Property Investment News
Historic Mayfair townhouse project secures mezzanine loan
CapitalRise has financed another notable luxury residential project in Prime Central London.
Capital Gains Tax should be extended to nearly all homes, argues top think tank; here’s how it could work
Home-owners have benefitted from an "unearned, unequal and untaxed £3 trillion capital gains windfall" over the last 20 years, says the Resolution Foundation;
Proptech investment reaches a record high
“Proptech investment is growing significantly year-on-year, as the real estate sector is increasingly aware of the operational performance gaps that have been unaddressed for a number of years," says…
Lloyds eyes massive buy-to-let expansion
Lloyds Banking Group's new buy-to-let division, Citra Living, could see its budget quadruple to £1 billion or more, according to "people familiar with the deliberations."
Reubens reportedly ‘on the verge’ of £180m Admiralty Arch deal
Sky News suggests that the Reubens family is about to become "a significant shareholder" in the ultra-luxury development of Admiralty Arch.
Stirling Ackroyd Group picks up another London estate agency
Beresford's three sales and lettings branches in South East London are to be integrated into Nick Dunning's fast-growing and recently-consolidated Stirling Ackroyd network.
Shard developer Sellar recruits investment heavyweights
Savills IM's Kiran Patel and Schroders' Duncan Owen have joined Sellar Property as Non Exec Directors.
Global real estate bounce ‘will extend into 2022’, predict economists
But Oxford Economics expects real estate returns to "temper considerably" by 2026, "falling well below their historical trend".
Rents to rise c.20% in the next five years, predicts Savills
Build-to-rent investors are primed to fill a widening supply gap in the lettings market, says Savills, as it predicts strong growth for most prime and mainstream rental markets.
Christie’s sells International Real Estate business to @properties
One of America's biggest residential brokerages has acquired the long-term brand licence for luxury property network Christie's International Real Estate, with plans to "build upon the success of the business…
‘Far less frenzied’: Buying agency reports a ‘wind of change in the air’ for the property market
The property market is "far less frenzied" than it has been over the last year, says national buying agency Garrington, although prices continue to rise and buying activity continues to be "robust".
BidX1 bags new investment for ‘another phase of strategic growth’
International management consultancy firm Oliver Wyman and southern European real estate finance company doValue have taken minority stakes in the Irish proptech company.