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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...

This week, Property investor Today looks at SDL Property Auctions’ latest extensive catalogue, BidX1’s 2020 success and Auction Estates’ landmark appointment...

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

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

A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...

The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...

The short-lets market has undoubtedly suffered because of Covid-19, with leisure and business travel largely off the table at the moment...

Since the start of the Build to Rent (BTR) boom, Tipi (the BTR brand of British property development and investment company...

It would be an understatement to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused upheaval to sectors, industries and businesses around the...

It’s been an area of hot discussion in recent weeks as the UK gets used to its new post-Brexit reality, where...

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

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been such buzzwords in the last decade. We hear these concepts often pertaining to a variety...

UNCLE, a well-established Build to Rent (BTR) brand owned by Realstar Group, has announced a $1 billion transformative investment to grow...

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

In September last year, Hungarian-based property developer Cordia International acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. The Blackswan acquisition marked Cordia’s first investment in the UK market and is...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA) could almost double and become a more mainstream way of buying and selling if people...

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

The UK has ranked highest for future residential real estate investment, in a survey of 500 investors, developers and asset managers...

The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...

The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...

A Mayfair-based property broker, who has previously spoken of his ability to break into the old-money elite, has called for greater...

Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...

A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...

The proportion of overseas investors who consider real estate and construction to be a key driver of future UK growth has...

It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...

When you're disposing of a property, you’ll have to take certain things into consideration, from choosing an estate agent to sell...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

As we reach the end of October, Property Investor Today looks at how auction houses have been preparing for November auctions -...

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

The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...

In this guest piece, Max Shenkman, head of investment at Triple Point Social Housing REIT, outlines why social housing REITs are continuing...

Earlier this year, we explored the often-underreported scandal of timeshare mis-selling and asked how easy it is for people to escape...

Homebuilding & Renovating – which describes itself as the number one site for self-builders and home extenders – is launching its...

The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...

With changes to the use class system and permitted development rights now in force, Christina Daniels and Marisia Beard of leading law firm...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

The 31 October 2020 is a big day for me and my family. It is the day we fly out of...

A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...

Property development and investment group, Convivia, has announced plans to raise £16 million over the next year with the launch of its first investment...

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...

England’s highest mainline railway station building, which doubles up as self-contained holiday accommodation, has been purchased by the Friends of the...

Property Investor Today explores the investment opportunities available at Cheffins’ second post-lockdown auction and interesting figures suggesting how much cheaper houses...

A top five gaming Dapp, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual properties mapped to actual addresses, has announced...

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...

Chicago-based CA Ventures (CA), a global investment management company, recently announced the launch of Novel Student, a ‘pioneering property management platform’...

A retirement property provider has said it has experienced a significant rise in enquiries from UK nationals currently based in Europe...

The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...

One of the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK moved a step closer last week (July 24) as a...

The capital’s overall appeal as a top investment destination remains undimmed, according to the first major poll of global investors since...

It’s an eternally popular destination for Brits to holiday, invest and even live in, but why is France becoming an ever-more...

Spain is the UK’s most popular holiday and second home destination and, since July 15, Brits have been allowed to travel...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...

With it being predicted that 800,000 to one million homes in Spain are owned by British citizens, with 381,000 of those...

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...

In a further sign of some sense of normality returning – albeit with many new restrictions and protocols remaining in place...

In parts one and two, we looked at the investors and developers with a large stake in the fast-emerging Build to...

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

A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...

A Dutch company has released an app that allows investors across the globe to access real estate investments, as Covid-19 continues...

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

Portugal, already a highly popular holiday, second home and retirement destination for Brits, has been widely praised for the way it...

Equity and Capital operate as a Private Multi Family and Institution office in the UK real estate sector specialising in Build...

It’s really important now, more than ever, that investors think strategically – with so much uncertainty and so many unknowns as...

As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...

Financial services company and leading provider of Build to Rent (BTR) homes Legal & General has announced that it is investing...

The coronavirus crisis has led to a rising interest in selling at auction, with this industry more prepared and better-equipped than...

Local plans across the country for new housing developments and schemes must prioritise access to green space for the long-term benefit...

The knock-on effects of the coronavirus – widespread panic, quarantine, falling oil prices, and weakening oil-dependent currencies like the Russian ruble – are...

A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...

The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build to Rent market has announced that it has taken a 36% stake...

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on real estate finance has thrown the sector into uncharted and worrying waters. So, what...

The coronavirus crisis has affected the property investment market in many ways, from cancelled short-lets bookings and people worried about the future...

Residential property consultancy Ringley has launched a new operational management platform for property owners to monetise services and spaces within their...

The results of a poll conducted by the UK’s short-lets trade body with its corporate membership has revealed just how damaging Covid-19 has...

The coronavirus crisis has shut down most aspects of normal life, but with us all being told to stay at home...

In this Q&A, we catch up with Dean Main – founder and major shareholder of luxury residence management company, Rhodium –...

Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and chief executive of UnderTheDoormat, has penned an open letter to...

Property Investor Today explores New York's biggest ever office to residential conversion, in the heart of the city's main financial district.  Lower...

Alpamint Capital and DN Property London Limited, the property investor and operator founded by David Nourani, are collaborating to launch the...

Residential property investment platform Bricklane has announced that it’s completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than...

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

Welcome back to Women in Property Investment, your bi-weekly dose of tales, tips and tidbits from inspiring women breaking barriers in...

Only 22% of board level members in real estate are women, showing little progress in gender balance in the property industry,...

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...

Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

As we enter a new year (and decade), the opening weeks of 2020 are an appropriate time to reflect on the...

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...

Scape, the global student living specialist, has acquired the Australian Urbanest portfolio (‘Urbanest’) of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets from M3...

Against the backdrop of Brexit, landlords and tenants alike are sharpening their focus on breaking down the traditional rental model to...

Co-living is currently a nascent market in the UK – still highly niche, albeit growing – but there are signs that...

A once highly-esteemed building company has instructed Network Auctions to commence the sale of eleven plots of land assets in its...

Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...

In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...

GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...

Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...

In the second instalment of our Women in Property Investment (WIPI) series, Property Investor Today provides a detailed account of four...

Increasing institutional investment and rising demand for flexible, alternative living space amongst Europe’s growing populations is helping to create a bright...

London’s property landscape is forever shifting, both figuratively and literally. From terrace houses to high-rises, property developers have always sought out...

In the second of two guest pieces for Property Investor Today, Jana Korpova-Harris, director at the Luxury Property Show - which...

When it comes to property investment, the old adage is ‘location, location, location’. Any property investor that has found success will...

Build to Rent operator Atlas Residential has revealed that it will deploy $1 billion (£900 million) through its affiliate Atlas Residential...

An online auctioneer, BidX1, has announced the launch of its global digital property marketplace. The platform expects to sell 2,000 properties with...

An enormous 14.85 hectare site is being brought to the market after the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) instructed Avison Young to...

Property Investor Today has covered the work of Smartlands - the first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, and the...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

London is now one of the most dynamic cities on the continent when it comes to investment in Build to Rent...

Earlier this month Property Investor Today looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK. And...

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

A female property investment network, the PropElle Network, has been launched to empower historically underrepresented groups. Introduced by leading female entrepreneur Ayesha...

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...

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 Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

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

The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...

Some 39% of UK landlords and investors are planning to increase the size of their portfolio over the next 12 months,...

Property investment platform Propio.com is set to launch a property ISA ahead of its April deadline. Part of a new breed of...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland. In a bid to meet the...

Legal & General has recently exchanged contracts on a new Build to Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre on behalf...

Property Partner, the property investment platform launched in January 2015, recently announced the sale of two properties, generating returns of up...

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

Over the course of this year, the economy of Cyprus has begun to stabilise and confidence started to return to the...

Two new Build to Rent schemes are set to be built in Manchester and Liverpool after a deal was agreed between...

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...

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

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...

The latest Acuitus auction achieved a success rate of 80% and the sale of £37.3 million of assets. Earlier this year, the...

Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...

Acuitus saw another successful auction with nearly a third of the lots sold achieving yields of 6% or lower as investors...

Allsop’s first residential auction of 2018 raised over £75 million, with the sale success of high value lots helping to boost...

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction after its acquisition of auctioneer Andrews & Robertson as part...

With over €297 million worth of loans arranged by international mortgage broker, Enness, in 2017, France is becoming one of the...

MercyCrowd has become the first international platform to enable investment in buy-to-let properties. With an aim to safeguard investors from negative leverage...

Investors could have seen their buy-to-let (BTL) returns increase by as much as 1,131% over the past two decades, according to...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction will see 229 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place on September 14. Following a...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

Commercial property investment in the City of London last month totalled £2.1bn, boosted by the sale of the Walkie Talkie to...

There has been a sharp rise in amount of money Asian investors, particularly from China, are investing in London’s commercial property...

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...

More than £1.bn was invested in the London hotel market during the first half of this year, which accounts for 55%...

Australia has added more measures to curb speculation on residential properties in an effort to curb rising home prices and help...

The average value of bare agricultural land in England and Wales fell by 1.7% to £7,313 an acre in the second...

Property investors acquiring commercial property in London’s West End continue to target ‘trophy’ assets, with around £3.9bn spent on properties in...

Commercial property investment in the City of London reached £4.98bn in the first six months of 2017 – a 17% increase...

With the general election behind us, investors turned out in high numbers last week as Allsop held its latest commercial property...

The average lot size for commercial property investments in the City of London reached almost £110m last month, up 52% on...

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

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

Investors continue to snap up residential properties across the country, but will mainly only commit to deals that they perceive to...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction, which will take place next week at The Cumberland Hotel in central London, will feature 292 lots,...

Allsop’s third commercial auction of the year on 23 May at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge, SW1, will see 179 lots offered,...

The average deal size in London’s West End hit a new quarterly record of £86m in the first quarter of 2017,...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

A commercial property in the heart of London’ West End which is occupied by Pizza Express has been snapped up by...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

Almost two-thirds of property investors now rate new and upgraded rail and tram links as providing the most attractive property investment...

Average UK prime yields sharpened to 4.79% in February 2017, with the UK now in the longest sustained period of decreasing...

High demand from national and international investors for strong performing assets across all property sectors helped Allsop raise more than £87m...

From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...

It has been confirmed that the probate fee structure is set to change in May 2017 to a tiered system whereby...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may be making plans to hold a second Scottish independence referendum, but property investors are not deterred...

The government yesterday launched its Midlands Energy strategy, which is expected to boost the supply of much needed new homes in...

International investors’ interest in UK food stores is likely to increase this year, according to a new Savills report, as the...

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...

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

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...

Investment from China last year exceeded Singapore as the largest source of Asian capital in the global property market for the...

Despite initial concerns that a Brexit vote might lead to significant falls in capital values, the latest research by Savills shows...

Overseas investors and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages in the UK to fund property acquisitions, according...

Strong demand for retail property from investors helped Allsop raise £57.7m at its first commercial auction of the year last week,...

The core US property market has produced its lowest annualised return since 2009, fresh data from the National Council of Real...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of students living in private sector purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the...

European property markets finished 2016 strongly, experiencing both improving fundamentals and further yield compression, according to Savills. Savills Investment Management transacted €5bn...

Despite having to endure a 40% hit in profits from his enormous property empire, mainly based in and around London, 69-year-old...

Retail property is currently one of the hottest sectors in demand from investors as they seek higher yielding assets that are...

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

Allsop’s final commercial auction of the year will see 237 properties located throughout the UK go under the hammer, with guide...

Property prices in Spain will increase by an average of up to 6% per annum over the next three years, according...

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

You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a profit when you sell property that is not your...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

The UK commercial property market could see an exceptionally high amount of activity in the coming weeks as investors flood to...

Plans to build the tallest office tower in the capital could be abolished as London’s office market remains under threat following...

A significant drop in the value of sterling has seen a number of Europeans move to secure UK property investments while...

ILG’s latest real estate institutional fund has completed the acquisition of six large-scale retail properties in Germany at a total volume...

A property firm specialising in buy-to-let investment says that despite the negative headlines surrounding Britain's impending exit from the EU, the...

With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...

In future only investors with hefty deposits will qualify for mortgages to acquire property in New Zealand under tough new restrictions...

Investors may have been have been barred from cashing in their assets in several big commercial property funds in recent weeks...

Residential property prices increased at their fastest annual pace in four months in July, but the early impact of Brexit has...

International property investors are poised to pile into the UK and take advantage of favourable buying conditions by snapping up a...

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

Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...

The European Commission (EC) has not yet taken any decision regarding the capitalisation of Portuguese state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos. Portugal’s...

Up to £900bn worth of property investment in this country will be at risk of harm if the UK votes to...

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...

Investor appetite continues to grow for most commercial property markets across Europe despite a sharp drop in the total investment volume...

Northern Ireland’s commercial property market has enjoyed a strong start to the year thanks in part to healthy investor demand for...

A report recently released by Royal London revealed that Brits earning the national average wage of £27,600 a year who saved...

The property wealth of the over-65s has grown by almost £13.7 billion in the past three months. This comes as rapidly...

A joint venture between Legal & General Capital (LGC) and Dutch pension fund manager, PGGM, has completed the purchase of a Build to Rent...

Property investor M&G Real Estate bought and sold £4.2 billion of property in 2015, taking the total level of transactions to...

Property investment firm Circle Property has announced its decision to float on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which owns a number...

The latest research from estate agency Carter Jonas has revealed that investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to pass...

More than 300 acres of land owned by Transport for London (TfL) will be made available for the building of homes,...

Research conducted by financial consultancy Key Retirement has revealed that UK pensioners have earned average returns of £3,725 over the past...

Student property is currently the UK’s best performing asset class, with over £4 billion invested into the sector in the first...

One of the world's best-known investment management firms and a premium developer have announced the completion of a deal that will...

Q: Who are Mayfair & Morgan? Mayfair & Morgan is a property Crowdfunding company which specialises in Property Portfolio Management, undertaking development...