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The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...

Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...

Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...

The number of completed Build-to-Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to 88,100 units...

The government has been making a flurry of announcements about new investment areas in recent weeks, the single biggest of which...

Pocket Living has announced that it has secured a new senior debt package with Lloyds Bank, which is capable of being...

A five-year joint venture partnership to deliver more than 1,000 highly sustainable, affordable modular homes has been announced by Legal & General...

Build to Rent (BTR) has a ‘broad and evolving customer base’ similar to the wider private rented sector and is a...

Specialist UK Build to Rent (BTR) investor, Packaged Living, has entered a new joint venture with USAA Real Estate (USAARE). The joint...

Mainstay, a residential property management company that is part of the FirstPort group, has strengthened its property portfolio by taking on...

One of the Build to Rent (BTR) sector’s leading developer operators has announced plans for its first Sheffield scheme. Moda Living has...

There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...

The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

It’s one of the best-known parts of West London, famous for its (now demolished) exhibition centre, its busy Tube station and...

Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...

The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...

Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...

A housing development company wholly owned by Manchester City Council was formally launched late last week (Friday February 4) in order...

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...

In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...

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

What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...

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

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

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

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

This mini development roundup features significant funding and investment for a Kensal Green development, a housing scheme in Corby and a...

In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...

In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...

Elephant & Castle is, without doubt, an incongruous area – very busy, chaotic and some might say ugly, but also full...

A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...

In this guest piece, Alec Watt, chief executive officer of the Accouter Group of Companies, outlines why investors would be unwise...

Gresham House Residential Secure Income LP (ReSI LP), a limited partnership investing in affordable housing, has acquired a portfolio of 247...

Elephant & Castle is one of the most interesting and colourful parts of London, with a fascinating history and a wonderfully...

With Boots recently joining John Lewis and Lloyds Bank in dipping its toes into the property market, this opinion piece from Ged...

In June, estate agents Winkworth launched their Property Exchange podcast where they discuss the latest developments in the property market. The...

The topic of empty homes has long been a contentious one, with many pointing out that existing properties that have fallen...

Inspired Villages, operator of retirement villages established by Legal & General, has achieved planning permission to deliver a £100 million retirement...

At the beginning of this year, we covered the story of Berkhamsted Football Club and its battle to keep playing at...

A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...

One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...

Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...

A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...

In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...

Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...

Purpose-built Build to Rent (BTR) housing is only a recent concept, with just over 51,000 dwellings completed across the UK as of Q3...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, interest in overseas property remains strong, even if international travel and tourism are currently very much...

The fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to generate plenty of news, even as we live through Lockdown 2.0. The week-long...

A law firm has said the value of the UK’s top 15 senior living providers has increased by 62% in the...

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...

The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...

Delancey and Oxford Properties’ co-investment platform, Delancey Oxford Residential (DOOR), has raised further commitments of £260 million and £150 million for...

A modular housing and technology company backed by the Rueben Brothers has become the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the...

Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...

Government-owned car parks have the potential to deliver 110,000 new homes across the country, according to a pioneering study carried out...

One of the UK’s leading Build to Rent providers for family housing has launched its private rental sector (PRS) market research...

Well-known rental brand UNCLE recently opened its fifth property within its rapidly expanding chain of serviced rental apartments. Made up of two...

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...

A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...

The knock-on effects of the spread of coronavirus and the subsequent government lockdown will result in 56,000 fewer homes being delivered...

Manchester-based Build to Rent specialist, Ascend, reported ‘outstanding’ income increases for their client on the latest BTR fund it manages for...

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge impact on all our lives, with all schools now closed (other than for...

While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...

February 2020 was the wettest ever recorded in Britain, with Atlantic Storms Ciara and Dennis depositing vast amounts of rainfall across...

With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...

It was revealed last week that nearly 25,000 homes in London are being left unoccupied, according to the most recent government...

Many property pundits have been espousing the benefits of investing in the North West to take advantage of low buy-in costs...

In our latest development round-up, we zone in on projects in Staffordshire and Barking. A Worcestershire-based developer has won planning permission for...

With towns and cities across the UK and the world largely becoming dense, mixed-use urban environments, how can investors take advantage...

The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...

A unique bespoke development on the edge of the new ‘super village’ to be built south of Worcester is being proposed...

In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...

The latest research from global real estate firm CBRE has revealed that the total institutional investment into multifamily housing (much more...

Property prices in South East London are set to increase faster than much of Greater London thanks to significant regeneration throughout...

Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...

The UK Build to Rent sector (also known as multifamily housing in parts of Europe and North America) witnessed record levels...

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...

More than 600,000 homes remain empty across England, research carried out by quick sale site Good Move has revealed. The study found...

This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...

New research from Legal & General and economics consultancy CEBR has revealed that last time buyers now own £938 billion of...

England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...

The Greenwich Peninsula Hotel has been acquired by hotel and investment company, Nine Group, from fixed charge receivers following its fall...

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...

The Guild Auction, a new platform designed to enable property investors to acquire and offload property under a virtual hammer online,...

The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...

Overall housing output north of the border continued to flatline with just 88 more homes, the equivalent of around 1%, built...

Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...

One of the UK’s largest housebuilders has welcomed the new apprenticeship levy, which comes into effect this week, as part of...

Plans to build a Thameslink station in the north London area of Brent Cross may be brought forward by nine years...

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...