Residential – Page 24
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MarketsHow the Finance Bill 2013 will affect high-value homeowners
In the Finance Bill 2013, published on 11 December, the government pushed ahead with its policy of penalising owners of high-value homes in corporate wrappers.
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MarketsEA Shaw begins new incarnation under CBRE umbrella
New CBRE residential managing director Lisa Hollands and residential chairman Mark Collins describe the merger.
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MarketsLettings agents ‘forget’ to return deposits to uninformed tenants
More than half of tenants do not recall their lettings agent putting their deposit into a tenancy protection scheme, research by the RICS shows.
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MarketsNeed to know: how to sell homes to Chinese buyers
Every year, thousands of investors from Hong Kong and Singapore gather in luxury hotels for their chance to buy a little piece of London.
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MarketsBerkeley floats plans for next London riverside housing scheme
St James subsidiary submits application for Albert Embankment block
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MarketsHousebuilders feel squeeze as councils extract levies
Planning in London remains paralysed, despite the government’s enthusiasm to create more housing than ever.
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MarketsJones Lang LaSalle creates City of London resi team
At the end of January, Jones Lang LaSalle will launch the latest addition to its residential arm: a four-strong team based at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.
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MarketsInvestors rate student accommodation sector best in class
Property Week student accommodation conference speakers highlight big rise in investment into sector.
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MarketsDearth of overseas students could threaten finances, warn experts
Wealthy overseas students have underpinned the growth of the accommodation sector, but a leading commentator declared that the prevailing controversy over breaches of visa rules is now threatening to add to the strain on university finances.
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MarketsHope for housing in Autumn Statement
Private-rented sector, NewBuy and stamp duty are priorities for industry
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MarketsRecovery ahead for UK-wide residential
House prices in parts of the UK will continue to fall during 2013, but prices across the UK should begin to rise by 2014, shows research published today by BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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MarketsNeed to know: councils’ private-rented pensions
Council pension funds are big institutional investors in the private-rented sector. What is the latest news?This month, Hearthstone Investments was appointed by Islington Council Pension Fund to manage a £20m residential fund, beating Mill Group and Franklin Templeton. With mandates from Barratt and Bovis, Hearthstone is already well established, says ...
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MarketsBritain’s north-north divide
The housing market in the north of England shows polar extremes.
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MarketsCrest catches private-rented wave
Housebuilder has sites and seeks partners with which to enter sector. Emma Haslett reports
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Opal recruits turnaround gem to tackle £1bn debt load
Alchemy Partners’ Steve Bodger steps in as director to help student housing owner’s restructuring
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MarketsTake two … bridging finance providers
The success of short-term loan providers such as Wonga has demonstrated that, as bank lending dwindles, the popularity of alternative finance providers has risen
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MarketsQ+A: Grainger’s Deborah Shackleton
Grainger announced last week that its plans to launch a registered affordable housing provider had been approved by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Property Week caught up with Grainger Trust chair Deborah Shackleton
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MarketsGalliard signals intent at Marconi House on London's Strand
Landmark renovation is the start of developer’s “Platinum Collection”
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MarketsWorkspace Group makes room to mingle
It has been a busy year for developer Workspace Group. Since last June, the company, whose end-of-year results are due on Tuesday, has not only completed a £63m rights issue and issued a retail bond, but also placed a renewed focus on residential, with almost 2,000 flats in the development ...
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MarketsNeed to know: Providence Value Property Fund
What is it?The people behind northern developer Fresh Start Living have launched the Providence Value Property Fund, a three-year closed-ended fund.The fund will invest in residential, commercial and student properties across the UK, giving investors an annual yield of about 7%.The fund has already agreed a sale and leaseback with ...
