Property
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.
BlackRock unveils UK real estate ETF
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
Investment | 23 Feb 15
Coral Portfolio eyes Mansion assets
Coral Portfolio, the student accommodation fund provider, said it is keen to acquire the assets of Mansion Group’s Student Accommodation Fund following the completion of a strategic review by property consultancy Knight Frank.