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10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR can play a key role in levelling up and building back better, says White Paper](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
A residential real estate investment manager has published a White Paper on the Build to Rent (BTR) sector and the pivotal...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must increase Levelling Up fund – claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The government’s Levelling Up Home Building Fund is unlikely to provide enough funding to supply loans to all of the nation’s...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![The ongoing greenfield/brownfield debate - what is the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Open Banking - could it solve the UK’s money laundering problem?](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
With Russia yesterday launching a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, it’s likely that the UK and other Western countries will announce further...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green property - talking Passivhaus, net-zero and the affordability of eco-homes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![And so it continues – yet another new Housing Minister in mini-reshuffle](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Boris Johnson has appointed yet another new Housing Minister as he yesterday continued the rearranging of his team in an effort...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up a damp squib for investors, says expert](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Last week (Wednesday February 2), the government finally released its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, designed to help flesh out a...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Partygate – will there soon be another new Housing Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up – the best outer-London cities to invest in revealed](/upload/images/library/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Zero-carbon housebuilder Etopia Homes has pinpointed the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fully charged! Why developers and investors are considering electric vehicles](/upload/images/library/ElectricCarCharger-400x310.png)
In November, Boris Johnson spoke at the Confederation of British Industry’s conference and announced that Electric Vehicle charging points will become...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![First Homes - what is going on with the scheme?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
The First Homes scheme, one of the flagship housing schemes announced by the government last year as Boris Johnson finally tried...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is the government really serious about its ‘brownfield-first’ pledge?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![HS2 – will investors in the North now miss out?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360%20x%20280%20Inadash.jpg)
Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – Green Homes Scheme nosedive and making your home sustainable](/upload/images/library/GreenHomesGrant-400x310-min.jpeg)
In light of the recent research on the Green Homes Grant scheme from the National Audit Office, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Retail to residential – new episode from Winkworth’s podcast](/img/default/pit.png)
In June, estate agents Winkworth launched their Property Exchange podcast where they discuss the latest developments in the property market. The...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build boom: will the National Home Building Fund solve the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – how to successfully run and manage a holiday let?](/img/default/pit.png)
With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Student bounce-back, recruitment for South West project and cinema salvage](/img/default/pit.png)
A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incredibly strong backing for leasehold reform, says poll](/img/default/pit.png)
A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Do rushed planning reforms risk damaging the physical environment?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Osborne - a legal director at Ashfords Solicitors - asks whether the government's proposed planning reforms will be dangerous...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can investors meet the rising demand for sustainable homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
With some 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, the importance of sustainable construction has become undeniable. Over the...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Generation Rent Better’: improve renter experience and maximise returns](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Planting seeds - what does the planning system overhaul involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cornwall and the SW should feature in every investor’s portfolio, expert argues](/img/default/pit.png)
The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...
02 September 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
![Q&A – should investors be building upwards?](/img/default/pit.png)
In his ‘Build, Build, Build’ speech in Dudley last month, Boris Johnson set out a number of radical planning reforms. This...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hong Kong property buyers target London as domestic unrest continues](/img/default/pit.png)
Property buyers from Hong Kong are flocking to London, according to one of the capital's largest estate agents. Chestertons says that between...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student homes – why aren’t self-contained studio units in high demand?](/img/default/pit.png)
Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s BTR boom continues with Grainger’s latest scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Could the changes to UK planning laws lead to opportunities for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why should investors be considering tertiary towns?](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Now is not the time to shake-up real estate](/img/default/pit.png)
It has been well over a month since the UK government first announced social distancing measures in response to Covid-19. At...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – Chinese interest in UK property soars despite Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property – why should investors be considering the eastern Algarve?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where are the top five South East BTL locations for affordability?](/img/default/pit.png)
In an unprecedented global climate, and with the new tax year looming, investors everywhere will be thinking about the future and...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2020 – wish-lists and predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan makes rent controls a key part of his pitch for re-election](/img/default/pit.png)
The thorny issue of rent controls has reared its head again as the campaigns for the London mayoral election 2020 start...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Midlands focus: could HS2 turn Solihull into a boom town?](/img/default/pit.png)
Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Boom to hit Mayfair property market, agent predicts](/img/default/pit.png)
The Mayfair property market is set for a ‘Boris Boom’, according to the latest report by estate agency Wetherell. The report –...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the government be introducing a mansion tax on high value homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
It was revealed over the weekend that Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes. The Telegraph, which...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Are the capital’s empty homes ripe for investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
It was revealed last week that nearly 25,000 homes in London are being left unoccupied, according to the most recent government...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![What does 2020 have in store for the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we enter a new year (and decade), the opening weeks of 2020 are an appropriate time to reflect on the...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Brexit blight refuted by UK property market](/img/default/pit.png)
A majority of active home sellers in the UK are unfazed by political uncertainty in 2019, and only 14% think a...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can you Brexit-proof your property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the current chaos swirling around Westminster – from the prorogation by Boris Johnson to this week’s Supreme Court ruling that...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration: Old Oak Common, a scheme in trouble?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could HS2 be the best thing to never happen to Birmingham?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty plans – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
19 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Hong Kong residents flock to buy in London amid political and civil unrest](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a surge in the number of Hong Kong residents travelling to London to invest in residential property, according...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mayor of London urged to speed up housebuilding process](/img/default/pit.png)
The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Former East London depot to be transformed into new village](/img/default/pit.png)
An agreement between the Mayor of London and Berkeley Homes will help to convert a disused Parcelforce depot in east London...