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![Where has seen the biggest post-pandemic capital appreciation?](/upload/images/23%2011%2028%2004.jpg)
There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Investors used to part-fund purchases by home buyers](/upload/images/2%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - property’s worst-ever stock market investment?](/upload/images/__thumbs/Purplebricks%20-%20property%E2%80%99s%20worst-ever%20stock%20market%20investment.jpg/Purplebricks%20-%20property%E2%80%99s%20worst-ever%20stock%20market%20investment__400x256.jpg)
Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is cash now king for investors?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
A leading buying agent has claimed that, with the mortgage market still in turmoil post-the disastrous mini-Budget (and its near total...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - seven reasons to invest in property abroad](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/YourOverseasHome_400x310.png)
Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – Lots to talk about after a successful September kicks off](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
If our auction roundups are any indication, it is no surprise that selling a property via online auction continues to rise...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sham property schemes in the North West - what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could modular homes solve the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental snapshot – rents climb, BTR market share rises, hotspots revealed](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new auctioneer launches amidst a joyful June](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and despite rising interest rates…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five top tips for property investors this year and beyond](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
With bricks and mortar proving ever-popular and house prices continuing to rise, the opportunities for first-time and seasoned property investors are endless. That...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Four times higher! Overseas investors confessing to tax evasion quadruple in a year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
The number of overseas investors confessing to tax evasion in the UK has more than quadrupled to 338 this year from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up could boost UK housing market by £58.7bn – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
The government’s ambitious plans to ‘level up’ in the UK could boost the value of the nation’s property market by a...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are macroeconomic challenges set to put the brake on the ‘flipping’ market?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Should property investors lock in interest rates now?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Black History Month – positively impacting lives through property](/upload/images/Site%20logos/BlackHistoryMonthInvestorSpecial.jpg)
In the third instalment of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Ayesha Ofori, founder of both the female...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investment insight – is property flipping back on the agenda?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
In April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The importance of flood mitigation in new residential developments](/upload/images/library/FloodedStreet-400x310.jpg)
Climate change has brought increased rainfall across the country, especially in places that may not have had as much risk of...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![What you need to know to get finance for your property development project](/upload/images/library/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
Why would a commercial lender give you money for a small-scale property development project? The answer is … profit. They’ll typically...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and the summer sensation of auction continues…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week, PIT takes a look at the latest unique lot available at Pugh, as well as the successful results of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Being a successful property developer means being a Branson](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
If you take a look at the Virgin website you’ll see an impressive (and varied) number of brands, including broadband, aviation,...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – auction market set to soar despite SDLT return](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech 3.0 and beyond – the future of property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
Technology is changing how investors find, select and purchase property. This is especially true with the constraints of the past year...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How has the UK property market fared in the five years since the Brexit vote?](/img/default/pit.png)
This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is the Build to Rent sector losing momentum or bouncing back?](/img/default/pit.png)
Findings from a Build to Rent (BTR) specialist have revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the best places to be an investor right now?](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![What should you consider before paying for a property course or mentor?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...
07 April 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
![Can the high street be saved by residential redevelopment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – can the construction & development industry be plastic-free?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors back hopeful hotelier as staycations become the norm](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Three reasons why property will be your best investment in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR brand says new tie-up shows not all investors feel cities are dead](/img/default/pit.png)
UNCLE, a well-established Build to Rent (BTR) brand owned by Realstar Group, has announced a $1 billion transformative investment to grow...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the best universities for a buy-to-let investment](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countdown - Brits have 6 months to secure EU residency with PT Golden Visa](/img/default/pit.png)
While Brussels and Westminster finally agreed an eleventh-hour trade and security deal before the end of the Brexit transition period –...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where can 2021’s property investment hotspots be found?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we look ahead to 2021, one of the biggest questions on the lips of property investors – as is always...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Making waves – is investing in a houseboat a good idea?](/img/default/pit.png)
Many people like the idea of living on the water, and houseboats have come to be seen as an increasingly trendy,...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on virtual viewings when buying or selling a home](/img/default/pit.png)
Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Want to sell high and sell fast? This book could help!](/img/default/pit.png)
If you’re looking to sell one of your investment properties in the coming months, you’ll want to get the best possible price for...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green property – organisation aims to remove plastic from construction](/img/default/pit.png)
The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Finding your niche – what type of property investor are you?](/img/default/pit.png)
With recent reports suggesting there’s been a spike in first-time landlords of late, a property investment expert has outlined why finding your...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Data: a critical tool for landlords and retailers post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property expert claims investors should consider Doncaster's property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors eye up new luxury apartment development in the heart of Chelsea](/img/default/pit.png)
A range of luxury apartments, part of a new development in Chelsea at Essoldo House, have been launched to the market. The...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent bounces back - UNCLE opens its latest scheme in Wembley](/img/default/pit.png)
Well-known rental brand UNCLE recently opened its fifth property within its rapidly expanding chain of serviced rental apartments. Made up of two...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Crowdfunding platform releases app to help investors post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
A Dutch company has released an app that allows investors across the globe to access real estate investments, as Covid-19 continues...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment after lockdown - are investors seeking new BTLs?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market in England is beginning to reopen, with the government green-lighting its restart on May 13, but are investors...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Should you wait to buy your first investment property?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property investment success – from balancing work/life to managing tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one, we told the story of how Paul Hanafin, a former busker and chemistry graduate, created a £1 million...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Opportunity for investors to 'hoover up' BTL property as market reopens](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the reopening of the property market on May 13, a specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker is advising investors to expand their...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - could alternative property investment thrive post-Covid?](/img/default/pit.png)
As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...
08 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
![Gender gap narrows as women now make up almost half of the UK’s BTL investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - talking modular housing, sustainability and the self-build boom](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where to look: the best current property investment locations in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will female entrepreneurs boost the number of women in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
Only 22% of board level members in real estate are women, showing little progress in gender balance in the property industry,...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment insight: where to invest new, but bigger](/img/default/pit.png)
With 93% of all new build transactions in London in the last year attributed to the purchase of flats, Stone Real...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - talking conversions, Grade II-listed buildings and 2020 predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today catches up with Charlie Baxter, managing director and co-founder of award-winning development manager Alchemi Group, to find out...
03 February 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
![Women in Property Investment - are women less likely to invest in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
We're back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, and this time we catch up with Helen Barlow, sales and...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why it's all about the timing for international investors in London](/img/default/pit.png)
Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the UK holiday property sector attracting huge investment interest?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Striking a policy balance is crucial for foreign property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to regulating and managing foreign investment in highly desirable UK bricks and mortar, understanding the subtleties of the...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – meet the women breaking down barriers](/img/default/pit.png)
In the second instalment of our Women in Property Investment (WIPI) series, Property Investor Today provides a detailed account of four...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment: a bricks and mortar education](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the official launch of PropElle, the women-centric network for property investment, founder Ayesha Ofori tells Property Investor Today what it...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Which property types offer the best return on investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the second of two guest pieces for Property Investor Today, Jana Korpova-Harris, director at the Luxury Property Show - which...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – what is going on at Battersea Power Station?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bond Wolfe offers residential properties with guide prices as low as £9,000](/img/default/pit.png)
Bond Wolfe Auctions’ upcoming sale will feature a range of residential properties across the Black Country to suit every buyer. New house-hunters...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![How would the country's favourite soap stars fare in today's property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
If you thought getting on the property ladder was easier in soapland than in real life, it’s time to think again. Most...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals gulf between cost of building a house and its market value](/img/default/pit.png)
There is a huge gulf between the cost of building a house and its market value, according to new analysis from...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson raises £16 million in September sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction. The auction – the sixth...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords split over future of the market](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Controversial Heathrow third runway 'could be good for buy-to-let'](/img/default/pit.png)
The government has approved plans for a controversial third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. The expansion project, which has...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Number of buy-to-let investors hits record high](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ideal Home Show reveals its line-up of property stars](/img/default/pit.png)
The Ideal Home Show 2018, held at Olympia London from 17 March to 2 April, has announced its line-up of property...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Firm’s biggest auction of the year raises £23 million](/img/default/pit.png)
Over £23 million of land and property was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers at its autumn auction. Achieving a sale rate of...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Millennials are becoming landlords for steady income](/img/default/pit.png)
Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson Auctioneers sells land and property worth over £18m](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s largest independent regional land and property auctioneer, Clive Emson Auctioneers, sold land and property worth over £18m at its September...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![First property investment platform for new homes launches](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week saw the official launch of Homegrown, the UK’s first residential property investment platform focused solely on the construction of...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![The cost of materials is on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Equity release remains popular with older homeowners in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Equity release continues to grow among UK homeowners in the UK with activity hitting more than £700m in the second quarter...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Safe as houses still holds true in uncertain times](/img/default/pit.png)
American investor Howard Marks once said about investing in uncertain times, “move forward, but with caution”. The past 18 months or...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence in UK housing market remains strong](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market remains remarkably solid, as reflected by the 4.9% increase in the volume of residential property transactions between...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors race to secure UK property bargains](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Canny investors’ eye ‘good yields’ in the commercial property sector](/img/default/pit.png)
With attractive returns on offer, a growing number of property investors are looking to add commercial properties to their portfolios, according...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices remain ‘reassuringly resilient’](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sheffield’s property market remains ‘very appealing’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auction sales of almost £3.8m suggest that Sheffield’s property market remains ‘in good health’ despite heightened uncertainty surrounding the recent Brexit...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Heathrow Airport expansion to have ‘negative impact’ on local house prices](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow yesterday may have paved the way for hundreds of thousands more flights...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![More investors swap stocks and shares for bricks and mortar](/img/default/pit.png)
Competition is intensifying among investors for sensibly priced properties, particularly refurbishment opportunities and income-producing homes, as a growing number of investors...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investing in property is better bet than a pension, says BoE’s chief economist](/img/default/pit.png)
Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, has confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property is...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Northern property market performing strongly, says investment firm](/img/default/pit.png)
A property firm specialising in buy-to-let investment says that despite the negative headlines surrounding Britain's impending exit from the EU, the...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![More than 6m over-45s rely on property to provide pension](/img/default/pit.png)
With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bricks and mortar remains a ‘safe haven’ for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
UK auction house Network Auctions has enjoyed further success following their two day July sale which took place in London and...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Euro bargains for eurozone buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
A sharp fall in the value of the UK pound against the euro, after Britons voted to leave the EU, will...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![House prices could fall following Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...