Investors

Property mogul Nick Candy’s Candy Ventures is providing more financial backing for Audioboom, a spoken‐word audio platform for hosting, distributing and monetising content. The company has agreed a new content funding facility with SPV…
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John Whittaker, Executive Chairman of The Peel Group, is liquidating his stakes in Peel Ports and Liverpool Airport, The Times newspaper claims. The newspaper says that Whittaker is taking this action as his “finances have been…
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The Board of Shaftesbury PLC, who own a 15 acre portfolio in London’s West End, have been served with legal proceedings issued by companies controlled by Hong Kong property investor Samuel Tak Lee, who is also Shaftesbury's largest…
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US President Donald Trump used the British Royal family to ‘gin up’ publicity for his property developments for a number of years, CNN claim. The report alleges that between 1981 and 1995 multiple claims that members of the Royal family…
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Read our interview with controversial large-scale buy-to-let portfolio landlord Mark Homer and his views on the investment property market.
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David and Simon Reuben have expanded their portfolio of prime central London property by buying Clareville House on the north side of Panton Street in SW1, a report says. The Evening Standard says that the Reubens have spent around £65m…
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Property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz’s latest investment outside the property world is in biotechnology, it is reported. Tchenguiz is said to be investing $7 million (about £5.5m) in BioProtect Ltd. Israel-based BioProtect has developed a…
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Generation Rent-centric insurance start up Urban Jungle has announced a £2.5m seed funding round. Participants include new and existing angel investors, including Rob Devey ex CEO of Prudential UK, and Simon Rogerson CEO of Octopus Group. …
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Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has told a newspaper that he is supportive of a campaign to remove the current board of bus and rail operators First Group Plc. Tchnengiz has bought 0.5% of the shares of First Group recently and has…
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CapitalRise, the specialist prime property investment platform, has extended an £8.1m development loan for Heronslea’s luxury 10 unit apartment scheme in Radlett, Hertfordshire. The completed scheme extending to 14,000 sq ft has been…
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Legal & General has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in Wandsworth which it will use to deliver its largest build to rent (BTR) scheme to date. The six acre site next to Wandsworth Town railway station and currently…
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David and Simon Reuben have been ranked second in The Sunday Times ‘The UK’s Richest 1000’ 2019. The newspaper estimates the Reuben Brothers wealth at £18.664bn, up by a significant £3.568bn compared to last year when they occupied…
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Cazoo, the used car buying platform being set up by Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman, has made three high profile appointments, all with extensive experience in the sector. Former Auto Trader UK Sales Director Kevin Harding has been…
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Read our interview with Seedrs Chief Investment Officer Kirsty Ward to find out how crowd funding platforms like hers are hoping to take over proptech business funding.
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The Utah, USA-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is planning to buy a central London office block for around £100m according to a report by Bloomberg. Quoting anonymous sources Bloomberg say that Property Reserve Inc., a…
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Super rich American investor Warren Buffett is keen to invest in the UK, it is reported. The Financial Times reports that Buffett is undeterred by impending Brexit and is keen to invest in what is termed a ‘trusted system’ – by which he…
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