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![Revealed – how to market overseas developments to Asian investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Specialist full-service UK-China PR agency 11K Consulting has published its latest China Masterclass webinar on “How to Market Luxury Overseas developments...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why resident wellbeing must be top of mind for PBSA providers](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Tom Ward - founder and global CEO of PBSA provider Scape - which offers student accommodation in...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – affordable housing and ambitious tie-ups](/img/default/pit.png)
Gallions Place, a new mixed-use community of homes, shops and restaurants and play areas at London’s Royal Docks, has been launched...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The pandemic - has it made property sales less personable?](/img/default/pit.png)
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – here’s why transport links are still important, especially in London](/img/default/pit.png)
During the pandemic, it has often been said that the importance of a home being near transport links has lessened considerably...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the UK’s top staycation areas for 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
As the UK continues along the roadmap to eased restrictions and the ability to travel between areas, many Brits are turning...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The green revolution – homemovers prioritise green space over all else](/img/default/pit.png)
Buyers and tenants have become much more environmentally-conscious in recent years, with developers and investors needing to match this increasing demand...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – loo with a view and £100m milestones](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at Clive Emson’s attractive, unique lots for its upcoming June auction, and Strettons'...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Letting homes in Portugal - what do investors need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Portugal being removed from the UK’s green list on Tuesday, this is unlikely to diminish the desire for a holiday...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – how can retirement living be redefined?](/img/default/pit.png)
Living well in retirement and into old age has become a very hot topical issue in the last 15 months or...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![No race for space? 53% of renters put off moving due to Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
A recent poll of over 1,000 SpareRoom users revealed that over half (53%) put off moving due to the pandemic, with...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The future of PBSA: its investment and growth opportunities](/img/default/pit.png)
The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental update – strong yields, smart homes, and the power of BTR](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Save our South Kensington! Campaign forces TfL and partner to change plans](/img/default/pit.png)
A campaign against major development changes to the area surrounding South Kensington station in Central London has secured a major win in...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Maslow Capital provides loan facility for office-to resi conversion in Purley](/img/default/pit.png)
A specialist real estate development finance provider, Maslow Capital, has supplied a £13.7 million loan facility to Sheen Lane Developments for...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![For your viewing pleasure – top cities for virtual viewings revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by virtual property viewings platform U-See Homes has revealed which UK cities offer homebuyers the most opportunity to view a...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom drives demand for holiday home developments](/img/default/pit.png)
After the Prime Minister warned the country not to travel to amber or red list countries, it is now looking increasingly...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![House raffles – are they a bargain of a lifetime or just a con?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the most controversial areas of the property market in recent years has been house raffles, but are they a...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Portugal experience a post-Covid investment boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Portugal being taken off the UK’s green list from tomorrow, causing bafflement from the Portuguese government and a mad rush...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – top hotspots and ‘revolutionary’ solution revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Sheffield has been revealed as the top regeneration hotspot of the Yorkshire region, with projects set to drive investment to the...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation - 8 easy steps to transform your home into a holiday cottage](/img/default/pit.png)
With 99% of holiday lets already fully booked for the summer in popular UK areas, Matt Fox of holiday rental marketplace...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![How to become a property developer by keeping things small](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to being a property developer, the smaller end of the scale is a lot less scary than many...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The UK’s property bubble – what will happen next?](/img/default/pit.png)
When will the UK’s property bubble burst? This question has become increasingly prevalent over recent months. The fact it has is a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – May madness and spring success](/img/default/pit.png)
This auction roundup takes a look at the month just gone, with record results at Sutton Kersh Auctions, Network Auctions and...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – can you really build a property empire in five years?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going swimmingly – staycations dominate as 74% stay home for holidays](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain is bracing for a boom in summer staycations due to the pandemic, according to data released by location technology specialist TomTom. A survey of holiday...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – housing digitisation, women in property and the future of short-lets](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – future-proof homes in Bournemouth, Yorkshire and Scotland](/img/default/pit.png)
Simple Life has partnered with Vistry Partnerships and Wakefield District Housing to build 140 two and three-bedroom eco-friendly properties in the...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what you need to know about applying for a holiday let mortgage](/img/default/pit.png)
Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property? Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![A diamond in the rough: what to know about Lithuania’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite having only around three million inhabitants, Lithuania is punching well above its weight, enjoying years of economic growth. Its architecture...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let yields 2021: where are the best postcodes in London?](/img/default/pit.png)
As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Records, rebranding and Rightmove: a year at SDL Property Auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
Managing Director and auctioneer at SDL Property Auctions, Andrew Parker, takes a look back at how SDL Property Auctions has grown...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – holiday home or BTL? The pros and cons revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
While restrictions around international travel remain largely uncertain, demand for UK staycations has experienced a meteoric rise. Thousands of holidaymakers are zoning...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the five biggest reasons to invest in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
With Portugal on the UK’s green list and slowly reopening to British (and other) holidaymakers, the country is likely to be...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding claim - developers could face tax on profits as high as £50m](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s 10 biggest developers could each face a potential average tax bill of £25 million per year if the government...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – how is a competition helping with Helsinki's regeneration?](/img/default/pit.png)
The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![A day in the life of a land and planning developer](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today gains insight from Dudley Mills, land and planning director of property developers Kebbell, to uncover what the role is...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what happens at an online auction?](/img/default/pit.png)
Online or live-streamed auctions have become the go-to for auction houses up and down the country since the onset of the...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – construction works begin and brand-new PRS scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction works on a new £19 million residential scheme in Nottinghamshire, led by property developer Taggart Homes, are set to begin...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - why the rise in W2 should keep PCL investors optimistic](/img/default/pit.png)
The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Four reasons why property investors are flocking to the Baltic states](/img/default/pit.png)
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – thriving cities, new hires and BTR awareness week](/img/default/pit.png)
Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Covid make airspace development more or less likely?](/img/default/pit.png)
One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leading BTR brand launches 'bold and alternative' new scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Quintain Living – formerly known as Tipi and one of the best-known brands in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) space...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![More money spent on housing – are things looking up?](/img/default/pit.png)
More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how to sell a property in a day](/img/default/pit.png)
We all know that selling a property can be a slow and unpredictable process – with latest figures from Rightmove and Zoopla showing it takes an...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what are the pros and cons of investing in hotel rooms?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s one of the more niche forms of property investment, but is investing in a hotel room a worthwhile pursuit? Here, the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – as we finally ease out of lockdown...](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest sales achieved at Clive Emson, Auction House London and Allsop,...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail boom – house price premium climbs to 17% as testing begins](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves has revealed that house prices surrounding Crossrail stations are...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Onto the south – ilke Homes secures major development site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why personality makes all the difference for developers wishing to stand out](/img/default/pit.png)
In today’s world of unprecedented consumer choice and market saturation, it is becoming increasingly challenging for businesses to distinguish themselves amongst...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will auction houses be returning to traditional in-room auctions?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, major auction houses up...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors – should Florida be on your radar this summer?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Florida property market has seen a rise in sale prices for 112 consecutive months, and with lower mortgage interest rates...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – will Oval and Kennington be London’s newest hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
Two already popular parts of South London – Oval and Kennington – are set to be even more in-demand as a...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord confidence grows as many plan to buy new investments](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a third (34%) of landlords have recently purchased another buy-to-let (BTL) property or intend to buy one within the...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![How lockdown has changed the way we live: boosting the BTR trend](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – why should you invest in Lisbon?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Thursday May 6, a webinar was held – ‘Invest. Work. Live. In Lisbon’ – to highlight the best ways of...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – fossil-free construction and a new leader of sustainability](/img/default/pit.png)
Pipelife Norway has become the latest supplier to use BIOVYN™, the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC from INOVYN. As Norway’s largest...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investors - will there be a drop in buying after the stamp duty holiday?](/img/default/pit.png)
The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – Signature Living recovery plan continues at pace](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of Signature Living Group expects to set a recovery plan with his company’s administrators ‘within weeks’, as preparations for...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rent-to-Rent: the 'hottest strategy' for new investors but lots of hard work](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors are always looking for new strategies and Rent-to-Rent has recently risen to the top of the popular strategies list....
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development works – major schemes in the East Midlands and Bristol](/img/default/pit.png)
A historic dye works and laundry is being transformed into contemporary new homes by developers Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group. This month, the developers...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Regent’s Crescent success, hotel to resi and Liverpool landmark revival](/img/default/pit.png)
In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup - things May be even better for auctions this month...](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at Landwood Group’s success with auctions, the launch of Strettons’ May auction catalogue,...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green list Portugal - enquiries surge as buyers make plans to travel overseas](/img/default/pit.png)
Findings from Rightmove suggest that pent-up demand from home-hunters wanting to buy a home in Portugal has finally started to be...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Rune Sovndahl – talking podcasts, Nordic influence and trends](/img/default/pit.png)
For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal update: flood of movers, new appointment and attractive investments](/img/default/pit.png)
With Portugal now included on the government’s ‘green’ list for quarantine-free travel from May 17 (meaning people will no longer need...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Patience and planning makes women better investors than men – study](/img/default/pit.png)
Research from Yoppie has found that when it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – boosting Ilford's community and new SFR scheme in Dublin](/img/default/pit.png)
Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors in Spain – how is the market being affected by Covid and Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - these cities will continue to attract investors post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you buy early at regeneration schemes?](/img/default/pit.png)
Places undergoing significant regeneration are often appealing to investors for the potential strong rental returns and high capital growth they promise...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA plans – high-quality living set for Nottingham and the Netherlands](/img/default/pit.png)
A residential and commercial property developer has submitted proposals for a 692-unit purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Nottingham city centre. Godwin...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - what asbestos taught us about managing risk](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s asbestos industry ended on August 24 1999 after being used heavily from the 1950s to 1970s. Over 20 years...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Preventing holiday home hell – is investing abroad right for you?](/img/default/pit.png)
It emerged a few weeks ago that TV stars Ant & Dec and Phillip Schofield are set to lose around £8...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![An eco-boost – Lendlease and WorldGBC to create net zero built environment](/img/default/pit.png)
Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group, has partnered with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) on its Advancing Net...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update: new schemes in West London plus Guinness housing development](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – leaseholders still at risk, but developer leads the way…](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Quinta do Lago – what are the emerging post-Covid trends?](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a year since the first lockdown began, Quinta do Lago – a key part of the Algarve’s famous Golden...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech update – boosting homebuilding and revamped deposit service](/img/default/pit.png)
A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can new-build homes lead the renewable energy revolution?](/img/default/pit.png)
In December 2015, the UK accepted the terms of the Paris Agreement. The accord recognised the growing threat of climate change...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Algarve investment – is this the region’s next major destination?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one of this two-part special, we looked at how the Algarve’s golf resorts are bouncing back post-Covid and post-Brexit...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the most energy-efficient regions in the UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest figures from an online estate agent have revealed which region in England and Wales is the most energy-efficient. With 85%...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Help to Build really help to ease the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countryside closure – demand for rural living drives record price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
In the first quarter of 2021, the escape to the country trend triggered by the pandemic drove annual price growth to its...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![From landlord to landlord-developer - the top investment strategy?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation special: why now is the best time to invest in a UK holiday home](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - 8 staycation trends for 2021 and what they mean for owners](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation special: how to prepare your holiday home for lockdown reopenings](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Serviced apartments: the major player on the hospitality stage](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Beach huts – how are they performing as an investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Algarve investment – why golf resorts are fighting back as residential hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – webinars, large catalogues and April results](/img/default/pit.png)
In the last auction roundup of April, Property Investor Today takes a look at iamsold’s free educational webinar on the Modern...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Office to resi – City of London plans to convert offices into homes post-Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
In one of the clearest signs yet of an office to residential revolution, the City of London has revealed that it...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green – interest in green buy-to-let mortgages rises sixfold](/img/default/pit.png)
Three in every five landlords are now interested in green mortgages, according to Mortgages for Business. The buy-to-let (BTL) broker says 62%...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are the traditional investment portfolio allocations still relevant?](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – where are the top UK holiday rental hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
With travel abroad clouded by uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, throwing many travel plans into disarray, there has been an influx...