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![Landlord Investment Show Line-Up Revealed](/upload/images/24%2006%2020%20%2004.jpg)
On July 3 the National Landlord Investment Show returns to Old Billingsgate in London - just the day before the General...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour game changer tax plan offers chance for investors](/upload/images/240618%20%2001.jpg)
An estate agency suggests anyone owning a property in a sought-after school catchment area could enjoy a 20% premium if Labour...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election 2024 - what impact on the housing market?](/upload/images/24%2006%2006%20%2004.jpg)
We’re two weeks into the election campaign and there’s an increasing volume of evidence pointing to it having only limited impact...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Former Leader of the Conservative Party to appear at UK Landlord Show...](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/NLIS/IDS%20with%20Parliament.jpg)
National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Will Labour’s Rent Control Homes hurt London’s investment market?](/upload/images/24%2004%2016%20%2005.jpg)
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut - will Chancellor give investors a Budget Gift?](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2003.jpg)
Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 Lessons from London’s Property Market and what they mean for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%203.jpg)
Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![What does Liz Truss mean for the prime London property market?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![The ongoing greenfield/brownfield debate - what is the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up a damp squib for investors, says expert](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Last week (Wednesday February 2), the government finally released its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, designed to help flesh out a...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Partygate – will there soon be another new Housing Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up – the best outer-London cities to invest in revealed](/upload/images/library/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
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
![Polka dots and stripes: why the UK shouldn’t mix politics with planning](/upload/images/library/Housebuilders-400x310.jpg)
Things that don’t mix well? Polka dots and stripes, planning and politics. The run-up to an election is usually an uncertain...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is the government really serious about its ‘brownfield-first’ pledge?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![HS2 – will investors in the North now miss out?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360%20x%20280%20Inadash.jpg)
Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - Is Generation Rent Here to Stay?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModernRenter-400x310.jpg)
The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why creativity and ambition are needed to solve the UK’s housing shortage](/upload/images/library/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding claim - developers could face tax on profits as high as £50m](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s 10 biggest developers could each face a potential average tax bill of £25 million per year if the government...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Patience and planning makes women better investors than men – study](/img/default/pit.png)
Research from Yoppie has found that when it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mayoral race 2021 – who are the candidates for London Mayor?](/img/default/pit.png)
Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developer issues – architects willing to take legal action & homebuyer fightback](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading private wealth law firm claims that architects are increasingly prepared to take legal action against developers in a bid to...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – with a changing world, should you be considering Montenegro?](/img/default/pit.png)
UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what does the 2% SDLT surcharge mean for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how the National Leasehold Campaign took the fight to leasehold](/img/default/pit.png)
The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incredibly strong backing for leasehold reform, says poll](/img/default/pit.png)
A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Removing consumer choice is not a victory for leaseholders](/img/default/pit.png)
While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Uruguay to become more investor-friendly ‘with relaxed requirements’](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this year, we wrote a number of articles about the potential of Uruguay as an investment destination. Unheralded compared to...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the 2020 housing market boom continue?](/img/default/pit.png)
As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Does high street decline represent opportunities for resi investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development update: work commences on luxury apartments in Stretford](/img/default/pit.png)
Initial work to restore a historic building to its former glory and bring luxury living space to Stretford, Greater Manchester, has...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 impact – will it lead to a rise in retail to resi conversions?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight - when and how to claim back overpaid stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Urgent government stimulus is needed to reignite the housing market - claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Budget announcement – stamp duty surcharge introduced for overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2020 – wish-lists and predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bricklane acquires large resi portfolio, including homes in Manchester](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property investment platform Bricklane has announced that it’s completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the government be introducing a mansion tax on high value homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
It was revealed over the weekend that Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes. The Telegraph, which...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Shared ownership enquiries soar as buyers seek a quicker route](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a huge surge of enquiries from buyers considering Shared Ownership, according to results from Property Booking. Property Booking, the...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why Prime Central London is still appealing to investors](/img/default/pit.png)
On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property predictions – what could happen to the housing market in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Insight: what does the crackdown on Airbnb involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![What does 2020 have in store for the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we enter a new year (and decade), the opening weeks of 2020 are an appropriate time to reflect on the...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty - what are the ways to save on this controversial tax?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the Conservative Party winning a big majority in last week's general election, it will be expected to honour its manifesto pledge...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Overseas buyers caught between rock and a hard place ahead of election day](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas buyers may be faced with a relative drop in value of up to 30% in the event of a Conservative...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will Build to Rent developments be entirely tech-led in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Tories repledge higher stamp duty for foreign buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative Party has unveiled plans for a 3% stamp duty surcharge for non-UK tax residents who are purchasing property, which...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson sees explosive results at autumn sale](/img/default/pit.png)
While Guy Fawkes Night went off with a bang this week, Clive Emson Auctioneers reported sales in excess of £17 million...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Project Etopia receives significant investment from Reuben Brothers](/img/default/pit.png)
The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property investors call for support from UK Government](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit causes London landlords to lose out on rental growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Protecting your investments from going up in smoke](/img/default/pit.png)
How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment? When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May announces plans for stamp duty levy on overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![England’s new homes shortfall will reach over 1m by 2022](/img/default/pit.png)
England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing will be ‘top’ of the political agenda this autumn](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Aston Mead backs MPs call to cut stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to implement housing white paper](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![New government urged to make housing ‘a top priority’](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative party, assuming it is able to form a new government, is being urged to make tacking the growing housing...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Election day is here, but which party is capable of fixing the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Which party do you think is best suited to preside over the UK housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Public trusts Conservatives more than Labour to fix housing crisis, poll says](/img/default/pit.png)
More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Conservative councils more likely to allow ‘Nimbyism to get out of control’](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Political party manifestos don’t go far enough on leasehold reforms](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trevor Abrahmsohn - what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Non-dom reform should be put on hold until 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bridging lending soars in Q3 following initial Brexit fears](/img/default/pit.png)
Bridging lending increased sharply during the third quarter of the year peaking at £140.49m, brushing off volatility that had plagued the...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property industry welcomes government’s £5bn building fund](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Former chancellor slams “crazy” stamp duty rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson, who served under Margaret Thatcher’s government, has called on the new man in the Treasury to...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Urgent need to ‘reshape Britain’s housing mix’](/img/default/pit.png)
Gavin Barwell MP has been warmly welcomed by various property industry professionals to his new role as housing minister, but is...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices drop as summer lull falls on the market](/img/default/pit.png)
The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Britain may not leave the EU now that Theresa 'soft Brexit' May is PM](/img/default/pit.png)
Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Scotland election 2016: What the parties propose on housing](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a notable rise in Scottish property sales and prices in recent months, although activity in the market has...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Who will fix London’s housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![MPs support hike in planning fees](/img/default/pit.png)
Over half of MPs believe that fees for planning applications should increase, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Demand for Prime Central London continues to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
According to eMoov’s latest PCL Hotspots Index, demand for prime central London (PCL) property is at its lowest point since the...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Is the influx of overseas investors a good sign for local investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to support ‘struggling’ buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
A financial services provider is urging the Conservative Government to consider landlords who might be wrestling with financial problems in secret. Reach...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Strong pound encourages property investors to look abroad](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors are becoming increasingly interested in expanding their portfolios outside of the UK. Some 46% of property investors surveyed by FXcompared...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Help to Buy ISA set to be attractive to property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
As a result of their unexpected majority, the Tories will be able to ensure their new Help to Buy ISA policy...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News
![Prime Central London set to reap the benefits of shock election result](/img/default/pit.png)
The surprise election result is set to boost transaction levels across Prime Central London, according to new research by high-end agency...