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With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Knight Frank has launched to the market a 44-acre school site involving 14 buildings in Surrey. It’s on sale for £7m. The...

A prestigious development of 39 apartments carved from a former Victorian wool warehouse has been officially unveiled in the centre of...

Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...

Thames Ditton Marina in Surrey has come to the market for the first time in nearly 20 years. The freehold marina was...

Commercial properties and development sites across the UK, from Bolton to Birmingham, Sheffield to Stoke-on-Trent and Kettering to Wolverhampton, will feature...

Landlords and property developers can access a free course from a retrofit knowledge and skills provider. The online course - called Retrofit...

2024 could be the year of investment in the regeneration of historic buildings a sector specialist forecasts. Charles Warrack, partner at property...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing a city centre development opportunity in Dundee with potential for student accommodation development and other residential/commercial...

A property consultancy says there’s a new office market emerging - and it’s beginning to rival office-favourite Reading.  Vail Williams says the...

Volume housebuilder Weston Homes has announced a commercial opportunity at its new £185m Langley Square waterside scheme in Dartford. The 2,960 square...

One of the West Midlands most famous landmark buildings has been listed for sale. Commercial agents and investment specialist Robert Irving Burns...

A new heat map is making available information to investors about the threat of Japanese Knotweed. Investors can enter their postcode directly...

Dubai has been a property investment favourite in the past - and it’s had some investment issues too with over supply. Those...

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

The commercial property sector in England is in the midst of a seismic shift propelled by the introduction of stringent minimum...

A proposal to breathe new life into a series of buildings at the point where Edinburgh’s West End and city centre...

Fast-growing property developer, HJ Collection, has returned over £10 million to its investors after scaling its development portfolio by 40%. Established in...

A joint venture between Galliard Homes, one of London’s leading developers, specialist retirement living specialists, Probitas Developments, and O’Shea, a market...

Capreon, the Noé Group’s real estate investment and advisory arm, has acquired three office buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland, for £36.8 million. The...

Property development and funding company, Salboy, has acquired the former site of the Boddingtons Brewery. The scheme is part of Manchester City...

Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...

Residential property developer and owner of Birmingham-based Cordia Blackswan, Cordia Group, is adding 500 new homes to the Budapest property market. Over...

New research conducted by members of The Housing Forum's Futures Network has revealed that the housing industry believes it is unlikely...

In recent years, Liverpool has been leading the way as a major northern hotspot. As one of the top ten UK...

Permission for the first phase of Dagenham Green has been granted. Plans to build 935 homes on the site of the...

The man who purchased The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy for £320,000 from pension fund Columbia Threadneedle three years ago has revealed...

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

A developer has secured permission to create a £75 million mixed-use student accommodation scheme that aims to complete the transformation of Hackney...

Uplands Business Park on Blackhorse Lane in London will undergo some exciting changes in summer 2024. NEAT Developments and BlackRock Real Assets...

In the parish of Great Bromley, Essex, there is currently disused land and Blackfinch Property has provided a £7.6 million loan...

For Investors choosing the location of their next property investment, regeneration projects are often a clear indicator that a city is...

Property investors hoping to get their hands on an income-generating property may want to consider Cheffins’ next property auction on Wednesday September...

A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...

At PIT, we have regularly focused on stories surrounding regeneration and the impact this has on investment. Very often, an area that...

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

In this latest BTR roundup, PIT explores the opening date for a scheme in Olympic hub Stratford, work beginning on the...

Fifty5ive Queen Street, a 220-unit residential scheme in the Greengate area of Salford, has now been completed by Salboy in collaboration...

As an investor, you may be interested in adding a new kitchen to add value to your new home before selling...

In what is sadly my last ever auction roundup for PIT, SDL Property Auctions launches the catalogue for its July National...

Property remains a highly attractive asset class in which to invest. The demand for the product is virtually guaranteed: we’re busy...

Student accommodation brand Fusion is ready to launch Fusion at Brent Cross Town, its first development in London, to provide 662...

Australian property developer, Third.i, has revealed that it has officially broken ground on its second London development, Graphite Square in Vauxhall, which...

The travel industry was hard hit by the pandemic, but the bounce back is well in progress. According to PhocusWire, Europe’s...

The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...

Transport for London (TfL) is putting its heads together with regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnership, and housing association, Peabody, on proposals that could...

With summer in the UK finally here and the summer holidays swiftly approaching, investing in coastal locations should be at the...

In this week's roundup, PIT takes a look at the month just gone. Auction House saw record figures in the first five...

Glasgow city planners have given property developer Barony Homes Limited consent to develop 130 new flats in Dennistoun’s Circus Drive. On behalf of the...

The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...

This week’s mini roundup involves successful results for Allsop, which raised £40 million worth of sales in its May auction and...

In this guest article, Isabel James, head of residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street electric vehicle (EV)...

One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...

Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in...

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...

In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...

Developers and estate property managers need to keep abreast of fast-changing, fast charging advances in the world of electrical vehicles (EV),...

With climate change and environmental degradation becoming a daily feature in news cycles, it’s no wonder why many are becoming increasingly...

For many years, Manchester has been the number one location for buy-to-let investors in the UK. A young, professional population, strong...

It’s success galore for this week’s auction roundup, with Bond Wolfe witnessing revenue growth of over £23 million at its second...

In November last year, we reported on the rental rooms with a view overlooking Brentford FC’s impressive Community Stadium. On a crisp,...

When most people think of Prime Central London, they likely think first of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Belgravia, Holland Park and,...

With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...

As the market heats up for spring, this auction roundup features the latest lots on offer for the end of March....

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...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with iamproperty reaching reached a 300 employee milestone as auctions grow in popularity....

A Birmingham-based property developer has partnered with charity Global Aid Network (GAiN) to collect donations for Ukrainian refugees. Cordia Blackswan is set to offer its...

In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive officer of HJ Collection, sets out the environmental and social benefits of residential conversions. We need...

Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...

In this week's development roundup, Property Investor Today looks at a new ambitious scheme that will see rough sleepers in Basildon...

A Build to Rent platform set up by Macquarie Asset Management with British real estate industry veterans Darryl Flay and Martin...

A mixed-use developer has acquired a 'significant' 1.05-acre site on Latimer Road, in Luton, with planning consent in place to develop a...

This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...

A leading South East law firm has won a breakthrough case by helping a group of holiday home leaseholders purchase the...

Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...

Investors and developers are catching the short-term and flex rental wave, and they are in for a long and thrilling ride. Emmanuel...

Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...

Prime Secure’s Fire Safety division has launched the UK’s first affordable wireless common fire alarm system, V-Fire, which removes the need...

In this week’s roundup, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from Downing’s development spree after a major...

This week is nothing but positive, with the release of Clive Emson’s diverse catalogue, impressive lots set to go under the...

The American writer Mark Twain’s famously observed ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore’. However, property investors are now finding there...

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...

On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...

With the new year now upon us, the predictions for what 2022 could bring from a property investment perspective continue to...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo joint venture (JV) has appointed Kier for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody...

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

Despite the rollercoaster of 2021, the Scottish property market has had a stronger period of growth than many would have expected...

In this planning update, PIT takes a closer look at the 400-plus homes coming to Cambridge as part of a joint...

A leading residential developer has agreed to acquire the final three phases of the Nine Elms Park development site in a deal worth £400 million in...

In this guest piece, St. Modwen Homes explores how homes will navigate the electric vehicle revolution and help our national environmental...

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

Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...

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