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Essential Information Group says the UK property auction market saw substantial growth in February - the latest data. Of the 36 metrics...

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Institutional investors are increasingly recognising their crucial role in meeting residential property building targets and plan to boost funding levels, it’s...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

Latest stats from the Essential Information Group suggest there’s still a dynamic and robust UK property auction market despite the challenges...

A number of daily-traded open-ended property funds have announced a temporary suspension of trading or an intention to close altogether.  In a...

An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, has released data which points to potential future increases in credit impairments in the...

Untold Living, a new later living developer and operator, has received backing from Matter Real Estate to acquire and develop multiple...

All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...

Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...

An £8.75 million revolving debt package has been provided by Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division to Whitehill and Bordon Dev Co...

When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...

Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...

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

Ealing Council and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group have formally opened the newly regenerated Seasprite Close, thus successfully handing over 92...

Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...

A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...

Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...

Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...

Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...

The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...

Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

Housemates, the instant book student accommodation marketplace operating across 40 cities in the UK and Ireland which we have closely followed...

The UK construction sector saw its fastest rate of growth in eight months during February despite a problematic pandemic period, the...

Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...

With Russia yesterday launching a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, it’s likely that the UK and other Western countries will announce further...

With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...

The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...

Zero-carbon housebuilder Etopia Homes has pinpointed the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s...

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

What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...

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

In this ongoing series, PIT will explore whether commercial to residential conversions – one of the biggest trends during the pandemic as...

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

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

According to a recent Deloitte report, the construction sector accounts for the highest number of insolvencies compared to any other sector,...

As part of its unveiling of some of the detail in the Building Safety Bill currently making its way through Parliament,...

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...

A brand-new report by Parkdean Resorts reveals the top 10 UK destinations to buy a seaside holiday home, analysing a range of...

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

Building and construction software company ProjectPay has recently launched a new platform to remove builder risk on construction projects. Project financiers and...

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

One of the biggest debates raging at the moment concerns the future of the high street, which has been hit harder...

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...

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

Work on replacing dangerous cladding on high rise buildings across the UK could be accelerated and made cheaper if the government...

Like all investments, buy-to-let property comes with many considerations but also plenty of opportunities. Off-plan property is an asset class that...

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

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

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

In this guest piece, Jess Brookes - content & research executive at Home Made, a London lettings company specialising in Build to...

There is no question that Covid-19 has completely torn through the UK economy, with any signs of recent recovery likely to...

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

Following on from our profile of Montenegro last week, we focus here on another up-and-coming part of Eastern Europe. Bucharest, the...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

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

The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...

Build to Rent (BTR) specialist Ascend Properties has forecast that completions in the sector will double by 2025, as the fast-growing...

When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...

The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...

A London-based property development company, founded by two young local entrepreneurs, managed to post record sales over the last two quarters...

Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...

The government’s Help to Buy scheme has reportedly assisted 80% of buyers to purchase more than £1 million-worth of apartments at...

Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...

Danish PropTech startup LifeX has announced a new funding round of €6 million euros to strengthen its presence in existing and...

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...

Spain has long been one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations and has also long been a favourite location for holiday...

A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’.  Rentals United, which describes itself...

Construction of new buildings – on time, and in a smooth, unencumbered way, if possible – plays a vital role in...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

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

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

A marketing expert who is vocal about companies responsibly marketing themselves has called for the property industry to be doing much...

In this guest piece, Max Shenkman, head of investment at Triple Point Social Housing REIT, outlines why social housing REITs are continuing...

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

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

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...

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

With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...

Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest proposals for development projects across the UK, from a new waterside development...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

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

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

Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...

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,...

Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary new property management...