Hungarian construction group Bayer Construct has entered bankruptcy protection as it seeks to restructure its finances and reach an agreement with creditors, while developers behind projects where the company acts as contractor are moving to reassure homebuyers that construction will continue.

EQT Real Estate has signed a lease agreement with BESTSECRET covering 108,000 sqm at EQT Park Poznań Żerniki, one of the largest warehouse leasing transactions in Poland in 2026. The deal was concluded through EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV (EELV IV), operating within EQT Real Estate.

MetaWealth, a European real asset investment platform, has reached financial close on a €19 million funding package for Dumbrava, a 50 MW / 100 MWh standalone battery energy storage (BESS) project in Neamț County, Romania. The project is the first to reach financial close under MetaWealth's Romanian BESS programme, which covers approximately 850 MWh of identified and pipeline projects with an estimated total investment of approximately €160 million.

Archicom, a property developer within the Echo Group, has received an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Flow development in the New Centre of Łódź. More than 80 per cent of the flats in the phase have been sold, with only a small number of one- and two-bedroom units remaining available.

Kraków's office market recorded lower occupier activity and limited new supply in the first half of 2026, according to AXI IMMO's latest report. Gross take-up totalled 73,000 sqm, a 58% year-on-year decline, while net take-up reached 36,000 sqm, down 27% year on year. Manufacturing companies accounted for the largest share of demand at 31%, followed by the financial sector at 20% and IT companies at 15%. The largest transaction was a new lease signed by Brown Brothers Harriman for 13,700 sqm at WITA C, with Akamai renewing at Vinci Office Centre (5,400 sqm) and PepsiCo renewing and expanding at Brain Park A (5,400 sqm).

Prague's build-to-rent (BTR) market remains stable in the first half of 2026 while preparing for further expansion, according to BTR Group's Living Sector Market Report H1 2026. There are currently 3,400 BTR units in operation across 23 projects, with the total tracked market, including projects under construction and in preparation, reaching approximately 15,000 units. More than 1,000 new BTR units are expected to enter the Prague market in each of 2027 and 2028.

BIG Poland has completed the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park and officially opened BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, its second retail park in the Mazowieckie voivodeship. The property, located at Żyrardowska 14 close to the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, offers approximately 11,000 sqm of GLA across 19 stores and service outlets. Tenants include Biedronka, Sinsay, New Yorker, JYSK, RTV Euro AGD, Rossmann, Pepco, Dealz, KiK, TEDi, Martes Sport, Maxi Zoo, Woolworth, Świat Książki and Kodano Optyk, as well as food and beverage operators. The fully leased park provides 350 parking spaces and benefits from access to the A2 motorway and the DK50 national road.

GTC reported a 5% rise in revenues from rental activities to €106 million in the first half of 2026, up from €101 million in H1 2025. Gross margin from rental activities grew 10% to €73 million, while adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to €63 million. FFO I reached €17 million, with FFO per share at €0.03. Occupancy across the commercial portfolio held steady at 87%, and the group leased nearly 69,400 sqm of commercial space, comprising 40,700 sqm of office and approximately 28,700 sqm of retail space. The group posted a net loss after tax of €18 million, driven by a higher revaluation loss of €22 million, increased net finance costs of €45 million and a rise in tax expenses to €10 million.

J&T Investiční společnost, acting through its Prime Hotel Assets Fund, has completed the acquisition of the Prague Marriott Hotel & Millennium Plaza, a mixed-use complex in the centre of Prague. J&T Banka provided equity participation in the transaction, with Dosfield Group serving as strategic partner. The complex will form part of a broader fund focused on commercial real estate across Central Europe.

Quantum Real has acquired a neighbouring plot of land in Gliwice, allowing an additional 20,000 sqm of warehouse space to be developed. The move will bring the total area of the Quantum Gliwice complex to over 60,000 sqm. LCube has joined as a shareholder in the project company, supporting the further development of the investment.