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The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

FCA-regulated property investment platform Shojin has entered into partnerships with two International real estate investing services.  One is LINUS Digital Finance, a...

Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...

All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...

The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

Dolphin Living, a provider of intermediate affordable housing, has exchanged contracts with Moxon Street Residential for the purchase of the long leasehold of 25...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

Tax was a critical part of the Tory leadership debate, with both Truss and Sunak taking the view that tax decreases...

Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...

The importance of property wealth in retirement planning is often overlooked, however, new research from Aviva has revealed the increasing importance...

The UK's Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to grow and evolve, which arguably makes the role of the market's trade...

In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...

New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...

Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...

In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...

With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...

In this week's development roundup, Property Investor Today looks at a new ambitious scheme that will see rough sleepers in Basildon...

The lifting of Covid restrictions this week could see the supply of property rebuild and normal house price economics return, according...

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

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

The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...

The number of British citizens officially registered as living in Portugal shot up by more than 30% between 2019 and 2020,...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

The importance of good-quality senior housing has become starker than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there still remains a shortage...

Quintain Living, formerly known as Tipi, is the Build to Rent (BTR) brand of well-known developer Quintain and has made a...

A number of community-led campaign groups are calling for a landmark Women’s Building and social housing on the former Holloway Prison...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...

Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

Quinta do Lago, one of the most famous resorts in the Algarve and a key part of the famed Golden Triangle,...

A campaign against major development changes to the area surrounding South Kensington station in Central London has secured a major win in...

The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...

More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...

Places undergoing significant regeneration are often appealing to investors for the potential strong rental returns and high capital growth they promise...

We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...

Since the onset of the pandemic, the concept of the 15-minute city has come to the forefront more than ever, with...

The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...

London’s largest purpose-built rental community – Greenford Quay in the London Borough of Ealing - is ready to be unveiled by...

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

If, over the years, you have been interested in an investment property abroad, chances are that France was one of the...

Last week, two of the UK’s biggest housebuilders – Barratt and Berkeley – held webinars aimed at investors. While new-build developments have traditionally...

A leading private wealth law firm claims that architects are increasingly prepared to take legal action against developers in a bid to...

Leading short-term rental brand GuestReady has acquired The Porto Concierge, the largest Airbnb management company in Portugal. Following its acquisition of BnbLord...

After several years of growth across all real estate segments, 2020 was anticipated to maintain this trend. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic...

A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...

UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...

The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...

A privately-owned development company founded in 2016 by well-known property developer Ben Carrington is continuing to deliver on its plans to...

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...

A London-based property development company, founded by two young local entrepreneurs, managed to post record sales over the last two quarters...

Looking for an investment property outside of London? Now might be the perfect time to do so as the demand for...

In early December, senior researcher at AMA Research, Alex Blagden, talked about an expected surge in Build to Rent (BTR) applications...

Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...

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...

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...

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

One of the biggest investors in the fast-growing Build to Rent market is rebranding its ‘lifestyle-focused’ rental operator arm – in...

Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...

When Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Summer Statement last month, many people were surprised to learn that buy-to-let investors would be...

The number of new prospective renters and supply of rental stock reached an all-time high in June, ARLA Propertymark’s June PRS...

The property market is defying the traditional summer lull in activity as buyers and sellers continue to flood the market post-lockdown. Last...

Now, more than ever, property investors will be seeking safe havens and thriving markets which promise strong and reliable returns. Could...

Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...

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

Initial work to restore a historic building to its former glory and bring luxury living space to Stretford, Greater Manchester, has...

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

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a considerable amount of uncertainty and worry since it took hold in Europe in early March,...

Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price, all within...

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

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...

Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...

Residential property investment platform Bricklane has announced that it’s completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers generated sales worth over a whopping £20 million at its first auction of the year...

With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...

With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...

With Saturday January 25 2020 marking Chinese New Year – a period of celebration for the estimated 120,250 Chinese people living...

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...

With new developments regularly popping up in all parts of the country, Property Investor Today carries out a quick round-up of...

Goodison Park, the home of Everton FC since 1892, is set to be converted into ‘high-quality, affordable housing’ and other uses...

With Brexit and political uncertainty slowing the market, housing with care is fast becoming a significant opportunity for developers and investors....

With the Conservative Party winning a big majority in last week's general election, it will be expected to honour its manifesto pledge...

UK city house price growth has picked up by 2.9%, underpinned by a 1% increase in London house prices, according to...

Understanding the flood risk of a property is the first step to managing that risk and being prepared for what the...