Lending

Although traditional debt providers have become more cautious about the stateside shopping sector, newer lenders are looking for opportunities. By Michelle Phillips

France has allowed non-banks to become direct originators.

The need to refinance a huge pile of maturing debt, lenders’ reticence to fund retail, and the growing importance of cashflow were among key topics raised at the consultancy’s latest Financing Property presentation.

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

Panellists at the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe’s Spring conference argued that interesting market niches can be found across the continent.

The findings in CBRE's European Debt Map do not point to significant mispricing in the continent's development finance market.

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

CBRE research shows investment activity to have been subdued during Q1, with little change in the loan-to-value ratios offered for prime offices

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.