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The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...
26 March 2024
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In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...
29 February 2024
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In Q4 2023 the overall commercial vacancy rate was stagnant at 14.0 per cent - but there is good news for prospective...
08 February 2024
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Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...
30 January 2024
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New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...
16 January 2024
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London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...
16 January 2024
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BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...
28 December 2023
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There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...
28 November 2023
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It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...
21 November 2023
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Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
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Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...
31 October 2023
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The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...
17 October 2023
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The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index shows the...
05 October 2023
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One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...
21 September 2023
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Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...
19 September 2023
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New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...
03 August 2023
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It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
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Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...
20 July 2023
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According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...
06 July 2023
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Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth. The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...
22 June 2023
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The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...
11 May 2023
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Fast-growing property developer, HJ Collection, has returned over £10 million to its investors after scaling its development portfolio by 40%. Established in...
20 April 2023
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A new report, published by leading international property portal Kyero, has revealed that British buyers remain the biggest overseas spenders when it comes to buying...
13 April 2023
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Shakeel Adli is not your average property developer – first and foremost, he wants to give away half of his profits. And...
06 April 2023
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Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable shift in the real estate market with 4,628 sales in...
02 February 2023
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Affordable housing provider SO Resi has appointed its Group Head of Sales, Kevin Sims, into a newly created role to boost...
19 January 2023
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The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...
02 December 2022
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A property developer which describes itself as 'revolutionary' has increased its portfolio through the acquisition of four new sites located in Ipswich,...
11 November 2022
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The leading provider of cloud-based, Dye & Durham, efficient workflow software for legal and business professionals, is significantly upgrading its Index...
21 October 2022
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The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...
05 October 2022
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Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, surveyed 3,700 homeowners to discover the true impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on homeowners. The...
23 September 2022
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The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...
21 September 2022
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An innovation and growth-oriented entrepreneur, Davide Ravalli, has since the beginning of his working career founded his first start-up in the...
16 September 2022
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The private rented sector (PRS) has been under the looking glass for the past few weeks, yet the PRS is not...
14 September 2022
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October’s energy price cap increase will see the average household paying the equivalent of nearly a third of their annual mortgage...
09 September 2022
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Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...
02 September 2022
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A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
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At PIT, we have regularly focused on stories surrounding regeneration and the impact this has on investment. Very often, an area that...
17 August 2022
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More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...
29 July 2022
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The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...
29 July 2022
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A fast-growing PropTech firm has announced the opening of an India office based in Bengaluru in preparation for the 2023/24 booking season. Housemates,...
27 July 2022
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This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...
15 July 2022
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The UK Government’s policy of improving the quality of life outside of London is central to its raison d'être. ‘Levelling up’...
20 May 2022
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This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...
18 May 2022
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In this guest article, Isabel James, head of residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street electric vehicle (EV)...
18 May 2022
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Market analysis from Octane Capital has revealed that the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England has dropped in...
13 May 2022
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Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...
11 May 2022
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Town and city regeneration isn’t a new topic, by any means, but recent events in the UK have left us thinking...
11 May 2022
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PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...
06 May 2022
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With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
06 May 2022
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This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...
29 April 2022
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This mini auction roundup has a commercial twist, with SDL Property Auctions offering a range of nightclubs and other nightlife spaces,...
22 April 2022
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The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...
22 April 2022
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In a ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, Blaenau Gwent in South East...
15 April 2022
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Search demand for holiday homes in South Devon rose by as much as 100% in 2021, suggesting a record year for...
06 April 2022
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The most recent Mayor's Question Time meeting revealed that there have been no Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) secured to stem the...
01 April 2022
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In this mini update, PIT looks at the latest in planning applications, with affordable factory-built homes in Hastings, high-quality homes anticipated...
30 March 2022
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A recent study by money.co.uk examined the average nightly cost of an Airbnb over the dates of the most popular global...
21 March 2022
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Proposals for a new mixed-use development in Bristol were approved by a Government Planning Inspector at the start of March while...
16 March 2022
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With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...
14 March 2022
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We’ve entered a new month, which means new beginnings and refreshed confidence as we navigate a post-Covid world. Quite aptly, this...
04 March 2022
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Research by Rentd has revealed that, despite the government’s best efforts, the return on a buy-to-let (BTL) purchase currently sits at...
04 March 2022
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Despite being a fleeting month, February has seen impressive auction results across the board. Acuitus saw an emphatic start to the...
25 February 2022
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The UK is currently trailing a number of other major European nations when it comes to the delivery of new homes...
21 February 2022
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This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...
18 February 2022
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Following record-breaking years for staycations in 2020 and 2021, with people urged to stay local as a result of the pandemic...
16 February 2022
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The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...
16 February 2022
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This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...
11 February 2022
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UK-focused real estate fund manager Moorfield has agreed to forward fund an 81-bed co-living scheme near Ealing Broadway, West London, for £21...
07 February 2022
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Independent Buying Agents Haringtons reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements and what impact this will have on the...
02 February 2022
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In this guest piece, Sascha Badelt, managing director of Cloverhut, outlines what investors should (and shouldn't) be doing when it comes to...
26 January 2022
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In this guest piece, Spanish real estate agent and property expert Sean Woolley shares his experience of getting a mortgage in...
24 January 2022
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In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...
10 January 2022
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Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has published its net zero carbon pathway. The pathway sets...
20 December 2021
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In this guest piece, St. Modwen Homes explores how homes will navigate the electric vehicle revolution and help our national environmental...
13 December 2021
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In this opinion piece, Jourdan Prowting, Partner Residential Auction at Allsop, analyses London's residential property market and discusses whether now is...
10 December 2021
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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...
08 December 2021
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A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...
06 December 2021
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With the leasehold scandal ongoing, and long-promised reform still some way off or incomplete, leasehold enfranchisement is arguably more important than...
06 December 2021
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New data released by overseas property portal Kyero.com has revealed record interest in Portuguese and Spanish property during 2021. Kyero, which is...
24 November 2021
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Research by real estate debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance has revealed how the pandemic halved the profits taken by the...
22 November 2021
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We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...
17 November 2021
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For quite a number of years, the sky has literally been the limit for new residential, commercial and tourism-based towers –...
12 November 2021
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Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...
08 November 2021
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Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...
05 November 2021
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Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...
03 November 2021
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The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...
01 November 2021
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In the third instalment of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Ayesha Ofori, founder of both the female...
22 October 2021
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In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...
11 October 2021
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In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...
11 October 2021
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Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...
08 October 2021
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In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
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Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...
29 September 2021
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Are you a buy-to-let investor considering selling up? You’re not alone. Research by the Nottingham Building Society revealed that a fifth...
29 September 2021
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After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...
27 September 2021
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Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...
24 September 2021
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Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...
22 September 2021
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Seaside living is at the top of many tenants’ wishlists, that is according to Rightmove. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,...