Investment
On Leasehold Reform: A brief history and next steps
Reforming the leasehold system has been moving rapidly up the government’s agenda, and whilst welcomed by the domestic leasehold owners and tenants, the vast range of proposals are causing some concern i…
AskPorter raises another £1.5m
Three-year-old property management disrupter secures more VC backing
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL
Beyond Capital Appreciation: What are Asian investors looking for in post-boom London?
Lawyer Chris Myers explains why capital appreciation and rental yields are no longer the only considerations for investors looking to buy in the UK capital - 'value-add' is now a fundamental part of the …
Institutional PRS investment was 20% higher in H1 2019 than in H1 2018
Nearly £1.4bn was pumped into the UK's Private Rented Sector by institutional investors in the first six months of this years, says CBRE, despite a relatively low-key Q2
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar f…
Urban Exposure launches £500m loan note
Aim-listed property finance firm launches a Bond for retail investors
Infography: PCL property has outperformed other assets over the last 30 years
A £100 investment in PCL property in 1989 would now be worth £575, according to Knight Frank's sums, while the same stake in the FTSE 100 or Gold would be worth £351 and £338 respectively
73% of buy-to-let investors still think the sector is the best long-term investment
83% of investors say it is either unlikely or very unlikely that they will sell their buy-to-let property within the next year, with the majority (58%) staying put for five years
FT: Why high-rise, high-spec property is high risk
Judith Evans reports for the Financial Times on the ailing market for luxury off-plan units around the world
Build-to-Rent, student housing & retirement living present a £700bn investment opportunity says Savills
The value of the UK's "residential operational real estate" sector - combining build-to-rent, senior living and student housing - is set to quadruple, forecasts Savills, hitting £880bn once fully mature …
London airspace developer secures £3m equity backing
BGF has agreed a further £3m investment into Apex Airspace, taking the specialist property developer's fundraising total to £22m in 2019