UK - Sky News has taken 1,200 sq ft from Abbey Business Centres and Swiss Re for a flagship studio on the 15th floor of Swiss Re’s 30 St Mary Axe, better known to Londoner’s as The Gherkin.

UK - Around £1m in annual rent has been secured in just one week as a result of Cullen Property’s recent student viewings, with 68 of the 80 available properties already let for the 2010-2011 academic year.

UK - Jones Lang LaSalle today announced that Andrew Gardiner is to join its National Office Agency team based in Manchester. Andrew will work alongside Trevor Sloan, head of office agency in Manchester. He replaces Richard...

UK - AMB Property Corporation today announced it has leased approximately 142,000 square feet (13,200 square meters) in its AMB East London Distribution Park. This new lease, to a FTSE 100 company, brings the two-building park to 100 percent leased.

UK - Terrace Hill Group has exchanged conditional contracts to acquire two new sites for supermarket developments, located in Sunderland and in Whitchurch, Shropshire, and also submitted a planning application to redevelop...

Turkey - The pan-European retail property fund VastNed Retail has acquired a high street shop at Istiklal Caddesi 85 in Istanbul.

UK - Construction work is underway on The Exchange - a new enterprise hub at Colworth Science Park, Bedfordshire, which is being developed by Unilever and leading research and...

UK - Cordea Savills has appointed Helen Soult as Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Charities Property Fund. Focusing on asset management, Helen will report to Harry de Ferry Foster, Director of Investment at Cordea Savills.

UK - A new property development and investment group has been launched following the £37 million acquisition of a portfolio of retail development sites, principally in the North-West.

UK - Acting on behalf of Compass Hotels Limited, Christie + Co has negotiated a management lease to Travelodge on the Best Western Stansted Manor Hotel in Essex.

UK - According to Savills research, office occupiers looking for new space in Edinburgh are set to benefit from attractive lease terms in 2010 as landlords recognise the need for flexibility. The international real estate advisor predicts that as a result of these more...

UK - Central Europe continues to play a significant role on the industrial real estate map, and despite the rebalancing of the global economy, the market saw a number of major transactions; last year, around 1.5 million square...

UK - Aviva Investors Property Trust has acquired the St Georges Shopping Centre, Fishergate, Preston, from the Mall Fund for just under £90m reflecting a yield of around 7.75%.

UK - Drivers Jonas Research has released its 2010 Office Trends research – a view of what’s in store for the office markets of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

UK - Internos Real Investors LLP (“Internos”), the pan European real estate fund manager has now moved to its permanent new home in London’s West End. The new office is located at 65 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 1JH.