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![Mallorca looking a hot bet for holiday property investment](/upload/images/24%2003%2007%20%2003.jpg)
Mallorca is booming. Visitor numbers are at an all-time high and the property market has shown a stable 1.7 per cent annual...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Largest Private Home in Dubai History Aims At Investment Buyers](/upload/images/24%2001%2011%2004.jpg)
Emerald Palace Group, which owns the luxurious Raffles The Palm Dubai, has announced that the largest penthouse in Dubai is up...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Cottage Handbook LIVE - an investor’s diary date in 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%205.jpg)
Holiday Cottage Handbook and The Property Investor Show have joined forces to organise a new event dedicated to the short-term rentals...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are Branded Properties Worth The Premium? An expert’s view…](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2023%204.jpg/2023%2011%2023%204__400x267.jpg)
By specialist estate agent Sean Woolley Marbella has suddenly become a hotspot for branded residences – villa or apartment developments, in collaboration...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Investors Sought For Estate Agency Business Model](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2010%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2010%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
A property entrepreneur best known for having been a contestant on The Apprentice is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Co-living brand reveals partnership with Italian startup accelerator](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
A UK-based co-living and PRS brand focused on personal and professional growth has announced its partnership with an Italian startup and...
04 November 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
![Alternative property investment firm unveils new Group structure](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/HunterJonesGroup-400x310.jpg)
Hunter Jones has revealed its new Group structure which aims to establish the brand as a leading consultancy for 'diligently researched and structured property...
26 August 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
![Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva - talking PropTech, equality and LinkedIn tips](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Community ownership key to reviving UK high streets, says research](/upload/images/Locations/UKHighStreet-Frome-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Salboy and DOMIS combine two sites to deliver a joint residential scheme](/upload/images/library/ManchesterSkyline-Wide-InArticle.jpg)
Fifty5ive Queen Street, a 220-unit residential scheme in the Greengate area of Salford, has now been completed by Salboy in collaboration...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major firms continue to invest in the PRS – what’s the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Earls Court regeneration – what’s the story?](/upload/images/Locations/Earl'sCourt_400x310.png)
It’s one of the best-known parts of West London, famous for its (now demolished) exhibition centre, its busy Tube station and...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – Canada Water reveals ‘once in a lifetime regeneration scheme’](/upload/images/Locations/CanadaWater-DockOffice-400x310.jpg)
The teams behind the regeneration of Canada Water have hailed the 53-acre masterplan as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to...
27 May 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
![Water Neutrality – problems and solutions when it comes to development](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![PBSA update – funding for Leeds project, Hammersmith scheme begins](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Collaboration is key for rent collection](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
As Covid continues to impact the economy, Matthew Peake, partner and head of strategic asset management at Cluttons, explains how landlords...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Barry McKeown - are yields the most important thing for investors?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – partnerships, promotions, and peculiar lots](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
As we approach the end of another turbulent year, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; iamsold partners with...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![If there is a race to net zero, no one's a winner](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
James Gray from Cluttons discusses why the race to net zero is the wrong wording - and it should be all...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government called to address embodied carbon in building construction](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-1-400x310.jpg)
Last week saw leading voices from the building sector unite to call on the governments and industry to make urgent commitments...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular scheme set to tackle homelessness in Haringey](/upload/images/library/SoloHausInterior-400x310.png)
Haringey has become the first council in London to provide specially designed modular homes to tackle homelessness and help those in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![The challenges and opportunities smart buildings face](/upload/images/library/CyberSecurity-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, smart lighting and building software company amBX observes some core areas that are accelerating the property market today, as well as hindering it. Various...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Art Deco building in West Bromwich undergoes a luxurious transformation](/upload/images/Society%20House%20-%20West%20Bromwich.jpg)
What was once known as the West Bromwich Building Society, a 169-year-old art deco building, is now undergoing a drastic redevelopment...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from sky high flats to steel panel factories](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![#BuildingToCOP26 – built environment unites like never before](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
The built environment will play a key role at the upcoming UN climate change conference, COP26, which is being held across...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Firms unite to create a complete BTR resident communication solution](/img/default/pit.png)
Fixflo and Spike Global have formed a partnership to deliver a property communication and maintenance management solution for BTR residents and property...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hull regeneration – construction begins at major new scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction work is now officially underway to bring over 500 new homes to a key regeneration site in Hull. Housebuilder Strata Homes...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![On the up and up: BTR investments beat previous records](/img/default/pit.png)
Letting agent Ascend Properties recently described Build to Rent (BTR) as the future of renting, and an analysis of data from the...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Royal ENT hospital unblocks potential with new transformation](/img/default/pit.png)
Before closing its doors in October 2019, the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital was a health facility on Gray’s Inn...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Royal Docks regen – iconic area celebrates its centenary and looks to the future](/img/default/pit.png)
One of London’s most characterful areas celebrated its 100th birthday on July 8. The Royal Docks, one of the UK’s major...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK’s first mainstream zero carbon homes arrive – are they the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
A government-backed modular housing ‘pioneer’ has unveiled the UK’s first mainstream zero carbon home, which it claims can cut energy bills...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hitting net-zero: how property investors can contribute to the 2025 carbon target](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK government has implemented a legally binding commitment to achieve net-carbon zero by 2050, meaning that new-build homes must be...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The future of PBSA: its investment and growth opportunities](/img/default/pit.png)
The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Construction update - corporate deviance, deleted reviews and Redrow rebrand](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by London South Bank University (LSBU) has claimed that the high-profile collapse of construction giant Carillion in January 2018 highlights ‘a culture of financial...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green property – from Marbella eco-builds to zero-carbon in Hertford](/img/default/pit.png)
Renowned architects, developers and one of the Costa del Sol’s leading real estate firms have launched an ‘exciting new collaboration’ to...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![London roundup – major new regen schemes in Old Kent Road and Brent](/img/default/pit.png)
The team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old Kent Road into hundreds of new homes has...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – can the construction & development industry be plastic-free?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property auction terminology unlocked](/img/default/pit.png)
When dealing with property auctions in any capacity, you will likely be faced with some unfamiliar words, phrases, acronyms and expressions. To shed...
15 February 2021
From: Property Auctions
![Development roundup – all-star shortlist for Thamesmead regeneration](/img/default/pit.png)
A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Brexit has been worse for us than the pandemic’ – Q&A with Goldrose Sharpe](/img/default/pit.png)
A London-based property development company, founded by two young local entrepreneurs, managed to post record sales over the last two quarters...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with One Point Six - Golden Ratios, record deals and the future of PCL](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today checks in with the founders of luxury London property developers One Point Six - Bhavnish Chandaria...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Goldman Sachs grows, L&G expands, new scheme in Brum](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – from cohesive-use schemes to sustainable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...
11 January 2021
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
![Development – from the former home of Coventry’s mayor to Nottingham’s boom](/img/default/pit.png)
In this development update, PIT explores the fascinating history of a Victorian villa in Coventry – which is being developed into...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Winning with kids’ - Class of ’92 apartment building opens in Manchester](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest apartment building from leading city centre lettings firm Manchester Apartments has opened its doors, designed to provide ‘first-class accommodation’ to students...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – Luxury hotels and iconic partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, we provide a rundown of the latest auction news, from a one-of-a-kind hotel business site up for sale in...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK development – new homes in East London; social investment at Stone Yard](/img/default/pit.png)
The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![A winning investment? Development roars onto Silverstone trackside](/img/default/pit.png)
“And it’s invest, invest, invest!” These are the words legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker might use to describe the new flagship...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Moda Living partners with Utopi for smart Build to Rent technology](/img/default/pit.png)
Build to Rent (BTR) developer Moda Living has struck a UK-wide partnership with technology provider Utopi to build a complete digital...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is networking for property investors outdated?](/img/default/pit.png)
For many people, networking brings with it negative connotations. It stirs up images of schmoozing businessmen engaged in self-aggrandising conversations. This, however,...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![How does collaboration benefit the property industry?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property industry is among the most collaborative out there, or at least it should be. Any one property project requires the...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment in UK Build to Rent set for a sharp rebound, report finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Ben Hall, Managing Director of LOFT](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...
26 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Insight – which developers are driving the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is community living?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there's been a trend for alternative renting options such as Build to Rent and co-living, particularly among millennials...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - how has the prime property market coped with lockdown?](/img/default/pit.png)
While England slowly starts to emerge from lockdown under the UK government’s three-point plan (the devolved administrations are taking a slightly...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration - new images released of £1bn Purfleet-on-Thames transformation](/img/default/pit.png)
New images have been released to highlight how the £1 billion regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames will transform the Essex town’s town centre...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK development: Redeveloped rugby club grounds and innovative apart-hotels](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic shaking the property world, developers and investors continue to brave the storm, with Godwin Development and Lord...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Emerging PropTech: work it harder, make it better, do it faster](/img/default/pit.png)
The promise of emerging technologies, championed by the most forward-thinking in the PropTech space, could have been inspired by nostalgic French...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![What is the potential for real estate tokenisation in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![The tokenisation revolution: Smartlands and Sotheby’s partner up](/img/default/pit.png)
Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have announced a collaboration which aims to explore the possibilities that blockchain technology provides for...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment in the 2020s – what are the main things to look out for?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can technology in the property sector increase homes built and sold?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![New partnership between Humberts and Whoobid Auctioneers](/img/default/pit.png)
Whoobid has announced its partnership with Humberts to support its ongoing expansion. Humbers, an established agent with extensive coverage across the UK,...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The later living sector - an opportunity for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Interiors for the investment market - a growing collaboration](/img/default/pit.png)
Chris Dale, the co-founder and CEO of Investa, tells us why he launched an interior design brand especially for the investment...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Competition time! Here’s your chance to win tickets to London renovation show](/img/default/pit.png)
The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show is returning to ExCel from 4-6 October 2019 - and we're delighted to offer our...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Botanical development’ in Canary Wharf tops out](/img/default/pit.png)
EcoWorld Ballymore – which is responsible for phase 3 of the Embassy Gardens development at Nine Elms – recently celebrated a...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![FUTURE: PropTech features range of female speakers](/img/default/pit.png)
FUTURE: PropTech has announced its roster of speakers, with the gender split being exactly 50%. The event is taking place at the...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![German firm aims to become WeWork of co-living with €1 billion investment](/img/default/pit.png)
A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Summer in the Swiss Alps – what is attracting investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today was recently invited to ski resort Andermatt Swiss Alps, located in the heart of Switzerland’s world-renowned mountainous region,...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Properties sell quickest in major Scottish cities](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest City Rate of Sale report from Post Office Money has revealed the average UK property takes 96 days to...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Together joins forces with Bamboo Auctions to finance online acquisitions](/img/default/pit.png)
With more investors than ever before now buying property online, specialist lender Together has teamed up with Bamboo Auctions, one of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Delivery plan approved: ‘Wales will have seen nothing on this scale before’](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report setting out how the 10 local authorities in South East Wales involved with the Cardiff Capital Region City...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for £20m Sheffield development](/img/default/pit.png)
Planning consent has been awarded for a £20m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. Sheffield City Council gave London-based developer Southern...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Steps towards greater market transparency in Spain](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh moves are being made to help increase transparency in Spain’s second-home market which is sure to appeal to those investing...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Effective teamwork key to increasing number of new homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Better collaboration between housebuilders and subcontractors holds the key to solving the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector which...
07 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...