Property Investor News
LendInvest to float
Christian Faes' property finance platform had planned an IPO for 2019, but postponed the move. It now hopes to raise £40m by listing on the London's AIM stock exchange.
Lloyds moves into the private rental sector with Citra Living launch
Lloyds Banking Group's new stand-alone brand will "initially start small", buying up and renting out around 400 "good quality" new-build properties by the end of this year.
PropTech investor Pi Labs recruits Oxford’s Baum
Andrew Baum, leader of the Future of Real Estate Initiative at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, is to join Pi Labs as a Research & Strategy Partner.
House prices: Why the risks of a fall are higher than most people think
"The fact that house prices have been rising quickly over the last year makes the market more vulnerable to external shocks to the economy," says Professor Geoff Meen, as he warns "there are numerous…
Investors pick up Mayfair hotel & apartment block
Bain and Orka have acquired the 72-room Park Lane Mews Hotel and 17 adjacent residential units on Stanhope Row, just behind the Park Lane Hilton.
‘Incredibly rare’ trophy asset comes to market in Kensington for £50 million
“It is incredibly rare for an unbroken freehold block of this scale and stature to become available in such a prime location," says Knight Frank of Allen House, which offers the prospect of a significant…
Zoopla-founder Chesterman backs decorating start-up
Online retailer Lick has caused a stir in the DIY interiors space since it launched last year.
Euroterra Capital buys in Marylebone
Investor/developer has picked up a mixed-use block on Crawford Street, following two significant purchases in Bayswater earlier this year.
Ireland imposes 10% property investor tax
"The introduction of the higher stamp duty rate of 10% for the bulk purchase of houses is designed to dissuade the practice whereby institutional investors buy up homes that are close to completion, or…
Five years on: How 2016’s tax changes have shrunk the buy-to-let market
“The tax changes introduced from 2016 onwards have undoubtedly taken the heat out of the buy-to-let market," argues Hamptons' research chief Aneisha Beveridge.
Significant Bayswater hotel with resi development consent offered for £29.5m
35-39 Leinster Gardens - formerly the Holiday Villa Hotel - has been put on the market at £29.5 million, with planning permission in place for a conversion to either residential or serviced apartments.
LCP chief unveils new central London ‘residents’ club’ venture
The Other House, founded by LCP's Naomi Heaton, is turning Harrington Hall Hotel in South Kensington and the Wellington Block in Covent Garden into serviced apartment members' clubs.