Opinion

The year has already brought interesting developments in the areas of fundraising, M&A, flexible workspace and green finance.

Lending against income-producing residential assets, retail repurposing, and greater scrutiny on sustainable finance will be important topics for Europe’s property lenders this year.

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Randeesh Sandhu, chief executive of residential development lender Urban Exposure, argues that the UK government and the real estate industry must work together to tackle the undersupply of housing.

Stories about non-bank lenders and non-traditional asset classes were among the most popular of the year.

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According to the co-working company’s EMEA real estate head, its rescue by SoftBank allows for “very sustainable growth”. But property debt providers will need to decide if they still have faith in the business model.

Industry participants at this year’s CREFC Autumn Conference heard how underwriting the relevant technologies, understanding demographic changes and pre-empting the end of LIBOR will be critical to effective lending.

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Debt providers should be aware of the segments attracting new equity investment in order to identify trends transforming the retail and leisure sectors.