{"id":170638,"date":"2026-02-26T01:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/john-lewis-scraps-500m-deal-to-build-1000-rental-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:28:12","slug":"john-lewis-scraps-500m-deal-to-build-1000-rental-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/john-lewis-scraps-500m-deal-to-build-1000-rental-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lewis scraps \u00a3500m deal to build 1,000 rental homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nRetailer said \u2018fundamental shift in economic conditions\u2019 made it hard for financial partner Aberdeen to raise fundsThe John Lewis Partnership is pulling out of a \u00a3500m deal to build almost 1,000 residential rental homes for rent in Bromley, Reading and West Ealing amid a \u201ccautious property market\u201d.The retailer, which owns Waitrose supermarkets and John Lewis department stores, blamed a \u201cfundamental shift in the economic conditions\u201d, which it said had made it difficult for its financial partner, Aberdeen, to raise funds for the venture, first launched in 2020. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/feb\/25\/john-lewis-scraps-deal-build-1000-rental-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Lewis scraps \u00a3500m deal to build 1,000 rental homes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Retailer said \u2018fundamental shift in economic conditions\u2019 made it hard for financial partner Aberdeen 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