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A new student housing report from global real estate firm JLL has revealed that the outlook for UK PBSA (purpose-built student...

More than half (59%) of people believe that staying in the EU would be ‘the most advantageous outcome’ to London development...

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment (slightly delayed thanks to technical difficulties caused by pesky Christmas gremlins). This...

Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...

Home purchase via blockchain has moved one step closer thanks to the launch of NatWest and Coadjute’s mobile project. A network for...

The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...

Homes close to regeneration zones attract an average 3.6% more price growth per year than properties in the wider local authority...

London-based Insurtech start-up Canopy has announced a partnership with 360Globalnet, the next-generation of no-code online digital claim and risk assessment technology.  The...

Every cloud has a silver lining and where the property market is concerned, London’s recent stagnation and downturn in some areas...

It conjures up so many images – from that Sinatra song and the Statue of Liberty, to the bright lights of...

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

At Property Investor Today, whenever we shine a light on an overseas investment hotspot, British buyers typically feature towards the top...

There has been an overall 3.5% average year-on-year increase in the prices of properties in the 150 global cities tracked by...

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

Despite the buy-to-let sector seeing a raft of changes in recent years, demand from private tenants continues to grow and the...

Rental prices in major European cities are continuing to level out, but Amsterdam and Munich are bucking this trend. That’s the major...

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

Property Investor Today recently visited the Royal Docks to witness first-hand its dramatic facelift. One of London’s most successful regeneration projects of...

Despite Brexit, Spain has reclaimed its status as a hotspot for British buyers, with the Costa del Sol a firm favourite. Last...

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...

The global head of Lendlease has called for an end to what he has described as an often unhealthy and politically...

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

The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...

Property developer Click Properties says it has witnessed a marked increase in enquiries from investors from both the US and the...

Build to Rent operator Atlas Residential has revealed that it will deploy $1 billion (£900 million) through its affiliate Atlas Residential...

Property prices in 46 prime global cities grew by 1.4% during Q2 2019, according to Knight Frank. The consultancy’s Prime Global Cities...

In recent years the kitchen has become one of the most important rooms in the home – and this is further...

An online auctioneer, BidX1, has announced the launch of its global digital property marketplace. The platform expects to sell 2,000 properties with...

The Spanish Estate Agent has launched a new development of homes in the mountains of Andalucía. Quercus, the latest urbanisation to be...

It’s common knowledge that in the UK the London property market is stagnating and even the Prime Central London market is...

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

With climate change, global warming and environmental issues at the top of the news agenda, all industries are looking for ways...

It’s not hugely surprising that homes near strong transport links enjoy better house price growth, but new research has now revealed...

On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...

In the second quarter of this year, Berlin was the city with the strongest rate of annual house price growth, according...

Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...

Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...

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...

A new-build residential development near Birmingham city centre that sold out before contractors had even started work on site has now...

Property firm LH1 London has sold more than 100 apartments at landmark Digbeth development ‘The Forge’ in the heart of Birmingham’s...

New global free-to-list property portal Residential People recently hit its first milestone in securing 800 consumer property enquiries for estate agents...

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

The average income required for a first-time buyer (FTB) to purchase a home has grown 9% since 2016 and stands at...

Ten cities in Europe have asked for more help from the EU in their battle against Airbnb and other short-let holiday rental websites....

Cyprus’ property market is at an 11-year high, following a rush of applications to the country’s ‘Golden Visa’ citizenship programme, according...

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

The weakness of the pound following the Brexit vote has helped to propel the number of US buyers in London to...

Global investment into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached a record $16.3 billion in 2018, surpassing the previous high of $15.9 billion...

With environmental issues high up on the news agenda and a recent rise in sustainable living, there has been an increasing...

UcaDO – the UK’s first ever free-to-list, peer-to-peer property app – has been launched on the App Store. It was founded by Will...

The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...

New research by inventory and property compliance specialists VeriSmart has analysed the value of the English and London rental markets and...

Global short-term rental company GuestReady has acquired BnbLord, the largest Airbnb management company in France, to form the GuestReady Group. The combined...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

FUTURE: PropTech has announced its roster of speakers, with the gender split being exactly 50%. The event is taking place at the...

The capital of Lithuania is aiming to become the next major PropTech hub, with 2.5 million square metres of space dedicated...

As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of...

Spain’s property market is set for steady growth in 2019, according to Lucas Fox International Properties. With 2018 proving to be another...

A leading law firm in Dorset and Somerset has revealed its success in enabling British clients to recover deposits lost on...

Despite the ongoing Brexit negotiations and worries about global warming, British interest in the ski property market remains strong – and...

Property investment is no longer confined to the UK’s borders. In fact, these days, the global market can offer some of...

As one year comes to a close and another one starts, it’s interesting to take a look at some salient points...

Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...

The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...

A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...

PropTech has been something of a buzzword in recent years – a rising trend which sees internet-savvy startups launch digital and...

Propertymark has studied its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year, with the findings revealing that first-time buyer...

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...

Micro homes are the next big thing for London’s property market, according to property inventory firm Assist Inventories. The new trend is...

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

A new £2 billion property investment portfolio was this week launched by the Department for International Trade. It’s hoped the £2 billion...

The owners of some of London's most affluent homes have faced a number of challenges since the market crashed in 2007,...

The average value of a property in 150 cities worldwide increased by 4.3% in the year to June 2018, according to...

The average price for a two-bed city centre flat in the UK is £227,000, nearly £100,000 more than in Europe (£131,000)...

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

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

Property investors with holiday lets are set for a bumper year as record numbers of tourists visit Britain. New research from...

Strong price growth across a number of West London boroughs has been reported by rental brand Residently. W12, which covers the thriving...

Brexit uncertainty has ramped up the cost of overseas property, according to Hargreaves Landsdown Currency Service. Despite house prices in Spain still...

Average house prices in global cities grew at their slowest rate since 2015 during the first quarter of this year. Research by...

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

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...

International property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank has revealed that it has strengthened its Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) business...

Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...

An online platform for mid to long-term rental accommodation, Spotahome, has handled over $4 million in residential rental transactions since its...

Property sales in the UK have still not recovered to anywhere close to their pre-2008 levels, a decade on from the...

The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...

The latest Property & Homemover Report, released by marketing consultancy TwentyCi, has shown a sharp rise in the number of rental...

Research has revealed there are more than twice as many millennial millionaires in US cities than anywhere else in the world. The...

London has long been viewed as the UK’s premier location for property investment. In recent years, however, high property prices and...

London & Regional Properties (L+R), the long-established client of Reed Smith, has been advised on the refinancing of its Atlas Hotel...

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...

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

Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities increased by 6.1% in the year to June 2017, down from 6.9% last quarter. In other areas...

The Apprentice is now back on our screens, but one of its former candidates – Zeeshaan Shah from series 9 –...

The world’s top ten reported property sales were all priced above $100 million for the first time in the year to...

To be sold or not to be sold, that is the question. This query could be answered when Shakespeare’s Birthplace, the...

Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index has revealed that across the 55 countries tracked, house prices increased by 5.6% on average...

Aston Property Ventures has announced the development of two luxury apartment towers and a shopping mall in the heart of Dubai...

Property investors from India have become the second largest purchasing group in Prime Central London (PCL).  According to investment firm London Central...

LendInvest, the UK online platform for property lending and investing, has listed a £50m retail bond on the London Stock Exchange’s...

Commercial property investment in the City of London reached £4.98bn in the first six months of 2017 – a 17% increase...

Companies operating in the tech and media (TMT) sector have accounted for the greatest proportion of take-up in central London so...

The average price of a home across 150 cities worldwide increased by 6.9% in the 12 months to March 2017, the...

Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...

The average lot size for commercial property investments in the City of London reached almost £110m last month, up 52% on...

There was a 6.5% increase in global house prices in the year to March 2017, the highest annual rate of growth...

Despite the recovery in housing markets across some part of the U.S. in recent years, most notably in large metropolitan areas,...

Thousands of investors are expected to postpone or pull out of property deals as a result of Theresa May’s decision to...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered on the 29th March and now...

London’s housing market continues to slow, with the latest figures revealing that prices increased at their slowest rate for nearly five...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

Rhymney received a major boost this week when it was announced that bio-tech business Sharp Clinical Services will be setting up...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

Property investors from China have replaced those from Singapore as the largest group of foreign property buyers in Malaysia, fresh figures...

Residential property sales across many parts of the UK will fall in the year ahead, especially in London, if demand for...

The government yesterday launched its Midlands Energy strategy, which is expected to boost the supply of much needed new homes in...

International investors’ interest in UK food stores is likely to increase this year, according to a new Savills report, as the...

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...

Investment from China last year exceeded Singapore as the largest source of Asian capital in the global property market for the...

A chronic lack of homes for sale and historically low mortgage borrowing costs will continue to push UK house prices even...

Despite initial concerns that a Brexit vote might lead to significant falls in capital values, the latest research by Savills shows...

Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...

The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top...

Residential property prices in Canada continued to increase in January, led by gains in Toronto’s red-hot housing market, fresh figures show. The...

With fears of a residential and commercial property crash having receded following last year’s Brexit vote, London is starting to look...

Moody’s has warned of a severe shortage of housing in Ireland, which is continuing to drive up prices. The global ratings agency...

Investment volumes in London increased to £4.1bn in the final quarter of 2016, the latest Property Perspective report from CBRE shows.  The...

Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

A proposal to transform part of the 24.5 hectare former Vauxhall car plant site in Luton into a £300m plus mixed-use...

Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...

Central London’s office investment market has had another strong year with total turnover for 2016 expected to reach in excess of...

Global house prices rose 5.3% on average in the 12 months to September 2016, with Turkey, New Zealand and Iceland recording...

A growing number of overseas property investors are looking into safe investments, like the U.S. property market, with New York in...

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

Some 30% of all Middle Eastern capital targeting the UK post EU referendum has been deployed outside of central London with...

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...

Plans for the regeneration of London’s Paddington Quarter was approved by the local council yesterday, which means the retail precinct around...

A proposed 73-storey skyscraper looks set to become the tallest in the City of London after being given the green light...

Undeterred by the news of Brexit, investors from across the world were attracted by the long term secure income and exceptional...

London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

A packed room and competitive pricing saw more than £3.5m raised at the latest Savills regional auction in Nottingham, which took...

Prime residential property prices across the world’s major cities increased on average by 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2016,...

Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...

The Nine Elms’ borough of Southwark has experienced a boom in residential property prices over the past 12 months, but with...

The government’s approval of a third runway at Heathrow may have a negative impact on demand for homes in the local...

Take-up of central London office space increased in the third quarter of this year as the market in the heart of...

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...

There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...

Global property investment volumes have dropped for the first time in seven years as investors moved away from growing international risks,...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

South Africa's price index for medium-sized apartments fell by 0.32% during the year to Q2 2016, its fourth quarter of annual...

Chinese cities continue to dominate Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which at 5.5% in Q2 2016 recorded its strongest...

Mexico's housing market continues to go from strength to strength, buoyed by strong foreign demand in resort communities, the latest market...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, gets underway tomorrow at London ExCeL and is free to enter. However, all...

Brazil's housing market remains depressed, amidst the ongoing economic crisis and an uncertain political landscape, according to the latest market analysis...

New Zealand's housing market was the second best performer after China in the Global Property Guide’s latest survey, with the average price...

A growing number of investors are targeting Vienna’s pied-a-terre market, where attractive yields are on offer in key up-and-coming districts, according...

Of the four Middle Eastern housing markets included the latest Global Property Guide survey, all, except UAE, performed worse in the...

Dubai, along with the rest of the UAE, would have a better chance of attracting long-term property investors if they provided...

House prices in London are at risk of falling sharply because they are grossly overvalued, according to research from UBS Global...

The U.S. housing market remains strong, despite a slowdown in the economic recovery. The S&P/Case-Shiller seasonally-adjusted national home price index rose...

Residential property prices in Canada's eleven major cities rose by an rather impressive 8.4% during the year to Q2 2016, up...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...

Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...

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

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

Residential property prices across the world increased on average by 4% in the 12 months to June 2016, with New Zealand,...

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

Online interest in Dubai’s real estate market from overseas investors increased in the first half of the year, according to Dubai...

London is no longer the world's premier city for foreign investment in commercial property as the UK’s decision to exit the...

Investorist, which claims to be the world's largest off-plan property marketplace, is holding a week-long event in China next month. The event...

Residential property prices in Dubai fell for the sixth consecutive quarter during the second quarter of the year, as the recent...

The German housing market is forecast to show the strongest growth in 2016, with prices set to rise by 7% due...

Rental values across the UK’s commercial property market remained steady last month, the latest figures show.  But despite stable rents, capital values,...

Prime residential property prices across the world’s major cities increased on average by 4.4% in the 12 months to June 2016, with...

Fewer homes are now changing hands in prime central London than during the trough of 2008, fresh research shows. Looking specifically at...

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

A new auction house has been launched as part of city property investment firm ALB Group, it has been announced. The new auction...

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

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year, sterling...

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...

The world’s wealthiest people have seen their fortunes take a major hit by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Gripped...

Luxury residential rents across many of the world’s main cities are continuing to fall, the latest figures show. Knight Frank’s Prime Global...

Despite widespread reports that international businesses are already pulling investment from the UK in light of the EU referendum result, one estate...

With Britain in turmoil following the vote to leave the EU and uncertainty mounting in the USA ahead of the presidential elections,...

A sharp fall in the value of the UK pound against the euro, after Britons voted to leave the EU, will...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

There has been a significant increase in the number of homes sold in Lisbon in recent years as the Portuguese capital...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people from the within the eurozone acquiring property in London in...

Global house prices continued to increase but the top performing markets are seeing a slowdown in the rate of price growth...

Government measures to rein in property prices and curb speculation in Hong Kong, including a 15% stamp duty for foreign buyers,...

The housing market in London’s traditional ‘prime’ market continues to slow as global economic turmoil and tax increases for high-value property...

Foreign investors are expected to push through deals for properties in the Australian state of Victoria before an increase in taxes...

Spanish property prices have been plummeting since the 2008 global financial crisis struck, but market conditions appear to be improving, according...

More than 4,500 purpose-built student accommodation units were constructed in 2015, according to figures from Barbour ABI. Overall, the value of construction projects in this sector...

A former BBC site, located in Corridor Manchester, has been named the contradictory ‘Circle Square’, and is set to be a...

Global travel firm Expedia announced this week that it has acquired HomeAway Inc – a website specialising in holiday lets.  The acquisition...

Cumulative growth in UK prices will total 20.3% in the five years to the end of 2020, according to Knight Frank’s...

Average prime property prices in the world's key global cities increased by 1.9% in the year to September 2015, according to...

The number of mortgages approved by British banks in September dropped to its lowest levels since May, according to findings by...

According to research by Cushman & Wakefield, there has been more money spent on property investment this year than at any...

Qube Global Software has announced that it has developed a unified management tool for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) model.  The tool...

Leading peer-to-peer lending platform LendInvest has unveiled a new look. The rebranding, which includes a new logo and website, aims to...

A new report has claimed that pensioners in the UK now have more investment opportunities than ever before thanks to the...

One of the more out-there broadband stories came to light last week, namely the battle for satellite internet. Elon Musk, the...

Three Manchester City footballers have helped launch a new luxury property development in the heart of the city.  The new luxury apartment...

By Roy Weatherby, The Overseas Investor  Property has become one of the most popular forms of investment, with many buyers looking to search...

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