Weak first quarter hits retail property pricing the hardest
The sluggish first quarter has hit retail property pricing much harder than pricing for offices and industrial property, MSCI’s IPD UK Quarterly Property Index has shown.
View ArticlePrichard outlines ambitions after ‘step change’ deals
It is unlikely anyone in the property world has a bigger smile on their face right now than Simon Prichard.
View ArticleStirling leaves Aviva after 12 years’ service
Ben Stirling, one of the most senior figures in Aviva Investors’ real estate team, has left the firm.
View ArticleBeckwith a bang: Pacific eyes luxury resi in Spain
Sir John Beckwith’s Pacific Investments has unveiled plans to target residential development opportunities in Spain.
View ArticleConflicting statistics reveal mixed picture for European investment
There has been little consistency in the European investment stats for the first quarter.
View ArticleNew Mayfair debt fund focuses on ‘affordable’ London
Mayfair Capital has launched its second residential debt fund and shifted its focus from central London to
View ArticleDouble-digit discounts put buy-backs back on agenda
The question raised by CLS Holdings’ new share buy-back programme is not so much ‘why?’ as ‘why is it the only one?’
View ArticleLand Secs and British Land bullish in face of Brexit risks
Bosses at Land Securities and
View ArticleCVS: rates system ‘bursting at the seams’
The huge backlog of business rates appeals could scupper government plans for more frequent revaluation, business rates specialist CVS has warned.
View ArticleAXA value-add fund geared up for European investments
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has announced the final closing of its pan-European value-add fund, which with leverage has given it €890m (£675m) firepower to “take advantage of pricing...
View ArticleFund managers and agents lower 2016 capital growth forecasts
Property fund managers and advisers have lowered their forecasts for capital growth this year in the wake of the slowdown in first-quarter deal volumes.
View ArticleDistribution move pays off for LondonMetric
LondonMetric has notched up double-digit returns in its annual results thanks to its move away from retail and into distribution.
View ArticleBould: ‘IPSX will democratise commercial investment in UK’
IPSX’s Rob Bould has revealed the new International Property Securities Exchange trading market will offer well over £1bn worth of assets when it launches early next year.
View ArticleCircle IPO kick-starts bold growth plans in the regions
For a small company with a market cap of just £42m, Circle Property has certainly assembled an impressive board.
View ArticleSurge in new lenders but debt market ‘not overheating’
The property debt market has opened its arms to 180 new lenders since 2013, but is showing very few signs of overheating, according to Savills.
View ArticleFund expert joins LSH team
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened its new investment management team with the appointment of TH Real Estate’s Cameron Fraser as a strategic advisor.
View ArticleIs Savills’ backing for hybrid agency YOPA a canny move?
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em - that appeared to be the message Savills sent out last week when it announced Grosvenor Hill Ventures, its proprietary investment vehicle, had acquired a minority stake...
View ArticleOakNorth ups challenge with offers of flexible debt
Challenger bank OakNorth has completed an innovative financing deal designed to give a property investment fund more flexibility over future purchases.
View ArticleWorkspace surprises with higher capital growth in second half
Workspace has delivered higher capital growth in the second half of its financial year than in the first, despite the negative impact of the stamp duty increase in March.
View ArticleBilfinger GVA boss says EQT deal is a ‘huge opportunity’
Bilfinger GVA’s chief executive Gerry Hughes has hailed
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