Finance

Douglas & Gordon has brought some top industry names on board

Marsh & Parsons has boosted its Residential Development & Investment division with the hire of David Duke from Strutt & Parker.

When it comes to investing in the capital's property market, the term 'safe' has taken on a very different meaning in recent years;

Non-bank lender Urban Exposure has financed a luxury resi development in Finchley to the tune of £10m.

The total number of mortgage products has passed 15,000 for the first time since the recession, according to the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau.

London accounted for around 40% of the UK's total residential stamp duty receipts in 2014-15 - just over £3bn out of £7.

The Centre for Economics and Business Research has pushed back its prediction for when the Bank of England will raise interest rates, to May or August next year.

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has recruited a new Chief Lending Officer. Industry veteran Paul Clampin joins from Paragon Group, where he was Director of mortgage underwriting.

A JV between US-based investment giant EJF and non-bank lender Urban Exposure has created a major new resi development finance offering. Urban Exposure-financed project in London's Docklands

Property finance outfit Dragonfly has a new CEO. The firm's Head of Sales and Marketing Mark Posniak has replaced Jonathan Samuels, who's left to start a new (non-property related) venture.

The Australian government's new crackdown on "illegal" overseas investors has already started snaring some pretty big fish. Owners of residences in Sydney's exclusive Elizabeth Bay are under scrutiny

"Investors in international residential real estate should combine an understanding of macro metrics and an appreciation of local, shorter term drivers of house prices when making buying decisions," says Savills as…