Somo funds £350k BTL purchase at £150k below market value
Bridging lender Somo has completed a second charge bridging loan that enabled a borrower to purchase a £500,000 buy-to-let property for £350,000, clear six months of mortgage arrears, and secure…
£1.7m bridge backs owner-occupier purchase of West Yorkshire industrial units
Recognise Bank has completed a £1,697,500 bridging loan to support the owner-occupier acquisition of two industrial units in West Yorkshire, with the deal introduced by Mark Jerman at Watts Commercial…
U.S. New Home Sales Slump in May
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter High Mortgage Rates Continue to Sideline Buyers Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes fell sharply in May 2026, underscoring persistent affordability…
£18m PBSA refinancing secured for Edinburgh’s Pepper Mill development
Student accommodation developer Danehurst has secured an £18m loan to refinance The Pepper Mill, a 155-studio PBSA development in Bonnington, Edinburgh. The facility, provided by Secure Trust Bank Real Estate…
In the Spotlight with Rana Ali
PR: What are the most common legal or financial risks landlords overlook—and how can they better protect themselves in 2026? RA: Landlords often overlook the importance of accurately disclosing details…
£16m PBSA loan funds Cambridge student accommodation overhaul
Atelier has completed a £16m development finance loan to fund the refurbishment and repositioning of a 150-bed first-generation PBSA scheme in Cambridge, in what represents the lender's ninth transaction with…
The Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity in Real Estate Isn’t Property
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter For generations, fortunes in real estate were built on a simple premise: buy valuable property, hold it, and wait for appreciation. But…
Why 3D Floor Plans Are Becoming a Stronger Tool in Residential Property Marketing
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter The first showing now happens on a screen. By the time a buyer contacts an agent about a property -- whether it's…
How Visual Technology Is Changing Real Estate Marketing
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter The first showing now happens on a screen. Before a buyer schedules a tour, a tenant contacts a leasing agent, or an…
Half of Brits say Brexit harmed housing market
Less than a quarter say it had positive impact Half of Brits believe that a decade after the vote to leave the EU, Brexit ultimately harmed the UK housing market.In…