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30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Developer Eden Living, backed by European special situations manager Warwick Capital Partners, has launched as a Private Rented Sector business. The business...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

This mini development roundup sees homebuilder Placemakers putting sustainability and profitability at the fore of its new scheme in Beulah Hill,...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The lifting of Covid restrictions this week could see the supply of property rebuild and normal house price economics return, according...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With just over a week to go until 2022 makes an appearance, we check in with some more property experts to...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...
08 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Multinational universal bank Barclays will join Housing Growth Partnership as the two new funding partners at Pocket Living’s Waltham Forest scheme. HGP is a...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An innovative property and tech investment firm has revealed its plans to revolutionise the public housing sector following a private equity...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

So, you’re planning on buying a new home. Between organising your paperwork and moving preparations, the process of changing properties can...
19 August 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Purfleet Centre Regeneration Ltd has instructed Knight Frank Capital Advisory (KFCA) to seek a funding partner to deliver a major new mixed-use...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Company founders from the likes of Gymshark, Tinder, Zoom, Uber and Deliveroo have already turned that initial spark of an idea...
19 July 2021
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Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USR) has announced a £25.8 million deal acquiring sustainable new homes created using Modern Methods of...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A future-gazing report by holiday experts Haulfryn Group, titled The Way We Holiday Now, explores the impact of cultural shifts on...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...
05 May 2021
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There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite it being not far off 15 years since the global financial crisis, the fallout is still being felt in the...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Leading short-term rental brand GuestReady has acquired The Porto Concierge, the largest Airbnb management company in Portugal. Following its acquisition of BnbLord...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In the third and final instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the theme of inspiration, with partnerships to...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...
04 March 2021
From: Property Auctions

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the Brexit transition period ended just over a month ago, and the UK ceased to be a part of the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK has ranked highest for future residential real estate investment, in a survey of 500 investors, developers and asset managers...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Spain is a very popular destination for foreign property investors, as demonstrated by the high percentage (16%) of international buyers who...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A law firm has said the value of the UK’s top 15 senior living providers has increased by 62% in the...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’. Rentals United, which describes itself...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Roy Ledgister, founder and chief executive of the Convivia Group, is both a barrister and an entrepreneur. Originally qualifying as a solicitor and...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Landlords and property investors with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty...
09 October 2020
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The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

With recent reports suggesting there’s been a spike in first-time landlords of late, a property investment expert has outlined why finding your...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...
28 September 2020
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One of the biggest investors in the fast-growing Build to Rent market is rebranding its ‘lifestyle-focused’ rental operator arm – in...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Delancey and Oxford Properties’ co-investment platform, Delancey Oxford Residential (DOOR), has raised further commitments of £260 million and £150 million for...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

For any investor, one of the biggest concerns will be identifying issues after acquiring an asset which impairs value. In the context...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a recent Zoom webinar, titled ‘Why and where to invest in residential real estate post-Covid-19’, representatives from three different luxury overseas...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There's no denying that Covid-19 has caused huge disruption to the global economy, and, unfortunately, it has hit UK entrepreneurs hard, too - including property investors. With...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the uncertainties posed by coronavirus for the higher education sector, new student accommodation developments are showing no signs of slowing...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Ombria Resort – a ‘world-leading luxury real estate development in the heart of the Algarve’ – recently announced that Pontos Group,...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
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One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market in England is beginning to reopen, with the government green-lighting its restart on May 13, but are investors...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Equity and Capital operate as a Private Multi Family and Institution office in the UK real estate sector specialising in Build...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The construction and housebuilding sectors have undergone dramatic shifts in recent weeks – from site shutdowns and dividend cancellations to salary...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A recently launched Build to Rent development spanning two towers in MediaCityUK is supporting a local charity’s attempts to create a...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence all aspects of everyday...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus crisis has affected the property investment market in many ways, from cancelled short-lets bookings and people worried about the future...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A brand new retirement village has opened for sale in Hampshire with a special open house over the weekend marking the...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, where we chat with inspiring women who are making their mark...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Duet, MediaCityUK’s first Build to Rent scheme, has opened its doors – providing a luxury development of 270 residential apartments. The new...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Nearly one in three people retiring this year plan to use their property wealth to help bolster their retirement income, highlighting...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A vast majority of landlords have revealed their acquisition plans for the year ahead, with the North West expected to be...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have announced a collaboration which aims to explore the possibilities that blockchain technology provides for...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Last month Property Investor Today attended AEW UK’S economic briefing on senior living to find out whether this could be the...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

In its latest project, Birmingham-based Prosperity Developments has been given the green light to transform a huge retail unit in Birkenhead town...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Moorfield, a boutique UK real estate private equity fund manager, has announced the practical completion of the latest purpose-built student accommodation...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There are many compelling reasons to invest in property; you’ll earn a passive income, reap the benefits of capital growth and...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

European investment platform Henderson Park and leading Build to Rent developer Greystar have announced the acquisition of a site at the...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

JaeVee, the ‘disruptive’ PropTech business which launched in February 2018, is aiming to revolutionise how people develop, invest and learn about...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Property investment platform Property Partner has announced that its investors have traded over £30 million in shares of residential, student and...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Shojin Property Partners has launched a new crowdfunding investment opportunity for a newly built student property block in Nottingham. The block consists...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

New data from AA Financial Services recently revealed that the number of British adults who say they want to move from...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...
08 October 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

There has been a striking rise in the number of people using equity release to buy a new property, according to...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...
06 August 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It's not just first-time buyers relying on financial help to purchase a property. According to new research from Lloyds Bank, second-steppers...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Pensioners have earned £7,000 a year from their homes, new analysis by Key Retirement has shown. According to the findings, the...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

BidX1, the pioneering online auction house, raised more than £2 million from its second UK auction, posting a 70% success rate...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Open equity firm for property, Cogress UK, has announced a £1.73 million exit on a residential development in Westminster. The project, which...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Private equity firm Cogress has secured £4.1 million of equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in Surbiton, Kingston upon...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Strawberry Star has announced that it has exchanged contracts on a major residential-led mixed use development scheme in Luton, Bedfordshire. Located close...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK economy was bolstered by more than £7 billion in 2017 thanks to Britain’s older homeowner’s releasing equity for retirement,...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Private equity firm Cogress has underwritten £2.5 million in equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in South West London. Eager...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Property equity firm Cogress UK closed the year successfully with a £2.6 million exit on a residential development in Frimley, Surrey. Cogress,...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Research carried out by PwC and thinktank Urban Land Institute has revealed that Birmingham remains a UK property investment hotspot, ranking...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Property Partner, the world’s first property stock exchange, recently saw individual investors raising £2,992,800 of equity to buy a Purpose-Built Student...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

MercyCrowd has become the first international platform to enable investment in buy-to-let properties. With an aim to safeguard investors from negative leverage...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in the UK over the age of 55 could be entitled to almost £50 billion via equity release, Retirement...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Octopus Property has partnered with Cogress to strengthen equity partnership with a second financing settlement. The specialist finance provider announced that it...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a surge in the number of switching plans from existing equity release customers, thanks to record lows in...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its calendar of autumn events that focus on the specialist lending sector. The half day...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Equity release continues to grow among UK homeowners in the UK with activity hitting more than £700m in the second quarter...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...
26 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Ezylet, a property portal aimed at private landlords, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking fresh funds to grow...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in Canada could fall by as much as 40% over the next five years, led by falls in...
18 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The first British purchaser of property at Swiss ski resort Andermatt Swiss Alps says she has been ‘blown away’ by how...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Dublin, Milan and Madrid lead the way in terms of European ‘hot’ cities for hotel investment, fresh research shows. The study, conducted...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses, including specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The total number of mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as competition...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A new property crowdfunding platform has launched which offers investors the opportunity to invest from just £500 in large-scale residential property...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors are being offered the opportunity to invest and make ‘great returns’ from property developments, online, at the click of a...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Growth in UK house prices has seen over-65 homeowners’ property wealth hit a new record of £1.072trn, according to new analysis...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The core US property market has produced its lowest annualised return since 2009, fresh data from the National Council of Real...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Pensioners withdrew £5.8m a day from their homes last year, as growth in house prices boosted retirement incomes, according to analysis...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

People over the age of 55 are being frozen out of new mortgages, according to a new study. Stricter lending criteria means many...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

For many people investing in residential properly remains an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

An online property service has launched a major crowdfunding campaign to fuel expansion plans. No Agent, launched three months ago, claims to...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in Australia’s leading inner-cities like Melbourne and Brisbane could tumble by as much as 15% by 2019, according...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Homebuyer deposits rose by an average of £5,000 in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period last...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

More than a quarter of interest-only mortgage borrowers in the UK may struggle to repay their home loans, new research shows. Interest-only...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Close to £120,000 has so far been raised via a crowdfunding platform by two property entrepreneurs catering for professionals seeking house...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

ILG Capital GmbH has launched a new German retail real estate fund which is aimed at institutional investors. The open-ended special AIF,...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

With many housebuilders adopting a cautious approach to retirement living in Scotland, Savills has identified ‘an untapped opportunity’ for investors willing...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Allsop’s latest property auction, held last week at The Park Lane Hotel in London showed strong appetite from investors for commercial property,...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With thousands of Britons who own property in Spain still trapped in negative equity with their house prices stuck below 2007...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Up to £900bn worth of property investment in this country will be at risk of harm if the UK votes to...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A marina is not the sort of lot that you would usually see featured in a property auction but investors turned...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Northern Ireland’s commercial property market has enjoyed a strong start to the year thanks in part to healthy investor demand for...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in the Netherlands look set to rise by around 5% this year, as the number of homes coming on...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

New government funding to help significantly boost the supply of new shared ownership homes across the UK looks set to open...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Open equity investment firm Cogress has sourced £8m in just 22 days after completing a £3.9m investment for a mixed-use development on...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A report recently released by Royal London revealed that Brits earning the national average wage of £27,600 a year who saved...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Open equity property investment platform Cogress has announced the appointment of well-known business magnate David Bernstein CBE to its advisory board. Bernstein,...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Former employee Andrew Screen has been appointed as a Senior Director by CBRE. He will work within the company’s Investment and...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Research by equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that almost a third of over-55s would rather use property wealth...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Property crowdfunding platform The House Crowd has secured £700,000 from investors, only a month after the launch of their share offer....
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Results from a survey of industry bodies has revealed that buy-to-let will be the main use of equity release for the...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months, with the average pensioner...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News

An online property investment portal has launched this month, allowing investors to get involved for as little as £100. Elevate Invest says...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Over 1,500 registered investors have pledged more than £500,000 through CrowdLords, a residential crowdfunding platform which partners developers and landlord with...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Research by equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that nearly four fifths (77%) of advisers believe there should be...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

A poignant example of the continued lure of prime London property, a new Victoria-based development launched by private equity firm Cogress...