Finance
New recruit and lending milestone for Topland
Sol Zakay's property investment outfit, Topland, has announced it has dished out over £400m in its recent lending drive.
The firm has now funded schemes with a collective GDV in excess of £800m.
Chinese buyers to become ‘biggest overseas force in London’s property market’ by 2016
Harrods Estates has signed an agency-wide partnership with Chinese mega-portal Juwai.com, as new figures are released on the scale of Chinese investment into the capital's property market.
Millionaires’ Top Five Most Common Investment Mistakes
Failure to diversify is the Number One mistake made by millionaires when it comes to investment, according to a survey by deVere Group.
Brussels urges UK to update higher value property taxes
The European Commission has recommended that "reforms to the taxation of land and property should be considered to alleviate distortions in the housing market."
Lost at HMRC: Navigating the perils of property tax
Whether you're just starting out in the industry or more of a 'seasoned' pro, we all need to keep abreast of any changes to the raft of property taxes applied here in the UK.
‘Another successful year’ for Cadogan’s coffers as property values rise 13.8%
"Particularly strong growth" in the value of its residential and retail properties on the back of "the general buoyancy of the central London property market" meant that 2013 was a decent year for the…
Rocksure launches London and Manhattan prime resi funds
Luxury property shared ownership outfit Rocksure has just launched dedicated London and Manhattan Funds, and will shortly be looking to buy four high-spec two-bed apartments in London.
ZPG IPO confirmed; Members to get ‘significant’ discount on shares
Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it will float on the on London Stock Exchanges, with admission and a prospectus for members slated to be published in the next few weeks.
Ballymore seeks partner for £2bn resi development portfolio
Developer Ballymore has hired CBRE and Lazard to source a JV partner for three major waterfront schemes in the capital.
Short Shift: How bridging hit the big time
Remember the £127.5m mega-loan announced after the purchase of 1 Palace Street, near Buckingham Palace?
Housing market is ‘biggest risk’ to economic recovery – Carney
The Bank of England's Governor Mark Carney has warned that high house prices - driven by a stock shortages - potentially pose the biggest threat to the UK's economic recovery.
Serviced Apartment provider gets funding for PCL expansion
Serviced apartment operator City Marque has just bagged £2.1m from Santander's Breakthrough campaign to fund expansion throughout prime central London.