Nicol Dynes

Two-thirds of logistics occupiers plan to reach net zero carbon in the next five years but the industry may not be ready, as European supply chains continue to operate in challenging market conditions, according to the findings of a major report on sustainability in the Iogistics sector co-authored by Panattoni, Pledge, HFW and Analytiqa.

Entries are open for the 2025 edition of the ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe, organised by the Urban Land Institute and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer and manager. The sixth annual competition calls for teams from European universities and business schools to put their combined skills, real estate knowledge and ingenuity to the test in a challenging exercise in responsible land use.

Over 170 million sq m of office space, 70% of the stock in Europe, are at risk of being functionally, financially or legally obsolete by 2030, according to Cushman & Wakefield's newly-published report on ‘Rethinking European Offices 2030' .

Royal London Asset Management Property has acquired AustralianSuper's 50% share in Centre:MK in Milton Keynes. The asset is one of the UK's leading shopping centres with an annual footfall of over 21 million.

GLP Clean Energy, GLP's renewable energy business in Europe, has completed a new installation of a rooftop solar PV system at its logistics centre in Belfeld, in the Netherlands.

Milan shopping superstar: Via Montenapoleone in Italy's most famous fashion district has overtaken New York's Upper 5th Avenue to be crowned the world's most expensive retail destination based on headline rents, according to Cushman & Wakefield research.

Eurofund Group, the pan-European real estate investment and development group, has launched Luana, a new senior living platform, and it is targeting development opportunities in Spain.

The German real estate market is still in holding mode as economic and political uncertainty prevails, experts agreed at Real Asset Media's European Debt & Investment briefing, which took place yesterday at Groß & Partner's offices in Frankfurt.

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund, which will invest in sustainable forestry to generate financial returns to investors and combine sustainable investment practices to combat climate change, improve asset resilience, and enhance biodiversity.

The funding gap in the German market is yet to be bridged, delegates heard at Real Asset Media's European Debt & Investment briefing, which took place recently at Groß & Partner's offices in Frankfurt.