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New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023.  The latest report by the Local...

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

David Leary of the Essential Information Group writes: As we conclude 2023, the property auction market reflects a year of twists and...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

For Investors choosing the location of their next property investment, regeneration projects are often a clear indicator that a city is...

Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...

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...

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

The still nascent co-living sector is starting to gather momentum if the last week is anything to go by, with the...

Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....

Investors and developers are catching the short-term and flex rental wave, and they are in for a long and thrilling ride. Emmanuel...

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

With the new year now upon us, the predictions for what 2022 could bring from a property investment perspective continue to...

Portico shares some of the top entry system features for multi-residential properties that could positively affect the return on investment (ROI)...

The First Homes scheme, one of the flagship housing schemes announced by the government last year as Boris Johnson finally tried...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...

In this guest piece, smart lighting and building software company amBX observes some core areas that are accelerating the property market today, as well as hindering it. Various...

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...

The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

In this market update, PIT looks at how HMO licensing will potentially impact Westminster’s rental market, the rising demand for green...

In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...

At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...

In this article, Reece Mennie, an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of HJ Collection and Hunter Jones, explains why many people who...

Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...

In this advice article, Mike Liverton, founder and chairman of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, outlines some top tips for investing in apartments...

Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...

As the UK emerges out of lockdown and ventures towards normality, people are ready to make the most of the upcoming...

In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...

A small project in property development industry terms can be quite literally life-changing from a personal income point of view. But...

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

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

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...

Property Investor Today gains insight from Dudley Mills, land and planning director of property developers Kebbell, to uncover what the role is...

It’s one of the more niche forms of property investment, but is investing in a hotel room a worthwhile pursuit? Here, the...

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, major auction houses up...

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

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

Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

In this guest piece, the team at One Touch Property Investment outline the cities that are best for serviced apartments. With accommodation...

London’s largest purpose-built rental community – Greenford Quay in the London Borough of Ealing - is ready to be unveiled by...

Covid-19 has had a radical impact across almost every aspect of society, and it is no different when it comes to...

In this guest piece, property development and investment company SevenCapital outline three ways investors can diversify their portfolio.  After the turbulence of...

ilke Homes has partnered with emh group to deliver affordable homes in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. In light of the government’s reforms to increase...

Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

This week Property Investor Today takes a look at SDL’s recent partnership with Scotland-based Shepherd, and Regional Property Auctioneers’ switch to...

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

Virtual tours are to be offered at the Springfields Independent Living facility in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, as the project delivered by contractor...

Two of Australia’s most popular cities - Melbourne and Sydney - are tipped for a Build to Rent (BTR) boom, according...

Property investment, like everything else at the moment, continues to be heavily influenced by Covid-19 and Brexit. But what does the market...

With the UK enduring its third national lockdown, Property Investor Today speaks with Michael Taggart, chief executive officer of luxury homebuilder...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

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

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

Wardour Point, a development crafted for modern living, has been launched in Manchester to meet the growing demand for regional property. The...

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...

The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...

The UK’s appetite for European property investment in 2020 has not been significantly hampered by the major disruptions of a global...

As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...

The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...

A new report from international law firm Withers claims that Covid-19 is accelerating rapid change in what people want from their...

Moda is positioning itself as a pioneer within the BTR sector. From interior design to tech and vertical integration we are leading...

It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...

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

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

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

Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is becoming increasingly flexible, accommodating different course lengths and formats, as well as the uncertainty...

Research by Built Asset Management (BAM) has revealed a marked increase in renters scrapping single lets in favour of co-living, with...

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

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...

From successful sales for Network Auctions and Sutton Kersh Auctions, to brand-new auction startup Aucspace aiming to streamline the bidding process,...

Global property firm Knight Frank says it has seen a rise in expats buying in their home country for a 50/50...

Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...

Across the world, people buying and selling homes are having to adapt to new ways of doings things as a result...

One of the UK’s leading Build to Rent providers for family housing has launched its private rental sector (PRS) market research...

Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...

Google searches for ‘moving abroad’ have once again returned to the peak search figures of last year. The current Covid climate,...

Ombria Resort – a ‘world-leading luxury real estate development in the heart of the Algarve’ – recently announced that Pontos Group,...

The construction and housebuilding sectors have undergone dramatic shifts in recent weeks – from site shutdowns and dividend cancellations to salary...

The knock-on effects of the spread of coronavirus and the subsequent government lockdown will result in 56,000 fewer homes being delivered...

The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...

In an effort to tackle the climate crisis, new environmentally-friendly ‘Tiny Houses’ for extra flexibility and modern greener living have been...

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence all aspects of everyday...

A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...

In honour of International Women’s Day, which took place on Sunday March 8, Property Investor Today dedicates this week to recognising...

With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...

Sentiment is polarised among potential buyers and sellers in the UK property market, highlighting an opportunity for agents to bridge this...

The short-let rental market is booming, despite controversy and opposition around the world. In recent months, we have covered both the...

With an increasing number of mixed-use schemes and developments across the country - which typically combine residential, retail, leisure and entertainment...

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

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...