Finance
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.
Is there a property lending boom ahead?
Savills has been asking this very question to lenders today as part of the firm's 25th annual financing property presentation. In short, no.
Hey Big Earner: £1m+ salaries on the rise
The number of British taxpayers earning more than a million pounds a year has almost doubled over the last 24 months, according to new stats from HMRC, while the number of UK ultra-high net worth (UHNW) households…
New £250m office-to-resi scheme on London’s South Bank?
A prominent building on the South Bank could be about to undergo a blockbusting office-to-resi makeover.
According to reports out today, Singapore-based Ho Bee Investments Ltd.
MCIFA strengthens Family Office Division
London-based HNW property finance specialist, MCIFA, has appointed Mariel Maretti to head up its Family Office Division.
Location, Taxation, Location: What would a mansion tax do to the prime property market?
Savills' Head of UK Residential Research Lucian Cook grasps the political hot potato, assessing the potential impact of a mansion tax on the prime housing markets of the UK.
Required Reading: Stamp duty land tax and prime residential property
Anthony Hennessy of Brecher deftly guides us through the SDLT maze, summarising the factors that owners of high value property should now be considering...
Positive housebuilders look to secure development pipeline
Tails appear to be up in the housebuilding sector, with improved sentiment translating into increased activity levels and land values, according to Savills' latest findings.
It's all relative, though;
Art or Science? A guide to prime residential valuation (Part I)
Kate Peters of Jones Lang LaSalle untangles the intricate process behind an opinion of "Market Value"...
UK’s Eastern Region is fastest growing market outside London – Bidwells
The UK's Eastern Region looks to be in bullish form after a marked increase in planning applications, new developments, transaction volumes, town and country house prices and mortgage approvals.
Amaanah launches sharia-compliant London prime resi fund
Berkeley Square-based investment and asset management firm, Amaanah Investment Group, is launching a sharia-compliant prime resi fund aimed squarely at Gulf investors looking to invest in London residential…