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Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...

A residential real estate investment manager has published a White Paper on the Build to Rent (BTR) sector and the pivotal...

The government’s Levelling Up Home Building Fund is unlikely to provide enough funding to supply loans to all of the nation’s...

With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...

With Russia yesterday launching a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, it’s likely that the UK and other Western countries will announce further...

In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...

Boris Johnson has appointed yet another new Housing Minister as he yesterday continued the rearranging of his team in an effort...

Last week (Wednesday February 2), the government finally released its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, designed to help flesh out a...

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

Zero-carbon housebuilder Etopia Homes has pinpointed the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s...

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

The First Homes scheme, one of the flagship housing schemes announced by the government last year as Boris Johnson finally tried...

Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...

Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...

In light of the recent research on the Green Homes Grant scheme from the National Audit Office, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and...

In June, estate agents Winkworth launched their Property Exchange podcast where they discuss the latest developments in the property market. The...

Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...

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

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Osborne - a legal director at Ashfords Solicitors - asks whether the government's proposed planning reforms will be dangerous...

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

It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...

Demand from Hong Kong buyers looking to 'safeguard' their money in London's 'reliable' property market is on the rise, according to...

In his ‘Build, Build, Build’ speech in Dudley last month, Boris Johnson set out a number of radical planning reforms. This...

Property buyers from Hong Kong are flocking to London, according to one of the capital's largest estate agents. Chestertons says that between...

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...

Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...

In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...

It has been well over a month since the UK government first announced social distancing measures in response to Covid-19. At...

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

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

In an unprecedented global climate, and with the new tax year looming, investors everywhere will be thinking about the future and...

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

The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...

The thorny issue of rent controls has reared its head again as the campaigns for the London mayoral election 2020 start...

Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...

The Mayfair property market is set for a ‘Boris Boom’, according to the latest report by estate agency Wetherell. The report –...

It was revealed over the weekend that Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes. The Telegraph, which...

It was revealed last week that nearly 25,000 homes in London are being left unoccupied, according to the most recent government...

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

A majority of active home sellers in the UK are unfazed by political uncertainty in 2019, and only 14% think a...

With the current chaos swirling around Westminster – from the prorogation by Boris Johnson to this week’s Supreme Court ruling that...

In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...

On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

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

The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...

An agreement between the Mayor of London and Berkeley Homes will help to convert a disused Parcelforce depot in east London...

A poignant example of the continued lure of prime London property, a new Victoria-based development launched by private equity firm Cogress...