Investment
Rare whisky out-performs art, cars, jewels (& property) to top luxury investment index
The value of 'passion assets' - including whisky, art, classic cars and jewels - climbed by 9% last year, according to the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index.
Top Swiss private bank turns to direct real estate investments
Pictet Group has launched a new fund to invest in property assets - including residential - across Europe; Starwood's Zsolt Kohalmi has been recruited to run the show.
BTL investors look north in search of returns
8,279 properties were sold to landlords with buy-to-let mortgages in northwestern England last year, according to Savills, putting the region ahead of London (8,263 sales) and the South East (8,009) in…
71% of businesses are ‘considering investing in residential areas for their employees’
'The housing crisis is moving up the boardroom agenda and is now a serious concern in companies across the UK', says Strutt & Parker
Institutional PRS investment reaches record levels
A surge in North American capital targeting the UK's private rented sector indicates that investment is set to continue to rise, reports CBRE
Dubai developer prepares to spend up to £1bn on central London property
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Cogress chalks up successful exit in Battersea
First tranche of a mixed-use project overlooking Battersea Park delivers a 12% pa return for investors
Is Build to Rent built to last?
'Is build to rent too good to be true?' asks Lisa Simon, Head of Residential at Carter Jonas, as she predicts that 2019 will be 'the year of institutional lettings'
‘Game-changing’ property stock exchange gains FCA approval
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) allows commercial real estate assets to be traded as shares; first IPOs are expected at the end of Q1
Proptech start-up fund Concrete VC expands
Angelica Donati has joined tech-centric property business investment firm Concrete VC as a 'venture partner'
Savills’ top cross-sector property investment picks for 2019
Researchers expect five-year capital growth across residential, commercial and rural real estate sectors to come in at just 30% as 'investors zero in on the fundamentals of supply and demand'
Investment firm swoops on Bond Street Station mixed-use site
Hines has acquired a prime block on Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street station, with plans for a residential and retail development