How to build a property portfolio with buy-to-let mortgages
Here's a very simplistic example of how borrowing via a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage allows you to multiply your returns versus owning a property all-cash: A landlord purchasing a £300,000 property…
£3.6m refurbishment facility funds Cambridge medtech development
The funding facility will enable the refurbishment and repositioning of an existing commercial asset into high-specification office and Med-Tech accommodation, targeting the continued demand for innovation-led workspace across the South…
£1.5m bridging loan backs partially tenanted asset in Kent
"We worked closely with the broker to take a considered approach to the risks, ensuring the loan was aligned to the borrower’s strategy and providing the flexibility needed to move…
Bridging deal backs £2.7m premium development overlooking Menai Strait
Supporting existing customer, Gary Poole of Lingar Holdings (Chester) Limited, the Charles Street team provided £950,000 in development funding for a highly technical build which saw construction of the properties…
The growing cost of fragmented property data
The gap between assumed performance and actual performance isn’t a knowledge problem, but a data one. And the reforms now landing on the sector - The Renters’ Rights Act, alongside…
Challenger firm aims to overhaul conveyancing
Founder to tackle growing ‘crisis’ in sectorA new conveyancing firm has been launched with the aim of overhauling the process to speed up the typical 19-week delay buyers currently face…
Inner London flats lead capital’s property price decline
London only place to see average prices fall, down 3.6% YOYInner London boroughs and flats are accounting for much of London’s house price weakness, according to the latest e.surv House…
Cyprus emerges as new Med property investment hotspot
Enquiries rise 327% as Middle East investors looks for alternativesThe conflict in the Middle East and the closure of EU rivals’ residency programmes mean that global property investors are increasingly…
Zombie Home Foreclosures Rise in 38 U.S. States in Q2
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter U.S. housing vacancies held steady in the second quarter of 2026 even as "zombie" foreclosures ticked higher in several regions, signaling a…
Record Memorial Day Travel Surge Collides with Highest Gas Prices Since 2022
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter A record 45 million Americans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, underscoring the resilience of consumer leisure spending…