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Research by real estate debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance has revealed how the pandemic halved the profits taken by the...

The cladding tax introduced in last week’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205 million a year, research from Sirius...

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

A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...

In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...

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

Purfleet Centre Regeneration Ltd has instructed Knight Frank Capital Advisory (KFCA) to seek a funding partner to deliver a major new mixed-use...

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

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...

When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...

The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...

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

Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...

Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...

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

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...

A leading leasehold law expert has warned that leaseholders affected by the cladding scandal face 'years of misery'. Mark Chick, a specialist...

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

A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...

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

Student accommodation provider Future Generation is ending the year on a high note by topping out three schemes in two months...

Earlier this year, we explored the often-underreported scandal of timeshare mis-selling and asked how easy it is for people to escape...

A Berlin-based investment company has continued its expansion by establishing a presence in the UK. LINUS Capital finances real estate projects with...

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...

A leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor has agreed to provide Heworth Green Developments, under the North Star banner,...

Build to Rent (BTR) was undoubtedly one of the property sector’s fastest-growing areas before Covid-19 took hold. But, like all other markets,...

Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on real estate finance has thrown the sector into uncharted and worrying waters. So, what...

The coronavirus pandemic has put all aspects of normal life on hold for the time being, and has affected each and...

Residential property consultancy Ringley has launched a new operational management platform for property owners to monetise services and spaces within their...

Even in these troubled times, development work is still ongoing where it is safe and possible to do so, as evidenced...

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...

Developer Southern Grove has rescued out of receivership a site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower. The...

The UK’s second city could see its Build to Rent (BTR) portfolio grow further after plans were announced for a new...

Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...

Landlords need to be aware of the finance options available to them when it comes to refurbishments, according to InterBay Commercial. Its...

Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...

In the second of two guest pieces for Property Investor Today, Jana Korpova-Harris, director at the Luxury Property Show - which...

The latest statistics from Cifas revealed that mortgage fraud is up 5%, but what exactly is it and what can lenders,...

Following on from our recent article about the average property scam costing victims more than £107,000, fresh research from fraud prevention...

The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...

With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...

Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...

Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...

Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...

A leading property investment platform announced on Monday that it is launching an opportunistic fund. Property Partner, which was launched in January...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

Who are you? Paul Staley What does it say on your business card? Director of PRS at SDL Property Management. What is SDL Property Management? As...

A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...

The number of borrowers seeking fixed rate mortgages has surged ahead of the prospect of an interest rate rise this Thursday,...

MercyCrowd has become the first international platform to enable investment in buy-to-let properties. With an aim to safeguard investors from negative leverage...

Octopus Property has partnered with Cogress to strengthen equity partnership with a second financing settlement. The specialist finance provider announced that it...

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...

Millennials are the generation born between the early 1980s and the early years of the 21st century, which means that at...

As a landlord, you should know exactly who a potential tenant is before you hand over the keys to your property...

A Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) is most simply described as a rescue procedure for insolvent companies. It allows businesses facing severe...

A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...

A new ‘questions and answers’ resource designed to make it easier for those investing in property to understand their Stamp Duty...

Over the past two decades, investing in residential property in the UK has been a relatively secure way to make money,...

House prices in Sydney dipped for the first time in 18 months in April, according to new data, as regulators continue...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

The scale of Michael and John Taggart’s financial liabilities have been disclosed, revealing that the former property tycoons and brothers from...

The prime minister’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the single market has been cautiously welcomed by leading business figures and...

Pensioners withdrew £5.8m a day from their homes last year, as growth in house prices boosted retirement incomes, according to analysis...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors taking advantages of some ‘compelling income returns’ in Scotland,...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

More than a quarter of interest-only mortgage borrowers in the UK may struggle to repay their home loans, new research shows.  Interest-only...

Banks in Spain may be left with no alternative but to cut the price of repossessed Spanish homes on their books...

Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...

With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

Banks reduced lending to the commercial property sector for the first time in four years in the run-up to the EU...

One in 10 over-55s UK homeowners are still paying interest-only mortgages and while the majority are confident of clearing the debt...

More than half of people remortgaging in May took advantage of the competitive deals available to lower their mortgage rate, new...

The Bank of Canada says surging prices in residential property markets like Vancouver and Toronto are not sustainable at their current...

More than a third of prime London property acquisitions made by buy-to-let investors in the first quarter of the year were...

If interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years, the average investment property could make an annual loss of...

Former employee Andrew Screen has been appointed as a Senior Director by CBRE. He will work within the company’s Investment and...

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...

The latest lenders report by high-end estate agency Savills has revealed that areas of the UK property market are still under-served...