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![Global Housing Markets Pick Up](/upload/images/24%2004%2023%20%2002.jpg)
Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...
23 April 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
![Which tenures and regions have seen property value rise most?](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2004.jpg)
Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Auction properties promise big discounts - but do they deliver?](/upload/images/24%2001%2018%2003.jpg)
A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors Seeking New Builds - Which Areas Have Most Stock?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2014%204.jpg/23%2009%2014%204__400x226.jpg)
If you want the best chance of snagging a new home, the place to be is South Derbyshire, which has embraced...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why investors should take advantage of the BTR boom](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning for a mixed use development in Leeds is submitted to Council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/sweetstreet400x310.jpg)
Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, recently submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council. The submission included plans to build a 1.3...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A private affair - London 'must embrace' private capital to build homes, says report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Yoo Capital Fund II L.P secure a £30m investment from The London Fund](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Yoo400x310.jpg)
The London Fund “the Fund” has committed to a £30 million investment to the Yoo Fund, a real estate fund managed by...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could modular homes solve the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major firms continue to invest in the PRS – what’s the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Queen’s reign: UK house prices see a 130-fold increase](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/QueenMainImage400x310.png)
House prices are now more than 130 times higher than they were when Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green housing is better, so why aren’t more housebuilders doing it?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: How affordable housing targets can be reached](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
Here, Giles Sutcliffe, head of affordable housing at Cluttons, shares his insight on what is needed in order to achieve affordable...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must increase Levelling Up fund – claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The government’s Levelling Up Home Building Fund is unlikely to provide enough funding to supply loans to all of the nation’s...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning – London needs 85,000 rented homes a year to meet targets](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.png)
The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: Why housing is key for social inclusion](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
In 2021, a year marked by rising house prices, supply chain issues and worker shortages, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes could ease housing shortage - how could investors help?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Faster progress is needed to decarbonise the property sector – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Permission granted – planning approvals for new homes bounce back](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
While the level of new homes being granted planning permission dipped during the first year of the pandemic, this negative trend...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Construction costs could set developers back £3.2bn a year – claim](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/buildings%201.png)
The cost of construction for a new-build property is set to climb by almost £18,000 per unit – a jump that...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK falls behind other European countries for new-build performance](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The UK is currently trailing a number of other major European nations when it comes to the delivery of new homes...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Good news for investors – London propels PRS property availability](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Where are we seeing the most new-build stock?](/upload/images/library/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The latest research by Unlatch has revealed how the new-build market looks based on the diversity of stock currently available to...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC emergency – 15% of landlords in the dark over upcoming changes](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Just one in seven (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC),...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Supply/demand imbalance will continue in 2022 – warning](/upload/images/library/HousingReview-400x310.jpg)
New home supply challenges will persist throughout the year, housebuilders have warned. The WhatHouse? Predictions Report 22 reveals that while 71% of...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demand/supply debate continues – where do we need more new homes?](/upload/images/library/HousingReview-400x310.jpg)
Research by Unlatch has revealed where across the UK we’re most in need of new homes based on the size of...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Dodgy landlords’ likely to ruin COP26 agreement – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...
08 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
![Major planning changes needed to achieve housing targets – claim](/upload/images/library/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield regeneration is ‘sorely needed’ – claim](/upload/images/library/brownfield-sites400x310.png)
Land plots currently account for just 1.4% of for-sale stock listed on the market, yet demand is high, with 55% of...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![EPC change could be 'catastrophic' for property investors, experts warn](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – where is seeing the biggest rise in the value of housing stock?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – should operators be turning to single family BTR to increase value?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - a closer look at off-plan property investing](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development – funding for high quality schemes and sustainable homes](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The importance of solving the UK’s shortage of affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why creativity and ambition are needed to solve the UK’s housing shortage](/img/default/pit.png)
It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![London rental market ‘in full swing’ as rents rise and stock levels drop](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market has suffered greatly as a result of the pandemic, and the rental market, even more so. Dwindling demand due...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency – are landlords and investors getting enough support?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government has talked plenty about improving the energy efficiency of private rented homes, but despite this rhetoric, only 5% of private...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development – affordable homes, regen schemes and magical pubs](/img/default/pit.png)
Knights Quarter, the brand-new development in the heart of Winchester, is offering an ‘exciting’ investment opportunity with a collection of apartments,...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Construction – are housebuilders failing disabled buyers and investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Research from a new-build snagging company has found that a number of new-build homes being delivered are unfit for purpose as housebuilders...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Covid make airspace development more or less likely?](/img/default/pit.png)
One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Onto the south – ilke Homes secures major development site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA plans – high-quality living set for Nottingham and the Netherlands](/img/default/pit.png)
A residential and commercial property developer has submitted proposals for a 692-unit purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Nottingham city centre. Godwin...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Office to resi – City of London plans to convert offices into homes post-Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
In one of the clearest signs yet of an office to residential revolution, the City of London has revealed that it...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green – interest in green buy-to-let mortgages rises sixfold](/img/default/pit.png)
Three in every five landlords are now interested in green mortgages, according to Mortgages for Business. The buy-to-let (BTL) broker says 62%...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Construction roundup – building our way out of the pandemic](/img/default/pit.png)
A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – in which UK areas has housebuilding activity thrived?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – three European countries seeing tremendous real estate growth](/img/default/pit.png)
After several years of growth across all real estate segments, 2020 was anticipated to maintain this trend. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – Sheffield regen, RAF ‘garden village’ and Bloomsbury office to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![The big question – is buy-to-let still worth investing in?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build delivery tumbles – 30,000 fewer homes built last year](/img/default/pit.png)
The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top of the agenda: keeping property investment on the map in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Manchester the top BTL investment hub as hidden gems found UK-wide](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester has topped the list of the best areas for landlords to invest in, according to Aldermore’s 'Buy to Let City Tracker'. The...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Window for global investors to purchase UK property is closing](/img/default/pit.png)
With global stock markets in turmoil, many investors are turning to property as a less volatile investment option. For practical purposes, the...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![New government funding 'a small but vital step to boost UK market'](/img/default/pit.png)
In a previous article for Property Investor Today, which you can read here, I highlighted the importance of utilising brownfield sites...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green homes - want to save the planet & improve your house using free money?](/img/default/pit.png)
I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![The top property hotspot of the last decade revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Bristol is home to Britain’s top property hotspot, as well as six of the top 10 places outside of London, according...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is the Build to Rent sector ready for the end of furlough?](/img/default/pit.png)
Few would disagree that it has been a difficult year for the residential lettings sector. With the market effectively frozen for...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how landlords & investors can take advantage of the Green Homes Grant](/img/default/pit.png)
The other major housing announcement in the Chancellor’s recent summer economic update, aside from the headline-grabbing stamp duty holiday, was the...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Making modular the new normal - is it the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can we green the UK’s housing stock? RICS calls on government to act](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic took hold, environmental issues were arguably the biggest story in town, with ways of tackling climate change and...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the best performing PRS assets and how to find them](/img/default/pit.png)
The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green property – Legal & General boosts eco credentials with tech tie-up](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build to Rent market has announced that it has taken a 36% stake...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renovating dilapidated buildings – the best route for property investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Moda Living prepares for major new Birmingham project](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s second city could see its Build to Rent (BTR) portfolio grow further after plans were announced for a new...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major trade body calls for Chancellor to make housing greener](/img/default/pit.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), one of the biggest and most influential trade bodies in the UK, has called...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and Build to Rent – are they the rental market’s two biggest trends?](/img/default/pit.png)
With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major new development gets the go-ahead in Mumbai](/img/default/pit.png)
A London and Mumbai-based architects’ firm has been appointed to design and deliver two new towers located on the Western Express...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what does the crackdown on Airbnb involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where is the highest tenant demand for buy-to-let homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
The hottest UK cities for rental demand have been revealed by new research from rental management platform Howsy. The platform has examined...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why flexible rental models play a key role in the future of the rental landscape](/img/default/pit.png)
Against the backdrop of Brexit, landlords and tenants alike are sharpening their focus on breaking down the traditional rental model to...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Where are London’s Airbnb hotspots? Google Search Trends reveal all](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we’ve focused on the seemingly unstoppable growth of Airbnb and its competitors and how women are helping to...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The later living sector - an opportunity for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![More action is needed for empty homes in the UK, says organisation](/img/default/pit.png)
Monday 23 September marked the start of National Empty Homes Week, which aims to shine a light on the high number...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![TfL announces new guidelines to curb short-let rental ads](/img/default/pit.png)
Labour’s London Assembly spokesperson for housing has welcomed new advertising guidelines published by Transport for London (TfL) banning adverts on its...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Parts of the UK see new-build price premiums hit 108%, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Springbok Properties, a Manchester-based fast sale estate agent, has revealed that new-build homes experience a huge premium in certain areas of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![The rise of gazumping – what do London investors need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
Instances of gazumping have been few and far between in Central London for the past five years. However, a shortage of housing...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could the tenant fees ban leave tenants worse off?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rental market - how does it compare with the rest of Europe?](/img/default/pit.png)
Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purpose-built student accommodation sector to reach £53 billion in 2019](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![New stadium for QPR could provide big boost for local area, report finds](/img/default/pit.png)
A £20 million boost for the local economy could be delivered if the new stadium for Queens Park Rangers (QPR) gets...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Seaside town revealed as the UK’s top buy-to-let destination](/img/default/pit.png)
Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May announces plans for stamp duty levy on overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Life-long renters could face a shortage of homes](/img/default/pit.png)
The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housing wealth of last time buyers set to surpass £1 trillion this year](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from Legal & General and economics consultancy CEBR has revealed that last time buyers now own £938 billion of...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty is dampening housing market growth, says bank](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK property market is becoming stagnant as people who wish to move homes are being hindered by Stamp Duty Land...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Residential property transactions pick up in year to July](/img/default/pit.png)
There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market hit by political uncertainty, says RICS](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property price growth in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for almost a year as political uncertainty continues...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales activity picking up for prime country homes in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal rise in prime country prices in the UK in the second quarter of the year, thanks in...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Demand falls due to ‘increasing house prices and limited housing stock’](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage approvals and household credit growth both slowed last month, adding to growing signs that prospective purchasers in the UK are...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Another Aussie bank cracks down on foreign property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
AMP Bank is the latest lender in Australia to introduce more stringent loan application rules and higher interest rates for foreign...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing shortage drives up property prices in Scotland](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices rose by an average of £3,217 north of the border in April, the latest Your Move’s Scotland House...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Home seller valuations fall as remortgage levels rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices proving resilient despite political uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s housing market is once again proving resilient despite political turmoil caused by Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to implement housing white paper](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![The DUP’s housing policies at-a-glance](/img/default/pit.png)
After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...