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The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims.  Alistair Brown,...

Billionaire investors are buying even larger, more expensive and more luxurious ultra-prime homes in London during 2023 a new wealth survey...

The capital city’s super-top-end property transactions rose by 30% last year, and that is likely to continue in 2023. Multi-millionaires and billionaires...

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

American investors are increasingly interested in prime London property, boosted by favourable exchange rates, the current need for diversification of portfolios and...

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

A global real estate investment management firm, Heitman LLC, has just announced that it has invested in the Hollis Building, Bath,...

Over 5,500 people have applied for the dream job of becoming a holiday home tester in Spain – and there’s still a...

Securing a property in Spain seems to be at the top of the agenda for many Brits. Residency service for non-EU-buyers,...

Not for the first time, the worlds of property and football have collided with the proposed takeover of beleaguered Derby County...

Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...

Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative estate assets, and Eagle Street Partners (Eagle Street),...

A recent study by money.co.uk examined the average nightly cost of an Airbnb over the dates of the most popular global...

The American writer Mark Twain’s famously observed ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore’. However, property investors are now finding there...

A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...

Situated in southeast London, Elephant & Castle boasts a rich history as well as an intriguing reputation. In recent years, the...

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

At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...

A new development that is aiming to disrupt 'the construction industry' and change 'the way we design and build homes' is coming soon...

After the Prime Minister warned the country not to travel to amber or red list countries, it is now looking increasingly...

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

The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...

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...

With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...

Construction work on a set of new riverside apartments in North Tyneside has begun. The £10 million development, Shepherds Quay, will be...

Branded residences have grown in popularity and scope in recent years, but are they something investors should keep an eye on?...

Following on from our profile of Montenegro last week, we focus here on another up-and-coming part of Eastern Europe. Bucharest, the...

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

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

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

Earlier this year, we wrote a number of articles about the potential of Uruguay as an investment destination. Unheralded compared to...

With UK-EU trade talks going down to the wire, there is still no clarity over exactly what will happen when the transition...

In the decades since Portugal became one of the go-to destinations for British holidaymakers, second home owners and investors, one part...

A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’.  Rentals United, which describes itself...

Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...

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

A leading super-prime real estate specialist, which describes itself as the agency of choice for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, has announced the opening of...

Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...

Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the movement in mainstream residential prices across 150 cities worldwide using official...

One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...

As lockdown measures across Europe continue to ease, many investors will be thinking about their next move. With this in mind, we...

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

Last week, we profiled a country that doesn’t often receive much UK attention from an investment point of view, Uruguay, and...

It’s not a country that receives much UK attention from a property investment, holiday or tourist point of view, overshadowed by...

The historic dye works and laundry factory in the Bristol neighbourhood of St. Werburghs is being converted into contemporary new homes...

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

In this latest roundup of development news, we zone in on a Grade-II listed Georgian warehouse next to the oldest pub...

In our 10-part London regeneration series last year, there was a big focus on areas south of the river, but most of these...

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

Investment in European multifamily (Build to Rent) markets throughout 2019 reached a near all-time high, according to JLL’s latest market insight. In...

The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...

Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...

Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...

It conjures up so many images – from that Sinatra song and the Statue of Liberty, to the bright lights of...

Croydon, a part of South London which has given birth to world-famous models, musicians and artists including Kate Moss, Stormzy and...

In the latest part of our series focusing on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today zones in on the ongoing transformation...

Dollar-led buyers are snapping up prime London properties as sterling sinks to a 28-month low, according to The London Resolution. The company...

There has been a surge in the number of Hong Kong residents travelling to London to invest in residential property, according...

Claremont Property Group recently completed work on a Grade II listed Carnegie library in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, converting ‘The...

Residential property prices in the Spanish port city of Valencia have risen by 19%, according to Engel & Völkers. Valencia, situated on...

The weakness of the pound following the Brexit vote has helped to propel the number of US buyers in London to...

Global investment into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached a record $16.3 billion in 2018, surpassing the previous high of $15.9 billion...

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

Confidence is returning to Barcelona’s property market following a stuttering period after the October 1 independence push in 2017. That’s according to...

There has been further activity in the burgeoning Build to Rent sector, with new partnerships being announced and new developments launched.  Firstly,...

The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...

The winners of the 2018 Property Investors Awards were revealed at the ceremony on Saturday 1 December at The Royal National...

An online property exhibition dedicated to bringing together the very best off-plan, new and key ready projects from international developers and...

The average value of a property in 150 cities worldwide increased by 4.3% in the year to June 2018, according to...

Property investors now operate in a truly global environment. Just as UK-based investors can look at the great returns offered by...

An increasing number of buyers are looking at Italy as the perfect retreat abroad, according to the monthly report carried out...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

International property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank has revealed that it has strengthened its Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) business...

Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...

The latest research by luxury estate agency Lucas Fox has revealed that Madrid is cementing its status as a key European...

Residential property sales in the US rebounded last month following a fall in April, helping to drive up prices in the...

American investor Howard Marks once said about investing in uncertain times, “move forward, but with caution”. The past 18 months or...

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...

International buyers of residential property in the U.S. may not necessarily have a major impact on the overall housing market, but...

Some 54% of Americans say they are likely to buy a home in the next five years, up 12% year-on-year, according...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...

A growing number of Chinese investors are shunning the U.S. property market, deterred by President Donald Trump’s stance on protectionism, while...

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Britons are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...

We live in interesting times indeed; who would have predicted at the start of 2016, Britain voting to leave the European...

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

Traditionally and historically, homebuyers would expect to pay a premium for a brand new home. But in recent years, the cost...

Mexico's housing market continues to go from strength to strength, buoyed by strong foreign demand in resort communities, the latest market...

A growing number of investors are targeting Vienna’s pied-a-terre market, where attractive yields are on offer in key up-and-coming districts, according...

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

The U.S. housing sector is gradually returning to pre-crisis levels, with the latest data revealing that the average price of a home in...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

There has been a significant increase in the number of Britons registering an interest in buying property in Spain post-Brexit, according...

The world’s wealthiest people have seen their fortunes take a major hit by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Gripped...

Despite widespread reports that international businesses are already pulling investment from the UK in light of the EU referendum result, one estate...

It is essential that you conduct your own due diligence before buying property at auction, as Andy Thompson, auction consultant at...

This week marks the launch of NX Gate Apartments, a rental accommodation development from Realstar Living.  The development is located in the...