Finance
Heritage bodies team up to create a single Funding Database
The Heritage Alliance and the Architectural Heritage Fund are teaming up to create a single UK-wide heritage funding directory.
Knight Frank Finance launches New Homes Team
Mortgage advisor/broker Knight Frank Finance has just launched a dedicated New Homes team.
Leasehold extensions may have just got a lot more expensive
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) recently published its decision on leasehold valuations, and it's causing some alarm for many leaseholders.
New property bond to target SW London fixer-uppers
A new five-year property bond is gearing up to launch, promising investors chunky annual interest via fixer-upper projects in the Wimbledon area.
Project Blue sidesteps £50m Chelsea Barracks SDLT bill
Project Blue - the Qatari Investment Authority's vehicle for the development of Chelsea Barracks - has won its battle with HMRC over a £50m stamp duty bill, after the Court of Appeal decided that Revenue…
Savills IM boosts management team
Savills Investment Management has hired a raft of senior talent to drive its international expansion plans.
Two regional CEOs have been brought on board;
Government moots seven-day mortgage switching
The government has mooted a plan to make switching all kinds of consumer services - including mortgage lenders - a lot quicker and easier for homeowners.
INTERVIEW: Paul Munford on the birth of buy-to-let and the property finance revolution
One of London’s most influential and innovative prime residential financiers
KFIM’s first fund spends £40m on six assets
Knight Frank Investment Management’s first open end fund has spent around £40m on six assets since launching in February.
Errors of Margins: The top five mistakes made by HNW investors
The number one investment mistake made by high net worth investors is, according to a poll of 652 just such people, not hedging bets enough.
Where to Invest in Prime Central London: A Brexit speculators’ guide
Some pockets of prime central London are offering particularly strong potential for investors, says London Central Portfolio (LCP), especially as uncertainty over the UK's position in the European Union…
Short-term lender drops development finance exit fees
Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has scrapped the exit fee charged on development finance deals in an effort to attract more small-scale developers.