Investment
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.
Resi investors shun Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is transitioning into a place to live as well as work, says Savills; a third of buyers in the area are international, and over a third of households earn more than £100k a year.
Westminster crowned London’s ‘best performing’ borough for property in 2019
From house price growth to sustainability, rental value to construction activity, CBRE has totted-up the property performance of each London borough in 2019 - coming up with a series of top ten "winners"..
LCP & APG team up for new hotel brand; launch with prime South Ken acquisition
London Central Portfolio has formed a joint venture with APG (which recently teamed up with Delancey to buy Earls Court), acquiring the Harrington Hall site in South Kensington as an inaugural "lifestyle…
British Pearl crowdfunds another £800k
Investment platform backed by former Conservative Party treasurer Lord Stanley Fink completes another successful round