Property
Investment | 11 May 15
AXA IM launches flexible debt and equity property fund
In a bid to capitalise on the significant deepening of the real estate debt market that followed the disintermediation of banks in the wake of the financial crisis, Axa Investment Management has launched a global flexible property fund.
Investment | 20 Apr 15
Three quarters of UK mortgage enquiries from offshore buyers, says deVere
Three out of four home loan enquiries received by deVere Mortgages in the first quarter of 2015 were from overseas buyers, led by those in Russia, Asia, the Middle East, and the US.
Court rules French social taxes unjust
Non-French residents will no longer have to pay social charges on unfurnished rental income or capital gains on French property after the taxes were ruled as discriminatory by the European Court of Justice.
Luxembourg on course to offer REITs in 2015
Luxembourg is on track to introduce the regulatory framework to launch Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) this year, industry experts predicted after Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna revealed the Government was pushing ahead with the idea.
Investment | 26 Mar 15
Property thrives amid disappointing
Net retail sales for globally authorised investment funds were nearly £1bn lower last month than February 2014 despite the property sector cementing its best ever year for inflows.