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KEYWORD "Cities" - 100 RESULTS
Capital Appreciation - UK winners and losers over past 12 months

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

29 February 2024

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Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

29 February 2024

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Brownfield Land Development to be easier, pledges government

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

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Investing Abroad? Top European locations for expats and holiday homes revealed

The most popular regions in Europe for prospective expats and holiday home owners have been revealed by sales website Your Overseas...

13 February 2024

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Investment boost for Build To Rent in major UK cities

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

08 February 2024

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Buy To Let Growth - new league table of UK’s city hotspots

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

06 February 2024

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Hundreds of investment units launch in major UK locations

An international off-plan property consultancy says it’s overseen a record 400-plus units launched in recent months. LH1 Global reckons it de-risks investments...

30 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Middle East investment potential boost by top agency’s new office

International real estate advisor Savills has started the year with what it calls “a strategic and large-scale expansion” of its regional...

30 January 2024

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Can Investors Take Advantage of Baby Boomers Getting Old?

Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...

23 January 2024

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Investor Insight from Zoopla: what makes the UK rental market tick?

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

21 December 2023

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Inflation Ravaging the Value of Investment Property - new data

New data appears to show that the average UK house price would need to increase by over £13,400 just to keep...

07 December 2023

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What to Look for When Buying an Investment Property in Spain

Louise Dell, co-founder of property portal Kyero, shares tips and advice Perhaps more so now than in recent years, investing in the Spanish property...

05 December 2023

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Here are the Best Locations to Become a Student Landlord

Brunel University’s students are the most profitable to house, according to the latest study from Alan Boswell Landlord Insurance.  The firm utilised...

28 November 2023

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Revealed - where investors buy additional homes to grab higher yields

Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...

16 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Short Leases boost Commercial Returns but harder work for landlords

The commercial property market has performed well in recent years, although trends differ from inner city and local markets, reports Dutton...

09 November 2023

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Why Off Plan Properties provide ‘a hot strategy’ for investors

A property investment consultancy says off-plan properties “are one of the hottest strategies right now.” Redmayne Smith has analysed the advantages of...

19 October 2023

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Get Those High Yields! Analysis shows best towns for returns

A new analysis shows increasing returns on buy-to-let investments serving students, with the strongest yields seen in the UK’s smaller university...

17 October 2023

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High end global residential investment still ahead of pre-Covid level

Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...

19 September 2023

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Coastal investment growth lags behind towns and cities - new data

House price growth in the UK’s countryside towns is outperforming the national average, while coastal areas are failing to match the...

05 September 2023

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Not Every Northern City Attractive To Investors

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

31 August 2023

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Investment Hotspot Guide for Range of Commercial Properties

Investors looking to buy into commercial property have a guiding hand from a new analysis which shows that the North West...

15 August 2023

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Don’t Write Off Office Space As An Investment

New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...

03 August 2023

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Cities Coming Back! Prime regional markets buck pandemic trend

Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...

13 July 2023

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High Returns in High End Global Luxury Markets

Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth.  The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...

22 June 2023

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Two cities revealed as ‘highest growth’ locations for next 10 years

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

08 June 2023

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Zoopla’s deep dive into house price changes and investment potential

The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...

08 June 2023

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West Midlands sets out £20 billion of investment plan

UK and international investors and developers have been presented with £20 billion worth of opportunities to invest in a diverse range...

01 June 2023

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HJ Collection returns over £10m to investors and looks to USA

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

20 April 2023

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Developer gives half its profits to charities

Shakeel Adli is not your average property developer – first and foremost, he wants to give away half of his profits. And...

06 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Post COVID-19 investment boom in Marbella property

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable shift in the real estate market with 4,628 sales in...

02 February 2023

From: Breaking News

2023 Property Market Insights From an Industry Expert!

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

23 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Investor Claim: Dubai real estate investors will avoid a long cold winter

Whilst macro conditions suggest a retrenchment in real estate values across much of the West, the last year has seen real...

08 December 2022

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Insight - top 5 urban regeneration hotspots in 2023

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

23 November 2022

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Build to Rent growth a product of changing Britain, says Wise Living

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

09 November 2022

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Liverpool - the new northern hotspot to watch out for

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

04 November 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR investments showing no sign of decline in the East Midlands

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

26 October 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR boom! New analysis suggests sector could increase five-fold by 2032

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

21 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Planning for a mixed use development in Leeds is submitted to Council

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

The top UK regeneration projects of 2022

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

23 September 2022

From: Breaking News

New co-living scheme apartments in Harrow coming soon

With construction work now well underway, a new apartment scheme that will tap into the emerging co-living market is expected to open...

23 September 2022

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Brownfield remediation: The Answer to the UK’s Growing Inner-City Populations?

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

21 September 2022

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Reflection: how Prime Central London has weathered yet another storm

Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...

19 August 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR gathering pace outside of London, finds research

In its still relatively short lifespan, Build to Rent has been at its most prominent in London, where the majority of...

19 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Solasta Riverside! Drum completes 324 BTR homes for Legal & General

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

Planning permission for new £85m BTR scheme in Leeds

Leeds City Council yesterday granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to a national developer for a new Build to...

12 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed – the cheapest UK cities to flip a house

There has been a significant increase in demand for move-in-ready homes and CIA Landlord Insurance has taken the liberty to research...

12 August 2022

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Insight: The best UK cities to be an Airbnb host this August

With the public still very much favouring staycations and avoiding the chaos of travelling abroad, Airbnb hosts in the UK are...

05 August 2022

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BTR growth - from Stratford and Sheffield to Reading

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

05 August 2022

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Sham property schemes in the North West - what do investors need to know?

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

03 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Manchester apartments sell out in record-breaking 16 weeks

LH1 London has announced that all the apartments at the new residential development ‘Spinning Mill’ have sold in just 16 weeks. The...

27 July 2022

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Airbnb experts reveal best UK cities to be a host this August

Air travel has reduced in demand since before the pandemic by as much as 76%, a sign that staycations are still...

22 July 2022

From: Breaking News

2022 – where in outer London are Chinese and HK investors buying?

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

13 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Why the merging of hotels and short-term rentals is a trend worth tracking

Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...

13 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Q&A with Castleforge - talking interest rates, BTR trends, data and rental reform

In this Q&A, we speak to Adam MacLeod, partner at Castleforge Partners, for his thoughts on data-driven investment, the latest trends...

08 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Liverpool's Chinese & Hong Kong buyer boom - purchases up 160% since 2017

There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...

08 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Rental snapshot – rents climb, BTR market share rises, hotspots revealed

PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...

06 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Why Manchester is the destination for savvy property investors

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

01 July 2022

From: Breaking News

The shifting sands of development, aparthotels and short-term rentals

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

29 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Investors – where are the five most profitable cities for furnished properties?

New research has revealed how much money landlords and investors can make in cities around the UK by furnishing their property...

24 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Investors need to ‘up their game’ – tenant demand shifts to BTR

Hatch Interiors, a UK specialist in furniture collections, bespoke interior design and build-to-rent (BTR) schemes, has carried out a 1,000-strong UK-wide survey to provide...

24 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Bradford – City of Culture 2025 crowned the UK’s number one yield hotspot

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

Overseas boom - UK buyers among the top investors in Spain

Real estate agency, Lucas Fox, has revealed that across Spain’s top locations property sales to UK investors have experienced a steady increase. These...

15 June 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR Q&A - 'there's an opportunity to professionalise the wider PRS'

With the Build to Rent (BTR) sector no longer a new phenomenon, and fast becoming a well-established part of the PRS,...

10 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Global house price index – Istanbul leads the way as values soar

Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...

08 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed - firm delivers £10.4m cash returns to buy-to-let investors

Sequre Property Investment has announced a £10.4 million cash realisation for over 1,400 investors over the last 12 months, across its...

06 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Could the surging BTR market alleviate the UK housing crisis?

The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...

06 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Auction roundup – land lots, camping and a blessing in disguise

This week’s auction roundup features a new addition, with Cheffins’ June auction dominated by land lots. Network Auctions anticipates plenty of...

27 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Development – partnerships, revenue growth and Hong Kong investment

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

25 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Sun shines on Cyprus - property sales on island hit their highest in 14 years

Residential property in Cyprus continued to be in high demand in April 2022, with 938 successful transactions completed on the island...

20 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed - UK cities that student landlords should invest in

Letting to students can be an excellent opportunity for landlords and investors. Landlords and investors who are aware of yearly revenue from...

11 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Insight: Why investors should set their sights on Liverpool

Liverpool has become the hotspot for property investors and homebuyers alike, with property price growth over the last year higher in...

04 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed: New Yorkers head for London as the Big Apple loses its shine

Haringtons, an independent buying agents based in London, has seen a rise in enquiries from the City of New York as...

29 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Planning consent achieved for 235 new homes in Sleaford

Planning consent has been granted for the development of 235 new homes on land at Stump Cross Hill, southeast of London...

29 April 2022

From: Breaking News

North England the new hotspot for PBSA – is it time to invest?

Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...

27 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Shojin exits mezzanine investors with returns of £1.6m

Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has delivered investment returns of £1.6 million to mezzanine investments as...

22 April 2022

From: Breaking News

‘Change is needed’ – £700k raised for online student rental platform

The online platform of a student rentals company has raised £700,000 in its first funding round as it continues to disrupt...

06 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Barcelona the top Spanish hotspot after rent capping is scrapped, says agency

Barcelona is now the number one property hotspot in Spain following the scrapping of rent capping across Catalonia. That's according to...

28 March 2022

From: Breaking News

The North–South property divide explained

Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....

25 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Student platform launches two new features to improve instant booking

Housemates, the instant book student accommodation marketplace operating across 40 cities in the UK and Ireland which we have closely followed...

23 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Hong Kong buyers dominate 17 London boroughs, study shows

Hong Kong buyers currently have the biggest property footprint within the London market, new research from Benham and Reeves shows. The agent’s...

18 March 2022

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Net-zero insight: Maintaining a pragmatic approach

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...

18 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed: off plan buyers flock back to London as the WFH guidelines change

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

04 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Development update – green light given for several green homes

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

28 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Q&A with Richard Bosson - 'Prime Central is absolutely crucial'

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

23 February 2022

From: Breaking News

What lies ahead of the PBSA market in a post-pandemic world?

It’s been a tumultuous year for the student accommodation market, with distance learning and travel restrictions taking their toll on occupancy...

23 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Living costs crisis is upon us, but resi property will always weather the storm

This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...

21 February 2022

From: Breaking News

PBSA update – supply growth in London, breaking into the US sector

In this mini update, Property Investor Today looks at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), from the locations with the...

18 February 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR boom - mixed-use developer adds to portfolio with prime Luton site

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...

14 February 2022

From: Breaking News

China: The beat of a different drum

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

31 January 2022

From: Breaking News

BTR in the South West - Wise Living set to provide 500 new homes

A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...

26 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed – which cities will be the investment hotspots of 2022?

Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...

24 January 2022

From: Breaking News

HUB and MARK agree on partnership for new BTR scheme in Birmingham

Residential developer HUB and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have acquired 2 Snow Hill Plaza in Birmingham from a global...

21 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Levelling up – the best outer-London cities to invest in revealed

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

Insight: Where are we seeing the most new-build stock?

The latest research by Unlatch has revealed how the new-build market looks based on the diversity of stock currently available to...

19 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Insight: Which cities have the lowest house price per square metre?

London houses are seven times more expensive than houses in the North, new research from Open Property Group has found. The investment...

14 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Predictions for the property sector in 2022 - causes for optimism

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive of HJ Collection, outlines his predictions for the property market in 2022.  When looking...

14 January 2022

From: Breaking News

EPC emergency – 15% of landlords in the dark over upcoming changes

Just one in seven (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC),...

12 January 2022

From: Breaking News

What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?

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

05 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Hats off to Luton – how this airport town is taking off

Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...

24 December 2021

From: Breaking News

New tie-up forged to make investing in the NW ‘easier, faster and more efficient’

GetGround and Salboy have announced a strategic partnership to make property investing in the North West easier, faster and more efficient.  Salboy, the North West property development and investment company, and GetGround,...

20 December 2021

From: Breaking News

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