Finance
‘Land & property are under-taxed’: Influential think tank calls for ‘fundamental’ economic reforms
"Fundamental reform has happened twice before in the last century following periods of crisis," says the IPPR in a major new report "– with the Attlee government’s Keynesian reforms in the 1940s and the…
Developers contribute £6bn a year to community infrastructure projects
New CIL reforms mean local councils now have to declare developers' contributions and how levies are spent
Mortgage approvals jump to highest number since 2009
95,126 mortgages were approved by the main high street banks in July 2019; the highest monthly total since July 2009
James Taylor Homes secures £25m loan for SW London resi scheme
Investec shows 'continued commitment to resi development finance', agreeing to fund the conversion of a former hotel in Kingston town centre into 89 resi units
Five-year fixed rate mortgage costs fall as borrowing becomes cheaper around the world
“We have often thought that rates can’t go any lower, but here we are again,” says David Hall of Knight Frank Finance
European property fund raises $2bn
Ares is targeting "distressed" and "complex" residential and commercial assets in major European cities
A delicate balancing act: Lucian Cook presents the case for Stamp Duty reform
There's been a lot of talk about Stamp Duty switches and tinkering in recent weeks - amped-up by some mixed-messaging from the Chancellor over the weekend
Required Reading: The VAT reverse charge for building & construction services
A major change to the way VAT is collected in the building and construction industry comes into play on 1st October 2019 [delayed to 2020]
LendInvest secures £200m from National Australia Bank for UK buy-to-let push
National Australia Bank has pumped a "very substantial investment" into Christian Faes' property finance platform
OakNorth recruits new COO from GoCompare
Credit platform installs GoCompare man as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Southampton agency bags six-figure fund for acquisition spree
Lettings agency G&K, part of Martin & Co, has secured a big sum from an alternative lender to grow its managed property portfolio on the South Coast
Urban Exposure launches £500m loan note
Aim-listed property finance firm launches a Bond for retail investors