Queensgate makes a brace of senior appointments
Jason Kow’s Queensgate has hired Gary Jones as COO, and Daniel Peart as General Counsel.
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Landlord property sales drop to a seven-year low
131,900 buy-to-let homes were sold-off by investors in 2020, says Hamptons; the lowest number since 2013.
Investors pump another £5m into hybrid estate agency Nested
Purplebricks investor Axel Springer has backed hybrid agency Nested as it looks to expand beyond London.
UK real estate & the Register of Foreign Owners: New registration requirements, explained
As a transparency measure, the Government is set to introduce a Register of People with Significant Control over Overseas Companies owning UK real estate. Ronnie Myers of Burges Salmon and Michelle Cartwright of John Lamb Hill Oldridge explain how to navigate the new rules, which are due to come into force this year.
Mayfair’s Naval Club offered for sale with super-prime development potential
In Pictures: 38 Hill Street is on the market for £35 million – with the potential to create one of London’s biggest and most valuable private residences.
CPI & Main pick up another trophy property, acquiring the Savile Row police station for c.£50m
European investor CPI and London super-prime specialist Dean Main have made another big acquisition in Prime London, taking on the decommissioned West End Central Police Station on Savile Row. The team is exploring development prospects, including residential use.
Investors are forming ‘clubs’ to skirt the new overseas buyer Stamp Duty surcharge
“Rather than invest in a single buy-to-let personally, some overseas investors are joining ‘club’ deals where they take a share of a collective purchase of six or more properties,” says Blick Rothenberg.
The Grosvenor Estate rejigs management structure
The Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor Estate has re-worked its management structure, with a refreshed top table including a new Chief Investment Officer and a new Head of the Family Office.
Pi Labs brings on Emoov co-founder as US venture partner
Emoov co-founder and Emaar product chief Ivan Ramirez has teamed up with Faisal Butt’s proptech investment firm.
Martin’s offloads six properties for £22m
Chelsea-based developer/investor Martin’s Properties has sold six “non-core” assets for a combined £22m, including a mixed-use block in SW3 to Store House for £7.35m.
‘London remains a gold standard’: The outlook for Chinese property investment in the UK
Post-Brexit 2021 UK-China Property Investment Outlook: Where, what and why are Chinese HNWIs and investors buying and developing in the UK property market?
Hilltop plans to deploy ‘up to £300m’ on resi development projects in the next three years
Development finance firm Hilltop has secured major US backing for residential construction investments in the UK.