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

Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...

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

A leading buying agent in the UK says she’s increasingly seeing clients wanting to boost income from their biggest asset -...

Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...

The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...

Specialist UK Build to Rent (BTR) investor, Packaged Living, has entered a new joint venture with USAA Real Estate (USAARE). The joint...

Pluto Finance closed £130 million of senior development finance in August, at an average margin of 4.1% and an average Loan...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...

PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...

We all know that there is uncertainty in the market at the moment and predictions are that interest rates will go...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

A recent survey carried out by strategic property advisers Cluttons and sustainability consultants AESG has found that the majority of 50...

Developer Eden Living, backed by European special situations manager Warwick Capital Partners, has launched as a Private Rented Sector business. The business...

Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...

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

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

Here, in this latest PIT guest piece, Ellen Klein - editor at Sleep Junkie - outlines how investors should buy their first...

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 April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether...

Lender Fiduciam has provided a £5 million development loan for the construction of a £10 million seven-storey residential apartment building in...

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has provided structured financing of AED 124 million (£24 million) through its UK operation supporting Bahrain...

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

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

Multi-specialist banks Leumi UK and NatWest have teamed up on a 50/50 club facility to help deliver Galliard Homes’ Tottenham Court...

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...

Some property gurus and trainers will insist that people starting out on their property investment journey can become financially free very...

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

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

This time of year is normally the season for social media and headlines to be filled with New Year resolutions, with...

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, interest in overseas property remains strong, even if international travel and tourism are currently very much...

Two super-prime London mansions are on offer as part of a ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme that allows buyers to move...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

A former MOT garage site and bus depot in South London has been transformed into a new residential and commercial development...

For any investor, one of the biggest concerns will be identifying issues after acquiring an asset which impairs value. In the context...

In part one we explored the history of the timeshare and why so many Brits have been tied into unlawfully sold...

Accountancy firm MJ Bushell says now is the perfect time for landlords and investors to consider property incorporation. Property tax specialists at...

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

There's no denying that Covid-19 has caused huge disruption to the global economy, and, unfortunately, it has hit UK entrepreneurs hard, too - including property investors.    With...

As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...

Lok Developments, part of Newcastle-based property, construction and development firm Morton Group, has completed a £17million refinancing deal for its luxury...

A flourishing SME housebuilder has purchased 15 acres of residential development land in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.  Storey Homes aims to go head-to-head...

Octopus Real Estate, working alongside Cardiff-based brokerage Pure Commercial Finance, has completed the £28.3 million refinancing of UK Regeneration’s 970-acre development...

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

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...

The Route – Finance has raised a further £30 million for the funding of eight developments across the UK. Funded by The...

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

The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...

Some 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property opted for a fixed rate mortgage in the second quarter of 2018, according to...

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

London & Regional Properties (L+R), the long-established client of Reed Smith, has been advised on the refinancing of its Atlas Hotel...

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

Successful planning applications in England are up 6% since 2007, according to fresh data from Pure Commercial Finance. Planning for a major...

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

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

The second charge mortgage market saw new business increase 33% by value and 22% by volume in June compared with the...

With a growing number of property investors using short-term bridging finance to buy property, June was a landmark for many specialist...

A growing number of property investors are turning to alternative finance options to overcome tougher mainstream mortgage lending criteria and stress...

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...

There was a 6.5% increase in global house prices in the year to March 2017, the highest annual rate of growth...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

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

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...

The Kuflink Group is offering investors an opportunity to earn up to 6% a year through its peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform,...

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

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

West One Loans has reduced rates for unregulated residential bridging loans across a range of its products by up to 4%...

The UK housing market remains remarkably solid, as reflected by the 4.9% increase in the volume of residential property transactions between...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the nation's biggest property lender, will stop accepting refinancing applications for investment home loans from...

Home sales in the UK increased in December compared with the previous month, but were significantly lower than 12 months earlier,...

Property investors have raised £1 million for a development in Knightsbridge in just 71 hours.  The row of five townhouses and four...

The number of residential property transactions increased by 1% in October compared with the previous month, according to the last HMRC...

There are approximately 2 million people in the UK who have used their property to finance retirement, new research suggests.   A fresh...

deVere Mortgages and Al Rayan Bank have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sharia-compliant mortgage alternatives to the increasing number...

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

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

There’s an argument that the property market in the UK right now is too buoyant for many investors to make money...