Finance
Johnson names housing developer panel
Boris Johnson has named the 25 developers chosen to sit on his new land procurement panel, which is being set up to "accelerate the delivery of housing in London by making it faster, easier and cheaper…
Southfields and Putney offer best returns for rental investors – D&G
Investing in London property is a pretty good idea, according to a new report (and many, many graphs) from Douglas & Gordon's asset management arm, with gross rental returns in prime central London outstripping…
Mishcon bolsters property finance team
Mishcon de Reya has boosted its Real Estate Group by recruiting Raji Bartlett as a consultant.
Bartlett joins from SJ Berwin, where he was a Partner in the Finance Department for 16 years.
French HNWIs eschew property for liquid assets
French HNWIs are moving away from real estate assets and concentrating on liquid alternatives, according to a study by Timetric.
National Trust powers up Green Castles scheme
The National Trust has embarked on a £35m plan to generate 50% of its energy requirements from renewable sources - like sunshine, wind and rain - so halving its fossil fuel consumption by 2020.
New Head of UK Asset Management for Butterfield
Paul O’Neill has joined private bank Butterfield as head of UK asset management. It's a new role at the firm that is intended bring its research and portfolio management functions a bit closer together.
London’s luxury house price growth “is probably unsustainable” – Grosvenor
Grosvenor Group is not convinced about the future of London's prime property market, despite the company owning swathes of prime central London and this year's financial results being driven by its property…
Looking for the next Rightmove: PrimeResi meets Faisal Butt, property’s venture capitalist with the Caan-do attitude
A man on a mission to change the property industry
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%.