St James’s Place shutters property funds amid sector downturn November 27, 2024 St James’s Place has begun to wind down its three property funds as the sector struggles to make it past the blows it sustained during the coronavirus pandemic. The three funds, which operate as unit trusts, pension and life funds, will shutter over the next two years, with regular payouts to investors in the funds. [...]
‘Now is the time to build’: Helical backs London property market November 26, 2024 The firm is hoping to develop a portfolio of premium office space amid an anticipated shortage in supply over the coming years.
Alan Sugar’s property empire returns to profit after huge loss November 25, 2024 The Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar’s property empire returned to the black during its latest financial year after recovering from a huge loss, it has been revealed. Amshold, the company which Lord Sugar holds his property investments, achieved a pre-tax profit of £932,000 for the 12 months to 30 June, 2024. The latest figure, revealed in [...]
Homeowners face massive inheritance tax hike after Budget hit November 21, 2024 London homeowners are going to be hit with an eye-watering 1,840 per cent increase in inheritance tax (IHT) liability, as a direct result of Rachel Reeves’ Budget changes, it has been calculated. A single homeowner in the capital with an averaged priced home of £525,586, with the same amount in their pension, will have a [...]
Investment bank Cavendish to open Manchester office after signing Gary Neville deal November 20, 2024 Investment bank Cavendish, which was formed through the £43m merger of Cenkos and Finncap last September, has revealed plans to expand into Manchester for the first time. The City of London investment bank has appointed Oliver Tebbutt as partner to lead the office. Tebbutt was previously a partner at Deloitte’s corporate finance team in Manchester. Cavendish will [...]
British Land ups guidance amid pivot into retail parks November 20, 2024 Property giant British Land has upped expectations for the year as the group continues its push into retail parks. In its half-year results for the six-month period to 30 September, which were published this morning, the real estate investment trust upped its outlook for earnings per share from 27.9p to 28.1p. Meanwhile, the group’s EPRA [...]
Plans worth £200m revealed by Imperial College London and Bruntwood SciTech November 20, 2024 Imperial College London is to build a life sciences and deep tech development worth over £200m in the west of the capital after partnering with Bruntwood SciTech. The university has earmarked land at its White City Deep Tech Campus after signing an agreement with the joint venture between property group Bruntwood, Legal & General and [...]
Derwent London upgrades rental guidance thanks to ‘world class’ London August 8, 2024 An acceleration in rental growth and a more stable investment environment has helped office giant Derwent London upgrade its rental guidance off the back of “really active demand”, its boss said. In its half-year results this morning, the FTSE 250 office specialist said its income grew but valuations continued their decline. Derwent, which owns flagship [...]
Construction activity hits fastest pace in two years as housing sector returns to growth August 6, 2024 The reading put the construction sector in expansion for the fifth consecutive month and was the fastest pace of growth since May 2022.
Iconic Millbank Tower evicts tenants ahead of conversion into flats July 31, 2024 The landlord of the iconic Millbank Tower, where the Labour Party hatched its landslide 1997 election campaign and Leave.EU cooked up its winning plans for Brexit, has begun evicting tenants ahead of a long-planned revamp into luxury flats, City A.M. has learned.