Finance
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…
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
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 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
The art of capital gains
The decision of the Upper Tribunal in the recent case Executors of Lord Howard of Henderskelfe v Commissioners of HMRC could prove momentous for owners of heritage property.
Savills stock plummets as Oaktree sells up
Shares in Savills have dropped by 7.4% as Oaktree Capital - who just floated Countrywide - sold nearly 6% of the business (approx. 7.8 million shares), according to Thompson Reuters
SIPPs gear up for resi fillip
In the wake of The Chancellor's surprise announcement on potential changes to Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) in last week's Budget, Trevor Abrahmsohn gives us the skinny on how this might affect …
London keeps World #1 Financial Centre title
London is still the world's top financial centre, maintaining a clear 20 point lead from New York in second place, although there's ever more stiff competition from Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Zurich, …
Enness and Aston Chase partner up
Large mortgage specialist Enness Private Clients has done a deal with London property agent Aston Chase
New investment head for Grosvenor
James Raynor has been called up to take over as Chief Executive of Grosvenor Fund Management, which has around £5bn under management.