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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...

Following the recent introduction of a stamp duty holiday, property investors can remortgage to raise funds for future purchases. According to Paragon...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

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

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...

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...

The nation's property investors are increasingly looking to grow their cash reserves and expand their portfolios, according to Mortgages for Business. The...

Earlier this month, we ran a two-part series on Paul Hanafin - who successfully moved from busking to a £1 million...

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

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

Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...

Equity and Capital operate as a Private Multi Family and Institution office in the UK real estate sector specialising in Build...

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

The UK Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) has launched a five-point plan outlining how the government can help the sector recover...

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

A recently launched Build to Rent development spanning two towers in MediaCityUK is supporting a local charity’s attempts to create a...

Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...

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...

The results of a poll conducted by the UK’s short-lets trade body with its corporate membership has revealed just how damaging Covid-19 has...

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...

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

With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...

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

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

Goodison Park, the home of Everton FC since 1892, is set to be converted into ‘high-quality, affordable housing’ and other uses...

We're back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, and this time we catch up with Helen Barlow, sales and...

An £80 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Hackney Wick has been granted planning permission, at the same time securing the...

The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...

Here at Angels Sales & Lettings, we are always delighted to sponsor great local initiatives and clubs as part of our...

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...

Central London has seen a 55% increase in demand from family offices, real estate funds and large investors looking to bulk-buy...

The latest statistics from Cifas revealed that mortgage fraud is up 5%, but what exactly is it and what can lenders,...

Newton Property, one of Scotland’s largest property factors, has announced an emergency building eco-improvements fund up to £100,000 per eligible property. Newton...

A former Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City is ready to be transformed thanks to a £21.2 million loan from...

Technology is developing constantly, which is steadily changing the scope of property purchasing both domestically and abroad. Zillios.com is seeking to re-define the...

Claremont Property Group recently completed work on a Grade II listed Carnegie library in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, converting ‘The...

A new index to help Britain’s private landlords and investors ‘benchmark the performance of their residential property investments’ has been created...

Residential properties in London are being mis-sold on average by £33,800, according to PropTech firm Spec. A new report by Spec claims...

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

Property investment platform Propio.com is set to launch a property ISA ahead of its April deadline. Part of a new breed of...

Nearly 40% of British holidaymakers have the funds to buy a holiday home and plan to do so in 2019, according...

Legal & General has recently exchanged contracts on a new Build to Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre on behalf...

Who are you? Paul Staley What does it say on your business card? Director of PRS at SDL Property Management. What is SDL Property Management? As...

British citizens have long had a love affair with the Spanish property market and like any love affair; it’s had its...

Over the course of this year, the economy of Cyprus has begun to stabilise and confidence started to return to the...

How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment?   When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has reached an all-time high, Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has...

Property investors now operate in a truly global environment. Just as UK-based investors can look at the great returns offered by...

It's not just first-time buyers relying on financial help to purchase a property. According to new research from Lloyds Bank, second-steppers...

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

The third Private Capital Survey from Cluttons, which details the results of a survey of 250 wealthy property investors in the...

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

The amount spent on European property by Britons has increased by two thirds. That is according to data released by international...

Private equity firm Cogress has secured £4.1 million of equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in Surbiton, Kingston upon...

Lenders absorbed more costs to keep their rates competitive in the last quarter of 2017, according to the latest results of...

The UK economy was bolstered by more than £7 billion in 2017 thanks to Britain’s older homeowner’s releasing equity for retirement,...

Private equity firm Cogress has underwritten £2.5 million in equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in South West London. Eager...

Property Partner, the world’s first property stock exchange, recently saw individual investors raising £2,992,800 of equity to buy a Purpose-Built Student...

Students from overseas made up approximately 75% of applicants in Prime Central London (PCL) over the past few months, according to...

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

Mint Bridging has pitched itself as a third-generation lender after launching its new brand and identity focusing on handcrafted loans. Since forming...

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

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

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...

Office take-up in Aberdeen in the first half of this year has exceeded the entire 2016 figure, according to Savills. The international...

Auctions provide an excellent way to buy property competitively, with a number of great deals often secured under the hammer. However,...

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...

International buyers of residential property in the U.S. may not necessarily have a major impact on the overall housing market, but...

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

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,...

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

The property market tends to be cyclical, when you study property markets from across the globe, it is clear that the...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

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

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

It has been confirmed that the probate fee structure is set to change in May 2017 to a tiered system whereby...

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

The core US property market has produced its lowest annualised return since 2009, fresh data from the National Council of Real...

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

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

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

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

Allsop’s final commercial auction of the year will see 237 properties located throughout the UK go under the hammer, with guide...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors taking advantages of some ‘compelling income returns’ in Scotland,...

Despite the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, London remains the “most popular European city” for institutional property investors, but...

Bitex Home has announced that it will be holding a residential property investment seminar this week in aid of LOROS – a hospice...

More than a quarter of interest-only mortgage borrowers in the UK may struggle to repay their home loans, new research shows.  Interest-only...

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

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

The Buy-to-let market is booming in Spain with as many as one in three homes in the country’s main cities now...

A significant drop in the value of sterling has seen a number of Europeans move to secure UK property investments while...

ILG Capital GmbH has launched a new German retail real estate fund which is aimed at institutional investors.  The open-ended special AIF,...

Up to 350 lower-cost residential units, including 150 affordable properties, will be developed in Croydon, after a property fund managed by...

The UK's largest auction network, Auction House, says that the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge in April has paved...

With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...

Investors may have been have been barred from cashing in their assets in several big commercial property funds in recent weeks...

Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to push house prices upwards across Barcelona, according to a new report. The report from CBRE reveals...

A major Chinese manufacturing firm will invest more than £1bn in Sheffield over the next 60 years, including around £220m by...

International property investors are poised to pile into the UK and take advantage of favourable buying conditions by snapping up a...

Allsop’s latest property auction, held last week at The Park Lane Hotel in London showed strong appetite from investors for commercial property,...

The Brexit fallout is testing the faith of property investors in the UK which could lead to greater interest in US...

Aberdeen Asset Management lifted the suspension of its UK property fund yesterday in an attempt to control withdrawals following Britain’s decision...

Farmland values in England have stabilised after falling at their fastest pace in at least 12 years, but the long-term direction...

UK property shares fell sharply yesterday amid growing uncertainty following the EU referendum vote and the suspension of trading in three...

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...

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

The pound rose 1% against the dollar yesterday and also strengthened against the euro amid signs that the 'remain' camp is pulling...

Northern Ireland’s commercial property market has enjoyed a strong start to the year thanks in part to healthy investor demand for...

Lawyers are increasingly banking on property to fund all or some of their retirement, according to new research. Some 29% of those...

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

New research has revealed that a third of renters in the UK currently pay no money into a savings account in...

Almost 300,000 landlords have failed to protect their tenants' deposits, totalling over £500 million of unprotected funds, according to a new...

Leasehold ownership, which governs a significant proportion of prime central London’s residential offering, is an ancient legislation, dating back to the...

New data from leading personal property investments company Experience Invest has revealed that inhabitants of Liverpool are most likely to invest...

Unless agreed otherwise by underwriters in very particular circumstances, landlord insurance policies will stipulate that the insured property is in a...

Research by equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that almost a third of over-55s would rather use property wealth...

Research from housebuilder Barratt Homes has revealed that savings accounts continue to be the most popular haven for investors in the...

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

According to new research from Keepmoat, Brandon is the most profitable destination for retirees looking to invest their pension funds in...

One of the world's best-known investment management firms and a premium developer have announced the completion of a deal that will...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a Buy to Let offset mortgage through London & Country. The mortgage is a 2.65...

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