Finance
Specialist lender refinances £175mn London mansion
Cohort Capital completes another PCL mega-deal as ultra-prime sector 'remains well insulated from wider economic headwinds'.
Mortgage approvals rise as interest rates stabilise
Bank of England data tell of another increase in mortgage approvals, prompting Savills to suggest 'some confidence is beginning to return' to the property market.
New London-based advisory aims to ‘redefine’ real estate finance
Nicholas Christofi and Demetrios Antoniou's Karis Capital will be catering to developers and investors across the UK.
New Hong Kong & Singapore offices for SPF
High-end mortgage broker has other new branches in the pipeline.
Fledgling real estate lender Birchwood expands with senior hire
Lorna Brown has recruited another L&G alumna to her one-year-old Birchwood Real Estate Capital team.
MT Finance strikes new £500mn funding deal
Additional financing through JP Morgan sets up a further push into the UK's short-term finance market.
‘Introduce a new global minimum tax for the world’s billionaires’: Six recommendations to ‘reconcile globalisation with tax justice’
Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz is amongst those proposing 'an ambitious and yet pragmatic agenda for the coming years to move towards a fairer international tax system.'
Interest rates held at 5.25% – Bank of England
Widely-anticipated decision sees interest rates held steady again.
Currency Matters: Chart analysis suggests we could see a property market bounce as early as February
Applying the kind of long-term analysis used in the financial world indicates the UK housing market is approaching a pivotal moment, explains David Huggett...
Bridging loan activity bounces back
Short-term property lending has increased, while the traditional mortgage market has slumped in the face of rising interest rates.
No Autumn bounce for mortgage lending
BoE data shows a continued decline in mortgage lending activity through September.
CapitalRise marks £300mn ‘milestone’
Luxury property financier has originated more than £100mn in just the last 12 months.