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Brexit could help foreigners buy more of London

  Bloomberg One consequence of Brexit could be that more London properties end up in foreign hands. That’s the ironic product of Britain’s decision to exit the European Union — an outcome predicated in part on a desire to reduce immigration to the UK. Investors pulling money from UK property funds out of fear that real estate values will fall ...

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Work on 2018 World Cup venue halted over dispute

  Saint Petersburg / AFP A dispute with local authorities has frozen building work on one of the venues for the 2018 World Cup in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg, the firm overseeing the construction said this week. Inzhtransstroy-SPB, which is building the new ultra-modern 68,000-seat stadium, said in a statement that local authorities owed it one billion rubles ($16 ...

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Standard Life, Legal & General join the property-fund sales rush

  Bloomberg Standard Life Investments and Legal & General Group Plc have joined the list of UK real estate fund managers offering buildings for sale after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union sparked an increase in redemptions. The asset managers are working with brokers to sell London office buildings, joining Henderson Global Investors and Aberdeen Asset Management Plc ...

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