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This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...

The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...

In part 2 of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of property management and development...

This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...

Multinational universal bank Barclays will join Housing Growth Partnership as the two new funding partners at Pocket Living’s Waltham Forest scheme. HGP is a...

Lender Fiduciam has provided a £5 million development loan for the construction of a £10 million seven-storey residential apartment building in...

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed personal lives and the economy. UK firms have suffered because of the outbreak.  Staying at...

Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...

In this article, building society The Cumberland - specialists when it comes to holiday let lending - offer expert input on...

When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...

The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...

Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property?  Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...

On Thursday May 6, a webinar was held – ‘Invest. Work. Live. In Lisbon’ – to highlight the best ways of...

With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...

Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...

Investors trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages...

In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...

A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...

Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager at The Cumberland, discusses how the holiday let sector can prepare for a spring like no...

Property investment, like everything else at the moment, continues to be heavily influenced by Covid-19 and Brexit. But what does the market...

With the transition period for the UK leaving the EU ending in a matter of weeks, there is no doubt that...

Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...

“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...

For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

Two super-prime London mansions are on offer as part of a ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme that allows buyers to move...

With the potential for restrictions to be in place on and off for many years to come, and the likely continued...

A Berlin-based investment company has continued its expansion by establishing a presence in the UK. LINUS Capital finances real estate projects with...

“It’s time to talk about Brexit,” according to Spanish property expert and author Sean Woolley. While the Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious...

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

At the start of 2020, the French property market had been flying, with demand for prestige property leading the way.  Sales were at...

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

Earlier this week, we conducted a Q&A with Mark Lightfoot - the founder of ski property platform SnowOnly – to get...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...

Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...

Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...

A leading private wealth firm has called on the government to take urgent action to help encourage investment into much-needed senior...

While England slowly starts to emerge from lockdown under the UK government’s three-point plan (the devolved administrations are taking a slightly...

Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...

Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and possibly for much longer than that, the new normal is...

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on real estate finance has thrown the sector into uncharted and worrying waters. So, what...

The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...

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

A set of luxury two, three and four-bedroom boutique barns have opened in Cornwall, offering a prime lifestyle investment opportunity. Launched by...

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, where we chat with inspiring women who are making their mark...

Welcome back to Women in Property Investment, your bi-weekly dose of tales, tips and tidbits from inspiring women breaking barriers in...

Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...

A flourishing SME housebuilder has purchased 15 acres of residential development land in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.  Storey Homes aims to go head-to-head...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

Octopus Real Estate, working alongside Cardiff-based brokerage Pure Commercial Finance, has completed the £28.3 million refinancing of UK Regeneration’s 970-acre development...

A new five-star hotel and branded residences have started construction in the heart of the Algarve, it has been revealed. Ombria Resort,...

On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...

Lending in the buy-to-let mortgage market has been steady in recent months, despite a slowdown in overall mortgage business, according to...

Despite several changes in the buy-to-let market, 73% of prospective investors considered property to be the best, least volatile long-term investment,...

Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...

Renters in East London are seeing twice the growth of their West London counterparts, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index,...

Property Investor Today recently spoke with Alex Cook, Litigation Solicitor and Partner at Helix Law to discuss the rise of property...

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

Crowdfunded property development projects are great for home buyers and investors alike.  For investors, the pros are that you don’t need a...

Property Partner has announced the launch of an Innovative Finance ISA. The property investment platform, which recently created its first opportunistic...

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

Bridging loan finance continues to grow amidst low interest rates, Brexit uncertainty and mortgage lender caution, Commercial Trust Limited research has...

The number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies has increased by 47% over the past year, according to Mortgages for...

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

Average asking prices of newly-marketed property show a fall of 2.3% in August as new sellers launch a ‘late summer sale’,...

Attitudes towards being a landlord in the current economic and political climate remain optimistic, according to recent research from Your Move. Its...

Hundreds of landlords are moving from long to short-term lets on Airbnb and other online outlets to counter falling yields, according...

UK national house price growth is on an upward curve, according to Carter Jonas. But it continues to slow with rates...

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fully authorised ‘Lendy – The Property Platform’, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer platforms. Following a detailed...

Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is the biggest challenge facing the UK property sector, according to a survey of investors,...

Despite the resilience in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, landlords are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to assess how the market...

Peer-to-peer secured lending platform Lendy has just signed up the 20,000th investor on its platform. Its investor base has expanded by more...

The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...

Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...

Lenders absorbed more costs to keep their rates competitive in the last quarter of 2017, according to the latest results of...

Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...

Allsop Residential Auctions has taken a look back on a successful 2017 for the firm, when it raised a total of...

Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...

The cost of the Bank of Mum and Dad phenomenon to parents has been laid bare by new research carried out...

New data from Carter Jonas has revealed that farmland values throughout the UK have declined by more than 10% in the...

After a decade of uncertainty, the Spanish prime property market finds itself on its firmest footing, according to Knight Frank’s latest...

The number of agricultural to residential conversions in the UK has dropped from 574 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016...

Mint Bridging has pitched itself as a third-generation lender after launching its new brand and identity focusing on handcrafted loans. Since forming...

Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...

There has been a surge in the number of switching plans from existing equity release customers, thanks to record lows in...

The second charge mortgage market saw new business increase 33% by value and 22% by volume in June compared with the...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its calendar of autumn events that focus on the specialist lending sector. The half day...

The bridging loans sector has markedly raised its profile in recent years. It is also becoming better understood by property investors,...

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

UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...

Australia has added more measures to curb speculation on residential properties in an effort to curb rising home prices and help...

Recent months have seen the UK property market starting to slow down. So what has caused this, and will it change? Whilst...

With a growing number of property investors using short-term bridging finance to buy property, June was a landmark for many specialist...

Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to announce that it will be implementing changes for portfolio...

People borrowed more than £17bn in new mortgages last year in order to buy property in London, as homeowners, investors and...

A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...

A growing number of property investors are turning to alternative finance options to overcome tougher mainstream mortgage lending criteria and stress...

Many young people are being left with little alternative but to live with their parents to save enough money for a...

From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...

The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...

A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...

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

Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...

The recent rise in the level of both first-time buyer and remortgage lending is expected to ‘maintain momentum’ thanks to the...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

A growing number of property investors unable to secure finance from banks to buy property are turning to alternative finance providers...

Demand for short-term loans continued to increase in the first quarter of the year, with more property investors turning to bridging...

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

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...

The total number of mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as competition...

Residential property prices in Ireland look set to increase as demand for property continues to pick up, while the number of...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of bargains available under the hammer, but only...

TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...

House prices in Sydney dipped for the first time in 18 months in April, according to new data, as regulators continue...

Annual gross bridging lending dropped slightly in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Bridging Trends data. The figures...

The Kuflink Group is offering investors an opportunity to earn up to 6% a year through its peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform,...

Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...

Marsden Building Society has launched more than 40 new mortgage products, which includes a number of new deals aimed at buy-to-let...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

More than nine months on from the historic Brexit vote, and home buyers are now paying 1.3% on average more for...

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

Mortgage accessibility in the UK has improved to its highest level since tougher lending conditions came into play as part of...

Residential property prices in Australia are increasing at their fastest pace in seven years, fuelling growing fears about a property bubble...

Residential property prices in Portugal are expected to keep on rising, with experts forecasting growth of about 4% this year, after...

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

The number of Spanish homes changing hands increased significantly in January, the latest figures show. Data from the Association of Spanish Notaries...

Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 0.6% month-on-month in January to keep annual growth steady at 7.9% following the first...

Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...

With banks in Australia continuing to tighten their investor lending criteria, a growing number of investors looking to invest in property...

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

There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...

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

Demand for short term loans continued to surge in the final quarter of last year, as an increasing number of property...

A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...

Asking prices for residential properties listed for sale in England and Wales increased by 2% in the month to early February, the...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

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

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the nation's biggest property lender, will stop accepting refinancing applications for investment home loans from...

Demand for bridging loans surged last year, as a growing number of property investors turned to short-term finance solutions, which typically...

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

While buy-to-let lenders come to terms with fresh interventions imposed by the Prudential Regulation Authority, designed to subject buy-to-let landlords to stricter...

Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property market with sustainable growth and high demand. Whether you’re looking to take...

The number of commercial property loans being written off has dropped to its lowest level since the credit crunch, fresh figures...

The prime minister’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the single market has been cautiously welcomed by leading business figures and...

Name Tarlochan Garcha What does it say on your business card? CEO, Kuflink What does the business do and what are you offering? The Kuflink Group...

SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...

The number of homes changing hands in the UK look set to rise over the next few months, as reflected by...

New Zealand's housing market was one of the best performers in the world in 2016, but home owners and property investors...

People over the age of 55 are being frozen out of new mortgages, according to a new study. Stricter lending criteria means many...

Beijing’s mayor has pledged to stop residential property prices in the Chinese capital from rising in 2017 in an attempt to...

Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...

Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...

New Zealand’s housing market is under growing pressure with auction clearance rates in Auckland falling sharply, but estate agents report that...

LandInvest has reduced the minimum loan size applicable across its suite of bridging finance products in a bid to open up...

UK mortgage approvals rose last month as the housing market continued to show signs of recovery following June's vote to leave...

The number of mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19-month low in August, according to fresh data...

The annual rate of home price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities hit 8.5% in September, up from 8.2%...

The UK housing market remains resilient post-Brexit, as illustrated by the latest house price index which shows a housing market that...

Gross mortgage lending last month hit a nine year high for the month of September, despite a 7% month-on-month drop, new...

Bridging lending increased sharply during the third quarter of the year peaking at £140.49m, brushing off volatility that had plagued the...

Homebuyer deposits rose by an average of £5,000 in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period last...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

Ireland is at risk of another economic disaster because the country has failed to learn from the mistakes of the last...

The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions, confidence in one often-overlooked corner of the market is currently booming. Sentiment among bridging...

Zoopla has announced the launch of a new lending portal in partnership with Landbay and Bricklane that enables investors to fund 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 all Australian capitals in the June quarter of 2016 except Perth and Darwin, according to new...

Regentsmead has launched a range of development finance products aimed at developers and investors taking on new build, conversion and refurbishment...

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

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

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

Residential property prices in Greece fell at a slower pace in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous...

Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has joined forces with LOT11 to become the funding partner for those seeking to buy property...

The banking regulator in Australia may step in to curb lending in the investment sector of the country’s housing market if...

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

In future only investors with hefty deposits will qualify for mortgages to acquire property in New Zealand under tough new restrictions...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to push house prices upwards across Barcelona, according to a new report. The report from CBRE reveals...

Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...

Banks reduced lending to the commercial property sector for the first time in four years in the run-up to the EU...

Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2bn in May, the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal. Lending was 4% higher...

The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...

The residential property market in Ireland continues to attract investors due to strong growth witnessed in recent years, particularly as the...

Keystone Property Finance has responded to investor feedback by introducing new ranges for auction purchases and commercial property. The auction range includes...

Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...

There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...

Plummeting property prices in Dubai is creating a wealth of cheap investment opportunities, new research shows. Residential property prices in Dubai dropped...

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

Lawyers are increasingly banking on property to fund all or some of their retirement, according to new research. Some 29% of those...

Homeownership rates have massively declined in the last 15 years, with almost two million young buyers priced out of homeownership, according...

Half of buy-to-let mortgage applicants are unaware of the impending changes to mortgage law, according to Direct Line, with accidental landlords...

More than one in four house sales fell through in the last quarter of 2015. This is according to data from...

The Residential Landlords Association has warned that Treasury proposals to make access to buy-to-let lending harder could cut off the supply...

Paragon Group has released its results for the year ending 30 September 2015, reporting that buy-to-let lending has increased by over...

Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning...

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

Peer-to-peer mortgage lender Landbay has announced the appointment of Paul Clampin as Chief Lending Officer. Clampin, who is joining from Paragon...

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

New research conducted by retirement lending specialist more 2 life has revealed that older borrowers want to see age limits on...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...

Quanta is the latest property crowdfunding opportunity to hit the headlines. It is looking to raise £3 million by offering UK...

Aldermore, a retail bank which specialises in providing financial services to small and medium sized businesses, has cut its buy-to-let range...

Mortgage brokers are seeing stable or growing levels of demand from landlord and property investor clients.  Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisor Confidence...

The number of mortgage products available reached a post-recession high in April, according to research by the National Mortgage Index from...

Buy-to-let lending in Q1 2015 went up by almost 20% year-on-year, dramatically outpacing residential lending which increased by 1.6%, new analysis...