Finance
How will eurozone quantitative easing affect the UK’s prime property market?
The European Central Bank's decision last month to make some more money could swing both ways for Britain's residential property market, says Chestertons' Nick Barnes
Australia to curb foreign property investment ‘within weeks’
Australia will be unveiling plans to put the brakes on foreign investment into its resi property market "within weeks" in a bid to curtail soaring prices.
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Property investors ‘are going to have to work harder’ for high returns this year
While "the macro-economic story for the UK will remain benign" for the next year or so, prime residential property markets are in for a fairly subdued - but still positive - year, says Savills
Hedge funds begin to cash-in on a falling London property market
"Several hedge funds have taken out short positions, essentially bets that a company’s share price will fall, against estate agents Foxtons and Savills, along with property portal Zoopla, and housebuilder B…
SDLT and All That: UK home buying costs Vs the rest of the world
Despite last year's Stamp Duty overhaul ladling some extra bulk on to the cost of buying a top-end home in Britain, the UK's prime buyer's burden is still pretty competitive in the global marketplace, sa…
Fringe Benefits: Emerging Prime London outperforms Prime for third year running
Emerging Prime areas in SW London continue to drive some of the best returns on investment, according to Douglas & Gordon, outstripping PCL for the third year on the bounce.
Regentsmead partners with NFB to reach developers in need
The National Federation of Builders has teamed up with development financier Regentsmead to put the lender in front of more developers in need of funding
LendInvest breaches £200m mark
LendInvest, the peer-to-peer property lender that launched 19 months ago, has already smashed through the £2oom loan mark.
deVere launches standalone mortgage arm to meet ‘soaring expat demand’
Gert big financial services consultancy deVere Group has just unveiled a new standalone mortgage brand for the UK - deVere Mortgages - to meet 'soaring' demand from overseas-based clients.
Omni and Prime to transform Chiswick office block
Omni Capital and Prime City have paired up to transform an old office building in Chiswick into 19 luxury apartments.
G&T tees up Bloomsbury project with £13.6m refinancing deal
Top end developer G&T has secured a £13.6m senior refinancing loan for its John Street scheme in the middle of Bloomsbury.
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New Scottish property tax bands hit the prime market, but create ‘more winners than losers’
Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney has set out the new-look detail for the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which is lined up to replace SDLT in Scotland from April this year.