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The private investor’s chief financial officer says financing options for its new flexible office development in Birmingham were limited.

Martin McGann, finance director of the UK logistics REIT, says the company’s latest financing diversifies its funding sources and provides long-dated capital.

The head of real estate at the alternative investor explains the rationale behind the €300m green bond financing of one of its portfolio companies.

Among the key trends highlighted in the past 10 days, lenders to UK real estate are left to ponder their borrowers’ plight following an extension to the ban on tenant evictions.

Tony Guthrie, a property receiver with consultancy Gerald Eve, says lenders in the UK are unlikely to enforce loans during the extended eviction moratorium, but that they need to be ready for its end.

Lenders argue the often-overlooked G of ESG should be fundamental to all aspects of sustainability.

Property lenders are considering how to incorporate the S of ESG into loan deals.

Pandemic-induced uncertainty dented property financing activity last year. But the achievements of our awards winners demonstrate that many remained focused on credit matters.

In the first of a three-part deep dive, we ask how real estate lenders are addressing the E of ESG.

Last year was the industry’s toughest since the global financial crisis of 2007-08, but business continued to be done, despite the uncertainty. Read on to find out which organisations and deals were voted last year’s best.