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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...

In part two of her net-zero column, Frédérique Carrier, head of investment strategy at RBC Wealth Management, reviews some investment implications regarding net-zero and...

In part one of her net-zero column, Frédérique Carrier, head of investment strategy at RBC Wealth Management, explores some of the most eye-catching...

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

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from 160 new green homes coming to Croxley Green...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...

Ghelamco - which is well-known for the creation of sustainable, energy neutral concepts - has officially launched The Arc in Shoreditch,...

Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...

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

Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...

Despite the continued rise in energy costs, 55% of homeowners are making positive changes to the environmental sustainability of their property,...

Legal & General Capital (L&G) and Hodge have invested £5.5 million into an energy technology and services company supporting the transition...

Last week saw leading voices from the building sector unite to call on the governments and industry to make urgent commitments...

One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...

For quite a number of years, the sky has literally been the limit for new residential, commercial and tourism-based towers –...

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...

A recent survey has revealed that only one in eight (13%) people in the UK admit that they seriously considered the...

The built environment will play a key role at the upcoming UN climate change conference, COP26, which is being held across...

Technology provider Utopi has partnered with property operator BOHO to install an energy management and resident wellbeing solution which aims to...

Asset management platform for property finance LendInvest recently partnered with two British multinational universal banks Barclays and HSBC. LendInvest offers products and...

Elephant & Castle is one of the most interesting and colourful parts of London, with a fascinating history and a wonderfully...

From health monitoring panic rooms to biometric sensors in every corner, by 2071 our homes could virtually run themselves. With the recent...

Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...

Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group, has partnered with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) on its Advancing Net...

With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...

In December 2015, the UK accepted the terms of the Paris Agreement. The accord recognised the growing threat of climate change...

Three in every five landlords are now interested in green mortgages, according to Mortgages for Business. The buy-to-let (BTL) broker says 62%...

Some 62% of landlords are now interested in mortgages which reward borrowers with discounted rates for making their properties more energy...

As a once in a lifetime event, the response to the pandemic has taken precedence over other global issues, including our...

Renowned architects, developers and one of the Costa del Sol’s leading real estate firms have launched an ‘exciting new collaboration’ to...

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...

Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...

Pre-Covid, interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), specifically modular, was steadily growing. However, the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions put in...

With some 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, the importance of sustainable construction has become undeniable. Over the...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

A modular housing and technology company backed by the Rueben Brothers has become the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the...

ilke Homes has partnered with Crea8ive Sustainable Homes to deliver 76 sustainable homes to Evesham, Worcestershire – marking ilke Homes' tenth...

The last 12 or so weeks have been rather nerve-wracking for the property sector. The lockdown has raised many questions, from...

Before the pandemic took hold, environmental issues were arguably the biggest story in town, with ways of tackling climate change and...

A recently launched Build to Rent development spanning two towers in MediaCityUK is supporting a local charity’s attempts to create a...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build to Rent market has announced that it has taken a 36% stake...

One of the very few silver linings of the current coronavirus pandemic has been the seemingly positive impact lockdowns across the...

Developer Southern Grove has rescued out of receivership a site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower. The...

Whether it’s the shocking bushfires currently raging in Australia or the floods in Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are being...

Croydon, a part of South London which has given birth to world-famous models, musicians and artists including Kate Moss, Stormzy and...

With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

With a new set of energy efficiency regulations set to be introduced in Scotland later this year, commercial property owners north...