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InsightPeter Bill on the property industry’s nervousness and optimism
Last Thursday lunchtime in the City, Montagu Evans managing partner Rob Bower summed up the mood of the sector as “jittery”. There is reassurance at the mending economic outlook, but jumpiness each time higher-priced money causes a financial fuse to blow, resulting in yet another repossession in a market hardwired ...
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Renters bill brings changes to residential lettings market
Renters Reform Bill sparks fresh debate over how the balance between landlord and tenant should be struck
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Planning system is not underfunded
I write in response to comments by Ian Fletcher, director of planning at the British Property Federation (BPF), that “England’s planning system has been underfunded and under-resourced for at least a decade” and government needs to increase fees to “bolster planning teams”.
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RIF vehicle could help stimulate economic growth
Your piece ‘Planned RIF vehicle promises to boost property investment’ referred to my lead role campaigning for the Reserved Investor Fund (RIF) in the context of a welcomed HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs consultation on the RIF.
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Dividend threat ‘overplayed’ despite rising interest rates
Although rates continue to soar amid high inflation, experts say dividends are not as shaky as predicted.
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This week in… 2017
Bank of China (Hong Kong), V and ING Bank closed what at the time was the UK’s largest real estate financing deal, when they jointly secured funding for CC Land’s £1.15bn acquisition of City of London skyscraper the Cheesegrater.
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Property’s contribution to UK economy shows healthy recovery
The property industry’s contribution to the UK economy showed a healthy recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022, with higher levels of jobs, outputs and turnover, tax revenue to the exchequer and capital investment, a report from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows.
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Spin class: new clients
The sun is shining, Springwatch (single, middle-aged woman living in small flat in London’s guilty pleasure) is back and, whisper it quietly, Pastis Communications has won a new client.
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MSP Capital secures £100m Pollen Street development funding facility
Property finance specialist MSP Capital has agreed a £100m development funding facility with London-based asset manager and private equity firm Pollen Street Capital.
