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16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - detached homes up £1,000 a week as Covid race reverses](/upload/images/24%2005%2008%20%2002.jpg)
The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by over £1,000 a week over the last year according to...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Insight - Britain’s fastest and slowest sales markets](/upload/images/24%2004%2009%2001.jpg)
New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Build capital appreciation soars, according to new data](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2005.png)
Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Once-In-A-Lifetime investment proposal for massive city centre project](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2005.jpg)
Proposals to deliver a “once in a lifetime” regeneration of Glasgow’s Charing Cross have taken a step forward with the submission...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation - UK winners and losers over past 12 months](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2001.jpg)
Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2002.jpg)
Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Growth - new league table of UK’s city hotspots](/upload/images/24%2002%2006%2001.jpg)
Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Iconic Pubs looking for Investment Buyers](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2003.jpg)
Pub company Three Thistles has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to sell a long-established portfolio of seven licensed premises stretching across Scotland’s...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Data reveals surprise location as buy to let investment capital](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2023%201.jpg/2023%2011%2023%201__400x265.jpg)
A property and legal consultancy has identified what it calls Scotland’s buy to let capital - and it’s neither of the...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Get Those High Yields! Analysis shows best towns for returns](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2017%2001.jpg/23%2010%2017%2001__400x300.jpg)
A new analysis shows increasing returns on buy-to-let investments serving students, with the strongest yields seen in the UK’s smaller university...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Classic Property Investment - premiums for homes near stations](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2019%203.jpg/23%2009%2019%203__400x267.jpg)
As the trend for working from home slowly diminishes, so there has been a return of the premiums for homes near...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t Write Off Office Space As An Investment](/upload/images/4%20MortgageCalculated(1).png)
New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Two new UK Investment Zones Revealed](/upload/images/5%20Property-Value_400x310.png)
Glasgow City Region and North East of Scotland will be Scotland’s Investment Zones following an agreement between the UK and Scottish...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Two cities revealed as ‘highest growth’ locations for next 10 years](/upload/images/__thumbs/Two%20cities%20revealed%20as%20highest%20growth%20locations%20for%20next%2010%20years.jpg/Two%20cities%20revealed%20as%20highest%20growth%20locations%20for%20next%2010%20years__400x267.jpg)
Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New plans promise restoration boost for key West End site](/upload/images/Restoration%20boost%20for%20key%20West%20End%20site%20-%20by%20PIT%20Team_docx.jpg)
A proposal to breathe new life into a series of buildings at the point where Edinburgh’s West End and city centre...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Developer gives half its profits to charities](/upload/images/__thumbs/Developer%20gives%20half%20its%20profits%20to%20charities%20-%20by%20PIT%20team%20Shakeel.jpg/Developer%20gives%20half%20its%20profits%20to%20charities%20-%20by%20PIT%20team%20Shakeel__400x600.jpg)
Shakeel Adli is not your average property developer – first and foremost, he wants to give away half of his profits. And...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Avenue Living Fund delivers 450 energy efficient homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
A new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital has successfully delivered more than 450 new homes. As the rental property supply...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Solasta Riverside! Drum completes 324 BTR homes for Legal & General](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/The%20Solasta%20Riverside%20Building%20at%20Buchanan%20Wharf_400x310.png)
The fast growth of the BTR sector has continued with Drum Property Group completing the construction of 324 Build to Rent (BTR) apartments on behalf...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors – where are the UK’s best locations for regeneration?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
At PIT, we have regularly focused on stories surrounding regeneration and the impact this has on investment. Very often, an area that...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bradford – City of Culture 2025 crowned the UK’s number one yield hotspot](/upload/images/Locations/BradfordProfile_400x310.png)
The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development of 130 new flats is given the go-ahead](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Golfhill%20%20CGI%20400%20x%20310.jpg)
Glasgow city planners have given property developer Barony Homes Limited consent to develop 130 new flats in Dennistoun’s Circus Drive. On behalf of the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Global house price index – Istanbul leads the way as values soar](/upload/images/Locations/WorldMapAsia-400x310.jpg)
Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – building homes with sustainability in mind](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week’s development roundup is green-focused, with Together’s generous funding package for a new low-carbon homebuilding scheme and plans submitted for...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR in the South West - Wise Living set to provide 500 new homes](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Plans submitted for major new Glasgow waterside BTR scheme](/upload/images/Locations/LancefieldQuayDevelopment-400x310.jpg)
The seemingly endless growth of Build to Rent continues unabated, with the new partnership of Moda Living, Osborne + Co and MRP recently...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Barry McKeown - are yields the most important thing for investors?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Best city for BTL? Bristol knocks Manchester off top spot, says study](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – where are the best areas in the UK to invest in property in 2022?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – sustainable homes are at the forefront](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This development roundup focuses on building sustainable homes, with Beech Holdings regenerating a former office into 43 eco-friendly apartments, a £10...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Student Hotel - Scotland’s largest 500-room hotel is on the way](/upload/images/The%20groundbreaking%20at%20Candleriggs%201.jpg)
Candleriggs Square is undergoing a £300 million transformation that is the first of its kind in the UK. Plans for the The...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![#BuildingToCOP26 – built environment unites like never before](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
The built environment will play a key role at the upcoming UN climate change conference, COP26, which is being held across...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Glasgow student accommodation first in the UK to install green technology](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/boho%20featured%20image.png)
Technology provider Utopi has partnered with property operator BOHO to install an energy management and resident wellbeing solution which aims to...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green shoots – manager appointed to major eco scheme in Scotland](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
It’s been announced that Taylor & Martin, a property management company based out of Glasgow, has been appointed by Artisan Real...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the best (& worst) cities to invest in property in the UK](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/coulters%20featured%20image.png)
Property investment can be a very lucrative endeavour for investors and landlords, and new research from the estate agency, Coulters, reveals...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Airbnb hosts ramp up prices by 300% during popular seasons](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Throughout the year people looking to enjoy a local or international getaway rely on services such as Airbnb. Homestays for cabin...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Banishing the blues – is it time for the Aberdeen property market to shine?](/upload/images/Locations/AberdeenCityCentre400x310.jpg)
It’s famous for oil, football, the North Sea chill and granite, but Scotland’s third biggest city – and the UK’s 39th...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![The best global cities for remote working - study](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped work practices around the globe. Since the huge shift to remote working, people have been able...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the best places to be an investor right now?](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how Quinta do Lago's USPs have served it well during Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
Quinta do Lago, one of the most famous resorts in the Algarve and a key part of the famed Golden Triangle,...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – here’s why transport links are still important, especially in London](/img/default/pit.png)
During the pandemic, it has often been said that the importance of a home being near transport links has lessened considerably...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the UK’s top staycation areas for 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
As the UK continues along the roadmap to eased restrictions and the ability to travel between areas, many Brits are turning...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – where are the top UK holiday rental hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
With travel abroad clouded by uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, throwing many travel plans into disarray, there has been an influx...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech – digitising applications and ‘first of its kind’ agent platform launches](/img/default/pit.png)
Tech company The Future Fox has received funding from Innovate UK and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Volume of properties falls nearly 22% across UK - study](/img/default/pit.png)
The average volume of properties advertised on the market has fallen by nearly 22% since it hit a peak in November, according...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Post-Brexit UK-China property investment outlook – what should you know?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – understanding and tackling the ongoing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green: shift to sustainable construction plus Scottish Passivhaus](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the cities where millennials are buying to let](/img/default/pit.png)
With people commuting less due to the pandemic, it comes as no surprise that the interest in searches for ‘buy-to-let scheme’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – plans exchanged for new homes in Croydon and Glasgow](/img/default/pit.png)
Planning consent has been granted by Glasgow City Council to affordable housing developer Swan Group to build 151 new homes in...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – record investment, Londoners head north, new L&G scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![What does 2021 have in store for the property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...
20 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Why you should exhibit at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show](/img/default/pit.png)
Many home improvement companies will target their products and services towards property investors. Here, Natalka Antoniuk outlines the reasons why such companies...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Looking to scale your portfolio? Here’s some top tips for seasoned investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![The only way is up – property boom in a third of UK’s largest cities](/img/default/pit.png)
A third of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property boom, according to research from leading letting firm Apropos. It looked...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid crisis? London falls behind in two-tier rental market](/img/default/pit.png)
There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development news – hotels seeking new uses and a major scheme in Wantage](/img/default/pit.png)
A trio of hotels in Scotland which once catered for a significant number of coach tour guests are now up for...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where is best to invest? Top ten investment hotspots for 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – new schemes from Glasgow to Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) development has now successfully delivered another multi-million pound BTR...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Strong intentions: L&G commits large funding to Glasgow BTR scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Significant Scottish residential portfolio transaction finalised](/img/default/pit.png)
A residential portfolio comprising 118 residential properties across the Central Belt of Scotland has been sold by Places for People to...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – which university has the worst landlords?](/img/default/pit.png)
With students starting or returning to university in the next few weeks – and question marks over how things will play...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering management platform for PBSA launched throughout Europe](/img/default/pit.png)
Chicago-based CA Ventures (CA), a global investment management company, recently announced the launch of Novel Student, a ‘pioneering property management platform’...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Staycations – where in the UK offers the best buy-to-let rental yields?](/img/default/pit.png)
With a rise in staycations as a result of Covid-19 and the restrictions it has placed on overseas travel, investors will...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Manila and Budapest top of the list for global house price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the movement in mainstream residential prices across 150 cities worldwide using official...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – new student homes in Leeds and a new quarter for Acton](/img/default/pit.png)
Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![What type of property brings the best returns for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
One-bed properties are now proving to be the best investment when it comes to buy-to-let rental yields across the UK’s major...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – which developers are driving the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – who is driving the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK’s best and worst places for buy-to-let](/img/default/pit.png)
Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let hotspots – where are yields climbing despite the pandemic lockdown?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic disrupting pretty much every aspect of daily life, the latest research from lettings management platform Howsy...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coast, country or city – where are the top buy-to-let locations?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research from lettings management platform Howsy has looked at what makes the ideal investment location for UK landlords when...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where will the future demand for BTR outside London be at its strongest?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research by global real estate firm CBRE has identified the UK towns and cities outside London where the future demand...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where to look: the best current property investment locations in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is 2020 the year to buy a furnished holiday let?](/img/default/pit.png)
With a rising number of Brits choosing to turn their backs on airport queues and the current poor exchange rates, and...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent – homes soar in regions by over 50% in 2019](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Could living near a landmark increase the value of your home?](/img/default/pit.png)
The London Eye, Spinnaker Tower and Warwick Castle – all recognisable UK landmarks with a wealth of history behind them, but...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Banish the Brexit blues – the top homebuyer hotspots revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research by estate agent comparison site GetAgent has revealed that Falkirk, Bristol and Sale are currently some of the...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why are homes flying off the shelves in Scotland?](/img/default/pit.png)
The two biggest Scottish cities - Edinburgh and Glasgow - are currently the fastest places to sell a property, with homes...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is co-living about to become a thing in Europe?](/img/default/pit.png)
Increasing institutional investment and rising demand for flexible, alternative living space amongst Europe’s growing populations is helping to create a bright...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK's best and worst buy-to-let postcodes revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The results are in - the UK's top 25 buy-to-let postcodes, as well as some of the worst performing areas, have...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property management firm launches emergency fund for carbon-hungry properties](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment insight: where are the UK’s hottest homebuyer spots?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest buyer demand index from Springbok Properties has found that UK homebuyer demand dropped -2.8% to 39.5% since Q2 as...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Makeup of 'generation rent' revealed – and it’s not just millennials](/img/default/pit.png)
The term 'generation rent' now covers a much wider demographic, according to new research. The Urban Being - The Future of City...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![How many bedrooms can you get for the average national house price?](/img/default/pit.png)
The average number of bedrooms buyers can get for the national average house price - £229,431 – in cities across the...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Glasgow’s first major Build to Rent development completes construction](/img/default/pit.png)
Glasgow’s first major city Build-to-Rent (BTR) housing development has been successfully delivered following a multi-million-pound redevelopment. This development comes with the introduction...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![TDS and SafeDeposits combine to tackle issues in the private rented sector](/img/default/pit.png)
Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top driveway income hotspots in the UK revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK towns and cities where homeowners are making the most money by renting out their driveways as parking spaces have...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Slow broadband could knock 25% off the value of your home, research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
Extremely slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property, according to research by HouseSimple. The online estate...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![House price growth decelerates as London slowdown extends to southern cities](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in UK cities increased by 1.7% over the 12 months to March 2019, the same levels of growth recorded...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![True ambitions of property investors in 2019 revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 39% of UK landlords and investors are planning to increase the size of their portfolio over the next 12 months,...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General’s first BTR scheme in Glasgow to meet growing demand](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland. In a bid to meet the...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scotland dominates list of UK property hotspots in 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, according to...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Where are the cheapest and most expensive places to sell a property in London?](/img/default/pit.png)
London has the highest traditional estate agent fees in the country at 1.70%, according to price comparison site NetAnAgent.com. Fees in the...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Winners of the 2018 Property Investors Awards revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The winners of the 2018 Property Investors Awards were revealed at the ceremony on Saturday 1 December at The Royal National...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property in the UK takes on average 102 days to sell](/img/default/pit.png)
It now takes, on average, 102 days to sell a property in the UK, according to Post Office Money. Its latest ‘City...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Where are the UK's best locations for buy-to-let investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Scottish student housing transactions topped £100m in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Activity of transactions in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) exceeded £100 million in 2017, according to recent figures for GVA’s Student...