Demand outstripping supply, increased investment activity and higher returns are making this space more appealing to lenders.
2 min read · 11 July 2019
The Italian insurer is planning to open the platform to third-party investors and raise an additional €500m over the next two years.
3 min read · 10 July 2019
There is growing demand for construction finance. In the right circumstances, it makes sense for those lenders that understand the risks.
3 min read · 04 July 2019
The French asset manager will provide development loans and enter new country markets through its third senior real estate lending vehicle, for which it is aiming to raise €400m.
2 min read · 02 July 2019
France has allowed non-banks to become direct originators.
3 min read · 10 June 2019
The European commercial real estate lending market faces numerous headwinds. John Barakat, head of real estate finance at M&G Investments, explains how managers can protect their investors’ capital while generating a return.
5 min read · 07 June 2019
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.
3 min read · 06 June 2019
CREFC Europe’s latest quarterly survey of market sentiment highlights pessimism about the retail sector and lower expectations for liquidity in the UK.
3 min read · 06 June 2019
Europa Capital’s head of asset finance on why loan terms must give companies the scope to carry out business plans
4 min read · 05 June 2019
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.
10 min read · 03 June 2019
