Finance
One million property transactions forecast for this year – Ernst & Young
George Osborne's plan to get the housing market moving seems to actually be working
Owner-occupiers to be exempt from CIL as new consultation opens
The Government has launched a new consultation into the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), confirming that it is "committed to the levy and to ensuring that it is workable and effective" whilst accepting…
Hearthstone opens up to virtual investors
Hearthstone Investments has buddied-up with Interactive Investor to allow online investors to get stuck into their UK Residential Property Fund without using Hearthstone as a financial adviser
Big Picture: Miami, Lagos & Hong Kong lead world property price growth
Miami, Lagos and Hong Kong were the star performers of 2012, according to the Lonres International House Price Growth Comparison, each seeing values soar by over 25%
2013 off to a £77m flyer for Dragonfly
Dragonfly Property Finance, the bridging loan specialist, has just had its biggest ever quarter, completing 119 loans worth £77m.
2013's Q1 also saw 39 loans - worth £37m - redeemed.
Braemar portfolio breaks £1bn
Property manager Braemar Estates has officially attained behemothic status, announcing today that its assets under administration have now reached £1 billion.
Singapore buyers bagging bargains in Prime Central London
Overseas investors are bagging ginormous bargains on London property, as exchange rates effectively discount prices by up to 27%, according to the latest from Hamptons
Shaking the boughs of the property tree
As Lonres releases its Spring Residential Review, William Carrington urges the government to be careful of playing fast and loose with the property industry...
BVI leak reveals offshore secrets
Millions of documents naming many of the world's most wealthy individuals, and detailing their financial exploits, have leaked from the British Virgin Islands, potentially causing "a seismic shock to the…
Serrano on the hunt for £500m of trophy buildings
Rafael Serrano's Prime Investors Capital is on the hunt for more trophy buildings in London, according to an interview with the Financial Times
PCL micro-markets still performing for landlords as location trumps size
According to new figures out today, London's prime micro-markets have been performing particularly well for landlords of late, despite a 50% slow down in rental inflation over the past 12 months
PCL house prices have halved over five years (but only if you’re buying with gold bullion)
It'll cost you five gold bars to buy a house in prime central London these days; five years ago, it would have cost ten