Eugenia Jimenez
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Loan distress is brewing, banks are playing it safe and alternative lenders are aiming to make gains in the market.
The investment manager said long leases on the office building and supermarket which secure the loan were among its reasons for agreeing to the transaction.
The report, authored by the business school formerly known as Cass, reveals new UK lending dropped 34% to £15.5bn in H1 2020.
Speaking ahead of the publication of its H1 2020 report, Nicole Lux of The Business School at City, University of London says lenders have focused on the residential sector.
The recent upsurge in the use of company voluntary arrangements on the UK high street is adding to the risk of financing retail property.
The Berlin-based real estate investment firm has opened an office in London and is looking for small and mid-sized lending opportunities.
Investors committed around $5bn of capital to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV after the end of Q1 2020.
Financing deals in the UK capital this month suggest some debt providers are keeping faith in the city’s fundamentals.
The property investment arm of German insurer Allianz has acquired two office buildings in Paris as a demonstration of confidence in what many regard as a highly uncertain sector.