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The popular coastal town of Bournemouth has been the most in-demand coastal location for buyers this year, according to Rightmove data. Analysis...

Birmingham is being left behind in the race to deliver new homes, according to Davidson Estates. Ben Davidson, managing director of the...

In this guest piece, St. Modwen Homes explores how homes will navigate the electric vehicle revolution and help our national environmental...

In this opinion piece, Jourdan Prowting, Partner Residential Auction at Allsop, analyses London's residential property market and discusses whether now is...

As we approach the end of another turbulent year, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; iamsold partners with...

Investment into the UK’s fast-growing property technology (PropTech sector) has reached record levels in 2021 and more than quadrupled since last...

Research by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much more a home could make in the current market when selling with...

First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...

Leeds is witnessing a ‘frenzied’ rental market, with students reserving homes for next summer on the back of virtual viewings and...

From knowing the best time to buy a home to understanding what’s needed before you can put in an offer, it...

A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

With the leasehold scandal ongoing, and long-promised reform still some way off or incomplete, leasehold enfranchisement is arguably more important than...

The property price premium paid by new-build buyers has increased by 10.8% in the past year – now commanding 40.2% more...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

London based co-living PRS operator, Gravity Co continues to see rapid growth and interest in its co-living properties as it fills...

In this guest piece, James Cassidy, Senior Director, Partner Success Vacation Rentals, EMEA at Expedia Group, outlines what it takes to run a successful...

A crisis as serious as the pandemic is not just a test of survival for businesses but a valuable learning opportunity.  At...

After years of speculation and alterations, the Elizabeth Line is now set to launch in the first half of 2022. Initially,...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

New research from Environet UK has revealed that the blight of Japanese knotweed has wiped an estimated £11.8 billion off the...

For many, cars are an integral part of our home, with more people opting for electric or hybrid options when it...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

Already nearly three years late and vastly over-budget, Crossrail 1 – which will officially be known as the Elizabeth Line when...

James Gray from Cluttons discusses why the race to net zero is the wrong wording - and it should be all...

New-build homes can allegedly see homebuyers cut their energy bills by as much as 60%, research from Warwick Estates reveals. Now that...

Lovell Partnerships has completed the refurbishment of a former training and enterprise centre owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) to...

Here, in this latest PIT guest piece, Ellen Klein - editor at Sleep Junkie - outlines how investors should buy their first...

The number one buy-to-let (BTL) hotspot next year will be the North West, according to new findings from SevenCapital and Zoopla. The...

Winvic Construction Ltd, a contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects, has celebrated...

London homebuyers managed to save over £1 billion since the stamp duty holiday first launched in July 2020. The latest analysis by...

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...

In this guest piece, St. Modwen Homes explores the idea of property buyers designing their first home on a digital platform before...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...

New data released by overseas property portal Kyero.com has revealed record interest in Portuguese and Spanish property during 2021. Kyero, which is...

The latest collection of 487 rental homes in Brentford, West London, has been revealed by Apo (a-part-of.com), the innovative new London-based residential...

ConservatoryLand, a UK supplier of self-build conservatories, has analysed what the UK’s average house price of £270,000 can get buyers across...

In this guest piece, Bidwells discusses the important role that planning plays in housing and social care, and what can be...

Niche housebuilder Artisan Real Estate has raised the bar for sustainable development with the launch of an ambitious design framework geared...

On Thursday night last week, it was announced that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Planning Committee had voted unanimously,...

Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...

Research by real estate debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance has revealed how the pandemic halved the profits taken by the...

On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties...

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

London’s short-term rental sector is continuing to perform ‘very strongly’ as the sector recovers, according to performance data from a tracking...

Those investors looking to join the pandemic bounce-back may be asking where the best places in London are to consider for...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Sean Gavin, Operations Director at Berkeley South East London, for his thoughts on...

Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...

This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...

Research by Sequre Property Investment has revealed which cities are seeing the largest level of high yield rental homes. The buy-to-let (BTL)...

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

In this guest piece, Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, sets out how investors can make the most from their holiday...

Last week saw leading voices from the building sector unite to call on the governments and industry to make urgent commitments...

We often hear about the attractiveness of the British market to Chinese and Hong Kong investors, but new research has also...

Despite COP26 now being finished, sustainability and the race towards net zero remain high up on the agenda, with PIT receiving...

Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, 'what's the best property development strategy?'. Given that property development ranges...

One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...

For quite a number of years, the sky has literally been the limit for new residential, commercial and tourism-based towers –...

This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...

Land plots currently account for just 1.4% of for-sale stock listed on the market, yet demand is high, with 55% of...

In this guest piece, Ufuk Bahar - founder of multi-disciplinary architecture practice, Urbanist Architecture, which specialises in maximising the ROI and viability of...

If you are looking to buy a home to then let it out to tenants, or if you have decided to...

This development roundup focuses on building sustainable homes, with Beech Holdings regenerating a former office into 43 eco-friendly apartments, a £10...

Landlords have begun to take steps to improve the energy efficiency of their properties ahead of new rules which are due...

An alternative investment fund manager has announced it has provided a senior loan of more than £100 million (£103 million) to...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham provides some simple steps to help landlords save time, stress, and ultimately money, in the months and years...

Haringey has become the first council in London to provide specially designed modular homes to tackle homelessness and help those in...

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...

Tenant demand appears to have returned to the capital’s rental market as the pandemic freeze continues to thaw. Analysis from London estate...

Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain reports that although they are an estate agent who has had predominantly British buyers over...

Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...

A wave of capital is heading for the UK’s rapidly growing suburban Build to Rent (BTR) sector, according to recent research...

Sellers who have upgraded the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their home to a C, from a D, E or...

In this guest piece, smart lighting and building software company amBX observes some core areas that are accelerating the property market today, as well as hindering it. Various...

According to data from due diligence and guarantee firm, Homeppl, the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is being targeted by fraudsters with...

A study by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has analysed how a move to city status could bring about a substantial...

Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...

Some nine out of 10 adults in the UK could be losing out on tax breaks because they don’t want the...

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...

The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...

On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...

As a property investor, you are more than likely to require building work at some point – whether you are flipping...

The Student Property team of global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched Capital House in Southampton on behalf of joint venture partners Kier Property...

Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores the effects Covid-19 has had on property investment and lists the benefits of investing in holiday...

In the final instalment of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Roland John, co-founder of property information platform,...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...

One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...

London remains one of the most desirable locations to live in the world, despite its ranking as the sixth most expensive...

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...

This development update is environmentally focused, with 51 high-quality schemes coming to Somerset, 120 net-zero homes suited for the retired community and...