All Investment articles – Page 4
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InsightFORE Partnership’s Basil Demeroutis on the bonfire of politics
The storms lashing our economy have been mirrored by the battering the green transformation has taken these last few weeks. Grasping a straw from the Uxbridge by-election, prime minister Rishi Sunak has retreated on, well, just about everything
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NewsLabour’s Reeves pledges to overhaul ‘antiquated’ planning system
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to overhaul the “antiquated” planning system and fast- track planning applications for major infrastructure projects in Labour’s pitch to “get Britain building again”.
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InsightKroll’s John Slade on navigating the current property landscape
There is no point sugar-coating it: 2023 has so far been a tough year for the UK’s commercial real estate market.
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NewsLabour to reform Homes England, planning and development policy in manifesto
An early Labour manifesto described as the party’s full final policy platform has leaked ahead of the party conference next week.
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NewsBrookfield acquires £1bn UK wind farm business
Brookfield Asset Management has acquired Banks Renewable, one of the UK’s largest independent developers of onshore wind farms, valued at nearly $1bn (£823m), for an undisclosed price.
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NewsSunak accused of undermining decades of planning by axing HS2 northern leg
A dismayed property sector has accused the government of undermining decades of planning by businesses, developers and local authorities in cancelling the northern leg of HS2.
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OnlineM&G invests £62.7m in 370 housing associations shared ownership homes
M&G has struck a trio of deals worth a combined £62.7m to acquire 370 homes.
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InsightPatron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on why bigger is not always better for funds
Headlines often sway towards hyperbole and the stories that get attention are the ones that speak of record highs or lows.
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NewsPuma Property Finance signs Inspiring Diversity in Property pledge
Specialist development leader Puma Property Finance has become the latest firm to sign up to Property Week’s diversity, part of the Inspiring Diversity in Property Campaign, joining other signatories including Watts and Ademchic.
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NewsPerera steps up to head of origination at Moorfield Group
Real estate investment manager Moorfield Group has named Chris Perera as its head of origination.
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OnlineInvestors target UK and European offices needing sustainability upgrades
Private and institutional investors are targeting UK and European offices with poor environmental performance with a view to creating value through sustainability upgrades, a Knight Frank report has found.
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NewsSpelthorne tops Moody’s list of councils at risk of failure due to risky property investment
Ratings agency Moody’s has named 20 councils most at risk of failure in the near future due to a web of risky commercial investments, growing debt piles and a lack of scrutiny and expertise, with Spelthorne Borough Council (BC) topping the list.
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OnlineTopland strengthens team with trio of appointments
Privately-owned investment group Topland has appointed James Conolly to its structured finance team, Alex Bailey to its development team and Ben Husbands to its finance teams as it targets further growth.
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NewsPink steps up to head European real estate at Barings
Barings has promoted Nick Pink, currently head of real estate portfolio management Europe, to the role of head of European real estate, following the news that current European head Charles Weeks has decided to retire.
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NewsGaps in laws leave two thirds of offshore property owners anonymous
More than two thirds of properties held by overseas shell companies are still not reporting the identity of their owners as a result of flaws, loopholes and gaps in the laws meant to crack down on dirty money in UK property, new analysis has warned.
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OnlineNuveen secures €40m investment for pan-European push
Nuveen Real Estate has secured a further €40m (£34m) in capital commitments for its pan-European diversified strategy from a Canadian institutional investor.
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OnlineIPSX to wind down as it fails to find new investment
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) is set to wind down claiming its aim to “revolutionise” property investment has been hit by “a lot of bad luck”.
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InsightOxford Economics’ Mark Unsworth on higher-for-longer inflation
UK inflation has fallen steadily from the highs reached last autumn. As of July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure stood at 6.8%, down from a peak of 11.1% in October 2022.
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OnlineCommercial property investment volumes forecast to plummet by a third in 2023
BNP Paribas Real Estate expects £41bn will be invested in the UK commercial real estate market this year, down by a third on last year and on the long-term average.
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NewsMcDonald steps up to chief executive role at Knight Frank IM
Knight Frank Investment Management (IM) has appointed Matthew McDonald as chief executive, following Kevin Aitchison’s move to Savills IM.
