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A property consultancy says there’s a new office market emerging - and it’s beginning to rival office-favourite Reading.  Vail Williams says the...

The commercial property market has performed well in recent years, although trends differ from inner city and local markets, reports Dutton...

Build to Rent (BTR) has a ‘broad and evolving customer base’ similar to the wider private rented sector and is a...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

According to new data released by London’s leading co-living operator, renters choosing a shared property under the co-living model are older...

I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...

In what is sadly my last ever auction roundup for PIT, SDL Property Auctions launches the catalogue for its July National...

A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...

In this guest piece, Charles Brown, content writer of LDN Properties, discusses the potential impact of the latest reform on leasehold,...

The regions of England and Wales home to the least time remaining to renew when it comes to properties listed for...

In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...

Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...

Investors and developers are catching the short-term and flex rental wave, and they are in for a long and thrilling ride. Emmanuel...

Independent Buying Agents Haringtons reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements and what impact this will have on the...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has published its net zero carbon pathway. The pathway sets...

In this opinion piece, Jourdan Prowting, Partner Residential Auction at Allsop, analyses London's residential property market and discusses whether now is...

In this guest piece, Bidwells discusses the important role that planning plays in housing and social care, and what can be...

Sellers who have upgraded the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their home to a C, from a D, E or...

The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...

In the fourth and final part of our series on the fast-growing commercial to resi trend, we check in on schemes...

This week’s auction roundup features the exclusive lots available at Bond Wolfe's and Strettons’ October auctions, and a new mention in...

Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...

One of the key problems facing the UK housing market can be boiled down to: lots of demand and not enough...

It’s a mini roundup this week, with news on Clive Emson’s biggest catalogue this year so far, and Bond Wolfe’s successful...

This week, PIT takes a look at the continued success of SDL Property Auctions, and more great opportunities for buyers and investors...

Triple Point Social Housing has announced it has completed the acquisition of £14 million of specialised supported housing properties across the UK. The...

The Covid-19 crisis has led to some big questions about the future of cities, and whether enough people will want to...

Gallions Place, a new mixed-use community of homes, shops and restaurants and play areas at London’s Royal Docks, has been launched...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

Being hailed as the first part of the biggest English property law reform in decades, the announcement of new ground rent...

Having been a building surveyor for more than 20 years, specialising in the leasehold sector for the past 15 or so...

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...

Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...

Commuters looking to relocate from London and other major cities could be considering Nottingham as a go-to location due to its...

The government’s plan to reform leasehold laws has been met with much fanfare. Under the plans, ground rents would be removed,...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

When dealing with property auctions in any capacity, you will likely be faced with some unfamiliar words, phrases, acronyms and expressions. To shed...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a rise in city centre rental stock and dropping asking rents, according...

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...

Since the start of the Build to Rent (BTR) boom, Tipi (the BTR brand of British property development and investment company...

It would be an understatement to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused upheaval to sectors, industries and businesses around the...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

Fast-growing Build to Rent company Moda Living has joined FOOTPRINT as a founding member, pledging its commitment to net zero carbon. FOOTPRINT is...

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...

The ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of people and businesses around the world, including property...

The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...

On 21 July 2020, the Law Commission published its latest proposals to reform the law of leasehold. It was asked to make...

At the beginning of the global crisis, there was a flood of property managers and Airbnb hosts with empty properties and...

Landlords and property investors with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty...

Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...

Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...

Restrictions on house moves in Scotland were relaxed from Monday (June 29 2020) as part of the Scottish Government’s four-phase routemap...

Legal & General’s increasing focus on the later living sector has continued apace, with the financial services firm recently announcing its...

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...

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

A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...

While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a drastic impact on all parts of life, and that includes the auction process. Here, we...

Property developer Ballymore has been granted planning permission for a new 13-storey riverside office building at its landmark development, Embassy Gardens. The...

In the latest part of our series on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today finds out more about the dramatic plans...

Leaseholders faced with the declining value of their shortening leases can now use a new service from estate agents Stanley Chelsea...

There was a packed auction room with many lots attracting fierce bidding at Auction House London’s recent sale. One highlight included a...

EcoWorld Ballymore recently released a new collection of two-bedroom apartments at their flagship Embassy Gardens development in Nine Elms, South London. This...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in property, according to online auction service LetsBid...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...

Property and DIY interior expert Georgina Burnett is releasing a contemporary book to prepare prospective buyers and homeowners in a wavering...

Allsop’s final residential auction of the year will see 270 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel in London. The catalogue of the...

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 280 lots auctioned in London. The catalogue, which is now live, features 24 lots...

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

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 275 lots auctioned, 50 more lots than its March 2017 sale. Allsop’s bumper March...

Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction will see 229 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place on September 14. Following a...

A Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) is most simply described as a rescue procedure for insolvent companies. It allows businesses facing severe...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

With just 12 months until the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, property software provider Arbnco, formerly known as CO2 Estates, has released...

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

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

A 12-seat box at the London's Royal Albert Hall, which has been put up for sale for the first time in...

Filled with glitzy glass towers and a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong proudly proclaims itself to be ‘Asia’s...

Ministers are expected to back the construction of thousands of much needed new homes on green belt land when it releases...

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

Those investing in newly-built leasehold flats, marketed as ‘virtual freehold’ properties with 999-year leases, are in danger of losing their capital...

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...

While many private and commercial landlords have ensured they are protected against the risk of void periods, rent arrears and property...

UK commercial property returns and capital values declined during July, according to the latest IPD UK Monthly Property Index. The data shows...

A poignant example of the continued lure of prime London property, a new Victoria-based development launched by private equity firm Cogress...