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Micah Richards scores £1.5m boost from property side hustle March 21, 2025 Micah Richards has secured a boost worth almost £1.5m after a successful year for the luxury property company he founded. The former footballer-turned TV pundit established Hillcrest & Louis Homes in 2015 to develop high-end schemes. The company, which is registered in Manchester, has completed a series of developments in Leeds. Now, new accounts filed [...]
Birmingham landmark on sale in cut-price deal as value slashed in half March 11, 2025 A landmark office building in Birmingham city centre has been put up for sale for half what it was bought for in 2019. The Lewis Building and its adjoining neighbour Priory Court in Bull Street were acquired by Gulf Islamic Investments for £140m. The investor, which has offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, bought the [...]
UK property: Why funds are ditching the direct investing model February 11, 2025 One of the last UK funds that invests directly in property is ditching its investment model in favour of a hybrid plan. The new mixed model will see the £112.6m TIME Commercial Long Income property fund holding a combination of assets directly with some real estate investment trust (REIT) shares. 90 per cent of the [...]
‘Prohibitive building costs’ stunting UK growth projects – Deloitte February 4, 2025 “Prohibitive costs” involved in construction projects in major UK cities led to a sharp decline in the number of new developments breaking ground in 2024, according to a new report from Deloitte. Deloitte’s latest Regional Crane Surveys, which covers the central areas of Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, has revealed the number of new starts [...]
Persimmon: FTSE 100 builder reaps benefit of higher house prices January 14, 2025 In a trading statement covering 2024, the firm delivered a total of 10,664 homes, up seven per cent on the previous year and slightly ahead of market expectations.
London house prices rise by just £600 as worst borough revealed January 14, 2025 The London borough where more houses fell in value than almost any other area in the UK in 2024 has been revealed. According to new data released by Zoopla, the value of 72 per cent of houses in Kensington and Chelsea fell by at least one per cent last year. A total of 73,200 homes [...]
Tyson Fury: Property firm set up by Gypsy King at risk of being shut down December 4, 2024 A company set up by former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury to buy, sell and lease real estate is at risk of being shut down. Greenwaybalmoral Ltd, which is registered to an address near Lancaster, was established in January 2023 and counts Fury as its sole director. But having failed to file any set [...]
House prices rise at fastest rate in two years – Nationwide December 2, 2024 New figures from Nationwide show that house prices rose by 3.7 per cent year-on-year last month, up from 2.4 per cent the month before.
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 [...]
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 [...]