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09 April 2021
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There is a much greater sales potential to be unleashed from Chinese buyers, a leading China expert has claimed. Domenica Di Lieto,...
02 April 2021
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Britain and Hong Kong have long had close relations, not least because it was a British colony until as recently as...
29 March 2021
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A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...
22 March 2021
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Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...
12 March 2021
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International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...
10 March 2021
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People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...
12 February 2021
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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
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Few places remain unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with cases fluctuating across the nation, but still high overall. Domestically, as far...
03 February 2021
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A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...
13 January 2021
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To kick off the New Year, our friends at 11K Consulting - the UK's leading China PR and comms agency - have...
06 January 2021
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At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...
23 December 2020
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The UK has ranked highest for future residential real estate investment, in a survey of 500 investors, developers and asset managers...
14 December 2020
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Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...
13 November 2020
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The Algarve has long been a favourite destination of the Brits, for its warm climate, golf courses, sun-kissed beaches and relaxed...
02 November 2020
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Demand from Chinese investors for UK property soared in July after plummeting between April-June, during the height of the coronavirus lockdown. In...
30 September 2020
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Overseas and domestic students have returned to the London lettings market in full force this month, accounting for 25% of all...
21 September 2020
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18 September 2020
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Ski resorts were at the centre of some of the earliest spikes of Covid-19 in Europe, including examples of super-spreaders in...
10 August 2020
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Demand from Hong Kong buyers looking to 'safeguard' their money in London's 'reliable' property market is on the rise, according to...
07 August 2020
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Property buyers from Hong Kong are flocking to London, according to one of the capital's largest estate agents. Chestertons says that between...
31 July 2020
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Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
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When putting together our recent three-part series on the Build to Rent sector, which concluded last Friday with a look at...
22 June 2020
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International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...
22 May 2020
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Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic disrupting pretty much every aspect of daily life, the latest research from lettings management platform Howsy...
13 May 2020
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A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...
11 May 2020
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A thought leadership article from UK-China PR agency 11K Consulting has revealed that a country’s healthcare system, air quality and food...
08 May 2020
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A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...
04 May 2020
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A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...
24 April 2020
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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all of our lives, including those who operate in the property...
24 April 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic is currently dominating all our lives, and is all anyone can really talk or think about at present. In the property...
10 April 2020
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The coronavirus crisis has shut down most aspects of normal life, but with us all being told to stay at home...
01 April 2020
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Coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – has had a dramatic impact on the world since the first reported cases in...
06 March 2020
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Experience Invest, a London-based firm which provides property investors in the UK and overseas access to exclusive investments across a variety of...
21 February 2020
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Birmingham development partners Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital have achieved £70 million worth of sales at their flagship apartment scheme,...
21 February 2020
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Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...
04 December 2019
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Estate agent Aston Chase has revealed that it has achieved more than £25 million worth of sales to Hong Kong buyers...
22 November 2019
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There has been an overall 3.5% average year-on-year increase in the prices of properties in the 150 global cities tracked by...
06 November 2019
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With approximately 120,250 Chinese people living in London, accounting for 1.5% of the capital's population, and many young Chinese people coming...
21 October 2019
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Build to Rent operator Atlas Residential has revealed that it will deploy $1 billion (£900 million) through its affiliate Atlas Residential...
16 September 2019
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In recent years the kitchen has become one of the most important rooms in the home – and this is further...
13 September 2019
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In the second quarter of this year, Berlin was the city with the strongest rate of annual house price growth, according...
21 August 2019
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Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...
31 July 2019
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New global free-to-list property portal Residential People recently hit its first milestone in securing 800 consumer property enquiries for estate agents...
12 July 2019
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Juwai.com, the Chinese portal for overseas real estate, and independent ski property portal SnowOnly have signed a partnership aiming to bring...
05 June 2019
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The current uncertainty being caused by Brexit has had a clear impact on the number of Chinese residential acquisitions in the...
12 April 2019
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Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...
21 December 2018
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Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...
30 November 2018
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The Portuguese are currently enjoying the benefits of a strong property market which has been boosted by the attractive prospect of...
24 October 2018
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Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities increased by 6.1% in the year to June 2017, down from 6.9% last quarter. In other areas...
11 October 2017
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The Apprentice is now back on our screens, but one of its former candidates – Zeeshaan Shah from series 9 –...
06 October 2017
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Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index has revealed that across the 55 countries tracked, house prices increased by 5.6% on average...
12 September 2017
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There has been a sharp rise in amount of money Asian investors, particularly from China, are investing in London’s commercial property...
21 August 2017
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There was a 30% rise in the number of foreign buyers of property in Montreal in the first half of this...
09 August 2017
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Wealthy foreign investors, particularly from mainland China, are continuing to invest in Hong Kong’s ultra-luxury housing market as part of a...
27 July 2017
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The average price of a home across 150 cities worldwide increased by 6.9% in the 12 months to March 2017, the...
06 July 2017
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Residential property prices in Portugal increased by 7.9% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period of...
26 June 2017
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Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...
20 June 2017
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There was a 6.5% increase in global house prices in the year to March 2017, the highest annual rate of growth...
13 June 2017
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MortgageGym, which is planning to try and change the way UK consumers access the mortgage market, has announced the successful completion...
23 May 2017
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Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...
05 May 2017
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Property investors from China have replaced those from Singapore as the largest group of foreign property buyers in Malaysia, fresh figures...
31 March 2017
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Investment from China last year exceeded Singapore as the largest source of Asian capital in the global property market for the...
02 March 2017
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The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top...
23 February 2017
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...
09 February 2017
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Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...
16 January 2017
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Filled with glitzy glass towers and a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong proudly proclaims itself to be ‘Asia’s...
09 January 2017
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Beijing’s mayor has pledged to stop residential property prices in the Chinese capital from rising in 2017 in an attempt to...
05 January 2017
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Global house prices rose 5.3% on average in the 12 months to September 2016, with Turkey, New Zealand and Iceland recording...
04 January 2017
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Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. 2016 has...
29 December 2016
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Portugal’s property market remains relatively strong, but fewer investors from overseas are talking advantage of an innovative visa programme that enables...
13 December 2016
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Residential property sales in Hong Kong have increased significantly despite the government’s decision to more than double stamp duty last month...
08 December 2016
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Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...
05 December 2016
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Residential property prices in Australia’s leading inner-cities like Melbourne and Brisbane could tumble by as much as 15% by 2019, according...
19 October 2016
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Global property investment volumes have dropped for the first time in seven years as investors moved away from growing international risks,...
12 October 2016
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Chinese cities continue to dominate Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which at 5.5% in Q2 2016 recorded its strongest...
06 October 2016
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New Zealand's housing market was the second best performer after China in the Global Property Guide’s latest survey, with the average price...
04 October 2016
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A growing number of investors are targeting Vienna’s pied-a-terre market, where attractive yields are on offer in key up-and-coming districts, according...
04 October 2016
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Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...
23 September 2016
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Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...
23 September 2016
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Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...
21 September 2016
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Residential property prices across the world increased on average by 4% in the 12 months to June 2016, with New Zealand,...
09 September 2016
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The Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that Britain’s exit from the European Union will not be straightforward for the economy,...
05 September 2016
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Investorist, which claims to be the world's largest off-plan property marketplace, is holding a week-long event in China next month. The event...
18 August 2016
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As of today, foreign investors will have to pay an additional property transfer tax of 15% to acquire residential property in...
01 August 2016
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Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...
25 July 2016
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A major Chinese manufacturing firm will invest more than £1bn in Sheffield over the next 60 years, including around £220m by...
22 July 2016
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Global house prices continued to increase but the top performing markets are seeing a slowdown in the rate of price growth...
10 June 2016
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Hotel prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in four years adding further fuel to the suggestion that...
12 May 2016
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Foreign investors are expected to push through deals for properties in the Australian state of Victoria before an increase in taxes...