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News updated on 14 December 2020

• UK the top hotspot for overseas resi investment post-Brexit, says research – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
• JLL brokers sale of Kyoto Boutique Hotel virtually – www.edgeprop.sg

News updated on 8 December 2020

• Mike Ashley's Frasers Group in talks to buy UK Debenhams department store – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia to move European HQ out of London – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 7 December 2020

• Sun Venture acquires 1 and 2 New Ludgate for $987 mil – www.edgeprop.sg

News updated on 1 December 2020

• UK house prices jump by most in nearly six years: Nationwide – realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com

News updated on 30 November 2020

• Why international investors are looking at UK’s tier 2 cities for returns – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
• Blockchain land title registry plan ditched – www.royalgazette.com

News updated on 25 November 2020

• Hyatt and R&F UK Announce Plans for Park Hyatt London River Thames at Nine Elms – stockhouse.com
• Foreign buyers bulk buying London properties to boost stamp duty savings – ca.sports.yahoo.com
• UK housing market expects 100,000 extra home sales in early 2021 – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 23 November 2020

• Kuwaiti-owned JMB seals BAE Systems’ UK complex deal – www.tradearabia.com

News updated on 21 November 2020

• BP to sell London headquarters for $332 million to Lifestyle International – realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com

News updated on 13 November 2020

• Round Hill Capital and QuadReal buy €123.5m Dublin apartment scheme – www.rte.ie

News updated on 11 November 2020

• UK Reit's property value dives £945m in pandemic – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 9 November 2020

• WFH Is Old News. The ‘Near Home’ Office Is the Next Big Thing – www.bloomberg.com

News updated on 7 November 2020

• StanChart unveils permanent move to flexible working – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 5 November 2020

• 'Working from home trend' fuels record October real estate sales and price jump – www.cbc.ca
• Goodman, CPP Investments and APG increase equity commitment to U.K. logistics partnership by £900 million – www.google.com

News updated on 3 November 2020

• BP nears sale of London headquarters after £235million offer – www.energyvoice.com

News updated on 22 October 2020

• Moorfield Group Partners With Stor-Age/Storage King to Amass UK Self-Storage Portfolio – www.insideselfstorage.com

News updated on 19 October 2020

• Revealed Sheikh Khalifa’s £5bn London property empire – www.theguardian.com
• Wiener Komfortwohnungen: Investor survey says London is the most popular location for real estate investments - real estate in European capitals in high demand despite Corona – www.prnewswire.co.uk

News updated on 17 October 2020

• Through the roof: Inside London's red-hot real estate market – lfpress.com

News updated on 15 October 2020

• UAE, US Wealth Driving UK's High-end Property Market in 2020 – www.worldpropertyjournal.com

News updated on 12 October 2020

• Australia’s Sunsuper invests in UK self-storage firm Space Station – realassets.ipe.com
• CPPIB Sells 50% Stake in London’s Nova Victoria to Singapore-Based REIT – www.ai-cio.com

News updated on 11 October 2020

• Investcorp sells an industrial real estate portfolio in the UK –... – alkhaleejtoday.co
• Bahrain’s Investcorp exits UK industrial real estate portfolio – gulfnews.com

News updated on 9 October 2020

• Unite Group forecasts an up to 20% decline in rental income – www.digitalmarketnews.com

News updated on 8 October 2020

• UK house price growth hits 18-year high, but outlook darkens - RICS – uk.sports.yahoo.com
• CPP Investments sells 50% interest in Phase One of Nova Victoria to Suntec REIT – www.newswire.ca

News updated on 7 October 2020

• London house prices over-valued despite Brexit doldrums - bank – www.estateagenttoday.co.uk

News updated on 6 October 2020

• Party urges income tax of renters be removed from their KiwiSaver earnings – www.nzadviseronline.co.nz
• Breakingviews - UK housing crisis needs a well-aimed bazooka – www.nasdaq.com

News updated on 4 October 2020

• ‘Generation buy’: Boris Johnson signals relaxation of mortgage rules to allow first-time buyers onto the housing ladder – www.independent.co.uk

News updated on 29 September 2020

• UK student housing market faces oversupply amid Covid-19 crisis but Singapore private equity firm sees values in investment plan – sg.news.yahoo.com

News updated on 28 September 2020

• Real Estate Developers express fear over selection process of CBN’s N200 billion Housing Fund – nairametrics.com
• London house prices: study predicts a 2.5% rise for 2020, but a 1% fall in 2021 – www.theweek.co.uk

News updated on 24 September 2020

• Mizuho to shrink New York and London offices following remote work success – www.japantimes.co.jp
• Singapore firm launches S$52m fund for student accommodation in the UK – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Hong Kong Expats Are Buying Up Luxury Homes From London to Los Angeles – www.wsj.com

News updated on 22 September 2020

• Mansion Global Daily: Large Homes in Demand in the U.K., a Rosier Forecast for Australia, and More – www.mansionglobal.com

News updated on 21 September 2020

• German real estate investment company LINUS Capital opens office in London, UK – www.prnewswire.co.uk
• COVID-19 forces tenants to request moratoriums from property owners – nairametrics.com

News updated on 18 September 2020

• Seizing new opportunities in London real estate investing – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 17 September 2020

• 5 trends emerging in a London real estate market not cooled by COVID-19 – www.cbc.ca

News updated on 14 September 2020

• WILL THE UK HOUSING MARKET RECOVERY BE SHORT-LIVED? – internationalbanker.com
• H.I.G. Capital Acquires Rental Residential Portfolios in Dublin – www.argus-press.com
• U.K. Property Prices Expected to Tumble in Coming Months – www.mansionglobal.com
• UK Property Market Continues Post-Covid Recovery – techround.co.uk

News updated on 12 September 2020

• London’s Housing Market Lures Hong Kongers Seeking Safe Haven – www.bloomberg.com

News updated on 11 September 2020

• Stamp duty holiday in UK spurring residential transactions by Asian investors in London – www.edgeprop.sg

News updated on 10 September 2020

• London takes top spot in cross-border office investment deals – realassets.ipe.com
• UK Residential Transactions to Dip 15 Percent in 2020 from COVID Outbreak – www.worldpropertyjournal.com
• APG’s UK Hotel Venture Makes Second Acquisition – www.swfinstitute.org
• Pandemic Habits - Australia's conversation about property prices has changed – www.adnews.com.au
• London house prices: UK market hits four-year high - except the capital – www.theweek.co.uk
• What happens to UK house prices once the urban exodus ends? – moneyweek.com

News updated on 9 September 2020

• Mansion Global Daily: U.K. Home Prices Reach Record High (Again), U.S. Government Sells Hong Kong Mansion, and More – www.mansionglobal.com
• Gulf Investors flood the London property market – gulfnews.com

News updated on 8 September 2020

• Another US agency enters UK market with plan for 100 agents – www.estateagenttoday.co.uk
• Google Abandons Plan to Rent Dublin Office for 2,000 Workers – au.finance.yahoo.com

News updated on 7 September 2020

• European residential developer swoops for Birmingham PRS specialist – www.thebusinessdesk.com
• Locals being priced out of rural Scotland following Covid-19 property boom – www.telegraph.co.uk

News updated on 3 September 2020

• MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPLETES BUY OF 14 US DATA CENTRES AND MORE ASIA REAL ESTATE HEADLINES – www.mingtiandi.com

News updated on 28 August 2020

• UAE investors rush to snap up real estate in 'safe haven' London – www.arabianbusiness.com
• These are the 10 best UK towns and cities for graduates — and London isn’t one of them – www.cnbc.com

News updated on 27 August 2020

• Straits Trading buys business park in England for $137.9m – sbr.com.sg
• BUYING A NEWLY BUILT HOME IN LONDON: 4 BEST TIPS – www.islandecho.co.uk
• number of house sales at highest level since before financial crisis – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 26 August 2020

• Straits Trading buys freehold business park in the UK for £76.7m – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• House prices London: Are house prices going down in London? Average price – www.express.co.uk
• U.K. Housing Market is Strongest in Five Years – www.mansionglobal.com

News updated on 25 August 2020

• NorthWest buys $454M hospital portfolio, plans London JV – renx.ca
• stamp duty holiday sparks 'home-moving frenzy' in South East towns – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 24 August 2020

• 3 Furniture Stocks Benefiting from Soaring Home Sales – stocknews.com
• Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law – realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com
• Singaporeans show Renewed Interest in UK's Commercial Buy-to-Let Properties – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 21 August 2020

• Retail rebound: UK shops see sales surge to pre-virus levels – www.aljazeera.com

News updated on 19 August 2020

• Prime London market the busiest it has been for 'over five years' – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
• How the summer property market is bouncing back:mini-boom sees house sales in August rise by 44 per cent on same time last year – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 18 August 2020

• Commercial Leases Getting Shorter in The UK - What Does It Mean for The Real Estate Sector? – kalkinemedia.com

News updated on 17 August 2020

• UK sees 'post-lockdown mini-boom' in housing: Rightmove study – www.aljazeera.com
• UK house prices:buyers look to leave London post-lockdown as summer mini-boom hits the regions – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• Hong Kong, UAE, and Indian buyers push prime London property market to busiest in over five years – finance.yahoo.com

News updated on 15 August 2020

• Property prices rocket by £30,000 thanks to stamp duty holiday Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/15/property-prices-rocket-30000-thanks-stamp-duty-holiday-13134560/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ – metro.co.uk

News updated on 13 August 2020

• London house prices:post-lockdown buyer boom failing to boost market amid jobs uncertainty – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• London house prices: The towns that have become shock hot-spots for people moving out of London – www.mylondon.news

News updated on 11 August 2020

• Hong Kong immigration set to hit outer London property market – www.kcwtoday.co.uk
• London house prices: The property map that shows you how much it costs to live by each London Underground station – www.mylondon.news

News updated on 10 August 2020

• First-time home buyers priced out of London's hot real estate market – www.cbc.ca
• Asking $242 Million, New Mega-Property Lands In London—And At A Discount – www.forbes.com
• Looming 2% surcharge sees foreign buyers move on London stamp duty hotspots – www.propertyreporter.co.uk
• A record property sale?Saudi billionaire buys daughter £18.6m Mayfair flat for ‘student accommodation’ – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 9 August 2020

• London house prices: Zoopla’s property heatmap that shows you where London's most expensive areas are – www.mylondon.news

News updated on 7 August 2020

• London Property Market Rebounding Unevenly from COVID-19 – www.worldpropertyjournal.com
• UK house prices:Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday pushes property values to record high – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 6 August 2020

• House prices to drop by 30 percent for key workers and first time buyers – www.express.co.uk
• Hong Kong residents snap up property in northern England – www.telegraph.co.uk
• UK rent prices are on the rise – www.propertywire.com
• Hong Kong residents snap up property in northern England – www.telegraph.co.uk
• London house prices: The rural village Londoners want to move to since lockdown, according to Rightmove – www.mylondon.news
• Asking $242 Million, New Mega-Property Lands In London—And At A Discount – www.forbes.com

News updated on 5 August 2020

• Data centres in hot demand with remote working on the rise – www.commercialrealestate.com.au
• Kayne Anderson Real Estate Completes Healthcare Portfolio Acquisition from Welltower – www.prnewswire.com

News updated on 4 August 2020

• FLCT acquires Australian and UK properties for $89.9m – sbr.com.sg
• SINGAPORE PE FIRM ACQUIRES PROMINENT NOTTS BUILDING – www.insidermedia.com
• Increase in UK house prices may spell ‘false dawn’ for property market, experts warn – www.hertsad.co.uk

News updated on 3 August 2020

• UK house price warning: Expert warns buyers should not be fooled by 'false dawn' – www.express.co.uk
• Property investors see growing trend for co-living couples in London – www.buyassociation.co.uk
• London's stamp duty holiday hotspots:the top areas to save money on your home search in the capital – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 2 August 2020

• London house prices: 10 of the most affordable places in London for first time buyers – www.mylondon.news

News updated on 1 August 2020

• London’s newest ghost town was financed by China – economictimes.indiatimes.com

News updated on 30 July 2020

• London property prices remain robust despite OBR warnings – www.swlondoner.co.uk

News updated on 29 July 2020

• LONDON LUXURY PROPERTY COULD SOON EMERGE FROM PANDEMIC SLUMP – www.coutts.com

News updated on 28 July 2020

• Working from home is terrible news for landlords – www.japantimes.co.jp
• Coronavirus blows £27bn hole in UK property market – uk.finance.yahoo.com
• UK house prices rise in June – www.propertywire.com

News updated on 27 July 2020

• Ventas Enters into Mutually Beneficial Arrangements with Brookdale Senior Living – www.businesswire.com
• Hong Kong’s Link Reit announces entry to Europe with US$487.5 million acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s London home – sg.news.yahoo.com
• Demand for Scottish commercial property remains ‘robust’ – www.scottishlegal.com
• How will the SDLT Holiday Affect the Prime Central London Market? – www.propertynotify.co.uk

News updated on 26 July 2020

• Ireland seeks potential & # 39; charter city & # 39; for millions of people fleeing Hong Kong: report – newsdio.com

News updated on 25 July 2020

• Rabobank puts HQ move on hold and extends lease – www.propertyweek.com
• Hong Kong Investors Buy More UK Property Amidst Security Law – finance.yahoo.com

News updated on 24 July 2020

• Enness: Increase in global buyers returning to top tiers of the market – www.propertywire.com
• Lockdown results in positive financial impact for a third of first-time buyers – www.propertywire.com
• Property purchases collapse as surveyors issue lower house price valuations – www.telegraph.co.uk

News updated on 23 July 2020

• Why the stamp duty move is still not enough – www.propertyweek.com

News updated on 22 July 2020

• Covid-19 Updates On The UK Housing Market – kalkinemedia.com
• Gulf buyers return to UK property market in post-lockdown boom – www.arabianbusiness.com
• Russia blazed a trail for Chinese oligarchs to nab London property – www.wired.co.uk

News updated on 21 July 2020

• Property sales plunged to lowest level recorded over lockdown – www.telegraph.co.uk
• Has Britain's house price crash been cancelled – or is it still coming this autumn? – www.telegraph.co.uk
• UK property sales in coronavirus summer slump – www.bbc.com
• Problems Continue for the UK Housing Market – techround.co.uk
• London property market falls as supply rises – shorttermrentalz.com

News updated on 20 July 2020

• Property asking prices at record high as sellers take advantage of post-lockdown market mayhem – www.telegraph.co.uk
• UK housing mini-boom is gathering pace, property firm Rightmove says – uk.reuters.com
• UK housing prices rise after tax reform, says property firm – www.aljazeera.com

News updated on 19 July 2020

• Thousands owed stamp duty refunds for overpaid taxes dating back years, tax firm claims – www.telegraph.co.uk

News updated on 18 July 2020

• Post-lockdown house prices surge in 'mini-boom' as stamp duty holiday fuels demand, says Rightmove – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 15 July 2020

• East London's new waterfront city:from Canning Town to North Woolwich, fast-changing Royal Docks to become home to thousands – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• London rent falls:the postcodes where renting costs have dropped most – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• Stamp duty cut fuels surge of interest in London commuter belt – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 14 July 2020

• Property sale tax threshold raised in Wales – www.bbc.com

News updated on 13 July 2020

• Platform to hike 90% LTV rates by up to 50 basis points – www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk
• Industry predictions for the UK property market – www.landlordnews.co.uk
• Stamp duty changes for UK property investors explained – selectproperty.com

News updated on 10 July 2020

• UK suspends stamp duty for homes costing up to £500,000 – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• S&P Sees Tough Years for Dubai Property, 11% GDP Crunch on Covid – www.bloomberg.com
• Tax cut for Scots home buyers starts next week – www.bbc.com

News updated on 9 July 2020

• Buyers return to Covid-hit UK property market in June, RICS says – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Stamp duty changes:how to calculate how much you will pay – and what you will save – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• 'Phones ringing off the hook' at estate agents after stamp duty cut – www.theguardian.com
• London rent prices: Exactly how much it costs to rent different size properties in every London borough – www.mylondon.news
• UK Stamp Duty holiday will boost London housing market, but issues remain, says Dexters – www.propertyfundsworld.com

News updated on 7 July 2020

• UK house prices fall for longest period since 2010: Halifax – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• UK to ease property tax liabilities, cut VAT in hospitality sector temporarily – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Stamp duty holiday? How Rishi Sunak's changes to a recovering housing market could impact London home buyers – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• UK house prices:the price of property falls for fourth month as coronavirus batters market – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 6 July 2020

• Banks are ditching London offices and not just because of Covid-19 – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 5 July 2020

• Demand rises for second homes with Covid-secure pools, spas and cinemas – www.telegraph.co.uk
• ‘Slums of the future’ may spring from relaxed England planning rules, experts warn – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 4 July 2020

• London's luxury property market surges as Covid drives wealthy buyers to seek bigger houses for working from home – www.standard.co.uk

News updated on 3 July 2020

• London house prices: properties without outdoor space take "Covid cuts" amid new lockdown fears – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• London & Scottish sells two luxury student residences for £90m – www.propertywire.com

News updated on 1 July 2020

• House prices fall : Second consecutive drop in UK property market after coronavirus lockdown – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• UK annual house prices fall for first time since 2012 – www.theguardian.com
• China’s strained relations with US, Canada, Australia a boon to London property, agents say – www.scmp.com

News updated on 30 June 2020

• Hong Kong and Chinese investment in London properties soars to new levels – propertyindustryeye.com
• Buyers from Hong Kong, China, Dominate London’s Luxury Real Estate – www.barrons.com
• Coronavirus slump could delay building of 300,000 homes – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 25 June 2020

• London is still calling to international investors – www.propertyweek.com
• London property company invests £73m in Waitrose and Ocado locations – bdaily.co.uk

News updated on 24 June 2020

• Here’s why demand for offices might shrink in London, denting property values and threatening investment funds – www.marketwatch.com

News updated on 23 June 2020

• UK house prices to fall five per cent this year – www.cityam.com

News updated on 20 June 2020

• Savills says property values will drop 7.5% this year but then claw their way back – www.thisismoney.co.uk

News updated on 19 June 2020

• Can I get a 90% mortgage?Nationwide triples minimum deposit amount amid house price slump fears – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 18 June 2020

• New Savills data shows revised five-year predictions for UK housing market – www.buyassociation.co.uk
• Can I get a 90% mortgage?Nationwide triples minimum deposit amount amid house price slump fears – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 17 June 2020

• Private rents in England hit record high during coronavirus lockdown – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 16 June 2020

• London property market: housebuilding and house prices remain buoyant – www.buyassociation.co.uk
• Premium property market hits the ground running after market reopens – www.propertyreporter.co.uk

News updated on 15 June 2020

• Optimistic sellers push up asking prices after the property freeze, as upmarket estate agent claims its best ever week outside London – www.thisismoney.co.uk
• Back to work – how is the London property market faring? – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk

News updated on 13 June 2020

• House prices in London:asking prices up on a year ago but still lower than pre-lockdown – www.homesandproperty.co.uk

News updated on 12 June 2020

• How is COVID-19 affecting prime central London real estate? – www.propertyreporter.co.uk
• House prices and the city vs country quandary – www.ft.com
• House prices in London:asking prices up on a year ago but still lower than pre-lockdown – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• England's first-time buyers with 10% deposit struggle to find mortgage – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 11 June 2020

• When will central London property prices bounce back from Covid-19? – www.thearmchairtrader.com
• More buyers head to north-west as property sales soar by 137% since May – www.buyassociation.co.uk
• When will central London property prices bounce back from Covid-19? – www.thearmchairtrader.com

News updated on 10 June 2020

• UK house prices: Estate agent sales soar by 137 percent as buyers leave London – www.express.co.uk
• Property firm proposes plan to help boost shopping in London post-lockdown – www.standard.co.uk
• Thousands of new homes rushed through planning now for sale in bid to boost economy – www.homesandproperty.co.uk
• Housing Affordability In The Post-Covid Property Market – www.forbes.com
• Property sales recover to pre-lockdown levels across England, says Zoopla – www.theguardian.com

News updated on 8 June 2020

• Wetheral forecasts 'V' shaped recovery in Mayfair as London housing market restarts – www.propertyfundsworld.com
• London sales and lettings listings return but sold prices are down – propertyindustryeye.com
• Rental growth continues following property market restart in May – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
• PCL witnesses large lockdown price drops, but market is recovering – www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk
• HK buyers snap up EWI homes – www.thestar.com.my

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