Alternative debt providers are increasingly willing to fill the void left by banks in the European sector, but financing mandates remain scarce.
3 min read · 26 May 2021
Market sources say non-bank lenders dominate the financing of such schemes as they look for returns in parts of the market underserved by traditional banks.
4 min read · 25 May 2021
Hugo Raworth, valuation specialist with loan services provider SitusAMC, says analysis of income, sustainability costs, and data will play a greater role in determining real estate value.
3 min read · 21 May 2021
Following its acquisition of debt manager DRC Capital, Savills IM’s global chief executive says there is huge potential in credit strategies as banks retrench from real estate.
4 min read · 20 May 2021
The UK challenger bank’s debut loan in the sector was put on hold at the start of the pandemic but the resulting deal was larger than initially planned.
3 min read · 20 May 2021
The firm’s head of European real estate finance explains why the opportunity to finance 10 George Street in London’s Canary Wharf tempted it into its first private rented sector residential loan in Europe.
2 min read · 18 May 2021
Louise Gillon, head of hotel finance at lender Leumi UK, says she is confident in long-term demand for high-quality accommodation in city centre locations.
3 min read · 10 May 2021
The real estate manager has hired Isabelle Brennan from M&G and Michelle Liu from CIT to expand its debt platforms on both sides of the Atlantic.
3 min read · 05 May 2021
Duncan Batty and Dan Riches will be taking on John Barakat’s role at M&G as he leaves the property lending platform he set up 12 years ago.
2 min read · 29 April 2021
Following its financing of a regional UK office-to-residential conversion, the lender’s chief executive says repurposing projects are creating opportunities for debt providers.
3 min read · 27 April 2021