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

In this guest piece, Sascha Badelt, managing director of Cloverhut, outlines what investors should (and shouldn't) be doing when it comes to...

Small-scale property development is entering a phase full of fantastic opportunities. A huge housing shortage, an increase in permitted development rights,...

While 2020 was an utterly unique year, 2021 has in some ways been even more extraordinary. The first few months of...

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...

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

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, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

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

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, 'what's the best property development strategy?'. Given that property development ranges...

In the fourth and final part of our series on the fast-growing commercial to resi trend, we check in on schemes...

In part three of our series on the booming commercial to residential sector, we look at some of the recent schemes...

In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...

In this ongoing series, PIT will explore whether commercial to residential conversions – one of the biggest trends during the pandemic as...

A new survey of more than 500 UK property investors, carried out by SearchLand, has shed light on the key challenges...

An updated and revised book offering ‘the essential guide’ to converting industrial buildings for profit has been released by property experts Ian...

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

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...

New planning changes which came into effect this month have been criticised by a renting campaigner. Ajay Jagota, the founder of...

Property auctions provide the perfect opportunity for investors, whether you’re looking to add to your portfolio or release some capital.  As a buyer, you...

One of the biggest debates raging at the moment concerns the future of the high street, which has been hit harder...

One of the major development trends since the pandemic began has been a large increase in the number of offices to...

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

A specialist real estate development finance provider, Maslow Capital, has supplied a £13.7 million loan facility to Sheen Lane Developments for...

After the Prime Minister warned the country not to travel to amber or red list countries, it is now looking increasingly...

One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at Landwood Group’s success with auctions, the launch of Strettons’ May auction catalogue,...

For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...

Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...

Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the historic lots on offer at Network Auctions and Pugh, as well as a...

One of the strangest sights during the pandemic has been the image of some of the biggest, busiest cities in the...

A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...

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

Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...

Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...

International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...

In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...

A leading Spanish property expert says that British citizens still account for the largest proportion of buyers on the Spanish Costas,...

Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...

Following on from our profile of Montenegro last week, we focus here on another up-and-coming part of Eastern Europe. Bucharest, the...

The short-lets market has undoubtedly suffered because of Covid-19, with leisure and business travel largely off the table at the moment...

At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...

2020 has been the strangest of years, and not particularly pleasant either! Here on the Costa del Sol, our buyer market...

In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...

One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...

Works to restore and convert a Grade II listed rectory building into separate homes are progressing well, with two new houses...

On PIT, we’ve asked this question quite a lot in recent months, with John Lewis entering the Build to Rent market...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest auction results from iamsold and SDL Property Auctions, as well...

The Property Investors Awards – the annual event celebrating excellence in property investing, which is normally held at a swanky London...

In the decades since Portugal became one of the go-to destinations for British holidaymakers, second home owners and investors, one part...

A leading Manchester city centre property developer has been granted planning permission to convert Mindel House and neighbouring Bloom Street into...

Claremont Property Group has been granted approval for the regeneration of 55 Holloway Head, with the historic ‘flatted factory’ in Birmingham...

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...

In recent months, we’ve covered a number of stories extolling the virtues of converting retail units to residential in light of...

In Part 1, we asked whether other major retailers will follow John Lewis’s lead in moving into the world of building...

The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...

Research by TrustedLand and LandTech has revealed that more than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized property developers expect to...

Build to Rent (BTR) has been one of the property sector’s fastest-growing marketplaces in recent years – and continues to grow,...

I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

It’s strategically located for easy access to London Heathrow Terminals, is close to a number of the stations on the incoming...

Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...

Work on a former vacant office building at Gosforth’s Regent Centre is three months ahead of schedule and is due to...

Initial work to restore a historic building to its former glory and bring luxury living space to Stretford, Greater Manchester, has...

LCP, a national commercial property and investment company, has announced that the last apartment in a transformed office-residential conversion in Oxford...

In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...

One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, here at Carter Jonas we have seen three key property trends emerge. The first is...

An estate agency based in Rock, North Cornwall, has said the recent easing of lockdown restrictions has led to a number...

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...

It can be tempting to jump on the latest interior design trends when renovating your investment property. However, just because Farrow...

A regional property investment firm has released figures which suggest that there is still movement in the property market in the...

Manchester-based developer Gothic & Stone has acquired the former Engedi Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the Welsh town of Colwyn Bay...

The kitchen is well known as the hub of the home, so it stands to reason that this room has a...

BTF Partnership is offering for sale the Claydene Farm Development Site, a rural development opportunity with the potential for up to...

In this week’s auction roundup, we look at SDL Auctions’ success at its 100th Derby auction, Bond Wolfe’s cancellations of its...

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a drastic impact on all parts of life, and that includes the auction process. Here, we...

Property Investor Today explores New York's biggest ever office to residential conversion, in the heart of the city's main financial district.  Lower...

Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today catches up with Charlie Baxter, managing director and co-founder of award-winning development manager Alchemi Group, to find out...

With new developments regularly popping up in all parts of the country, Property Investor Today carries out a quick round-up of...

Birmingham has been revealed as the council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment of empty residential and commercial...

Estate agent Aston Chase has revealed that it has achieved more than £25 million worth of sales to Hong Kong buyers...

While Guy Fawkes Night went off with a bang this week, Clive Emson Auctioneers reported sales in excess of £17 million...

A nearly 200-year old building in Stourbridge is set to be transformed into modern apartments after a property developer won planning...

New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...

London’s property landscape is forever shifting, both figuratively and literally. From terrace houses to high-rises, property developers have always sought out...

In its latest project, Birmingham-based Prosperity Developments has been given the green light to transform a huge retail unit in Birkenhead town...

A farm from the 1800s has been converted into a holiday lettings business at the heart of the Dorset Downs thanks...

Two experienced property investors have been handed £2 million by specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank to help fund the purchase...

The commitment of landlords and property investors to improving properties has contributed towards a drastically improved standard of rental accommodation in...

The latest multi-million pound residential development from Prosperity Developments – the company behind a recent scheme in Digbeth which was sold...

An enormous 14.85 hectare site is being brought to the market after the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) instructed Avison Young to...

The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show is returning to ExCel from 4-6 October 2019 - and we're delighted to offer our...

Neglecting your loft is easily done, with many people simply using it as a storage spot for bits and bobs that...

The number of retail properties approved for conversions to residential property has fallen 17% in the last year, from 453 in...

Claremont Property Group recently completed work on a Grade II listed Carnegie library in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, converting ‘The...

The regeneration of Britain’s high streets is being significantly boosted by property investors, according to international investment consultancy BuyAssociation. Its figures suggest...

The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show is returning to Surrey between 29-30 June at Sandown Park racecourse. And here at Property...

The latest research by Jackson-Stops has revealed that, at £245 per square foot, properties once home to clergymen offer the best...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

In recent times, there has been a shift away from people getting onto the property ladder. This means an increasing number...

Property Investor Today recently spoke with Alex Cook, Litigation Solicitor and Partner at Helix Law to discuss the rise of property...

Digital auction house BidX1 sold a record £15.4 million worth of property at its first auction of the year, achieving a...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...

The remaining December auctions from SDL Auctions will feature unusual lots and plenty of buy-to-let opportunities. A large Victorian school building in...

Bridging loan finance continues to grow amidst low interest rates, Brexit uncertainty and mortgage lender caution, Commercial Trust Limited research has...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is preparing for its final auction of the year, where it will offer a host...

Allsop achieved a total of £42.5 million from 155 lots at its residential auction on October 25. This equates to a success...

Setting realistic pricing expectations is the key to success at auction, according to auctioneer Clive Emson. Its next auction – the sixth...

A new tool has been launched with the aim of enabling homeowners and investors to quickly calculate the cost of building...

Online auction house, BidX1, has launched its second catalogue, with 40 lots consisting of residential and commercial listings throughout the UK. The...

Clive Emson Auctioneers sold land property worth £22 million at its landmark 200th auction. The firm achieved a 74% success rate after...

Strettons has announced that the catalogue for its March auction is now available to view online. The property firm’s February auction was...

Allsop’s first residential auction of 2018 raised over £75 million, with the sale success of high value lots helping to boost...

Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...

February has already seen strong auction activity across the board, with many lots snapped up and sold at whopping prices well...

Property finance lender LendInvest has completed a £16 million financing deal with finance borrower Yogo Group. The deal, which was completed in...

Property equity firm Cogress UK closed the year successfully with a £2.6 million exit on a residential development in Frimley, Surrey. Cogress,...

Allsop’s latest residential auction, which took place on October 26, posted a £61 million sales total, taking the property auction house’s...

The FM Group has secured funding on the conversion of a 19th century Scottish baronial mansion into 10 luxury apartments with...

Specialist lender Together is granting over £800,000 to buy and develop an idle office block, enabling a development company to expand...

The number of agricultural to residential conversions in the UK has dropped from 574 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016...

Against a backdrop of weak post-summer auction results elsewhere in the UK, Allsop raised £71.3m and topped its residential September sales...

A 25-year lease has been signed between Durham University and Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, on its...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction will see 229 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place on September 14. Following a...

Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...

A growing number of property investors unable to secure finance from banks to buy property are turning to alternative finance providers...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may be making plans to hold a second Scottish independence referendum, but property investors are not deterred...

A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...

Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders’ finances from...

The housing market is currently seeing more cautious behaviour by property investors due to greater political and economic uncertainty, according to...

The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...

Regentsmead has launched a range of development finance products aimed at developers and investors taking on new build, conversion and refurbishment...

More than 150 homes were sold under the hammer in London last week, acting as a strong indication that investor demand...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to make it significantly harder for property investors to convert small office spaces to residential...

An Indian billionaire has purchased Great Scotland Yard – the home of the Metropolitan Police until 1890 – from Galliard Group...