Demolition paves the way for Leeds student development

Urban Group’s construction division is putting up a nine-storey student accommodation building, to be called Straits Aire.

Demolition work completed on site of £15M development

Demolition work has been completed at a site in Leeds city centre to prepare the way for a £15m student accommodation development.

Private market firms zero in on Asian wealth clients

The growing interest from wealthy investors in private markets is fuelling a frenzy for assets, with the likes of UBS Asset Management and Hamilton Lane ramping up resources

QIP builds on multi-family housing portfolio in Japan, bets on income stability

In June 2022, QIP launched a Japan-focused US$40 million ($53.6 million) multi-family fund in a joint venture with real estate investment management firm Alyssa Partners. The capital value of the portfolio is now US$50 million.

3 factors driving firms to invest in Japan’s real estate

Back in February, when borders were still closed, Peter Young and his team invested in real estate assets in Japan. And whilst that time was full of uncertainties, he was confident and driven to invest in the country because of three factors: currency play, growing housing demand, and stability.

Market View: Private Equity Real Estate Investment Outlook for 2023, Prospects for Japanese Multifamily Real Estate Assets, Market Player’s view on investors pulling out of private REITs

It’s all about private equity real estate investments today. Japan has been named by a number of analysts we spoke to on the show as a market to enter thanks to its ultra-easy monetary policy.

Why Japan is a great location for Singaporean Real Estate Investors

Institutional investors see Japan as a real estate darling but have turned cold on China’s property market

Market Views: How should Asian investors approach UK markets after the political turmoil?

The short leadership of prime minister Liz Truss came with tumultuous financial markets in UK. AsianInvestor asks how investors in the region should consider British market under Rishi Sunak’s new administration.

Singapore Private Equity firm swoops for major student accommodation scheme in Leeds

A stunning new student accommodation scheme on Merrion Street in central Leeds has been sold to Q Investment Partners (QIP), a Singapore headquartered private equity real estate firm that connects residential real estate to capital markets, in a deal worth approximately £15 million.

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