Sunday, 23rd November 2008

 

Investec sees rise in demand for jumbo mortgages

Investec Private Bank, which offers £1m (€1.2m) plus loans, has seen mortgage lending soar by 45% over the past three months, according to a report in IFAonline.

Compared with the second quarter of last year, Investec’s residential mortgage lending has increased by 45%.

The bank attributed its risk management skills to a focus on the income and assets of a potential borrower, rather than the property they are buying.

“We have a strong and flexible proposition that is tailored to the individual needs of our clients,” said Wayne Preston of Investec, as cited in the IFAonline report. “This means that we are particularly well suited to the more complex mortgage requirements of ultra high net income clients.”

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Mayfair goes Modern

Sebastian + Barquet, a three-year old design gallery based in New York and Chelsea, is opening a new gallery showing museum quality pieces in Mayfair next month, the first in London to focus on international modernism from the 1940s to the 1960s. Its opening exhibition is dedicated to American modernist design and is curated by celebrated architect Eric Parry.

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Ecclestone's fortune could halve following divorce

Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire owner of Formula One, could slip to 60th on the Sunday Times Rich List following a divorce from his Croatian wife Slavica, who is tipped to get half of his £2.4bn fortune.

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