Finance
The rise of resi, Asia’s ‘flight to safety’ and other global real estate megatrends
Residential property is "moving out of the public or semi-public sector and specialist investor/developer ambit, and into the mainstream," and the movement of capital from East to West is likely to remain…
Property crowdfunding start-up launches £1m prime London offer
A property crowdfunding start-up has launched its first prime resi offer, giving small-scale investors the opportunity to get in on a £1m new-build apartment in Fulham.
Canburg recruits Linley man to head up prime developments drive
Canburg, the owner of Smallbone of Devizes and Mark Wilkinson Furniture, has hired Iain O’Mahony from Linley as a Director for Prime Developments for London, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Berkeley Alexander rolls out HNW insurance service
General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new High Net Worth Service, offering advisors access to four of the UK's top specialist HNW insurers.
Mortgage lending drops in London
Lending in London tailed off in 2014's Q4 says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as the levels of both house purchase and remortgage lending fell both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
Dubai Property Show to debut in London
London's first annual Dubai Property Show kicks off this week, promising 120 exhibitors with all manner of options for UK investors and, hopefully, copious amounts of boiled sweets.
The Cook Report: Mansion tax is ‘outdated and unnecessary’
Savills' Director of Research Lucian Cook has been moonlighting, penning a swingeingly anti-mansion tax manifesto for right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies.
Strawberry Star announces top level hires as global expansion plans take shape
Giant real estate consultancy Strawberry Star Group has made a raft of new appointments, including a new CEO, as it drives some major global expansion plans forward.
Bullish mortgage brokers back buy-to-let and shorter terms
82% of mortgage brokers think that the buy-to-let market will continue to strengthen during 2015, according to a survey by Dragonfly Property 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.
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.