Cushman & Wakefield announced today that it has secured a major UK property management
mandate on behalf of Aviva Investors Property Trust, (AIPT). The Fund’s portfolio
includes a mix of shopping centres, high street retail, retail parks, industrial estates,
business parks and leisure schemes throughout the UK.
The instruction was won following a competitive tender and is for property management of the
assets, including all treasury services and landlord and tenant relationship management,
including full facilities management support.
The portfolio comprises 69 properties with a total of 539 tenancies and a rent roll of
circa £83.8m p.a. Assets include the Omni Leisure Centre, Edinburgh, 123 St Vincent
Street, Glasgow, The Triangle Shopping Centre, Manchester, Guildhall Shopping Centre,
Exeter, Broadway Plaza Leisure Scheme, Birmingham and Princes House, Piccadilly,
London (home of BAFTA).
The properties are spread across Scotland, England and Wales and will be managed from
Cushman & Wakefield’s Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Central London offices.
Philip Nell, fund manager at Aviva Investors said: "We are very pleased to have made
this appointment and feel that the energy, innovation and focus of Cushman &
Wakefield’s team would be a great move for the Fund at this point in time. We would like to
thank the current management team, King Sturge, for the hard work and commitment they have
shown to the fund over the 13 years they have managed the portfolio, The appointment will take
effect at the end of the first quarter next year.”
Fiona Hobson, asset management partner at Cushman & Wakefield’s Manchester office said:
“We are delighted to have been selected for this major UK mandate as it reflects
the extensive capabilities of Cushman & Wakefield’s national property management team
and further strengthens our existing relationships with Aviva.”
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