Ben Wilmot

Ben WilmotCommercial Property Editor

Ben Wilmot has been The Australian’s commercial property editor since 2013. He was previously a property journalist with the Australian Financial Review.

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TakeoversProperty

BGH looks to move into Village

The chances of a $468.5m takeover deal getting done are rising with the founding family backing private equity firm BGH and the Queensland government backing its theme parks.

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Westfield Parramatta coming back to life as people spend their Sunday at the shops. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Westfield mall values slashed by 10pc

Mall operator Scentre reveals the impact of shutdowns on its portfolio, as it reverses pandemic pay cuts for board and bosses.

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RMIT Building 108 / RMIT Businees @ 239 Bourke Street , Melbourne.

Property deals defy virus fears

Data centres, cold storage and office towers are leading commercial property transactions.

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Low angle view of modern apartment buildings, Sydney Australia, sky background with copy space, full frame horizontal composition

Need for ‘significant reform’ to NSW planning regulations

Steep costs imposed by NSW’s planning system are generating supply shortages of apartments and driving up prices.

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Melbourne's CBD is very quiet for a Friday night as the city experiences a spike in coronavirus cases and more than 30 suburbs are forced into lockdown. A patron can be seen in Young & Jackson Hotel which would normally be packed with people on a Friday night watching the AFL on the televisions inside.Picture : Ian Currie

Rent required at pubs with no beer

ALE boosted the value of its portfolio and is still collecting full rent despite the coronavirus pandemic closing pubs.

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Centuria boosts empire with Telstra deal

Centuria Capital taps into working from home trend by buying a data centre, while its office fund posts strong results.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 5: A lone walker on High Street Northcote as stage 4 restrictions come into place in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Stage 4 will hit home in property: Macquarie

Surveying Melbourne’s commercial property sector, Macquarie Equities has identified the listed groups likely to be hardest hit.

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Bunnings Warehouse signage is displayed on the exterior of the store, operated by Westfarmers Ltd., in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Westfarmers, Asia's largest retailer by market value, is scheduled to announce half-year results on Feb. 19. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Bunnings property trust navigates lockdowns

The listed BWP Trust, which owns Bunnings warehouses, has provided a flat outlook as COVID restrictions slow the economy.

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LeadershipProperty

AMP Capital remains a linchpin of the financial service's company strategy and the property business will now be headed by veteran executive Kylie O’Connor. appointment announced 4 August 2020

AMP Capital appoints real estate unit boss

Funds management giant AMP Capital promotes internal candidate to head $28bn commercial real estate business.

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RetailingProperty

Chadstone Shopping Centre shoppers during Covid 19 second stage 3 restrictions. Picture: Sarah Matray

Malls set to suffer in Melbourne shutdown

More stores are expected to close in coming days with department stores that anchor shopping centres tipped to shut for weeks in Melbourne.

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