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16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![It's Great Up North for property investment - new figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_1297313062.jpg)
There’s a new investment hotspot list prepared by fast-growing UK property portal OnTheMarket. It applies to the second quarter of this year...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Dubai developer launches regenerated urban scheme in UK](/upload/images/shutterstock_2298888885.jpg)
Dubai-based international luxury property developer Select Group has launched Velocity Tower, a newly refurbished 21-storey urban development in Sheffield. Situated to the...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New scheme predicts 7% yields or more for investors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/North%20East%20is%20poor%20relation%20PIT%20Team.png)
E.R.E Property Group, a property investment firm for over two decades, has unveiled its latest development, The One Residences, in Leeds. This...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Where to get rental yields over 10%](/upload/images/24%2004%2016%20%2002.jpg)
New research from fast-growing agency group Lomond has revealed the top 10 postcodes that are currently offering the strongest rental yields to...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Most Lucrative Locations for Holiday Cottage Investment](/upload/images/240403%20%20%2002.jpg)
A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Best Places guide to aid investors on up-and-coming locations](/upload/images/24%2003%2021%20%2005.png)
The Sunday Times has published its latest ‘Best Places’ guide - often considered a pointer to up-and-coming locations which could be...
21 March 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
![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
![Yields 6%-plus available in this investment hotspot - claim](/upload/images/2%20Builders-400x310.png)
A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Where Rent Has Increased The Most In 2023](/upload/images/2%20Where%20Rent%20Has%20Increased%20The%20Most%20In%202023%20by%20Graham%20Norwood%20.png)
Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent in the past year according to...
22 June 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
![Construction starts on 109 home development on disused land](/upload/images/__thumbs/Construction%20starts%20on%20109%20home%20development%20on%20%20disused%20land.png/Construction%20starts%20on%20109%20home%20development%20on%20%20disused%20land__320x320.png)
Top ten homebuilder, Keepmoat, has begun construction of its new housing development, Synergy, in Halton Moor, which is to be built...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Insight - top 5 urban regeneration hotspots in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning submitted for proposed scheme next to Salts Mill World Heritage Site](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/SaltaireRiverside-400x310.jpg)
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
![BTR boom! New analysis suggests sector could increase five-fold by 2032](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...
21 October 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
![Legal & General Modular Homes selected for Wolverhampton residential scheme](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Wolverhampton_400x310.png)
Legal & General Modular Homes has recently been drafted by the City of Wolverhampton Council as its preferred developer from a...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hilltop Credit Partners completes £4.6 million bridge loan for Leeds scheme](/upload/images/library/BridgingLoan-400x310.png)
Real estate credit investment manager, Hilltop Credit Partners, has completed a £4.6 million bridge loan facility to fulfil the acquisition of a...
02 September 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
![Planning permission for new £85m BTR scheme in Leeds](/upload/images/Locations/Beck%20Yard%20development_400x310.png)
Leeds City Council yesterday granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to a national developer for a new Build to...
12 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
![Auction roundup – £40m raised and the success of MMoA](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Put a Pin in it – stylish BTR scheme launches near Leeds City Centre](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/PinYardLeeds-400x310.png)
Grainger plc has announced the launch of Pin Yard as part of it’s expanding portfolio of Build-to-Rent (BTR) properties in Leeds. Launched...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The North–South property divide explained](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....
25 March 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
![PBSA update – funding for Leeds project, Hammersmith scheme begins](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – supply growth in London, breaking into the US sector](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
In this mini update, Property Investor Today looks at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), from the locations with the...
18 February 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
![HUB and MARK agree on partnership for new BTR scheme in Birmingham](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
Residential developer HUB and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have acquired 2 Snow Hill Plaza in Birmingham from a global...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Which cities have the lowest house price per square metre?](/upload/images/library/LondonHouses400x310.png)
London houses are seven times more expensive than houses in the North, new research from Open Property Group has found. The investment...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major new deal agreed for BTR scheme in North Acton](/upload/images/Locations/PerfumeFactory-Uncle-400x310.jpg)
The latest ‘landmark’ Build to Rent (BTR) development in London is set to be delivered after Telford Homes and Realstar announced...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – multi-million-pound schemes and riverside homes](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
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
![Planning permission can propel property prices by 21% – study](/upload/images/library/CoinsHouses-2020-400x310.jpg)
Research by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much more a home could make in the current market when selling with...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leeds agent launches 300 new properties as rental market soars](/upload/images/library/HOPLeedsTeam-400x310.png)
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
![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
![Road to net-zero – new ‘innovative’ schemes in Edinburgh and Leeds](/upload/images/library/ArtisanScheme-400x310.png)
Niche housebuilder Artisan Real Estate has raised the bar for sustainable development with the launch of an ambitious design framework geared...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![HS2 – will investors in the North now miss out?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360%20x%20280%20Inadash.jpg)
Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
10 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
![Commercial to resi – a market boom from Leeds to Staines](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
In the fourth and final part of our series on the fast-growing commercial to resi trend, we check in on schemes...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Affordable housing – huge £1bn investment pledged by AHTO and Citi UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...
11 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
![BTR roundup - record levels of investment, £500m JV and Leeds scheme](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – largest UK scheme, lets with pets and supporting gender diversity](/img/default/pit.png)
UK developer and manager of residential rental homes, Watkin Jones, has received resolution to grant permission for a Build to Rent...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Office to resi revolution continues with development in Leeds city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the major development trends since the pandemic began has been a large increase in the number of offices to...
28 June 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
![Rental update – strong yields, smart homes, and the power of BTR](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – top hotspots and ‘revolutionary’ solution revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Sheffield has been revealed as the top regeneration hotspot of the Yorkshire region, with projects set to drive investment to the...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – thriving cities, new hires and BTR awareness week](/img/default/pit.png)
Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – major loans and Leeds redevelopment project underway](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – which UK areas are running the race in construction?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from a trade tools supplier has revealed the UK’s fastest-growing housing development locations. Protrade Tools and Fixings analysed domestic housing...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – where are the most profitable locations for BTL landlords?](/img/default/pit.png)
Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA roundup – new Leeds scheme, £133m tie-up and hottest towns revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Real Estate Capital Holdings has agreed to sell a prime PBSA development opportunity in Leeds for £18.5 million to global living...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – new projects underway from Leicester to Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – is Hull the property market's next hidden hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
Kingston upon Hull is the hidden hotspot for property investors in the north of England, a developer firm has claimed. Iguana Developments, which specialises...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – why we must take cladding and fire safety more seriously](/img/default/pit.png)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Student bounce-back, recruitment for South West project and cinema salvage](/img/default/pit.png)
A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – affordable scheme in Castleford and a derelict home in SJW](/img/default/pit.png)
Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA investors – these university hotspots are offering the most homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Southampton, Portsmouth and Nottingham are the cities with the highest density of student rental availability, research from UniHomes has revealed. The student...
10 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
![Insight – where are the UK’s top five urban regeneration hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at Property Investor Today, we are always keen to focus on major regeneration projects and cities and towns undergoing major...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – BTR re-cladding and the declining appeal of flats](/img/default/pit.png)
LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Free support for housing sector during Lockdown 3.0](/img/default/pit.png)
A free virtual house viewing package will be available to estate agents, sellers and property management companies thanks to a recently...
25 January 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
![BTR update – Goldman Sachs grows, L&G expands, new scheme in Brum](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Newcastle top the league…of rental yields!](/img/default/pit.png)
Football, more than ever, is providing much-needed entertainment and escapism for the UK population now that it’s entered Lockdown 3.0, with...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the top five UK regeneration hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at PIT, we regularly cover regeneration stories – and last year we even ran a 10-piece series zoning in on...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on investing in student HMOs](/img/default/pit.png)
HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Property ‘power couple’ aims to help investors reach their goals](/img/default/pit.png)
Hayley and Paul Andrews, a UK couple who have battled life-threatening illness to build a multi-million property portfolio, are now sharing...
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
![Build to Rent rebounds strongly in Q3, CBRE report says](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property investment cons – how can the industry better prevent them?](/img/default/pit.png)
A marketing expert who is vocal about companies responsibly marketing themselves has called for the property industry to be doing much...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student landlords in the Midlands and North see best yields - study](/img/default/pit.png)
We recently reported on the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which has seen a net increase of 2.6%...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK PBSA sector remains resilient despite regional disparity – study](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) has grown by a net increase of 2.6% in 2020, with more than 25,000...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![New 976-bed accommodation opens in Leeds city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
Unite Students, one of the UK's most prolific providers of student accommodation, has completed construction of its latest development worth £114...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where is the most profitable city for BTL landlords?](/img/default/pit.png)
Up-and-coming Salford is the most profitable city for buy-to-lets, followed by Manchester and Leeds. That’s according to a new study by CIA...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Does high street decline represent opportunities for resi investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...
18 September 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
![Property expert claims investors should consider Doncaster's property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![David Alexander, Joint Manager Director](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? David Alexander What does it say on your business card? Joint Manager Director What is apropos? Apropos is a revolutionary new property management...
05 August 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Birmingham boom: St Joseph reveals latest part of landmark scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Next week (Monday 3 August 2020) developer St Joseph will launch its 21-storey The Regent building to market as it pushes forward with its...
29 July 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
![Insight - is self-build a rising investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment in UK Build to Rent set for a sharp rebound, report finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s BTR boom continues with Grainger’s latest scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...
08 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
![The rise and rise of PBSA – growth continues despite Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is continuing to grow despite the huge impact on universities from the coronavirus pandemic, which...
10 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
![Auction house reports £5m in sales as investors turn to online property platform](/img/default/pit.png)
Pugh, an auction house with auction rooms in Manchester and Leeds, has reported £5 million worth of sales for its April...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: modern tech allows modular housing firm to continue working](/img/default/pit.png)
A modular housing developer has safely completed a housing development in Leeds and continues to work on six other sites across...
22 May 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
![Midlands focus: could HS2 turn Solihull into a boom town?](/img/default/pit.png)
Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Grab your corg-keys – The UK’s most pet-friendly city for tenants revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
With the government pledging to put an end to pet bans, UK-based insurance broker Towergate Insurance has revealed the top 10...