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Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, better known as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen Taudien in...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

David Leary of the Essential Information Group writes: As we conclude 2023, the property auction market reflects a year of twists and...

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

Allsop, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property auction house, has raised over £135m in residential and commercial sales in...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...

UK and international investors and developers have been presented with £20 billion worth of opportunities to invest in a diverse range...

Insurers and risk managers must pull out all the stops to support the beleaguered UK construction sector, which is facing extreme...

Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

The UK’s leading provider of retirement villages, Audley Group, has recently announced that, following extensive consultation with the local community and...

Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...

The areas of the UK where there is the fastest house price growth have been changing in recent years. While London...

The first factory-built homes have been craned into place on a site in Hereford to deliver an affordable housing scheme for...

An initiative by award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, saw that keys were officially handed over for six SoloHaus to Southend-on-Sea City...

The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...

The Urban Splash Residential Fund recently announced that deals worth £28 million have been completed in the first quarter of 2022. A...

The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...

This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...

Market analysis from Octane Capital has revealed that the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England has dropped in...

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

One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...

Liverpool has become the hotspot for property investors and homebuyers alike, with property price growth over the last year higher in...

The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...

The most recent Mayor's Question Time meeting revealed that there have been no Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) secured to stem the...

This week’s development roundup is green-focused, with Together’s generous funding package for a new low-carbon homebuilding scheme and plans submitted for...

In part one of her net-zero column, Frédérique Carrier, head of investment strategy at RBC Wealth Management, explores some of the most eye-catching...

We’re currently in a cost-of-living crisis. Living costs are rising at their fastest rate in 30 years; a typical domestic energy bill will...

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

A Build to Rent platform set up by Macquarie Asset Management with British real estate industry veterans Darryl Flay and Martin...

All property investments require maintenance and one of the most common issues is damp; a problem that is at its worst...

Average UK rents have risen to almost £1,000 per month – £62 more than at the start of the pandemic, according...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...

In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...

Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...

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

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

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

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

Property developer Ballymore recently submitted a planning application for its latest major mixed-use quarter. The new development will be located on...

This BTR roundup features an insight into the UK PBSA sector, good news for the London co-living market, and a brand-new...

In this guest piece, Rightio discusses some of the lesser-known costs of being a landlord. To the uninitiated, being a landlord might...

The theme of this week’s roundup is reflection, as Allsop and SDL Auctions report successful auction results for September, while Auction...

What was once known as the West Bromwich Building Society, a 169-year-old art deco building, is now undergoing a drastic redevelopment...

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

An effective method for sourcing and obtaining sites is critical to the success of any property developer. Starting construction on a...

In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...

Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

New planning changes which came into effect this month have been criticised by a renting campaigner. Ajay Jagota, the founder of...

Along with Japanese knotweed, it’s one of the issues that can have the biggest impact on a home’s value and ability...

If you could be one thing in your life, what would it be? Chances are the answer to this question for...

A new residential development in Salford, Manchester is set to offer a ‘refreshing’ collection of apartments. The gritty suburb-turned-cultural-goldmine location is home...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ‘rare opportunity’ for buyers to purchase a former Edwardian school, the...

It seems rare that the government delivers good news to landlords, but there were sighs of relief all round when the...

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...

In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...

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...

For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...

Research by London South Bank University (LSBU) has claimed that the high-profile collapse of construction giant Carillion in January 2018 highlights ‘a culture of financial...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...

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

As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...

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

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

Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...

In this guest piece, Delilah Kealy-Roberts – copywriter at digital marketing agency Mediaworks – explores how smart technology is transforming our...

In the third and final instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the theme of inspiration, with partnerships to...

LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...

Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

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

Build to Rent (BTR) specialist Ascend Properties has forecast that completions in the sector will double by 2025, as the fast-growing...

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...

Summix Capital’s plans to turn the former Plumb Center in the heart of Bath into student accommodation have been granted planning...

The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

Round Hill Capital (RHC), a leading global real estate investment, development and asset management firm, has secured a deal to acquire...

In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...

Many home improvement companies will target their products and services towards property investors. Here, Natalka Antoniuk outlines the reasons why such companies...

A 53-storey tower at One Thames City in Nine Elms, one of the largest residential schemes to be built in the...

One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...

As we near the end of 2020, NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertymark provide analysis of their 2020 sales and lettings data. The...

Spain is a very popular destination for foreign property investors, as demonstrated by the high percentage (16%) of international buyers who...

Like many other sectors, auction houses have headed exclusively online during the pandemic - and have made a huge success of...

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

Fast-growing modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a site for residential development in Rushden, Northamptonshire, that has the potential to...

A property valuations and disposals firm has been appointed by the joint administrators of two further Elliot Group development schemes in...

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

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

In this development update, PIT explores the fascinating history of a Victorian villa in Coventry – which is being developed into...

Earlier this year, we ran a number of stories on Preston’s burgeoning reputation as a property investment hotbed, including one about...

I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...