Investment
Pi Labs bags £2.5m to fund global expansion
PropTech investment firm plans to double the number of companies it backs.
Ranked: This year’s top performing passion assets
Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index sank in value by 1% in 2019 - but some collectibles did manage to bag decent growth...
Decade of Virtue: Liam Bailey on the seismic rise of ESG, wellness & impact investing
As Knight Frank publishes its 14th Wealth Report, Global Head of Research Liam Bailey explores the big theme dominating the high net worth agenda right now: "the seismic change being brought about through…
‘I hope no one ever experiences what I have been through’: High-profile developer falls victim to ‘multimillion pound property scam’
High-profile developer, writer and podcaster Nicole Bremner has expressed her shock at being targeted in a "multimillion pound property scam".
UK leads the way as PropTech investment ‘reaches critical mass’
"The PropTech movement is reaching a critical mass," says Professor Baum of Oxford Saïd Business School. "Regulatory roadblocks remain, but the first companies to overcome them will reap huge rewards.
Daejan moves back to private ownership
£270m share swoop to take the Freshwater family's investment vehicle back into private ownership for the first time in 60 years.
Latest mortgage data shows a resurgence of buy-to-let activity
The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.
‘Europe’s largest proptech VC’ launches with over £200m to invest
A/O PropTech is looking to fund tech companies disrupting the world's largest asset class
On technology and the rise of people-centred property
Technology has been revolutionising the way that we live and work for decades, yet in relative terms there has been little impact on the traditional world of real estate.
Berkeley pledges to up output by 50% over six years
Housebuilder announces ambitious plans to deliver thousands more homes, and to return £1bn to shareholders over the next two years.
Property investment giant launches into the UK build-to-rent market
American firm CA Ventures has hired Tim Phillips to lead a £380m-a-year foray into Europe's BtR and PRS scene, starting with the UK.
Meyer Bergman joins forces with CC Land for £1.25bn Whiteleys scheme
Meyer Bergman and CC Land have formed a joint venture to bring forward the ambitious reinvention of the Bayswater landmark, with additional backing from Apollo.