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The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...

This week is nothing but positive, with the release of Clive Emson’s diverse catalogue, impressive lots set to go under the...

Galliard has purchased three major London commuter sites, which together have a combined GDV (gross development value) of approximately £265 million,...

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

Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

In the first auction roundup of 2022, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; from iamproperty’s successful year with...

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

Just over a year ago (December 31 2020), the transition period for Brits to retire to European Union countries without the...

Things that don’t mix well? Polka dots and stripes, planning and politics. The run-up to an election is usually an uncertain...

A leading Spanish home builder has revealed that more than half (54%) of Brits who reserved homes with the firm in...

On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...

London houses are seven times more expensive than houses in the North, new research from Open Property Group has found. The investment...

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive of HJ Collection, outlines his predictions for the property market in 2022.  When looking...

With the new year now upon us, the predictions for what 2022 could bring from a property investment perspective continue to...

With demand for staycations soaring over the last 18 months, recent figures suggest that the UK is set for another record-breaking...

Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...

In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...

Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo joint venture (JV) has appointed Kier for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody...

New home supply challenges will persist throughout the year, housebuilders have warned. The WhatHouse? Predictions Report 22 reveals that while 71% of...

In this first development roundup of 2022, Property Investor Today explores a new green community close to Northampton and the granting...

In November, Boris Johnson spoke at the Confederation of British Industry’s conference and announced that Electric Vehicle charging points will become...

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

As we begin 2022, Andrea Fawell, sales and marketing director of property developers Kebbell, gives a very honest account of the market factors that are...

While 2020 was an utterly unique year, 2021 has in some ways been even more extraordinary. The first few months of...

With just over a week to go until 2022 makes an appearance, we check in with some more property experts to...

During the summer, the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) – the new independent body for overseeing the quality of the customer...

Despite the rollercoaster of 2021, the Scottish property market has had a stronger period of growth than many would have expected...

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...

This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...

Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...

In this planning update, PIT takes a closer look at the 400-plus homes coming to Cambridge as part of a joint...

Smartlands - the first company to tokenise property in the UK, and one we've covered a number times on PIT in recent...

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...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...

Leeds is witnessing a ‘frenzied’ rental market, with students reserving homes for next summer on the back of virtual viewings and...

From knowing the best time to buy a home to understanding what’s needed before you can put in an offer, it...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

With the leasehold scandal ongoing, and long-promised reform still some way off or incomplete, leasehold enfranchisement is arguably more important than...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

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

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

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

The number one buy-to-let (BTL) hotspot next year will be the North West, according to new findings from SevenCapital and Zoopla. The...

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...

On 4 August 2021, the government announced that Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which prevents landlords of commercial properties...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

Who are you? Daniel James McGowran MNAEA, originally from London, now living in Shropshire. What does it say on your business card? “Love...

We often hear about the attractiveness of the British market to Chinese and Hong Kong investors, but new research has also...

New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...

Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...

The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...

Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores the effects Covid-19 has had on property investment and lists the benefits of investing in holiday...

This development update is environmentally focused, with 51 high-quality schemes coming to Somerset, 120 net-zero homes suited for the retired community and...

The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...

Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

Since the start of the pandemic, recent figures have shown that more than 11,000 second-home owners in England have opened their...

In part three of our series on the booming commercial to residential sector, we look at some of the recent schemes...

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

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

In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...

Multinational universal bank Barclays will join Housing Growth Partnership as the two new funding partners at Pocket Living’s Waltham Forest scheme. HGP is a...

A new poll has revealed that 15% of working-age people believe that the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme could apply to them....

Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores why the UK staycation boom is providing the best opportunities for investors. The travel restrictions and...

Dover District Council has approved Etopia Homes’ plans to deliver 50 eco-friendly homes on a site in Eastry, Kent. Situated on Gore...

One of the Algarve’s most anticipated new developments has witnessed ‘unprecedented demand’ for its flagship Viceroy Residences since they launched in...

Unite Students, a student accommodation provider, has announced its new property in Bristol will be named after Princess Campbell, the city’s...

Student accommodation owner/operator Student Roost has exchanged contracts on a major deal to purchase a prime new 703-bed property in Nottingham. Currently...

A government-backed modular housing ‘pioneer’ has unveiled the UK’s first mainstream zero carbon home, which it claims can cut energy bills...

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...

Despite still being on the amber list after the UK government’s most recent review of its controversial traffic light system, Portugal...

Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...

Knights Quarter, the brand-new development in the heart of Winchester, is offering an ‘exciting’ investment opportunity with a collection of apartments,...

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

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

As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...

With Portugal on the UK’s green list and slowly reopening to British (and other) holidaymakers, the country is likely to be...

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

Construction works on a new £19 million residential scheme in Nottinghamshire, led by property developer Taggart Homes, are set to begin...

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, major auction houses up...

On Thursday May 6, a webinar was held – ‘Invest. Work. Live. In Lisbon’ – to highlight the best ways of...

Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...

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...

Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...

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

Last week, Global Citizen Solutions – a boutique migration investment firm headquartered in Lisbon – held a webinar to discuss the...

Being hailed as the first part of the biggest English property law reform in decades, the announcement of new ground rent...

The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...

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

Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...

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

The team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old Kent Road into hundreds of new homes has...

Last week, the Portuguese government finally outlined its changes to Portugal’s popular Golden Visa scheme, which now come into place in...

Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has officially handed over its Hockley Mills site to Legal & General (L&G) and Sir Robert...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

Across the property investment and development market, activity continues apace despite the challenges posed by Lockdown 3.0.Here, PIT zones in on...

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

Brighton and Hove council last week (January 13 2021) granted planning permission to developer Alumno to construct purpose-built student accommodation on...

A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...

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...

With some 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, the importance of sustainable construction has become undeniable. Over the...

Developer Southern Grove has revealed it will expand into the Build to Rent (BTR) and co-living sectors after eyeing significant opportunities. With...

Here at PIT, we regularly cover regeneration stories – and last year we even ran a 10-piece series zoning in on...

Manchester-based Hollins Homes is celebrating its 100th completion, following continued business growth and increased demand for homes due to the stamp...

The Algarve has long been a favourite destination of the Brits, for its warm climate, golf courses, sun-kissed beaches and relaxed...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...

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

Small housebuilder Kebbell has reported booming sales for its Scarborough development, with eight homes already snapped up and only a handful...

Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...

For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

A leading Israeli residential developer has officially entered the construction phase for ‘its most exciting project to date’, known as Port...

There are historic ties between the UK and Cyprus, the country has dealt impressively – like its near neighbour Greece –...

Next week (Monday 3 August 2020) developer St Joseph will launch its 21-storey The Regent building to market as it pushes forward with its...

Palazzo Ricci, a new private residence club located in Abruzzo, Italy, is launching sales this summer. Approximately two hours from Rome and Naples, the 220-year-old palazzo,...

Google searches for ‘moving abroad’ have once again returned to the peak search figures of last year. The current Covid climate,...

Ombria Resort – a ‘world-leading luxury real estate development in the heart of the Algarve’ – recently announced that Pontos Group,...

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...

It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind as a property investment destination, but the Philippines – the small collection...

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

A leading modular housing company has partnered with housing provider Stonewater to deliver 120 affordable eco-homes to Hereford in a deal...

The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...

London property developer Galliard Homes, along with joint venture partners Cain International, McCourt, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch, have announced...

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

International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...

Investors in New York will soon be able to purchase a piece of the city’s history when sales for The Towers...

Birmingham development partners Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital have achieved £70 million worth of sales at their flagship apartment scheme,...

Property developer Rockwell started work earlier this week on the construction of its scheme at 82 West India Dock Road, which...

A new resort in the Austrian Alps, bringing together the principles of sustainability and well-being together with ultimate luxury, is set...

A new five-star hotel and branded residences have started construction in the heart of the Algarve, it has been revealed. Ombria Resort,...

Leading property developer Galliard Homes has now launched TCRW – a landmark residential-led regeneration project fronting onto Oxford Street – in...

The Collective, a leading co-living brand which launched its first London development in 2016, has received a resolution to grant planning...

Despite the buy-to-let sector seeing a raft of changes in recent years, demand from private tenants continues to grow and the...

European investment platform Henderson Park and leading Build to Rent developer Greystar have announced the acquisition of a site at the...

Juwai.com, the Chinese portal for overseas real estate, and independent ski property portal SnowOnly have signed a partnership aiming to bring...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...

Ground has now been broken for the new gondola that plays a major role in creating Austria’s largest ski terrain, the...

Despite a significant drop in purchase activity in Central London, landlords are still picking up property in the East and West...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

The Apprentice is now back on our screens, but one of its former candidates – Zeeshaan Shah from series 9 –...

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

The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...

Following last week’s general election, many political commentators believe that currently the only certainty in Britain is uncertainty, after the Prime...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

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

Of the four Middle Eastern housing markets included the latest Global Property Guide survey, all, except UAE, performed worse in the...