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Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

March witnessed a modest rise in retail footfall across the UK, with an increase of 1.7% compared to February, signalling the lowest...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Essential Information Group says the UK property auction market saw substantial growth in February - the latest data. Of the 36 metrics...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

Property investment specialist lender Shawbrook has completed its first limited company remortgage in just 28 business days. The professional property investor, an existing...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

High net worth investors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE see the UK property market as a strong investment opportunity as...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says high end agency Savills. Prices in...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...

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

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

The leading provider of cloud-based, Dye & Durham, efficient workflow software for legal and business professionals, is significantly upgrading its Index...

Alternative asset manager, Gresham House, has formed a partnership with leading social impact real estate firm HSPG. The partnership will help...

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

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

It’s very often the case that new developments use all the incentives they can to encourage the first few buyers to...

In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...

Alliance Investments, the sales arm of Property Alliance Group, has revealed its latest development – The Residence in trendy Clapham – which it says...

After a tough few years for the travel industry, foreign travel is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer due to the...

Unsurprisingly, with the Elizabeth Line finally opening its doors yesterday, the number of stories we've been seeing about its impact on...

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

Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...

This week continues the trend of successful property auctions, with SDL Property Auctions reporting exciting results for its March sale and...

Pocket Living has been granted a £19.3 million debt facility with Pluto Finance for the recently completed Addiscombe Grove asset in Croydon. This deal with the provider...

Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...

We’ve entered a new month, which means new beginnings and refreshed confidence as we navigate a post-Covid world. Quite aptly, this...

Last week saw Sandwell’s Cabinet approve ambitious plans to regenerate and revitalise West Bromwich’s town centre over the coming decades. The West...

The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...

The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...

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

The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...

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

Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...

In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...

This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...

Sourced Property, the sourcing arm of the Sourced Group, has announced the launch of a 'bespoke property listing app', focused on the investor...

In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

In this guest piece, James Cassidy, Senior Director, Partner Success Vacation Rentals, EMEA at Expedia Group, outlines what it takes to run a successful...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

Those investors looking to join the pandemic bounce-back may be asking where the best places in London are to consider for...

Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...

The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...

The pair behind one of the property industry's most popular podcasts have now launched an app that they say will 'completely...

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

This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...

Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...

Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...

Fresh data from one of London’s largest co-living operators has revealed the positive impact of lockdown restrictions lifting on tenant sentiment...

This week, PIT takes a closer look at the success stories for Auction House London, iamsold, Auction House and Allsop, indicating...

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

It’s famous for oil, football, the North Sea chill and granite, but Scotland’s third biggest city – and the UK’s 39th...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had many adverse effects on businesses, but an industry that has benefited immensely from the pandemic is...

As the UK emerges out of lockdown and ventures towards normality, people are ready to make the most of the upcoming...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...

Property Investor Today gains insight from Louise Warren, building surveyor of property developer Kebbell, to uncover what the role is like and what...

The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USR) has announced a £25.8 million deal acquiring sustainable new homes created using Modern Methods of...

Technology is changing how investors find, select and purchase property. This is especially true with the constraints of the past year...

In this week’s auction roundup, Property Investor Today looks at the top auction results in the month just gone, with Allsop,...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the overwhelming demand and confidence from buyers, helping to drive success for...

In this guest piece, Tom Ward - founder and global CEO of PBSA provider Scape - which offers student accommodation in...

A recent poll of over 1,000 SpareRoom users revealed that over half (53%) put off moving due to the pandemic, with...

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...

In today’s world of unprecedented consumer choice and market saturation, it is becoming increasingly challenging for businesses to distinguish themselves amongst...

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, major auction houses up...

More than a third (34%) of landlords have recently purchased another buy-to-let (BTL) property or intend to buy one within the...

A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

In the last auction roundup of April, Property Investor Today takes a look at iamsold’s free educational webinar on the Modern...

In this guest piece, Jitesh Patel from Kajima Partnersips discusses why later living investment will become so important post-pandemic and represents an...

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

Like all investments, buy-to-let property comes with many considerations but also plenty of opportunities. Off-plan property is an asset class that...

Real Estate Capital Holdings has agreed to sell a prime PBSA development opportunity in Leeds for £18.5 million to global living...

Tech company The Future Fox has received funding from Innovate UK and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to...

The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Despite it being not far off 15 years since the global financial crisis, the fallout is still being felt in the...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

You may get a kick out of this week’s roundup, with the home of the late England footballer and World Cup...

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...

Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...