Coronavirus could have serious ramifications for real estate
by Alex Howlett
05 / 03 / 2020
Coronavirus could end up having a much bigger impact on the property industry than just the postponement of Mipim.
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CMBS noteholders agree to cut losses
by Guy Montague-Jones
28 / 02 / 2020
Noteholders in a CMBS dating back to before the financial crisis have cut their losses and agreed to a £120m sale of the underlying properties.
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More big property players drop out of MIPIM over coronavirus fears
by EG staff
27 / 02 / 2020
Knight Frank, Grosvenor and Landsec are among the major firms pulling out of this yearâs MIPIM conference, in response to the growing number of global coronavirus cases.
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UK leading Europeâs proptech sector as tech giants position proptech solutions
by Graham Lanktree
25 / 02 / 2020
The UK is leading proptech investment into Europe and has attracted five times more investment than Germany, according to a new report by the University of Oxford.
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Central London resi development land âbottoms outâ
by Emma Rosser
20 / 02 / 2020
The value of prime central London residential development land fell by 2% last year.
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House prices rise in every region
by Piers Wehner
20 / 02 / 2020
House prices have risen across the board as every region sees growth.
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UK BTR investment fell by 14% last year
by Emma Rosser
20 / 02 / 2020
Investment in the UKâs build-to-rent sector fell to â¬5.9bn (£4.95bn) in 2019, down by 14% on the previous year, as investors held off amid political uncertainty.
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London short-lets quadruple in four years
by Emma Rosser
17 / 02 / 2020
The number of short-term residential lettings in London has surged fourfold to 80,770 homes, up from 18,440 in April 2015.
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Resi landlords hit seven-year low
by Piers Wehner
17 / 02 / 2020
The number of private landlords has hit a seven-year low with 222,570 leaving the sector as the government cuts tax reliefs and increases the regulatory burden.
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Hostel market gets an upgrade
by Rhiannon Curry
14 / 02 / 2020
If your only experience of hostels is creaking beds, grubby bathrooms, ramshackle common spaces and hungover reception staff, then you are seriously behind the times.
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London estate agents make hay
by Alastair Stewart
13 / 02 / 2020
âWeâre now going to sealed bids on houses that we couldnât get a single viewing for a few months ago.â This view from a south London estate agent is no flash in the pan. After many months in the deep freeze, the capitalâs housing market seems to have thawed.
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Student accommodation set for record 2020 after bumper 2019
by Emma Shone
13 / 02 / 2020
Last year saw the second highest level of student accommodation investment on record, with transactions reaching a total of £5.2bn.
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Investment in UK hotels increases by more than a quarter
by Alex Howlett
12 / 02 / 2020
Investment in the UK hotel sector in 2019 reached £6bn, an increase of 26%, according to the report âUK Hotel Capital Markets: Investment Review 2020â, published by Knight Frank.
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Co-living graduates to the student market in the regions
by Emma Rosser
07 / 02 / 2020
Co-living has grown up and moved out of London â and a flurry of applications from developers across the country make efforts in the capital seem tame.
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UK commercial property investment plummets 19%
by Anna Ward
21 / 01 / 2020
Commercial real estate investment volumes in the UK dropped by 19% in 2019, reflecting investor caution amid political uncertainty.
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Europe in focus as â¬100bn heads into global real estate
by Tim Burke
17 / 01 / 2020
Europe is likely to attract a sizeable chunk of almost â¬100bn of new money ploughed into real estate in 2020 â a year in which investors are set to move up the risk curve in their ongoing hunt for returns.
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Largest real estate blockchain transaction struck for £103m
by Lucy Alderson
15 / 01 / 2020
The largest real estate transaction using blockchain currency has been made, with investor BrickMark purchasing an office in Zurich, Switzerland, for CHF 130m (£103m).
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Chinese tycoon agrees to buy London mansion for record £200m
by Rupert Neate
10 / 01 / 2020
Cheung Chung-kiu in process of buying 45-room property overlooking Hyde Park
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Fund withdrawals tail off following election
by Sally Hickey
09 / 01 / 2020
Withdrawals from property funds fell sharply following the Conservative Partyâs decisive victory in the general election last month.
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South Korean investment into Europe set to slow in Q1
by Louise Dransfield
08 / 01 / 2020
Investment from South Korea into Europe is expected to slow down in the first quarter of 2020 after it grew by 122% year-on-year in 2019 to â¬12.5bn (£10.6bn).
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