Finance
Octane Capital lures more from Octopus
New lender recruits another two senior sorts from Octopus Property
High-end property crowdfunding platform launches first out-of-town project
CapitalRise aims to raise £1.35m for a commuter-belt development in Hampshire
May saw subdued spending and lending, say banks
House purchase and remortgage approvals by lenders dipped in May
New money laundering rules for estate agencies are now in play
"Stringent and targeted checks" into finances and ownership are now required by law
Oaknorth & Cogress team up to back £16.5m Hackney scheme
UrbanISTA to convert vacant 1970s block into mixed-use development delivering 24 new apartments
The top ten buy-to-let hotspots in England & Wales
Luton offers the highest yields for buy-to-let investors, says LendInvest
Demand jumps for self-employed and complex income mortgages
Intermediaries report growing requirement for specialist mortgage products
Cogress ‘defies London’s prime property market blues’ with £8.1m exit
Open equity platform secures double-digit return in Belgravia; says luxury market 'may not be as dead as some suggest'
Surveying the shifting buy-to-let landscape
As a new tax regime looms for private buy-to-let investors, Shawbrook Bank looks at how the sector is evolving - and what challenges lie ahead for investors
Millennial property investors ‘will be key’ as buy-to-let bolsters forecasts – Barclays
Bank forecasts that UK property prices will rise by 6.1% in the next five years
Ten years in ten stats: How the resi property and mortgage market has shifted in the last decade
The average deposit has doubled; today's average mortgage rate is a quarter of what it was in 2007
Only 12% of homes sold in London last month were bought by an investor
Proportion approaches record low as focus shifts to the regions