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ABC launches unlimited resi bridge loan
Short-term commercial lending specialist Alternative Bridging Corporation (ABC) is going big on the residential market, launching a new bridging loan product targeting prime resi projects.
London drives strong investor returns as UK resi portfolios deliver 8.9%
Residential investment continues to outperform inflation and commercial real estate, according to the latest IPD UK Annual Residential Property Index, with returns from portfolios in the private rented…
Super-sewer “stink pipe” threatens riverside developments
Thames Water's Development Consent application for the new £4bn, 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, submitted yesterday, runs to 50,000 pages.
LSL reports 62% fall in pre-tax profits
LSL Property Services, who bought Marsh & Parsons, Davis Tate and Lauristons in 2012, has reported a 62% drop in pre-tax profits for the year ending 2012, down from £17.6m to £6.7m.
Bankers’ bonuses: The property industry reacts
Savills estimates that prime London housing markets have benefited from £23 billion of bonus money from the financial and insurance services sector over the past ten years, with a further £14 billion…
Cash buyers crash out of the prime central London market
The proportion of cash buyers in prime central London has slumped from 74% in 2011 to 49% in 2012, according to the latest (well-timed) report from Cluttons.
Interior Monologue: Finishing touches for MIPIM
After a month of high-end hobnobbing in London, it's time to put those networking skills into action across the Channel, says Alec Watt...
First up - an interior designer on Dragons Den!
Earl’s Court scheme leads strong year-end performance for Capco
London property titan Capco has released 2012 year-end results, and they're pretty strong.
Bankers’ bonuses capped at one year’s salary
The EU has provisionally agreed - after many moons of wrangling and staunch opposition from George Osborne - to limit bankers' bonuses to one year's salary, or two years' if there is explicit approval…
Equestrian specialist joins Penyards
Penyards Country Properties in Burley has recruited a new equestrian specialist to advise on horsey homes in Hampshire.
Uberprime: Lethbridge House
In the first in a brand new series, we take a look inside the most expensive homes on the market.
US firm snaps up County Homesearch: Rebrands as Dwellworks
Dwellworks, LLC, a US-based relocation and real estate firm, has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom with the acquisition of one of the UK's most established search consultancies, County Homesearch…