Legal & General acquires real estate investor in private assets push

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Legal & General, the British finance company that is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, has acquired a real estate investor as part of a strategic push into private markets under chief executive António Simões. … Read more

Half of private rentals failed to meet standards in 2024

More than half of all private rental properties inspected last year did not initially meet legally enforced standards, new figures show. The information has been published today by the Department of Housing, which said that out of 62,085 properties inspected by local authorities last year, a total of 37,800 did not meet the necessary standards. … Read more

Council Post: Adding Private Real Estate To Your Portfolio: Considerations For Investors

Andrew Sinclair is CEO and Principal of Midloch Investment Partners, a real estate investment fund manager and operator based in Chicago. getty Most Americans own stock, also known as equities, in publicly traded companies. More precisely, says Gallup, 62% of American adults own stocks directly, through mutual funds or in their retirement accounts. Bonds, which … Read more