Mike Phillips
InsightMy farewell idea: create a national housebuilder
We’ve lost our belief in the ability of governments to make the world a better place.
NewsBrookfield gets $1.1bn bite of Big Apple in historic resi deal
Canadian fund manager buys huge portfolio of New York apartments as Fannie Mae loan facility expires.
NewsBlackstone to reap rewards of acting as Parcs keeper
Potential £2bn IPO of Center Parcs validates decision to pull plug on selling portfolio at bottom of market.
InsightTogether we can make the property sector better
Property Week is very proud to today launch a new campaign, Open Plan, which aims to help increase diversity in the UK property industry.
NewsEast comes east: Chinese trade mission to Royal Docks
Property Week has teamed up with Asian developer Advanced Business Parks (ABP) and Savills for a unique conference aimed at forging closer links between east London and Asian businesses.
NewsGala Coral embarks on £166m bingo hall sale and leaseback
Gaming giant tasks CBRE with marketing 53 bingo halls as it seeks to pay down a defaulted property loan.
MarketsWe need to focus on the reality of the housing problem
Nigel Wilson, Legal & General’s (L&G) group chief executive, clearly has a passion for solving Britain’s housing shortage.
InsightLending lifts off
De Montfort report shows talk of recovery in the UK commercial real estate finance market is not all hot air. By Mike Phillips
InsightThe UK has finally shed its debt burden
A glut of news and data this week pointed to the conclusion that the market has reached a major milestone - the property industry is now well and truly free of the albatross that was the legacy debt burden of the last boom.
OnlineBuyer of Royal Mint Court stake revealed
A little-known private investor has beaten off UK property aristocracy to buy the long leasehold of the former site of the Royal Mint out of receivership, Property Week can reveal.
ProfessionalMould backs new property company
Investment grandee Raymond Mould is backing a new property company set up by two of his former London & Stamford colleagues.
InsightUS next stop as GVA deal spells expansion
A word cloud of our interview with GVA’s Rob Bould this week would show one word repeated more than any other - global.
NewsDrop the double dip
Mothers’ Bunch Club of UK’s top investment agents urge new code of practice to curtail ‘double dipping’.
NewsGVA’s global dream
Chief executive Rob Bould tells Mike Phillips about the deal that will help grow the firm and pay off its debt.
ProfessionalMaking sweet memories in the workplace
Office occupiers are looking beyond functional spaces. Mike Phillips reports
NewsGoldman Sachs makes property fund comeback
Investment bank creates new Broad Street name and raises $4.2bn.
InsightTime to be more open about conflicts of interest
The examples you hear about investment agents with conflicts of interest are becoming more egregious by the week.
OnlineRebranded Goldman returns with $4.2bn lending fund
Goldman Sachs has rebranded its merchant banking division and raised $4.2bn for a global property debt fund, Property Week can reveal.
InsightBank stress tests show state of the debt markets
The fact that the Bank of England will be stress testing UK banks to see whether they can withstand a 35% drop in house prices has grabbed all the headlines.
