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Not every boardroom or senior property industry executive wants to or can stay at the top for good. The pressures of internal politics, ambitious targets and a volatile housing market persuade many to look for job satisfaction away from…
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Property tycoon Nick Candy is facing a £1.5bn legal claim, it is reported. A story in the Daily Mail says that the claim is being made by company director Michael Brown who was involved with a prospective sale of Candy’s £160m penthouse…
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Read our interview with Simon Charnock, the recently-arrived Commercial Director at ID check app Yoti, which has £60m behind it and now his long experience in the property industry.
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Property tycoon John Hitchcox says he is avoiding residential developments in the UK for now, and will focus on a £1bn redevelopment of London’s Olympia exhibition centre. Hitchcox’s Yoo Capital Olympia scheme will incorporate two new…
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OakNorth Bank is Europe’s most valuable fintech company according to a fintech expert writing for Forbes. OakNorth has a $2.8bn valuation, so says the report. It has raised $1bn todate and lent $4bn to British businesses without a…
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David and Simon Reuben have acquired 100 Pall Mall in St. James’s, London for a sum reported to be around £90m. The grade II listed building is a multi tenanted office building, including serviced office space, over ground, mezzanine…
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Russian investors in the UK are now diversifying their interests and looking to invest in asset classes including retail sheds, serviced apartments and science parks – so says a Russian property consultant. Speaking to Property Week…
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Investment from Qatar is influencing London’s skyline but even more investment is expected as the country continues to give the UK economy a strong vote of confidence – according to London’s Lord Mayor Peter Estlin. Writing for City AM…
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There are 239 people worldwide worth a billion dollars or more as a result of property and 139 are Chinese – according to the Hurun Global Real Estate Rich List 2019. Hurun says that Xu Jiayin of Shenzhen-based Evergrande is the richest…
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Property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz is not planning on buying any UK property this year but is planning to invest £77m into tech businesses. Speaking to the Evening Standard at MIPIM in Cannes Tchenguiz said he is concerned about the…
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Read our exclusive interview with the proptech company hoping to turn itself into the Rightmove for build-to-rent tenants.
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CapitalRise’s pitch to raise £1.5m in equity funding on Seedr has already surpassed its initial target, raising almost £1.75m todate. CapitalRise is an online platform allowing property borrowers to raise finance quickly and efficiently…
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30-year-old Daniel Norman is in the French city of Cannes getting ready for the first day of MIPIM 2019 when DealMakerz speaks to the former banker turned proptech entrepreneur, who is about to launch a new monthly subscription-based…
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A budding young property tycoon who has built a portfolio of six properties worth over £1.5m still cannot afford to buy a property in London, a report says. According to the Daily Mail Emily Evans, 30, has built a £1.5m property…
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Czech property tycoon Radovan Vitek has spent £55m on a portfolio of 11 luxury serviced apartments on The Bishops Avenue, London N2 – a road that it is frequently referred to as ‘billionaire’s row’. The Evening Standard says that…
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Property moguls Simon and David Reuben have been named as the second richest people on a list of wealthy Britons who control UK businesses but who normally reside in low tax jurisdictions. The report compiled by The Times newspaper says…
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