Nearly three in five High Net Worth investors plan to significantly increase their overall investment allocation to real estate in the...
Archive
![Huge regeneration scheme makes this city key for investors](/upload/images/24%2004%2016%20%2001.jpg)
Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield Land Development to be easier, pledges government](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2002.jpg)
Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can Investors Take Advantage of Baby Boomers Getting Old?](/upload/images/24%2001%2023%2005.jpg)
Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Green Belt should be expanded as part of a strategic review](/upload/images/__thumbs/Green%20Belt%20comment%20for%20Property%20Investor%20Today.jpg/Green%20Belt%20comment%20for%20Property%20Investor%20Today__400x267.jpg)
On Wednesday Keir Starmer made a radical announcement which some saw as political suicide and others saw as a much-needed breath...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Construction starts on 109 home development on disused land](/upload/images/__thumbs/Construction%20starts%20on%20109%20home%20development%20on%20%20disused%20land.png/Construction%20starts%20on%20109%20home%20development%20on%20%20disused%20land__320x320.png)
Top ten homebuilder, Keepmoat, has begun construction of its new housing development, Synergy, in Halton Moor, which is to be built...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved – MoD site in Hounslow gets planning approval](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
Planning permission has been granted for a mixed-use development at Calvary Barracks. Formerly a Ministry of Defence site in Hounslow, there are...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning for a mixed use development in Leeds is submitted to Council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/sweetstreet400x310.jpg)
Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, recently submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council. The submission included plans to build a 1.3...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ealing Council and The Hill Group open Seasprite Close at formal ceremony](/upload/images/Back-link-images/AdobeStock_103723164.jpeg)
Ealing Council and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group have formally opened the newly regenerated Seasprite Close, thus successfully handing over 92...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield remediation: The Answer to the UK’s Growing Inner-City Populations?](/upload/images/Back-link-images/4houses.jpg)
The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hilltop Credit Partners completes £4.6 million bridge loan for Leeds scheme](/upload/images/library/BridgingLoan-400x310.png)
Real estate credit investment manager, Hilltop Credit Partners, has completed a £4.6 million bridge loan facility to fulfil the acquisition of a...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Masterplan to deliver new mixed-use community in Stafford launched](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Stafford%20Station%20Gateway%202_695x395.png)
The community of Stafford have been asked for their views on plans to deliver new homes, businesses, a hotel, and leisure...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Solasta Riverside! Drum completes 324 BTR homes for Legal & General](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/The%20Solasta%20Riverside%20Building%20at%20Buchanan%20Wharf_400x310.png)
The fast growth of the BTR sector has continued with Drum Property Group completing the construction of 324 Build to Rent (BTR) apartments on behalf...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bradford – City of Culture 2025 crowned the UK’s number one yield hotspot](/upload/images/Locations/BradfordProfile_400x310.png)
The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – new homes in Burgess Hill and a £5m apartment block](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Stockport Shouldn’t be Overlooked as an Up-and-Coming Property Investment Hotspot](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Heaton%20Group/360x280.png)
For many years, Manchester has been the number one location for buy-to-let investors in the UK. A young, professional population, strong...
12 April 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Development roundup – building homes with sustainability in mind](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week’s development roundup is green-focused, with Together’s generous funding package for a new low-carbon homebuilding scheme and plans submitted for...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New mixed-use development in Bristol gets approved](/upload/images/Bristol%20Dev.jpg)
Proposals for a new mixed-use development in Bristol were approved by a Government Planning Inspector at the start of March while...
16 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
![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
![Development update – a ‘five-star' PBSA and breaking ground in Bristol](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Road to net-zero – new ‘innovative’ schemes in Edinburgh and Leeds](/upload/images/library/ArtisanScheme-400x310.png)
Niche housebuilder Artisan Real Estate has raised the bar for sustainable development with the launch of an ambitious design framework geared...
22 November 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
![Commercial to resi – boom continues across the country](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHighStreet-400x310.jpg)
We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green property – regeneration hotspot King’s Cross becomes carbon neutral](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield regeneration is ‘sorely needed’ – claim](/upload/images/library/brownfield-sites400x310.png)
Land plots currently account for just 1.4% of for-sale stock listed on the market, yet demand is high, with 55% of...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – sustainable homes are at the forefront](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This development roundup focuses on building sustainable homes, with Beech Holdings regenerating a former office into 43 eco-friendly apartments, a £10...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Major JV as St George, Morrisons and Camden Council begin on new scheme](/upload/images/Camden%20Goods%20Yard%2C%20Ground%20Breaking%2C%20St%20George%20(2).jpg)
A brand new mixed-use development is underway in one of North London’s most popular centres for artisan creativity and trading, as...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – green homes coming to Yorkshire and Borehamwood](/upload/images/library/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
Leading housebuilder Harron Homes Yorkshire has submitted planning application to Barnsley Metropolitan Council for 236 new homes. The proposals will regenerate a...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Regional update – Sheffield and Nottingham to receive major schemes](/upload/images/Locations/RegionalUpdateSheffield-400x310.jpg)
A national property developer with a focus on residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes, in partnership with both the public and private...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New schemes in Ellesmere Port, Clapham & North Horsham](/img/default/pit.png)
MCI Developments and Promenade Estates secures Ellesmere Port approval Promenade Estates alongside its partner MCI Developments has secured planning consent for 170 houses...
09 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
![Planning update – new homes in Ireland and a major partnership](/img/default/pit.png)
Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Onto the south – ilke Homes secures major development site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update: new schemes in West London plus Guinness housing development](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech update – boosting homebuilding and revamped deposit service](/img/default/pit.png)
A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![From landlord to landlord-developer - the top investment strategy?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investment opportunity - what next for South London brownfield site?](/img/default/pit.png)
A prominent brownfield site in South London has been brought to market by Colliers with a guide price of £12 million. The...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – from riverside apartments to historic schemes](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction work on a set of new riverside apartments in North Tyneside has begun. The £10 million development, Shepherds Quay, will be...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with St. Modwen Homes - how has Covid affected buyers and investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Housebuilding took a hit as a result of the pandemic, but there are signs that it is now starting to recover. In...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Roundup – Liverpool’s £100m waterfront project & new BTR scheme in Sheffield](/img/default/pit.png)
Liverpool-based global property developer Romal Capital has reinforced its commitment to Liverpool’s Central Docks by committing £100 million to transform the derelict brownfield...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular update – affordable modular homes coming to Beeston](/img/default/pit.png)
ilke Homes has partnered with emh group to deliver affordable homes in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. In light of the government’s reforms to increase...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – affordable scheme in Castleford and a derelict home in SJW](/img/default/pit.png)
Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property news – issues with regeneration and a multi-million Indian development](/img/default/pit.png)
In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – developers aim for zero carbon and L&G expands its portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
Fast-growing Build to Rent company Moda Living has joined FOOTPRINT as a founding member, pledging its commitment to net zero carbon. FOOTPRINT is...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – Staines, Digbeth, London and Worthing](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: how will Brexit affect the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development news – hotels seeking new uses and a major scheme in Wantage](/img/default/pit.png)
A trio of hotels in Scotland which once catered for a significant number of coach tour guests are now up for...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes secures Rushden development to deliver 150 homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Fast-growing modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a site for residential development in Rushden, Northamptonshire, that has the potential to...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes set to regenerate Nottinghamshire brownfield site](/img/default/pit.png)
ilke Homes has been selected by Nottinghamshire City Council to deliver up to 140 homes on a brownfield site in Arnold. The...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![New government funding 'a small but vital step to boost UK market'](/img/default/pit.png)
In a previous article for Property Investor Today, which you can read here, I highlighted the importance of utilising brownfield sites...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how can the BTR sector get more government attention?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Partnership to deliver eco-friendly modular homes in Neath](/img/default/pit.png)
Modular housing company ilke Homes has partnered with developer Abode Waterstone to deliver six factory-built affordable homes on a site near...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital regeneration - former London hotel and pub set to become 514 flats](/img/default/pit.png)
The former Master Brewer Hotel in Hillingdon, which has been left vacant since 2012, has taken a step closer to being...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![What are the pros and cons of brownfield sites for self-builders?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know the government has made a real commitment to pushing the redevelopment of brownfield land, and recent research reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Moda Living and Apache Capital to invest £10m into Hove project](/img/default/pit.png)
Moda Living, an owner-operator of private, build-to-rent (BTR) homes, and its joint venture, Apache Capital Partners, have taken the final step...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes to develop 76 sustainable homes in Worcestershire](/img/default/pit.png)
ilke Homes has partnered with Crea8ive Sustainable Homes to deliver 76 sustainable homes to Evesham, Worcestershire – marking ilke Homes' tenth...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development: Approval for Kent project and Brum demand boom](/img/default/pit.png)
A long-awaited riverside regeneration project has moved a step closer after planning approval was granted for Clifton Slipways, a contemporary mixed-use...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Update: major development in York and progress in Brighton](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor has agreed to provide Heworth Green Developments, under the North Star banner,...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Network Rail partners with ilke Homes for modular housing development](/img/default/pit.png)
Network Rail and modular housing developer ilke Homes have announced a significant investment in a brownfield site next to Beeston station...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![The new way forward? Salford’s first virtual committee approves scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Two brownfield sites overlooking the River Irwell are set to be converted into 500 apartments for sale and private rent after...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renovating dilapidated buildings – the best route for property investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Eutopia gets the go-ahead on former Network Rail site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Eutopia Homes, a developer specialising in mid-market homes for rent and for sale, has secured planning permission for a new sustainable...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is Dudley about to be the UK’s newest property hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
Invest Dudley, the inward investment arm of Dudley Council, has revealed that it will be showcasing many regeneration projects in the...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Moda Living prepares for major new Birmingham project](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s second city could see its Build to Rent (BTR) portfolio grow further after plans were announced for a new...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vauxhall and Nine Elms Battersea will come of age in 2021, JLL report claims](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report from global real estate firm JLL has claimed that 2021 will be the year when the mammoth new...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![From much-mocked to cool – Slough’s transformation continues](/img/default/pit.png)
A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Simple Life develops more than 250 new build homes for rent in Rochdale](/img/default/pit.png)
Simple Life, the provider of new build homes for the private rented sector, has developed 264 family homes in Rochdale after...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Planning application submitted for regeneration of key Hillingdon site](/img/default/pit.png)
More new homes are set to be delivered to West London after Inland Homes, a specialist developer of brownfield regeneration projects,...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Former Shredded Wheat factory set for transformation](/img/default/pit.png)
A former Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City is ready to be transformed thanks to a £21.2 million loan from...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – the transformation of the capital’s final industrial quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
Following our piece on the ongoing works at Battersea Power Station and its environs, Property Investor Today this time explores the...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Luxury development continues to sell well in Birmingham’s thriving creative quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
Property firm LH1 London has sold more than 100 apartments at landmark Digbeth development ‘The Forge’ in the heart of Birmingham’s...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Entire football ground up for sale in Greater Manchester](/img/default/pit.png)
An estate agency is offering a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to buy the former ground of Flixton Football Club. The six...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General announces details of its largest Build to Rent site](/img/default/pit.png)
This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property investment – where are the UK’s 2018 hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
Investing in property is always unpredictable, especially as it’s difficult to pinpoint the best locations for investment - who would have...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Strong demand for residential land in areas where ‘housing need is greatest’](/img/default/pit.png)
The average price of urban brownfield land rose 1.2% in the second quarter of 2017, and by 6.3% year-on-year, fresh data...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Which party do you think is best suited to preside over the UK housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Urban residential land values continue to rise across the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Urban brownfield land prices continued to increase across the UK during the first quarter of the year, while prices even remained...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Scottish government failing to address housing supply, says trade body](/img/default/pit.png)
The Scottish government is still failing to address the issue of housing supply, according to Homes for Scotland. In response to the...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investors invited to help solve London’s growing housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for 270 new homes as part of wider regeneration plans](/img/default/pit.png)
More than 270 flats will be built in North Liverpool after plans for the scheme were given the go-ahead this week. The...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for 1,800-home development](/img/default/pit.png)
Planning consent has been awarded for the construction of 1,800 homes on a 248-hectare aerodrome site in Surrey. Waverley Borough Council’s planning...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Plans revealed for £80m transformation of Leicester’s rundown Waterside area](/img/default/pit.png)
An 18-acre brownfield site in Leicester’s Waterside area will be developed into a new neighbourhood of homes, shops and workplaces, which...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property industry welcomes government’s £5bn building fund](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for 10,000 new homes in Barking](/img/default/pit.png)
The London mayor Sadiq Khan has paved the way for up to 10,000 new homes to be built in Barking after...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Major deal to deliver lower-cost housing in London](/img/default/pit.png)
Up to 350 lower-cost residential units, including 150 affordable properties, will be developed in Croydon, after a property fund managed by...