Finance

The Bank of England has cut the base interest rate by 0.5%, taking it back down to a mere 0.25%, as part of a package of emergency measures to cope with the economic effects of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Unprecedented move will see a moratorium on home mortgage payments and household bills across Italy; UK lenders start offering payment holidays.

The Tax Tribunal has given Christian Candy the right to appeal a £1.92m Stamp Duty bill on Gordon House, which he acquired for £68m in 2012 but then gifted to his brother.

Resi-led scheme in King's Cross will deliver 54 luxury apartments in a new 22 storey tower.

Mortgage approvals for house purchase rose to 70,900, the highest since February 2016, according to official data from the Bank of England.

The Mortgage Market Alliance is a "collaborative new voice for the mortgage industry that will promote the strong availability of mortgage lending and product choice to an increasingly diverse range of…

The average price paid by cash buyers for a home in the UK is 9% less than that paid by mortgaged buyers... But it's a different story in London.

The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.

Proportion of £2m+ buyers from a City/finance background hit a six-year high in 2019

Iron Bridge Finance has snapped up a majority stake in real estate JV equity provider Orlandis Capital, which was party of Christian Candy's CPC Group until a management buyout in 2018.

Great Portland Estates has agreed a £450m credit facility linked to its "environmental, social and governance" performance.

The ENABLE Build programme - announced in the 2018 Budget - will shortly begin guaranteeing loans to smaller regional property developers.