Bloomberg Hammerson Plc, the specialist retail real estate company, said demand for its properties in the U.K. remained strong after Britain’s voted to leave the European Union last month. ”We’ve seen no let-up in leasing demand — there is a healthy level of leasing activity,” Chief Executive Officer David Atkins said in an interview . ”We continue to have ...

  Bloomberg The outlook for the U.K. property market is getting a whole lot worse. Barclays Plc cut its homebuilder ratings and London investor Great Portland Estates Plc warned about weakening office markets in the U.K. capital as Britain’s economic prospects worsen following the vote to leave the European Union. “Recent events have spooked markets — with good reason,” Barclays ...

  Bloomberg Norwegians love their homes. Nearly 85% of them own the property they live in, usually with the help of a bank. So much so, in fact, that Norway has the highest proportion of mortgages in Europe – 65.6% of the population has a home loan, according to latest available data from Eurostat. That questionable record is partly the ...