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Buyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped by 0.1% while stock levels have fallen by 0.5%.  But the quarterly figures show a...

New research from fast-growing agency group Lomond  has revealed the top 10 postcodes that are currently offering the strongest rental yields to...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

Analysis of £1m-plus sales by property consultancy TwentyCi, analysed by estate agency Savills, suggests that London locations continue to dominate the...

An estate agency claims its research shows that fixer-uppers sell at only 6.2 per cent less than comparable ready-to-occupy properties. YOPA analysed...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

The prestigious Property Investors Awards - organised by the Property Investors Bureau - have announced their 2023 results. “This year we saw...

Research by peer-to-peer investment business easyMoney reveals that London is the hotspot for investors who are looking to purchase ready-made property...

It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...

Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

With the Ryder Cup in the forefront of our minds, new research has revealed the premiums for property located near a...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...

Research by a property consultancy shows that there is still some capital appreciation in most of the north of England -...

Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...

Paragon Bank has given investors a valuable insight into where tenant demand is at its strongest in Britain. The research of 983...

Welsh Houses in Multiple Occupation are generating the highest yields across Britain, new data has revealed. The data from buy to let...

It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...

The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend.  A study by PropTech operator The...

Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...

 Young people across the UK continue to face great difficulties getting onto the property ladder, but do students from some universities...

Untold Living, a new later living developer and operator, has received backing from Matter Real Estate to acquire and develop multiple...

It's been another busy year in the property invesmtment world, from new developments all across the UK to new overseas schemes,...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...

Universities – the institutions where the brightest of the batch go to not only enhance themselves but will one day, also...

Despite a drop in the average number of homes listed for sale per estate agency branch across Britain as a whole,...

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

London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...

Taylor Wimpey España has claimed it’s possible to purchase a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for £160,173 (plus VAT) in Spain – in...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...

With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...

If previous auction roundups haven’t done much to convince you that property auctions are the most lucrative route, then perhaps this...

The UK construction sector saw its fastest rate of growth in eight months during February despite a problematic pandemic period, the...

The UK's recent storm season could lead to a greater infestation of Japanese knotweed - the famously problematic and invasive plant...

New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...

In this guest piece, Neil Smith, managing director UK and Ireland at Scape, sets out how providers of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)...

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

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...

New-build homes account for 6.5% of pandemic property purchases, new research from Unlatch finds. The new-build sales optimisation platform looked at the...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

Land plots currently account for just 1.4% of for-sale stock listed on the market, yet demand is high, with 55% of...

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

Sellers who have upgraded the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their home to a C, from a D, E or...

The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...

London remains one of the most desirable locations to live in the world, despite its ranking as the sixth most expensive...

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

A new study has revealed just how much less house you now get for your money. The property market has certainly boomed,...

The number of British citizens officially registered as living in Portugal shot up by more than 30% between 2019 and 2020,...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director...

New data from Rightmove shows a surge in demand for homes in coastal locations from people living in cities, leading to...

A holiday home abroad is a dream for many, while others like the idea of an investment property in the sun,...

Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...

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

In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...

Despite the bounce-back of the property market, Housing and Jobs & Economic prosperity are recorded as the worst-performing measure for the second...

With Britain experiencing a staycation surge, it is unsurprising that beach huts have become increasingly hot property. Beach huts have become...

The topic of empty homes has long been a contentious one, with many pointing out that existing properties that have fallen...

In this article, building society The Cumberland - specialists when it comes to holiday let lending - offer expert input on...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...

Britain is bracing for a boom in summer staycations due to the pandemic, according to data released by location technology specialist TomTom. A survey of holiday...

Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...

On Thursday May 6, a webinar was held – ‘Invest. Work. Live. In Lisbon’ – to highlight the best ways of...

For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...

Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...

A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...

In this guest piece, Jitesh Patel from Kajima Partnersips discusses why later living investment will become so important post-pandemic and represents an...

Dundas Estates has teamed up with an estate agent expert for the first time to deliver a £35 million development in...

As a result of Brexit, which has changed the rules on buying Spanish property, more Brits are being hit by Spain’s...