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Bank lending to property developers halves in two years
Bank lending to UK property developers has halved over the past two years, according to new stats out today.
Funding platform Saving Stream says the figure dropped from £32.5 billion to £14.
London bucks the trend as national asking prices hit record high
Every region in the country apart from London recorded a rise in asking prices over the last month, according to Rightmove. The capital's average fall of -0.
Prime Recce: Investigating the Kensington & Holland Park market
Savills has been delving into the Kensington & Holland Park market, the ultra-exclusive enclave of west London where average prices command a 25% premium over even the RBKC average.
At-A-Glance: A chronology of UK property tax tinkering
The slew of recent changes plotted on helpful chronology
Knight Frank boosts resi development division
Knight Frank has strengthened its resi development department with another hire.
£6m house ‘that pays for itself’ goes on sale in New York
A Renaissance Revival-style townhouse on the Upper West Side of Manhattan has been launched onto the market with a rather unusual sales pitch.
306 West 78th Street is being billed by agents Leslie J.
London housing market in for ‘major shock’ after BTL tax hikes warns Deutsche Bank
A stark warning on the capital's "illiquid" housing market sent shockwaves through the financial markets yesterday.
Model of Capco's Earls Court masterplan (Farrells)
LendInvest launches Advisory Board with banking heavyweight
The former Executive Chairman of OneSavings Bank, Stephan Wilcke, has joined online property finance platform LendInvest, as a Senior Adviser.
Hill recruits new West of England Director
Top 20 housebuilder Hill has brought in a new Regional Director to pep up its presence in the West of England.
Mapped: Central London’s ‘best investment prospects’
"Knowing where to invest has become more important than ever", says LCP in its latest report, which picks out six pockets of central London showing significant potential.
Sentiment on future price growth at three-year low
As the EU Referendum beckons, current sentiment on future house price growth has slipped to its lowest point in three years across the UK, according to Knight Frank and Markit.
Behind The Schemes: Inside Tenhurst’s grand revival project in Chelsea
The ambitious transformation of what was originally the Sloane School is one of the most hotly-anticipated schemes in the prime London pipeline