Lending

The partnership will see a geographic mix across the US and Europe, which will let BBDC access investments with different levels of yield.

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.

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Although some borrowers are asking for higher leverage, lenders should only provide it when there is a clear opportunity to add value to an asset.

The debt advisor and investment manager saw in 2018 higher requests for loans with LTVs ranging between 65% and 70%, according to its latest UK CRE Debt Barometer.

The latest Cass report on UK real estate lending found new loan origination to have increased by 12% to £49.6bn in 2018, despite Brexit uncertainty.

Fund will follow the same strategy as the joint venture’s second vehicle, with the aim of building a diversified pan-European portfolio of loans across real estate asset classes.

Retail property needs to adapt to survive. And to ensure it has an adequate supply of debt, lenders and borrowers must adjust their approach.

The real estate investor has backed the recently launched Hilltop, which aims to lend £125m to SME developers over the next 12 months.

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.