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![Greek Islands offer capital appreciation and yield - claim](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2001.jpg)
A developer claims international investors are flocking to purchase properties across Paros and Crete. Leptos Estates says south east Asian purchasers are...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How to Optimize Your Property Investment Returns](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%202%2090x70px.png)
Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...
15 March 2024
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![Property Investment Demand Soars in Cyprus](/upload/images/24%2001%2011%2002.jpg)
Anastasia Yianni of Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty writes: For overseas property investors looking for an investment in 2024, Cyprus continues to stand...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![High end global residential investment still ahead of pre-Covid level](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2019%204.jpg/23%2009%2019%204__399x266.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Equality comes through learning](/upload/images/Chitra%20Stern%2C%20CEO%20%26%20Co-Founder%20of%20Martinhal%20%26%20EduHub%20Lisbon.png)
One of the first things I read this year for international women’s day was a quote which really resonated with me....
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent value set to hit £102bn by 2028](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Paddleboarding intern praises Dorset property firm for ‘great culture’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/PaddleboardIntern400x310.jpg)
An ambitious intern with career ambitions in property or finance has praised Poole-based MSP Capital for extending his summer work experience...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Heitman expands portfolio with purpose-built student accommodation](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Students02_400x310.png)
A global real estate investment management firm, Heitman LLC, has just announced that it has invested in the Hollis Building, Bath,...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![2022 – where in outer London are Chinese and HK investors buying?](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.png)
A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Liverpool's Chinese & Hong Kong buyer boom - purchases up 160% since 2017](/upload/images/Locations/LiverpoolChineseBuyers-400x310.png)
There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Global house price index – Istanbul leads the way as values soar](/upload/images/Locations/WorldMapAsia-400x310.jpg)
Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors announce joint venture to develop Build to Rent project in Ireland](/upload/images/Locations/EastRoad-Tower%20CGI_400x310.png)
Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative estate assets, and Eagle Street Partners (Eagle Street),...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - Chinese buyers increasingly looking for UK investment opportunities](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
The ‘potent’ mix of the Covid-19 pandemic and the slow demise of the Evergrande Group, one of China’s largest development companies, is...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development update – a ‘five-star' PBSA and breaking ground in Bristol](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Sean Gavin, Operations Director at Berkeley South East London](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Sean Gavin, Operations Director at Berkeley South East London, for his thoughts on...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Outer London - why it could be a boom town for 20 minute neighbourhoods](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![China update – increased interest in UK resi buying and a demand bounce-back](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.jpg)
Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sandstone - company launches fund across ten UK cities](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
A UK-based private property investment and management company has launched the Sandstone Residential REIT, focused on traditional residential property across ten...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors - should Greece be back on your investment agenda?](/img/default/pit.png)
The outlook for Greece’s property market is buoyant, off the back of gradual lifting of restrictions and a surging vaccination programme...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eco update – Hanoi project makes a splash and eco-friendly Sheffield scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
A new development that is aiming to disrupt 'the construction industry' and change 'the way we design and build homes' is coming soon...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how to market overseas developments to Asian investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Specialist full-service UK-China PR agency 11K Consulting has published its latest China Masterclass webinar on “How to Market Luxury Overseas developments...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – how can retirement living be redefined?](/img/default/pit.png)
Living well in retirement and into old age has become a very hot topical issue in the last 15 months or...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investors - will there be a drop in buying after the stamp duty holiday?](/img/default/pit.png)
The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you buy early at regeneration schemes?](/img/default/pit.png)
Places undergoing significant regeneration are often appealing to investors for the potential strong rental returns and high capital growth they promise...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK investment - has there been a boom in buyers hailing from Hong Kong?](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain and Hong Kong have long had close relations, not least because it was a British colony until as recently as...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Post-Brexit UK-China property investment outlook – what should you know?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why are international investors piling into the North West’s BTL market?](/img/default/pit.png)
International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – are branded residences the next major investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Branded residences have grown in popularity and scope in recent years, but are they something investors should keep an eye on?...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![London roundup – major new regen schemes in Old Kent Road and Brent](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what does 2021 hold for the student market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why international investors are looking at UK’s tier 2 cities for returns](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![The rise of the 50/50 property – more expats look to invest at home](/img/default/pit.png)
Global property firm Knight Frank says it has seen a rise in expats buying in their home country for a 50/50...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Greek property – government programmes to spark boom for market](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand for UK property from Chinese buyers on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property - is now the right time to invest in Cyprus?](/img/default/pit.png)
There are historic ties between the UK and Cyprus, the country has dealt impressively – like its near neighbour Greece –...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hong Kong investors keen to 'safeguard money in reliable London market'](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand from Hong Kong buyers looking to 'safeguard' their money in London's 'reliable' property market is on the rise, according to...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Glamour, glamour - luxury real estate agency opens new office in Saint Tropez](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Inside the mind of a Chinese investor – what are they searching for?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lessons of lockdown – Places for a changing world](/img/default/pit.png)
As the UK gradually starts to emerge from lockdown, the reflective mood it has created is likely to continue in the...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Manila and Budapest top of the list for global house price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the movement in mainstream residential prices across 150 cities worldwide using official...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Philippines – does it make for the perfect post-pandemic investment location?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind as a property investment destination, but the Philippines – the small collection...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - could Cyprus become the next investment hotspot post-pandemic?](/img/default/pit.png)
As lockdown measures across Europe continue to ease, many investors will be thinking about their next move. With this in mind, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – have Asian investors in the UK property market increased?](/img/default/pit.png)
International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Life after corona – what next for Chinese and international investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
A thought leadership article from UK-China PR agency 11K Consulting has revealed that a country’s healthcare system, air quality and food...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the Greek property investment market coping with Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic is currently dominating all our lives, and is all anyone can really talk or think about at present. In the property...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus causing an upturn in ‘situation tenancies’, says Aston Chase](/img/default/pit.png)
A luxury London estate and lettings agency says it is concerned to see a noticeable rise in ‘situation tenancies’, a specific type...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Doing things differently – companies offer virtual viewings during the crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus crisis has shut down most aspects of normal life, but with us all being told to stay at home...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is coronavirus having an impact on overseas tenant demand and investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – has had a dramatic impact on the world since the first reported cases in...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development update – Hong Kong buyers invest big and hospital conversion to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
Estate agent Aston Chase has revealed that it has achieved more than £25 million worth of sales to Hong Kong buyers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb manager hits £1bn milestone – is the short-lets market now unstoppable?](/img/default/pit.png)
GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Analysis - Property price increases in key global cities](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been an overall 3.5% average year-on-year increase in the prices of properties in the 150 global cities tracked by...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![What does France’s property market currently look like?](/img/default/pit.png)
Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Eco-villages – will they soon be mainstream?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today was recently invited along to the 150th anniversary celebrations of renowned constructor Sir Robert McAlpine, where we met...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![London prime properties snapped up by American and Asian buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Dollar-led buyers are snapping up prime London properties as sterling sinks to a 28-month low, according to The London Resolution. The company...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Luxury development continues to sell well in Birmingham’s thriving creative quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
Property firm LH1 London has sold more than 100 apartments at landmark Digbeth development ‘The Forge’ in the heart of Birmingham’s...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![London developers lack faith in Brexit extension solving anything](/img/default/pit.png)
The London development industry is unconvinced that the latest Brexit extension will help solve the current impasse in the House of...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![London development industry continues to bemoan government inaction](/img/default/pit.png)
The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Should you consider Asia for your next property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purpose-built student accommodation sector to reach £53 billion in 2019](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors boosted by Brexit uncertainty and weak pound](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![New web portal set to launch in 2019](/img/default/pit.png)
An online property exhibition dedicated to bringing together the very best off-plan, new and key ready projects from international developers and...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Indian cities dominate Knight Frank Index](/img/default/pit.png)
The average value of a property in 150 cities worldwide increased by 4.3% in the year to June 2018, according to...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Summer in the Swiss Alps – what is attracting investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today was recently invited to ski resort Andermatt Swiss Alps, located in the heart of Switzerland’s world-renowned mountainous region,...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Overseas buyers driving growth in European residential markets](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors now operate in a truly global environment. Just as UK-based investors can look at the great returns offered by...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show heads to the Midlands](/img/default/pit.png)
The National Landlord Investment Show returns to the Midlands for its second show of the year next week. Investors will be...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![New global student property platform launched by Knight Frank](/img/default/pit.png)
International property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank has revealed that it has strengthened its Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) business...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank analyses prime price movements in decade since crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Spanish sales remained strong during 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
The Spanish property market continues to thrive, according to estate agency Lucas Fox, with sales of new homes in Madrid and...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Strawberry Star secures GBP 260m Luton development mix-use scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Strawberry Star has announced that it has exchanged contracts on a major residential-led mixed use development scheme in Luton, Bedfordshire. Located close...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Research outlines where the world’s millennial millionaires reside](/img/default/pit.png)
Research has revealed there are more than twice as many millennial millionaires in US cities than anywhere else in the world. The...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment in central London up 24% year-on-year](/img/default/pit.png)
Central London commercial investment levels hit £11.5bn during the first seven months of 2017, marking a 24% rise on the corresponding...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment levels in the City of London continues to gain momentum](/img/default/pit.png)
Commercial property investment in the City of London last month totalled £2.1bn, boosted by the sale of the Walkie Talkie to...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asian property investors target trophy assets in London](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in amount of money Asian investors, particularly from China, are investing in London’s commercial property...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![London hotel market accounts for over half of total UK hotel investment](/img/default/pit.png)
More than £1.bn was invested in the London hotel market during the first half of this year, which accounts for 55%...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Harvey Raybould, Creative Development Services](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...
08 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Rich property investors target ‘trophy’ assets in London’s West End](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors acquiring commercial property in London’s West End continue to target ‘trophy’ assets, with around £3.9bn spent on properties in...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment in the City of London up 17% in H1, says Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
Commercial property investment in the City of London reached £4.98bn in the first six months of 2017 – a 17% increase...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![London’s West End investment market dominated by £100m+ deals](/img/default/pit.png)
Property deals worth £100m+ are dominating London’s West End investment market at the moment, with ten deals of this size totalling...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![REIT-backed BrickCoin unveils vision for real estate-backed cryptocurrency](/img/default/pit.png)
BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![More realistic pricing attracts motivated buyers in prime central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, sales volumes are starting to pick up in the prime central London property market as...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investors target Malaysia’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors from China have replaced those from Singapore as the largest group of foreign property buyers in Malaysia, fresh figures...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free landlord and property investor event comes to London this April](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor &...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chinese property investors are losing interest in the U.S.](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of Chinese investors are shunning the U.S. property market, deterred by President Donald Trump’s stance on protectionism, while...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investment from Chinese investors overtakes Singapore](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment from China last year exceeded Singapore as the largest source of Asian capital in the global property market for the...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shanghai replaces Tokyo as most attractive property market in Asia](/img/default/pit.png)
The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![International buyers routinely rejected for UK mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas investors and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages in the UK to fund property acquisitions, according...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment in London jumps to £4.1bn in Q4 2016 – CBRE](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment volumes in London increased to £4.1bn in the final quarter of 2016, the latest Property Perspective report from CBRE shows. The...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![European property markets finish the year on a high](/img/default/pit.png)
European property markets finished 2016 strongly, experiencing both improving fundamentals and further yield compression, according to Savills. Savills Investment Management transacted €5bn...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors exploit weak pound for cut-price UK property deals](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![It’s a buyer’s market in Hong Kong](/img/default/pit.png)
Filled with glitzy glass towers and a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong proudly proclaims itself to be ‘Asia’s...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Central London office investment to top £17bn, says Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
Central London’s office investment market has had another strong year with total turnover for 2016 expected to reach in excess of...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trevor Abrahmsohn - what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. 2016 has...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Middle Eastern property investors seek UK opportunities outside central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 30% of all Middle Eastern capital targeting the UK post EU referendum has been deployed outside of central London with...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![‘Expect the unexpected’ in 2017, says Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foreign investors are the real drivers of London property](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors race to acquire commercial property in London](/img/default/pit.png)
International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...