 million fund to mark its centenary which will be used over the next decade to make a positive impact within communities across the UK and Continental Europe.

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

When it comes to investing in Latin America’s private markets, Brazil leads the way, accounting for 58 per cent of all Private Equity and Venture Capital investment in 2019, according to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA).

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

IPUT, a property company based in Ireland and one of the largest owners of offices and logistics assets in Dublin, has facilitated a lease assignment from global logistics leader GEODIS, to Dunnes Stores.

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

Rating agency Scope has examined in detail the cash inflows and liquidity ratios of 20 open-ended mutual real estate funds as of 31 December 2019, and found that despite high net inflows, around EUR10 billion during 2019, the average liquidity ratio weighted by fund assets barely changed, at 20.2 per cent at end-2019 versus 20.3 per cent a year earlier.

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

Total real estate investment in Europe reached EUR85.5 billion in Q1 2020, representing a 52 per cent increase on the same period last year, according to the data from global real estate adviser, CBRE.

Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:03

Real estate businesses are facing a LIBOR crunch, with over half of property businesses with borrowing yet to speak to lenders about alternative interest rate benchmarks, according to research from law firm Collyer Bristow.