Finance
Merger & Acquisitions: Northacre teams up to expand PCL pipeline
Battersea-based developer Northacre Plc is about to embark on a summer spending spree, after announcing a tie-up with a major Abu Dhabi-based investment firm.
The Lancasters
Grosvenor shakes on major Belgravia scheme
Grosvenor has just announced a 50:50 joint venture partnership to redevelop a key site opposite the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Santander consolidates intermediary brands
Santander has scooped all its intermediary product brands together under a new umbrella brand: Santander for Intermediaries.
Vive Londres! French buyers head East
Did you know the French population in London has increased by 75% over the last ten years?
Scotland’s stamp duty revolution could catch on…
It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph.
HMRC scuppers £135m SDLT avoidance scheme
A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme reportedly used in the purchase of Chelsea Barracks.
Readies Sorted: Walker Crips launches UK’s first regulated bridging fund
Wealth and investment manager, Walker Crips, has just announced the launch date for what it claims to be the UK's first regulated bridging finance investment fund.
Home Office puts Grade I Jacobean palace up for sale
One of the country's most important Jacobean palaces has just hit the market in Hampshire.
Three lenders, eight blocks of flats, one stressful day
Thought you were having a busy one? One firm has just brokered a complex refinance transaction involving three lenders and eight multi-unit freehold properties, all completing on the same day.
Lost in Translation: Notes on advising foreign buyers
With unprecedented levels of overseas investment into the UK property market, the opportunities for good advisors are there, but the risks for the unwary are considerable.
Tax Returns: Mansion Tax battle royale brewing (again)
It may feel like we've already heard every argument possible for/against a mansion tax. But apparently not.
Cash flood surges through London’s West End
One West End agency has reported a massive increase in cash buyers this year, with 75% now choosing to stump up the readies for their purchases, compared to just 20% in 2012.