Finance
Top Classes: How trophy property performs against other ‘passion’ assets
Coutts Index pits £10m+ homes against fine wine, fine art, jewellery, rare instruments and classic cars - but which has fared best over the last year?
Octane launches development finance arm
Alex Tyrwhitt joins as Head of Development Lending
The typical UK non-dom lives in London and pays £105,000 in tax each year
HMRC voluntarily published data on non-domiciled taxpayers for the first time
Ranked: UK postcodes with the largest average mortgage
Serene and stately, the historic London enclave of St James's is also home to the highest average resi mortgage rate in the UK, and by some distance...
Stamp duty surcharge ‘has deterred 4 in 10 of all BTL buyers’
The number of loans forwarded to buy-to-let investors held steady in June, but crucially we're at the stage where some meaningful comparisons can be made with pre-SDLT surcharge days.
Hong Kong’s CC Land eyes further UK acquisitions
The Hong Kong developer behind the blockbusting acquisitions of the "Cheesegrater" skyscraper and Nine Elms Square sounds keen to add some more UK assets to its collection.
How have prime residential yields performed in the last 12 months?
As we discovered in the recent English Housing Survey, there's been a significant and sustained shift towards renting over home-ownership, with England's Private Rented Sector doubling in size in the…
Deutsche AM backs Clivedale’s Hanover Square scheme with £55m loan
Super-prime developer Clivedale has secured a £55m loan from Deutsche Asset Management to fund its forthcoming mixed-use scheme at No.22 Hanover Square.
Bills, Bills, Bills: Superstar duo take out $52.8m mortgage
Even A-listers need conventional mortgages from time to time, and two of the world's best-known entertainers have apparently just taken out a whopper.
Property developers shelled out £2.1bn in s106 payments last year
“For smaller developers who are already struggling to find funding for their developments, these added costs can be the final nail in the coffin", says peer-to-peer lender
OakNorth backs luxury Hampstead scheme to the tune of £22m
'Entrepreneur' bank's biggest deal to date sees it partner up with Cogress to finance redevelopment of important Hampstead mansion
Iron Bridge signs up Fortwell’s Gilsenan
Former member of Colin Sanders' original 'Omni Capital' team...