Fairway’s resi fund snaps up £70m-worth of PCL property from Grosvenor, as blue chip investors look for a safe haven
"In macro-economic terms, Covid is just about as bad as it gets," says Leconfield and Fairway Capital founder George Brooksbank. "Yet, if current conditions grant us access to some of the more rarely traded properties in London’s golden postcodes, there is enormous opportunity to add value in this historically robust market."
Fairway & Leconfield launch £200m Golden Postcode property investment fund
George Brooksbank's investment firm Fairway Capital and development outfit Leconfield are looking to spend £200m over the next 18 months on "value add" prime residential properties on garden squares in…
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Grosvenor on the hunt for resi investment projects in regional towns & cities
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Super-prime property developer Northacre, which is wholly owned by Dubai-based SHUAA Capital, is due to complete two major luxury London schemes simultaneously in the coming months.
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