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Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...

In a previous article for Property Investor Today, which you can read here, I highlighted the importance of utilising brownfield sites...

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

DTZ Investors has forward-funded a 310-room co-living project in Earlsfield, in a deal requiring £70 million of total investment. The Collective, which...

Landlords and property investors with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty...

Modular housing company ilke Homes has partnered with developer Abode Waterstone to deliver six factory-built affordable homes on a site near...

The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...

The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...

“It’s time to talk about Brexit,” according to Spanish property expert and author Sean Woolley. While the Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious...

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

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

A unique site in Havant has been visited by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow after its borough council became the first local...

Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

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

A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...

Independent multi-agent property seller Movewise has announced a funding round of £600,000, taking the total amount raised to £1.1 million. The company,...

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...

The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...

It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...

Spain is the UK’s most popular holiday and second home destination and, since July 15, Brits have been allowed to travel...

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

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

Network Rail and modular housing developer ilke Homes have announced a significant investment in a brownfield site next to Beeston station...

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...

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...

The Studios24 – which delivered the first major co-living development in the Midlands – has secured funding of £6.4 million from...

When putting together our recent three-part series on the Build to Rent sector, which concluded last Friday with a look at...

A Dutch company has released an app that allows investors across the globe to access real estate investments, as Covid-19 continues...

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

Lots of people throughout the years have made considerable sums of money from property, but it seems unlikely that many started...

A leading private wealth firm has called on the government to take urgent action to help encourage investment into much-needed senior...

It’s really important now, more than ever, that investors think strategically – with so much uncertainty and so many unknowns as...

Two brownfield sites overlooking the River Irwell are set to be converted into 500 apartments for sale and private rent after...

While England slowly starts to emerge from lockdown under the UK government’s three-point plan (the devolved administrations are taking a slightly...

New images have been released to highlight how the £1 billion regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames will transform the Essex town’s town centre...

Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...

A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...

Financial services company and leading provider of Build to Rent (BTR) homes Legal & General has announced that it is investing...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build to Rent market has announced that it has taken a 36% stake...

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...

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...

In this latest development round-up, we zone in on three new student developments and the relaunch to the market of one...

The green light has been given for Moda Living’s ‘landmark’ £260 million Build to Rent neighbourhood in Hove.   Moda Living, which...

The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...

Hostmaker, the London-based short-let property management company, has entered administration, just a week after speculation of its possible insolvency was revealed in the Sunday...

New research by global real estate firm CBRE has identified the UK towns and cities outside London where the future demand...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), one of the biggest and most influential trade bodies in the UK, has called...

2019 brought with it much uncertainty, with falling property prices leading many to fear the start of a property price crash....

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

It might seem strange to compare the UK’s property market to a taxi company, however the similarities when it comes to...

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

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

It was revealed last week that nearly 25,000 homes in London are being left unoccupied, according to the most recent government...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

Last week we covered the initial works being started on a new luxury development in Preston, redeveloped by Wigan-based property developer...

The 2019 Property Investors Awards, which recognises the sector's most outstanding individuals, recently took place at the Royal National Hotel in...

Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...

GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...

Confidence among landlords and property investors has slumped to an all-time low, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The latest survey...

A fast-growing UK and European real estate investment manager has promoted Rebecca Taylor as managing director of its Build to Rent...

Wise Living, the SDL Group’s Build to Rent (BTR) division, has secured a further £33 million of funding from real estate...

In a further sign of its growing strength as a market, more than £2 billion was invested into the UK’s Build...

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

With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...

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

A funding agreement has been reached between Alumno Group and Curlew Capital on the former’s new student accommodation development at Benedict’s...

Moorfield, a boutique UK real estate private equity fund manager, has announced the practical completion of the latest purpose-built student accommodation...

In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...

Residently, the London-based rental platform, has secured £7 million in seed investment to help fund its growth in London and New...

Property Investor Today has covered the work of Smartlands - the first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, and the...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

Earlier this month Property Investor Today looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK. And...

The latest research from global real estate firm CBRE has revealed that the total institutional investment into multifamily housing (much more...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

A female property investment network, the PropElle Network, has been launched to empower historically underrepresented groups. Introduced by leading female entrepreneur Ayesha...

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...

In terms of buy-to-let investments, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are a key feature of the future of renting. Not only do...

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

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...

There was increased activity for the fourth consecutive month on Property Partner’s resale market, suggesting a positive change in sentiment amongst...

The UK Build to Rent sector (also known as multifamily housing in parts of Europe and North America) witnessed record levels...

Crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported that investment sentiment appears to be improving amongst investors. According to its latest surveys, 81% of...

The funding launch of an ‘exciting new development’ in the Castlegate area of Sheffield was recently announced by Leeds-based property investment...

Funding has been secured for a 407-bed student scheme on a prime site in Leeds, it has been revealed. Gregory Property Group...

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

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...

There has been further activity in the burgeoning Build to Rent sector, with new partnerships being announced and new developments launched.  Firstly,...

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

Property investment platform Property Partner has announced that its investors have traded over £30 million in shares of residential, student and...

Shojin Property Partners has launched a new crowdfunding investment opportunity for a newly built student property block in Nottingham. The block consists...

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

An increasing number of millennials are turning to property crowdfunding as they struggle to get on the property ladder, according to...

A new £15 million crowdfunding property development project in Altrincham, Great Manchester, could be the largest project of its kind ever...

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...

Two new Build to Rent schemes are set to be built in Manchester and Liverpool after a deal was agreed between...

London boroughs with an average house price of over £1 million are more likely to have planning permissions approved, according to...

The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...

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

New data from property consultancy Carter Jonas has revealed that a high volume of farmland stock is set to come to...

PropTech start-up Brickowner has reached a £1 million milestone through its platform via crowdfunding, just a year after launching. According to Brickowner,...

The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...

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

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

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

Property investment company Cogress has secured £1.6m to fund a new mixed-use property development in North London. Situated in Finchley, an area...

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

Funding has been agreed on a prime Build to Rent (BTR) development site in Birmingham, Legal & General announced recently. The site,...

It was revealed last week that Crossrail 2 could be delayed by up to a decade, with the £31bn infrastructure project...

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

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

Property Pact, a new property funding platform, has been launched after gaining consent from the Financial Conduct Authority.   Property Pact, which connects...

The bridging loans sector has markedly raised its profile in recent years. It is also becoming better understood by property investors,...

Equity release continues to grow among UK homeowners in the UK with activity hitting more than £700m in the second quarter...

Ezylet, a property portal aimed at private landlords, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking fresh funds to grow...

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

The House Crowd has hit its £50m investment milestone after a record start to the year, having raised more than £15m...

Various major physical infrastructure projects will be supported by the new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) launched by the communities secretary,...

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

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...

MortgageGym, which is planning to try and change the way UK consumers access the mortgage market, has announced the successful completion...

Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses, including specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs...

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

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

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of bargains available under the hammer, but only...

More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...

UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

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

Average UK prime yields sharpened to 4.79% in February 2017, with the UK now in the longest sustained period of decreasing...

Things are looking up for England and Harlequins rugby union star Chris Robshaw after he followed up his first return to...

A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...

Demand for short term loans continued to surge in the final quarter of last year, as an increasing number of property...

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

Borrowers that require a very quick turnaround to secure their next property investment will be pleased to learn that LendInvest has...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

A chronic shortage of homes for sale is pushing house prices in the UK even higher, a property investment specialist has...

Specialist lender Together has increased its maximum mortgage loan amount to £1m to enable more investors to invest in property in light of...

While buy-to-let lenders come to terms with fresh interventions imposed by the Prudential Regulation Authority, designed to subject buy-to-let landlords to stricter...

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

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

The UK housing market ground to a virtual halt in December as price growth cooled and fewer homes changed hands, according...

A 12-seat box at the London's Royal Albert Hall, which has been put up for sale for the first time in...

Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...

England's first garden villages have been proposed for 14 sites across the country along with three larger garden towns in Buckinghamshire,...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...

With a growing number of investors turning to auctions to buy property, online mortgage lender LendInvest has decided to launch its...

Second charge mortgages, often simply referred to as second mortgages, are a secured loan used to raise extra money instead of...

UK house prices rose at their fastest pace for eight months in November, fresh property price data has revealed. The Halifax, part...

An online property service has launched a major crowdfunding campaign to fuel expansion plans. No Agent, launched three months ago, claims to...

Scott Hendry of Together shares some tips on buying at auction. Buying at auction is a popular choice for property investors...

With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...

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

Residential property prices in the UK increased by an average of 7.7% in the year to September, according to the latest...

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

An 18-acre brownfield site in Leicester’s Waterside area will be developed into a new neighbourhood of homes, shops and workplaces, which...

There was a surprise rise in UK home prices in October, despite the slowdown in the housing market in recent months,...

Residential property prices in the UK were unchanged in October compared with the previous month following 15 consecutive months of house...

Investment and development company Martin’s Properties and housebuilder BlackOnyx have joined forces to launch Obsidian Strategic – a joint venture (JV)...

Property developer Sigma Capital has launched a £39m regeneration scheme in Liverpool city centre after securing funding for the project. The development...

An increasing number of investors are rushing to invest in the house-share market through crowdfunding sites, according to Smart Property, which...

Residential property prices in the UK rose further in September, albeit at a slower rate, new figures out today show. According to...

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...

Australia’s housing market could crash within the next six months unless banks act swiftly to prevent a sharp decline in foreign...

The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...

More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...

Close to £120,000 has so far been raised via a crowdfunding platform by two property entrepreneurs catering for professionals seeking house...

Residential property prices in Scotland rose in June and the signs are that values will increase further as demand continues to...

Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has joined forces with LOT11 to become the funding partner for those seeking to buy property...

A rent-to-buy business has announced that it has secured £20 million in funding. Rentplus, which was formed in 2012 and is planning...

Major investment in London’s six Olympic boroughs has helped drive up residential property prices by an average of 64% in the...

Residential property prices increased at their fastest annual pace in four months in July, but the early impact of Brexit has...

Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) will be better equipped to increase much needed housing supply among other...

Residential property prices in the UK look set to fall in the coming months as economic and political turmoil have an...

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 0.6% in May, twice the rate forecast in a Reuters poll of economists...

Up to 10,000 new homes will be built as part of a £3.5bn residential property development, Enfield Council has confirmed. The council hopes...

Housebuilders are responding to high demand from buyers and renters by increasing the level of residential construction, as reflected by the...

Up to £900bn worth of property investment in this country will be at risk of harm if the UK votes to...

People using crowdfunding to invest in property should be wary of the tax consequences of raising money through this increasingly popular platform,...

Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...

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

Property Partner has appointed Mark Weedon as its new Head of Institutional Development.  The crowdfunding platform announced that Weedon, an experienced figure...

Property crowdfunding website Property Partner has announced the completion of its own latest funding round, in which it secured investment of...

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

Homeownership rates have massively declined in the last 15 years, with almost two million young buyers priced out of homeownership, according...

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

The House Crowd achieved turnover of £1.1m for 2015, a huge rise of over 140% from 2014's total. The property crowdfunding platform,...

The UK's first two-sided residential crowdfunding platform - CrowdLords - has also become the first UK property crowdfunding site to be listed on...

Residential property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has listed 42 flats for sale, its first ‘higher-yielding’ block investment opportunity to date.  The block...

Property crowdfunding platform The House Crowd has secured £700,000 from investors, only a month after the launch of their share offer....

The vast majority of UK households believe house prices in their area will rise in the next six months, according to...

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,...

An inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented housing has been launched by The All Party Parliamentary Group for the...

After being awarded full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, a new property crowdfunding platform – Propnology – is preparing for...

Three property schemes in northern England will receive multi-million pound investment from China, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. £1.2bn will be pumped...

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

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported that investors have ploughed more than £6 million into buy-to-let property during the website's...

Residential crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported another success, after half a million pounds was raised in just 35 minutes for...

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

Quanta is the latest property crowdfunding opportunity to hit the headlines. It is looking to raise £3 million by offering UK...

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

A property listed on residential crowdfunding platform Property Partner reached its funding target in a record 35 minutes, the website has...

Q: Who are Mayfair & Morgan? Mayfair & Morgan is a property Crowdfunding company which specialises in Property Portfolio Management, undertaking development...

Glen Wilson has been appointed by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking as Head of Property for small and medium sized enterprises. Wilson, as...

Property Partner, the residential property crowdfunding platform, has announced a £5.2m funding round to transform the way people invest in the...