The mounting sums raised by debt funds will never replace the retrenching banks, with a ¬market-wide deleveraging likely to result, a panel of alternative investors told the British Property Federation conference this week.
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UK commercial property values grew in May for the first time since 2011. The 0.01% growth last month was driven by improvements in the office and industrial sectors, with industrial property values returning to growth for the first time in two years.
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Demand for housing in London will outstrip supply by 48% over the coming decade. According to Knight Frank's report, London Calling - London Residential Development Report 2013, household growth in London is expected to be much greater than previously anticipated.
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An influx of technology businesses is reshaping the City as foreign investors pour billions of pounds into the UK.
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Suddenly, it seems, borrowing has ceased to be a problem. New lenders are tripping over each other to offer terms, and there could be a lending surplus within 12 months.
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Europe's real estate debt funding gap has shrunk by 42%, from $86bn (£56bn) to $50bn in the past six months as banks continue to deleverage and new lenders enter the market, according to the latest research from DTZ.
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The alternative sector will be seen as core within the next 10 years, with healthcare, retirement living, leisure and pubs offering the biggest opportunities.
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Ukrainians have been the biggest buyers in the London property market in recent years, reports The Independent.
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Big pub companies will convert to REITs if the government breaks the beer tie, The Mail on Sunday reports.
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Average house prices in London’s Kensington and Chelsea have jumped 9.8% in the past year to £1.24m.
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Profit-taking has hit property developers’ shares in reaction to recent increases in sovereign bond yields.
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Institutions are planning to boost their investment in alternative assets, including real estate, in 2013, according to a new study by investment manager AMP Capital.
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New figures from Hometrack show that house prices are rising at the fastest rate since 2007.
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Two thirds of builders Knight Frank polled for its 2013 Housebuilding Report expect volumes to increase this year.
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The CARE property group believes new laws in Taiwan could attract cash-rich Taiwanese insurance companies to British property.
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The self-storage sector has remained resilient despite the imposition of a 20% VAT charge on self-storage costs in October last year, according to a new survey from Deloitte.
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Rightmove has reported the average London home has broken through the £500,000 price barrier for the first time.
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Building on new houses in England rose 15% to 27,370 in the first quarter this year.
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The number of new office buildings being constructed in London has reached its highest level for four years.
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London office development is at a four-year high of 9.7m sq ft, according to the latest Crane Survey by Deloitte Real Estate.
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