Property

Investors trapped in property funds suspended by Brandeaux last week have had to wait more than two years, in some cases, to exit the embattled vehicles.

An offshore property fund investing in student accommodation around the UK has been hit with claims investors cannot redeem their investments.

Kames Capital is planning to launch an "aggressive" rates fund to prepare for an eventual increase in interest rates on government bonds.

PROPERTY

Conditions for the US housing market have never been better, according to US-based investment banking and brokerage company, Charles Schwab.

Henderson Global Investors' £12.7bn property business has appointed Tony He as director of property for its Chinese consultancy.

BlackRock has agreed to acquire private equity real estate adviser firm MGPA for an undisclosed sum.

The UK may be about to experience its first real property crash, according to Justin Urquhart Stewart, founder of Seven Investment Management (7IM).

Spain's collapsing residential property market is still overvalued, banking experts have warned.

Harlequin Management Services (South East), which trades as Harlequin Property, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the High Court of Justice.