All Investment articles – Page 6
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Labour planning major property-related reforms as election blueprint leaked
A leaked draft list of Labour’s key polices puts housing, private sector investment and planning high on the agenda as the party prepares to fight the Conservatives in the next general election.
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Aviva Investors’ Ben Sanderson on why polarisation in real estate is only going to increase
‘A rising tide lifts all boats’ commonly described recoveries in real estate in the 1990s and 2010s, when most sectors experienced sharply rising capital values.
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Patron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on spotting the big opportunities
It can be hard to look at a situation clearly when you are living through it. How do you know which band is heading for the rock-and-roll hall of fame and which will be a one-hit wonder whose fate is to be the answer in a pub quiz?
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Cala buys timber frame firm Taylor Lane in sustainability drive
Housebuilder Cala Group has acquired timber frame construction specialist Taylor Lane Timber Frame for an undisclosed amount.
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Dyson to invest £100m in Bristol tech centre
British technology and engineering company Dyson is believed to be planning to invest around £100m in a research and technology facility in Bristol.
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Government launch of new fund vehicle proposals to boost real estate investment
Plans for a new type of investment fund unveiled in a government consultation last week could unlock “hundreds of millions” for UK real estate, according to property finance experts.
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‘Golden Triangle’ life sciences Q1 property investment hits £500m record, says Knight Frank
Life sciences real estate investment within the ‘Golden Triangle’, the area spanning London, Oxford and Cambridge, reached £496m in the first quarter of 2023, according to Knight Frank.
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JLL and property investors quit CBI over sexual misconduct claims
A number of property groups and investors have quit the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) after more than a dozen allegations of sexual misconduct from women who worked for the body.
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Expansion spurs leap in profits for Property Franchise Group
Multi-brand estate agency records 38% hike in 2022 profits following its purchase of Hunters in 2021
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Confidence rebounds for UK CFOs, but firms still in ‘defensive mode’
Optimism has swept through the finance leaders of the UK’s largest firms with confidence in the UK economy rising sharply since the start of the year, but appetite for risk is still lagging behind, according to Deloitte.
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M&G Real Estate hires Robin Hubbard to lead investor relations
M&G Real Estate, the property arm of investment giant M&G, has appointed Robin Hubbard as global head of real estate investor relations and investment specialists.
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CrowdProperty secures £15m investment
British Business Investments committed £15m to CrowdProperty, the Midlands-based specialist property development lender.
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L&G becomes Leeds’ largest BTR owner after £140m deal
Legal & General (L&G) has become the largest investor and owner of build-to-rent (BTR) property in Leeds after buying Glenbrook’s Whitehall Riverside 500-apartment development in the city for £140m.
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Schroders Capital’s Sophie van Oosterom on survival of the fittest investors
It’s an interesting time for real estate investors, one we may look back at as Darwinian – in some ways comparable to the survival of the fittest. Choices made today with respect to sustainability investments, tenant relationships and viable operating models will be critical to how the industry evolves and ...
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Asset price plunge sees £200bn wiped off CRE values
A total of £210bn has been wiped off the value of Britain’s commercial real estate (CRE) in the past nine months after valuations fell “faster” than the 2008 financial crash, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
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Asian investors driving central London office investment revival
Investment in central London offices has rebounded in the first quarter of 2023 driven by an influx of Asian investment, with agencies forecasting the start of a recovery after the lowest levels of investment on record at the end of 2022.
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Bank crisis looks set to pause but not crash property market
Experts say bank wobbles may have temporary impact on property but long-term investment outlook is good.
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Aprirose spends £10.6m on Whetstone Travelodge and Halfords site
Real estate investor Aprirose has acquired for £10.63m the freehold of an asset in Whetstone, north London, let to Travelodge with 18 years remaining on the lease, from Aviva Investors.
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UK commercial property returns outpace residential at 6.5%
Commercial property is providing stronger returns across the UK compared with the average return available via the residential sector, according to analysis by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform easyMoney, which targets private investors considering putting their money into property.
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London calling for investors as asset repricing levels off
After a tough 2022 for the city, overseas buyers are being tempted by signs that asset values are stabilising.