Property Investor News
Brookfield takes a majority stake in Oaktree
Major real estate investors combine forces in $4.7bn deal.
Surveying the state of the buy-to-let finance market
Buy-to-let investors need to be more pro-active than ever in order to get the most out of a property portfolio, writes Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Group, in an in-depth survey of the UK's BtL scene
Major European property investor makes its London debut with £55m super-prime buy-to-let acquisition
Rhodium founder Dean Main has snapped up all 11 remaining units in Harrison Varma's super-prime Buxmead development on The Bishops Avenue for £55m, backed by Czech real estate giant CPI Property Group.
Rare whisky out-performs art, cars, jewels (& property) to top luxury investment index
The value of 'passion assets' - including whisky, art, classic cars and jewels - climbed by 9% last year, according to the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index.
Top Swiss private bank turns to direct real estate investments
Pictet Group has launched a new fund to invest in property assets - including residential - across Europe; Starwood's Zsolt Kohalmi has been recruited to run the show.
The number of £2m+ homes owned by companies has fallen by 10%
Tax changes have pushed more owners to de-envelope properties, says Boodle Hatfield.
Institutional PRS investment reaches record levels
A surge in North American capital targeting the UK's private rented sector indicates that investment is set to continue to rise, reports CBRE
Dubai developer prepares to spend up to £1bn on central London property
"London is London; you buy when there is blood on the streets," declared Hussain Sajwani, Chairman of Dubai’s Damac Properties, in an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos this w…
CapitalRise reports rapid growth; plans to write ‘increasingly bigger ticket loans’
Specialist property investment platform has lent against schemes with a combined total GDV of £220m
Holland Park mansion project goes crowdfunding
CapitalRise is looking to raise £6.4m to help fund the development of a 13,500 sq ft grand residence on 'one of the finest streets within Prime Central London'
Is Build to Rent built to last?
'Is build to rent too good to be true?' asks Lisa Simon, Head of Residential at Carter Jonas, as she predicts that 2019 will be 'the year of institutional lettings'
‘Game-changing’ property stock exchange gains FCA approval
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) allows commercial real estate assets to be traded as shares; first IPOs are expected at the end of Q1