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Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...
15 March 2024
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A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK house building industry needs “significant intervention” from government to address planning, quality and financial problems according to the Competition...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
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Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
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A French court has blocked a law change allowing Britons to stay in France for over 90 days without a visa...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The city of Brighton and Hove attracts the most foreign investment outside of London, a new report has found. Research by law...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Whether for a holiday home or a permanent move, Cyprus has no shortage of reasons to invest in property. The island...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new online marketplace which will connect property investors to property sourcers across the UK has been launched. Invesourced, a property investment platform,...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Following a major planning application to Bradford Council, a ‘spectacular vision’ to transform a vacant office block on the edge of the...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The leading provider of cloud-based, Dye & Durham, efficient workflow software for legal and business professionals, is significantly upgrading its Index...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With around 35,000 Brits buying property abroad each year, it is vital that investors seek advice and do their research before travelling overseas to...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....
22 July 2022
From: Overseas Property
Owning an overseas property is a dream for many people, but the safest way to ensure this is smooth sailing is...
11 July 2022
From: Overseas Property
Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
New research has revealed how much money landlords and investors can make in cities around the UK by furnishing their property...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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
The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
This week’s mini roundup involves successful results for Allsop, which raised £40 million worth of sales in its May auction and...
20 May 2022
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Leaseholders facing the prospect of huge bills to remove unsafe cladding will be offered valuable insights into the possible implications of...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Some of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic were rescinded...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...
08 April 2022
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Jide Taiwo & Co., the estate surveyors and valuers’ firm for both individual and corporate clients from Nigeria, are beginning their...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The most recent Mayor's Question Time meeting revealed that there have been no Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) secured to stem the...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Charles Brown, content writer of LDN Properties, discusses the potential impact of the latest reform on leasehold,...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Barcelona is now the number one property hotspot in Spain following the scrapping of rent capping across Catalonia. That's according to...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of the UK public back the government's new Economic Crime Bill designed to crack down on dirty money...
25 March 2022
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With ITV's Our House currently gripping millions of TV viewers, property experts have outlined how property fraud - which plays a central...
11 March 2022
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A Spanish property expert says it's vital that buyers and investors in the country understand a new law that came into...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading South East law firm has won a breakthrough case by helping a group of holiday home leaseholders purchase the...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading Spanish home builder has drawn on its 60-plus years of experience to provide information and advice to those who...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent Buying Agents Haringtons reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements and what impact this will have on the...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Spanish real estate agent and property expert Sean Woolley shares his experience of getting a mortgage in...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
As Covid continues to impact the economy, Matthew Peake, partner and head of strategic asset management at Cluttons, explains how landlords...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s been announced that property experts from international law company Gowling WLG are advising Lincoln MGT on the £750 million regeneration...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
It's a mini-roundup this week, with a multi-million-pound Leeds development nearing completion, and the first batch of homes at a waterside scheme...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, St. Modwen Homes explores how homes will navigate the electric vehicle revolution and help our national environmental...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Leeds is witnessing a ‘frenzied’ rental market, with students reserving homes for next summer on the back of virtual viewings and...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, James Cassidy, Senior Director, Partner Success Vacation Rentals, EMEA at Expedia Group, outlines what it takes to run a successful...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...
29 October 2021
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One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Black History Month, an annual event with origins dating back to late 1960s USA and celebrated in the UK since 1987,...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
There are plenty of horror stories about contractors not finishing jobs, running out of money, going bust, causing delays, charging for...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Millions of people privately renting or in social housing fear a revenge eviction if they raise fire safety concerns with landlords. Despite...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Law firm Bishop & Sewell are holding a free webinar on Tuesday September 28 at 6pm. The webinar will discuss a variety...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Last month, the Chinese government passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which comes into effect from November 1 2021. While,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Japanese knotweed is detrimental to the property industry. It can reach up to 10cm a day in just 10 weeks and...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
With the recent staycation boom, which is likely to continue for future summers even as international travel opens up again, the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
As part of its unveiling of some of the detail in the Building Safety Bill currently making its way through Parliament,...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s one of the biggest issues facing countries and leaders across the world and has been brought into starker focus than...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Compliance expert Bureau Veritas is encouraging landlords and duty holders to prepare for the Fire Safety Act 2021, and describes the...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
New planning changes which came into effect this month have been criticised by a renting campaigner. Ajay Jagota, the founder of...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Expatriates are a prime target for scammers. And no wonder, usually being wealthier than locals, out of their comfort zone and...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Law firm TLT has advised Town and Country Housing on its partnership with Legal & General Modular Homes to acquire a...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Electric vehicles are driving the UK’s green transition, helping the nation on its journey towards sustainability and net zero emissions by...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Here at PIT, we have covered a number of stories in recent times about the potential dangers of get-rich-quick schemes, often...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
At the beginning of this year, we covered the story of Berkhamsted Football Club and its battle to keep playing at...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A charming skiing resort in Switzerland overlooking the Mont Blanc range, Verbier sits on a south-facing plateau which gives it plenty...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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
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
When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Despite Portugal being removed from the UK’s green list on Tuesday, this is unlikely to diminish the desire for a holiday...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the most controversial areas of the property market in recent years has been house raffles, but are they a...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Despite Portugal being taken off the UK’s green list from tomorrow, causing bafflement from the Portuguese government and a mad rush...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Simple Life has partnered with Vistry Partnerships and Wakefield District Housing to build 140 two and three-bedroom eco-friendly properties in the...