Finance
Continental Drifting: Which European markets are still luring HNWIs?
Authoritatively addressing the bigger picture, Aylesford International's latest research has taken an interesting look at key European markets and how governments are specifically targeting HNWIs in a…
Monty on the Money: It’s a service-driven economy, stupid!
It's not the availability of finance that's the problem, it's the service standards of some lenders, says mortgage maestro Andrew Montlake...
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.2
Omni Capital bridge the lending gap
Christian Candy's lending arm Omni Capital has launched a shiny new product that aims to bridge the gap between traditional short-term lending and longer-term offerings.
Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It's been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans to develop a blockbusting resi tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.
The Riverwalk Club: Ronson raises £170m debt for Millbank scheme
Ronson Capital Partners has cobbled together a consortium of high-end lenders to provide £170m to fund its 121-unit Riverwalk House resi development on Millbank in Westminster.
Required Reading: How to Buy and Sell Short Leases
Short leases; big opportunity or tall order? We asked Child & Child's Katie Cohen and Mo Hakim and Prosper Marr-Johnson of Marr Johnson & Stevens to put together the definitive crib sheet...
Land of Confusion: Negotiating the nuances of new build
With an increasingly bewildering array of new developments shooting up in central London, buyers should make sure they have all the facts before they go steaming in, says Camilla Dell..
Look North (London): Investors go North and East for property returns
Investors should be looking North and a bit East to pick up the best returns in London, according to Allen Wargent
Hong Kong refuses to cool as global house prices heat up
On to the really big picture now, and Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index has recorded a 6.6% rise in average prices in the year to March, the highest rate of growth since Q2 2010.
Take it the Bridge: Big lenders rediscovering their appetite for risk
Banks are rediscovering some of their appetite for risk, becoming (a bit) more open up to offloading some of the "piles of cash accumulated over the past five years" on bridging loans for high-end resi…
Patrizia appoints UK resi specialist
German fund manager Patrizia Immobilien AG has significantly bolstered its resi investment and asset management capabilities in the UK, by appointing former CBRE and Grainger big-hitter Andrew Pratt.