20 November 2015 Wragge Lawrence Graham Co’s (WLG) investment funds team has advised Project Finance Investments Ltd (PFIL) on a £106m fundraising. PFIL is a new listed fund that will invest in a diversified portfolio of projects which have contracted, predictable medium to long term cash flows and/or physical assets.All of PFIL’s shares have been admitted to Read more [...]

IT wasn't quite a hole in one, but then again this was the 18th at St Andrew's, known globally as the 'home of golf'. Within minutes I'd left the world's oldest, most famous golf course and was in the desert, sampling Abu Dhabi's luxurious, state-of-the-art golf resort. At Championship Adventure Golf, you can work your way through the world's greatest golf holes - in miniature. From Portugal's 16th Vale de Lobo to America's 12th Augusta National, 18 holes have been Read more [...]

An artist’s impression of how a community area at the planned new town at Blindwells could look

Lucy Pavia has listed the spare room in her Battersea house on the website Homes for Syrians, with a picture of her red front door and a description of the living room and garden. Now she’s waiting for a match. Homes for Syrians looks like Airbnb, and is a practical solution to the influx of refugees. It is designed to connect people willing to give up space in their houses for refugees, and has already placed a man from Damascus in a London family home. There are no laws preventing people Read more [...]

A database of licensed houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) seen by JesmondLocal details for the first time the scale of student accommodation in Jesmond. In total, 951 properties are registered as HMOs by 305 owners across Jesmond. According to census figures, Jesmond has a population of 21,662. The detailed information on HMOs allows an estimate to be made of the number of people living in licensed HMOs: 5,495 or 25% of the total population. These numbers are not the total of student properties Read more [...]

18 November 2015 | By Iain Withers Carillion submits application to deliver city’s Tower Works mixed-use scheme Register for free to keep reading <!-- Try Building for Free, click below and take two minutes to register with us to gain further access to building.co.uk (excludes some subscription only content) --> Click the button below and complete the registration form to gain access to the latest news stories. Already registered? If Read more [...]

They might look fit for lords and ladies, but Britain’s grandest homes are some of the most sought-after party venues for celebrities looking to plan a raucous birthday bash. Away from the public eye and the paparazzi, these secluded retreats provide a private area for A-listers to really let their hair down - which is why you’re more likely to find them raising a toast on a sprawling lawn in Yorkshire than holding up the bar at the Chiltern Firehouse. Alexa Chung recently rang in Read more [...]

Entirely circular Round House designed as focal point of ground-breaking 1,000-home Frinton Park Estate, EssexIts aim was to make the modernist style mainstream - but ambitious scheme flopped due to its 'out there' conceptsShow house was eventually renovated into four-bedroom home spread across 1,923 sq ft which is now for saleBy Euan McLelland For MailOnline Published: 14:52 GMT, 17 November 2015 | Updated: 14:58 GMT, 17 November 2015 Read more [...]

PLANS went in today for one of Leeds’s biggest regeneration projects - the £80m revival of the historic Tower Works in Holbeck. The proposals by construction firm Carillion will see the old industrial site, long earmarked for rebuilding, brought back to life with a mix of homes, commercial office space and retail units. Tower Works in Leeds' Holbeck Urban Village The Grade II listed former engine house will be brought back to life with a cinema and “boutique brewery”, Read more [...]

No recommendation No news or research item is a personal recommendation to deal. All investments can fall as well as rise in value so you could get back less than you invest. Buying and selling houses and cars are big decisions, fraught with pitfalls and potentially big financial implications, on top of the pleasure or disappointment the purchase may eventually bring. No surprise then, that the internet has transformed both marketplaces, by allowing buyers and sellers to research their options, Read more [...]