Finance
Lloyds eyes massive buy-to-let expansion
Lloyds Banking Group's new buy-to-let division, Citra Living, could see its budget quadruple to £1 billion or more, according to "people familiar with the deliberations."
Government rejects CGT & IHT reforms, for now
A proposed overhaul of the Capital Gains Tax regime has officially been shelved by the Treasury.
Start-up J3 aims to ‘shake up the insurance and property finance sectors’
Former London Belgravia team has launched J3 Advisory to make it "quicker and more effective for property developers to get both the insurance and finance that they need."
Kingsley Napley creates new tax practice
“The intention is to service tax matters in-house more than the firm has done historically and to add further specialists in due course,” says top law firm as it recruits new partners.
FT: How the super-rich buy their homes
Report delves into the world of mega-mortgages...
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Ballymore recruits new Asset Management chiefs
Tony Hymers and Ross MacCaskill have joined Ballymore Asset Management.
Octopus & Homes England team up for £175m Greener Homes Alliance
The new Greener Homes Alliance "will provide access to funding and expertise to help developers ‘go green’ when making decisions for their developments."
Tenn Capital bags £300m funding facility for ‘aggressive scaling’
Guernsey-based short-term property lender Tenn Capital was set up in May by CEO Matt Watson, with Enness's Islay Robinson and Hugh Wade-Jones on board as Non-Exec Directors.
Developer secures £76m backing for west London scheme
Great Marlborough Estates announced the acquisition of Empire House, a ‘landmark’ site in Chiswick, just over a year ago.
Fortwell chief steps down
Dan Smith has resigned from the property development finance firm.
Another senior hire for CrowdProperty
Property finance platform poaches a Head of Finance from Weatherbys Bank.