Banks

We’re already considering which firms should make this year’s list. There’s just over a week to argue why yours should be included.

CREFC Europe’s latest quarterly survey of market sentiment highlights pessimism about the retail sector and lower expectations for liquidity in the UK.

Europa Capital’s head of asset finance on why loan terms must give companies the scope to carry out business plans

Natixis aims to capitalise on property investors’ international activities by operating an originate-to-distribute model across continents. Emmanuel Verhoosel, the French bank’s global head of real estate and hospitality, discusses market conditions.

Most did not exist a decade ago. Now, the UK’s emergent property debt providers, including challenger banks, peer-to-peer platforms and specialist lenders, are raising their profiles and their ambitions.

The German bank has launched a green lending initiative which grants reduced pricing for loans to assets that hit agreed sustainability criteria.

An increase in lending activity, a retreat by the German banks and a drop in residential development finance are among the key trends highlighted by the business school’s latest report on UK property lending.

Our annual rundown of Europe’s most important commercial real estate lenders will be published in September. Now is the time to pitch for your organisation to be considered.

The Qatar Investment Authority has signed a debt facility with a syndicate of six banks to refinance its global headquarters in the Canary Wharf financial district.

European banks’ growing interest in funding non-bank lenders illustrates how the continent’s property debt market is coming to resemble its US counterpart.