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Great Portland Estates PLC

  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    London office developer GPE ‘calls the bottom’ with £350mn war chest

    FTSE 250 group says it has identified £1.4bn in near-term acquisition targets

    Exterior view of the Hanover Square Estates in Mayfair
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Compass, Redcentric, Great Portland Estates

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    A Compass cook at work in a kitchen
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
    Great Portland buys more London property than it sells for first time in decade

    High interest rates and plunging property values shake up commercial real estate market

    London offices
  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    Great Portland Estates to increase rent on top-tier offices

    Landlord bullish on prospects in central London despite commercial property squeeze

    50 Finsbury Square
  • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
    London office owner Great Portland defies downturn with record value of leases

    Leading landlord says new buildings in West End are increasingly in demand

    Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district with the skyscrapers of the City of London in the distance
  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    LexWorking from home
    London offices: rise of the three-day week Premium content

    Some bosses would like to see their underlings not just on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

    Commuters make their way to work during the morning rush hour in the City of London on September 30
  • Thursday, 8 July, 2021
    Great Portland leases five times more space as Covid restrictions ease

    Commercial landlord says more businesses are committing to offices and shops

    Exterior of Boom Battle Bar on Oxford Street
  • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
    Commercial property
    Great Portland says environmental standards will drag down office values

    London developer says legal requirement for sustainable buildings will crimp availability

  • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
    Coronavirus
    Coronavirus: US to deny entry to Canadians driving south for a vaccine jab - as it happened
    US Customs officers stand beside a sign saying that the US border is closed at the US/Canada border in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020. The United States agreed with Mexico and Canada to restrict non-essential travel because of the coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak and is planning to repatriate undocumented immigrants arriving from those countries.
  • Friday, 10 July, 2020
    Great Portland Estates hit by low rent take

    Central London landlord renegotiates terms with lenders on one of its properties

    The closure of businesses during lockdown has increased pressure on commercial landlords
  • Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
    Property sector
    London office owner prepares to snap up properties

    Major landlord Great Portland Estates looks for opportunities as owners in UK capital face strain

    Panoramic aerial skyline view of London. Great Portland Estates, which owns £2.5bn of London property, bought aggressively after the financial crisis of 2008-09
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    Property sector
    Great Portland pushes up rents in ‘flat’ London property market
  • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
    Great Portland pushes up London commercial rents

    Despite Brexit uncertainty, property group says tenants vie for good quality office space

    File photo dated 13/8/2017 of an aerial view of central London. British holidaymakers have abandoned London as their choice of staycation destination, opting for cheaper locations outside the capital as consumers adapt to the effects of the weaker pound.
  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    Property sector
    West End landlord Great Portland to buy back £200m of shares
  • Wednesday, 23 May, 2018
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates looks to tap London’s flexible office boom

    West End landlord says it sees ‘gap in the market’ as tenants seek more freedom

    Skyscrapers including Tower 42, the Heron Tower, the Leadenhall building, also known as the "Cheesegrater," 30 St Mary Axe, also known as "the Gherkin," and 20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the "Walkie-Talkie," stand on the skyline in London, U.K., on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Banks demand for cash surged at the Bank of Englands first liquidity operation since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, with financial institutions requesting more than double the amount allocated. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 23 May, 2018
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates in profit despite ‘directionless’ London property

    Developer retains confidence in London as a ‘global city’

  • Monday, 18 December, 2017
    LexProperty sector
    London offices: realty check Premium content

    Developers are selling assets in anticipation of a downturn that may never arrive

    The Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district, top right, stands beyond 30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Gherkin, left, on the city skyline seen from the Leadenhall Building, also known as the Cheesegrater, in the financial district of London, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Rents for skyscrapers with nicknames like the Walkie Talkie and Cheesegrater rose faster than the rest of the financial district in the last three years, rewarding developers who started construction at a time when the economy was shrinking. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 18 December, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland sells Southbank tower for £266.5m
  • Wednesday, 15 November, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates rosy on prime London property
  • Wednesday, 15 November, 2017
    Markets
    Fast Europe Open: UK unemployment, eurozone trade balance
  • Thursday, 6 July, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates rents rise in Q2
  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estate slumps to full-year loss
  • Friday, 10 February, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland sells Facebook’s London HQ at discount for £435m

    Group to pay £110m capital return from project to shareholders via special dividend

    Rathbone Square - cgi from developers ebsite
  • Friday, 10 February, 2017
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates sells largest development ahead of expected downturn
  • Thursday, 17 November, 2016
    Property sector
    Great Portland Estates flags weak London property market

    Group posts 6-month loss as rents fall during ‘period of uncertainty’ after Brexit vote

    33 Margaret Street, Great Portland Estates
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