Private equity interest drove transactions above £3bn in the first half the year, according to Savills
The reforms are a critical part of the party’s plan to pull the UK out of a decade of low growth and productivity
FTSE 250 housebuilder has already rebuffed an offer from rival Bellway
Authorities trying to encourage local buyers are losing out
The south’s sky-high house prices and population pressures are prompting more UK professionals to relocate
Monthly rents outside London at a record after 7 per cent annual increase
Vote follows objection from Lloyd’s of London chair to 73-storey building near site of historic insurance market
Deal by Ingka Investments marks latest push by Swedish furniture group to expand in US
Overseas bondholders have discovered to their cost that they have little recourse in the Chinese system when boom turns to bust
Surge of transactions ahead of the UK general election
Meet the millennials who have done the math and say renting property is better for their finances and flexibility
Older people cut off from the housing ladder are a growing sector for the UK’s build-to-rent sector
Holders of senior notes backed by UK shopping centres, German housing units and French offices to be hit, say analysts
A persistent market failure
Better-case scenario is that sales start to stabilise near the end of the year
Low rates didn’t help, and higher rates haven’t either
As banks rein in their commercial real estate exposure, borrowers are turning elsewhere
LondonMetric chief executive says shorter leases, stricter environmental criteria and higher tenant expectations have sped up obsolescence
Plans to strip landlords of power to hold ‘bidding wars’ contain ‘loophole’
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Lenders remain cautious over mortgage rates
Securities backing single commercial buildings are popular with investors but several have failed to live up to top ratings
Managing tenants is very different to building and selling a house, it could find
UK group sets out plan to build and rent out 4,000 homes over the next decade
Driving force behind London’s second financial district to be replaced by Nigel Wilson
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