12/10/2025 7:35:50 PM Are retail property lenders running out of New Year resolutions? By Jat Bains In this valuable article from Real Estate Capital, the issues facing lenders on retail property financings and the lack of palatable...
12/10/2025 7:24:56 PM A Code of Practice for landlords and tenants - the potential impact on negotiations with lenders By Laura Bretherton The UK government has announced that it will be launching a new “code of practice” for commercial landlords and tenants to govern their...
12/10/2025 6:01:34 PM Penalising default interest: a spotlight on the bridging loan market By Adam Caines Christian Anthony Rachael Preston Katherine Hensby +1 more... Show less Earlier this year, the High Court ruled that a clause in a loan agreement which imposed a default interest rate of 4% per month...
12/10/2025 5:59:05 PM Operational real estate finance breakfast panel By Laura Bretherton On Wednesday 15 November, Macfarlanes hosted a breakfast panel discussion which focused on financing of operational real estate (OpRE). ...
12/10/2025 5:58:34 PM Lender security over rent accounts: navigating account bank requirements By Laura Bretherton In real estate finance transactions, a borrower will usually be required to grant a charge over their bank accounts to the lender. One of...
12/10/2025 5:49:20 PM The CREFC Quarterly Market Sentiment Survey: an improved outlook for the real estate finance market By Laura Bretherton In March 2024, CREFC – the trade association for real estate lenders and the real estate finance market in Europe – published the results...
12/10/2025 5:45:36 PM Real Estate Finance – A take on the lending landscape in 2024 By Laura Bretherton The Loan Market Association recently hosted its annual Real Estate Finance Conference. The conference brought together participants from...
6/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Mortgages over real estate – how can lenders meet registration deadlines in the era of Covid-19? Part 2 – HM Land Registry By Isabella Dierden-Hunt Where a lender advances a loan to a company incorporated in England and Wales, which is secured by real estate in England, the lender...
6/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Mortgages over real estate – how can lenders meet registration deadlines in the era of Covid-19? Part 1 – Companies House By Isabella Dierden-Hunt Where a lender advances a loan to a company incorporated in England and Wales, which is secured by real estate in England, the lender...
3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM Macfarlanes hosts panel to discuss future of purpose-built private rented housing: development, funding and investment By Macfarlanes Last week, Macfarlanes hosted a breakfast panel discussion on the year ahead for the purpose-built Private Rental Sector (PRS) market....
2/24/2020 12:00:00 AM Greening finance or financing green in the real estate industry By Elizabeth Fielding The City Property Association (CPA) brought together a knowledgeable panel to discuss the evolution of green finance over the last 12...
2/11/2020 12:00:00 AM Surveyor conflicts of interest - RICS crackdown to come By Macfarlanes Following recent scrutiny of the audit sector (due to widespread criticisms after various high-profile corporate failures, including the...