Property Investor News
Property ‘flipping’ has fallen dramatically in the last 15 years
In 2004, over 60,000 homes were resold within 12 months; just 18,630 homes were flipped in England & Wales last year...
Capco outlines Earls Court & Covent Garden demerger plan
Capital & Counties wants to create two independent business, both listed on the Stock Exchange: Covent Garden London and EC Properties
Major new prime resi development investment fund debuts with 22-storey King’s Cross tower
A Hong Kong investment firm has teamed up with Gordon Crawford's ED Group to create a nine-figure fund to back residential development projects in central London;
Company landlords now own 42% more rental properties than in 2015 – Hamptons
Private companies are taking a bigger slice of Britain's growing rental sector, says Hamptons International
CBRE signs up to ‘deposit-free’ payment platform for private tenants
Payment technology firm flatfair allows tenants to pay a regular 'membership fee' rather than a lump sum deposit
Government ‘opens formal negotiations’ with the property industry for a ‘built environment sector deal’
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy have penned a letter "confirming the government will open formal negotiations on a…
Institutional PRS investment was 20% higher in H1 2019 than in H1 2018
Nearly £1.4bn was pumped into the UK's Private Rented Sector by institutional investors in the first six months of this years, says CBRE, despite a relatively low-key Q2
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar…
Urban Exposure launches £500m loan note
Aim-listed property finance firm launches a Bond for retail investors
Refurb finance secured for £17m Belgravia townhouse project
Luxury property finance platform CapitalRise marks its third birthday with another super-prime loan for a resi development in Prime Central London
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease
Infography: PCL property has outperformed other assets over the last 30 years
A £100 investment in PCL property in 1989 would now be worth £575, according to Knight Frank's sums, while the same stake in the FTSE 100 or Gold would be worth £351 and £338 respectively