With ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ set to hit the big screen this spring, so a new era is coming to the real-life Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle. The owners, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, have appointed Strutt & Parker as managing agents for this internationally significant estate with a mandate to embrace new technology and entrepreneurial thinking, whilst placing brilliant fundamentals at the core of decision making and in doing so protecting and enhancing the history and heritage that defines this iconic place.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Italy SGR recently completed the sale process of a prime office asset, situated in the CBD Duomo of Milan, on behalf of the AIF named Concepto, a real estate alternative investment fund reserved to professional investors. This fund is a 50% joint venture between the OPCI BNP Paribas Diversipierre and the AIF named Fundamenta, entirely owned by BNP Paribas Cardif.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM), the Investment Management business line of BNP Paribas Real Estate, has posted its 2021 figures and shed light on its outlook for the coming year. With some € 30bn in assets under management (+€ 700m vs 2020) and net income of € 114m, BNP Paribas REIM is proving more than ever to be a leading player in European property investment.

BNP Paribas Real Estate, the European leader in real estate services for both companies and individuals, is releasing the results of a groundbreaking European survey conducted with IFOP. We asked 3,500 employees in seven European countries about their hopes for office space in the future. Far from being just a trend related to the health crisis, the study shows that hybrid work is becoming more established.

The reasons for going to the office are now quite specific: a dynamic and accessible environment, greater connectivity, a friendly atmosphere, etc. The main lesson from this survey is that responses differ greatly between countries, but also between generations.