Residential

Hines and APG Asset Management have sourced €81m from Wells Fargo for the construction of a built-to-rent scheme in Dublin.

The pipeline of purpose-built rental housing for the UK has never been fuller. But while institutional equity is bullish, the sector’s lenders need more clarity on market metrics.

The London-based development finance provider is aiming to grow its loan book to more than £100m by the end of 2020.

Lenders have growing appetite to back Spanish housing schemes as the sector experiences a robust recovery from the last banking crisis.

Tailwinds including government support and opportunities in the build-to-rent sector will support the housing market over the next year, writes Randeesh Sandhu, CEO of residential development lender Urban Exposure.

As the late stage of the property cycle begins to bite, the 2019 Emerging Trends Europe report indicates where debt providers should put their capital to work.

The credit arm of the US private equity giant has lent €240m for land purchases to Habitat Inmobiliaria, which it acquired earlier this year.

Kinnerton Credit Management has announced a first close of its fourth fund on around €130m and is including Southern Sweden in its investing mandate for the first time.

Almost a decade since the launch of the Spanish equivalent to the REIT regime, listed property vehicles are creating significant business in the debt space.

A new £1bn fund will provide liquidity for smaller builders aiming to get construction projects off the ground.