Blog
15.12.2023
ASK hosts expert speakers at a real estate investment forum
ASK hosted an event in November 2023, to discuss real estate investment trends. Expert speakers shared their views on the current shape of the market and its growth potential, with specialists commenting on certain sectors.
News
24.11.2023
ASK celebrates one year anniversary of its corporate partnership with OakNorth
ASK and OakNorth are delighted to celebrate the one year anniversary of their corporate partnership, whereby OakNorth acquired a 50% stake in ASK.
News
17.11.2023
ASK lends £12m for the Island Quarter in Nottingham
ASK has provided a senior loan facility to AIM-listed property developer Conygar, which will be used to fund the next stage of their 12-phase masterplan for the Island Quarter in Nottingham. The plans propose 3.5m sq ft of residential, office, PBSA, hotel, bioscience and leisure uses and a 693-bed PBSA scheme is already under construction.
Insights
19.12.2023
Which sectors will debt providers be backing in 2024?
Daniel Austin comments in Property Week on his predictions for 2024 and which real estate sectors he believes debt providers will be looking to back in the coming year.
News
19.12.2023
ASK makes Real Estate Capital Awards shortlist
ASK has been nominated for two awards in the Real Estate Capital Europe Awards 2023. The nominations have been made in the categories: Mid-Market Lender of the Year and Mid-Market Deal of the Year for a co-loan with OakNorth to Z Hotels Group.
News
16.11.2023
ASK lends for office to residential conversion
Real estate funding specialist, ASK Partners (“ASK”) has provided a senior loan facility, secured against a 59,000sqft office building in the City of London. The borrower, a JV partnership between HUB and Bridges Fund Management, is looking to achieve planning consent for an approximately 300-bed residential scheme.
Insights
12.11.2023
Is the open-ended fund model too outdated to survive in the new world of wealth tech?
ASK CEO and Co-founder Daniel Austin wrote to Property Week in response to a recent front page story, to share his views on the slow demise of open-ended funds and the new investment models which are becoming more attractive.
