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Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...

The weakness of the pound following the Brexit vote has helped to propel the number of US buyers in London to...

Property consultancy Jon Flowith & Partners has been instructed to market eight former Staffordshire Police properties. The eight buildings – which can...

Purchase prices in Berlin’s property market are rising faster than expected, according to Black Label Properties. The Berlin-based international agency recently published...

The Portuguese capital Lisbon is experiencing a real estate revival, according to Knight Frank’s new insight into the city. It’s currently in...

The London development industry is unconvinced that the latest Brexit extension will help solve the current impasse in the House of...

A third of properties currently for sale in major UK towns and cities have no outside space, according to research by...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is cataloguing a bumper 138 lots for its spring 2019 sale. The auction, which is the...

Global short-term rental company GuestReady has acquired BnbLord, the largest Airbnb management company in France, to form the GuestReady Group. The combined...

More than nine out of 10 new-build homes in the UK have defects and almost 40% fail to meet their original...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

Investment in the UK’s private rental sector (PRS) will soar to £75 Billion by 2025, with an additional 560,000 households expected...

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

Property and DIY interior expert Georgina Burnett is releasing a contemporary book to prepare prospective buyers and homeowners in a wavering...

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...

JaeVee, the ‘disruptive’ PropTech business which launched in February 2018, is aiming to revolutionise how people develop, invest and learn about...

Crowdfunded property development projects are great for home buyers and investors alike.  For investors, the pros are that you don’t need a...

There has been a surge in the number of new properties appearing in the French Alps. Erna Low Property has over a...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...

PropTech has been something of a buzzword in recent years – a rising trend which sees internet-savvy startups launch digital and...

Micro homes are the next big thing for London’s property market, according to property inventory firm Assist Inventories. The new trend is...

An online property exhibition dedicated to bringing together the very best off-plan, new and key ready projects from international developers and...

A Grade II listed former military barracks in Pembrokeshire is being offered for sale at John Pye Property’s next online auction. Built...

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...

Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...

Building better-designed homes in suitable areas is at the centre of new planning rules published by Housing Secretary James Brokenshire. As well...

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...

International interest in Montenegro property has doubled in the year since the country joined NATO, according to IM Property Group. On 5...

Shojin Property Partners has secured over £2.1 million for development projects following the launch of its crowdfunding platform six months ago. The...

International property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank has revealed that it has strengthened its Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) business...

Eastern postcodes dominated the sale of new homes in the capital last year, according to fresh research by Dexters and Stirling...

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

Regeneration specialist Urban Splash has joined forces with student accommodation developer, Alumno Developments, to create accommodation for around 350 students, as well...

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...

Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...

Research carried out by PwC and thinktank Urban Land Institute has revealed that Birmingham remains a UK property investment hotspot, ranking...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

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...

Britain’s largest independent regional land and property auctioneer, Clive Emson Auctioneers, sold land and property worth over £18m at its September...

New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...

Last week saw the official launch of Homegrown, the UK’s first residential property investment platform focused solely on the construction of...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of home sales in Spain, according to the latest figures from the...

Central London commercial investment levels hit £11.5bn during the first seven months of 2017, marking a 24% rise on the corresponding...

Name and business title: Riccardo Iannucci Dawson, head of design at Shape Real Estate. What does Shape Real Estate do? We’re a boutique...

There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...

Wealthy foreign investors, particularly from mainland China, are continuing to invest in Hong Kong’s ultra-luxury housing market as part of a...

The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...

With more than a quarter of homes in the rented sector (PRS) failing to meet the government’s Decent Homes standards, a...

More than 330 residential properties will go under the hammer in central London next week, including several sites with permitted development...

Council chiefs are urging all private landlords and developers to check the cladding on any buildings they own in Plymouth following...

Britain’s housing market is once again proving resilient despite political turmoil caused by Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general...

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...

A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...

Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...

Investors continue to snap up residential properties across the country, but will mainly only commit to deals that they perceive to...

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

Demand for commercial office space in Sheffield remains remarkably strong, driving upward pressure on rental prices and increasing the demand for...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of foreigners buying property in Spain, according to the latest figures from...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

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

Demand for short-term loans continued to increase in the first quarter of the year, with more property investors turning to bridging...

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

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

With an urgent need to build significantly more new homes, competition is hotting up for land which is deemed suitable for...

A new property crowdfunding platform has launched which offers investors the opportunity to invest from just £500 in large-scale residential property...

The number of residential properties receiving planning consent continues to increase and reached almost 300,000 last year, fresh figures show. According to...

Despite new figures from the RICS Residential Market Survey showing a rather ‘gloomy’ outlook about the state of the residential property...

London’s outer boroughs look set to benefit if they capitalise on an increasing trend towards shorter commutes and flexible working by...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Gavriel Merkado, Founder and CEO of REalyse Q: Who are REalyse? REalyse is a big data...

Almost two-thirds of property investors now rate new and upgraded rail and tram links as providing the most attractive property investment...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

One of the UK’s largest housebuilders has welcomed the new apprenticeship levy, which comes into effect this week, as part of...

Planning consent has been approved for the £400m regeneration of Kingston town centre’s Eden Walk shopping centre in west London. Joint developers...

The number of new homes breaking ground in central London has plunged by 75% year-on-year as housebuilders put planned projects on...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor &...

From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...

Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...

With banks in Australia continuing to tighten their investor lending criteria, a growing number of investors looking to invest in property...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

With more investment going into the area, the economy in the East Midlands has been transformed almost beyond recognition, and continues...

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

UK inflation has reached its highest rate since June 2014, mainly due to the increasing cost of fuel and food. Annual inflation...

High residential property prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are rippling out into nearby markets, especially those within commuting distance,...

With attractive returns on offer, a growing number of property investors are looking to add commercial properties to their portfolios, according...

The number of commercial property loans being written off has dropped to its lowest level since the credit crunch, fresh figures...

Major plans to revamp Scotland’s planning system have been proposed by the Scottish government to help speed up housebuilding.  The proposals are...

Filled with glitzy glass towers and a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong proudly proclaims itself to be ‘Asia’s...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...

Will Herrmann, director at West Eleven, a property developer and investment company, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we...

UK property prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, owed largely to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations, according to the...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The UK housing market is showing signs of cooling as it enters the traditionally calm period in the run-up to Christmas...

Plans for the regeneration of London’s Paddington Quarter was approved by the local council yesterday, which means the retail precinct around...

Residential property sales in Hong Kong have increased significantly despite the government’s decision to more than double stamp duty last month...

Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...

Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...

Land values in prime central London dropped by 10.3% in the year through to September, and are now at around the...

Uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an adverse impact on investor sentiment when it comes to investing in the UK’s property market,...

A packed room and competitive pricing saw more than £3.5m raised at the latest Savills regional auction in Nottingham, which took...

Confidence among housebuilders has improved, with many residential property developers confident that they will succeed in their efforts to build more...

LendInvest has released new dates for a training course aimed at aspiring property developers to be held early next year.   The course...

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

Fresh moves are being made to help increase transparency in Spain’s second-home market which is sure to appeal to those investing...

Housebuilding activity in September rose at the fastest pace since January with various developers reporting resilient demand and generally improving market...

The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

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

British investors who lost big deposits in the Spanish property crash have been given fresh hope of getting back their money. As...

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

Plans to build the tallest office tower in the capital could be abolished as London’s office market remains under threat following...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...

Better collaboration between housebuilders and subcontractors holds the key to solving the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector which...

The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...

Investorist, which claims to be the world's largest off-plan property marketplace, is holding a week-long event in China next month. The event...

Residential property sales in Hong Kong have plunged by 39% in the six months ending June compared with the same period...

More than £17.5m worth of land and property was sold by auctioneer Clive Emson last month, amid fierce competition from investors. Among...

More than two-thirds of planning applications for the construction of new homes in London were approved during the second quarter of...

With many housebuilders adopting a cautious approach to retirement living in Scotland, Savills has identified ‘an untapped opportunity’ for investors willing...

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

The Scottish government needs to build on the recent improvement in planning performance in order to help increase the supply of...

With plans to develop more than 4,000 new homes, as part of the large-scale regeneration of Gainsborough, more than 60 developers,...

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

Property sales in Hong Kong fell by 11% in May compared with the corresponding month last year despite a 2% increase...

Developers in the UK are actively looking to address the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector as part of...

With bookmakers now offering the shortest ever odds on the UK voting to leave the EU, some homes are being sold...

Prime central London development land prices fell for the second quarter in tandem with values for greenfield land in England which...

The level of housebuilding in the UK rose to its highest-ever level in the first quarter of this year, despite a...

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...

Given the recent introduction of a number of less favourable tax changes relating to buy-to-let properties in the UK, property investors...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive house prices upwards across Britain. But a significant increase in the number of...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of mega-basement planning applications across many parts of the capital as wealthy...

New government funding to help significantly boost the supply of new shared ownership homes across the UK looks set to open...

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

Most estate agents nowadays will recommend a solicitor or a conveyancer. The question is: should you go with their recommendation? My initial...

The Centre for Policy Studies has argued that solving the housing crisis will require a broader approach to “affordability” and “sustainability”. The...

As 2015 draws to a close and we look towards the New Year, there’s lots of good news for property sellers...

Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning...

Kitchen designers and property developers have revealed that almost half of their customers have requested wine coolers in the last year. Wine...

Overseas property investors from the Middle East are set to be tempted by two luxury central London developments going on sale...

Crowdfunding platform PropertyPartner has announced it has purchased property in growth hotspot Hastings from a local developer. In an attempt to get...

More than 300 acres of land owned by Transport for London (TfL) will be made available for the building of homes,...

Qube Global Software has announced that it has developed a unified management tool for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) model.  The tool...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

An online property investment portal has launched this month, allowing investors to get involved for as little as £100. Elevate Invest says...

A disused site in Hayes, West London is set to be redeveloped, attracting new jobs and companies to the borough.  Prologis, the...

Over 1,500 registered investors have pledged more than £500,000 through CrowdLords, a residential crowdfunding platform which partners developers and landlord with...

A property investment firm has launched a Twitter meet up hour for investors, developers and other parties interested in property. Cogress’ #PropertyInvestHour...

Cogress Ltd, the London-based private equity firm, has announced that it has smashed the £200m barrier in UK GDV (Gross Development...