Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

Berkeley Secures £125m Loan from Homes England for 8000 Homes

Berkeley Group, a leading housebuilder, has obtained a £125 million loan from Homes England to support the development of 8,000 homes across three challenging brownfield sites. These projects, located in Newham and Southwark, London, have been identified as “highly complex” by Homes England, necessitating a substantial initial investment to proceed. The funding is part of […]

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BFS Secures £1.9m Loan for London Property

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has successfully facilitated a £1.89 million bridging loan for a London-based client. This achievement marks one of the largest bridging deals for BFS in the fourth quarter of the year. The loan will assist the client, who had previously purchased and refurbished a property for investment purposes, with their financial obligations. […]

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Blackfinch Property completes £4.3m refinance Buy-To-Let loan for gated residential property complex in London

Blackfinch Property, the Gloucester-based rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed a £4.3m buy-to-let (BTL) refinancing loan for the completion of a collection of seven modern and energy-efficient homes contained by a gated closed mews in Archway London. The 24-month deal from Blackfinch Property represents the firm’s fifth buy-to-let loan completed […]

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Blackfinch Property completes its largest loan to date with £20m refinancing deal in East London

Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed its largest loan to date, a £20m refinancing for a mixed portfolio of 54 residential and commercial properties across East London. The 24-month deal from Blackfinch Property will enable the landlord to continue to provide high quality residential and commercial properties […]

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BlackRock Private Markets and Outpost Management Expand Joint Venture with Third Asset Acquisition

Outpost Management, in a strategic alliance with BlackRock Private Markets, has announced the acquisition of The Castle, a premier co-living development in North Acton, from Tide Construction. This venture, part of a joint investment initiative, underscores a significant commitment to reshaping the urban living landscape. The Castle, designed by HTA architects, is poised to become […]

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Blackstone to develop new, expanded headquarters on London’s iconic Berkeley Square

Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the world’s largest alternative asset manager, announced that it has reached an agreement to establish a newly constructed, purpose-built European headquarters located in its long-term London home, Berkeley Square. Blackstone has been a major investor in Europe for more than two decades with substantial investments across its private equity, real estate, infrastructure, […]

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BNP Paribas REIM Acquires Central London Office for £42.5 Million

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has finalised the purchase of 25 Victoria Street, a prominent office building in Central London, from Delancey Real Estate. The acquisition, valued at £42.5 million, represents a strategic expansion for BNP Paribas REIM’s portfolio, particularly for its European Impact Property Fund (EIPF). This property, encompassing a total area […]

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