US hotel owner-operator MCR Hotels has agreed to purchase the telecommunications tower from BT Group for a reported £275m.
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The firm started its sale process in August 2023 and received interest from five domestic investors and a foreign investor.
The Bank of England has warned global falling property values could lead to losses for creditors, echoing concerns shared by the European Central Bank.
The UK and South African bank is raising capital from investors to acquire real estate assets on a deal-by-deal basis.
However, investor preferences and strategies have been changing as the country's negative interest rate era comes to an end.