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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...

New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...

A proposal to breathe new life into a series of buildings at the point where Edinburgh’s West End and city centre...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, has released data which points to potential future increases in credit impairments in the...

With the latest news of interest rates rising, banks closing, and the stock market plummeting, now is not a “safe” time...

Fans of Kevin Costner* may recall Field of Dreams. The above quote went to the heart of the 1989 film. It...

Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...

When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...

An ambitious intern with career ambitions in property or finance has praised Poole-based MSP Capital for extending his summer work experience...

A leading buying agent has claimed that, with the mortgage market still in turmoil post-the disastrous mini-Budget (and its near total...

Ingenious has announced that Ingenious Real Estate Finance has completed a bridging loan deal with Cole Waterhouse to support its development of a...

New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...

Despite the increasing cost of borrowing currently hitting homebuyers across the property market, it evidently remains less expensive to buy when...

In the parish of Great Bromley, Essex, there is currently disused land and Blackfinch Property has provided a £7.6 million loan...

Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...

Anvil Homes has secured a hefty £4.2 million funding package from Paragon Development Finance to support its nine-home new build development...

Pluto Finance closed £130 million of senior development finance in August, at an average margin of 4.1% and an average Loan...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...

Tax was a critical part of the Tory leadership debate, with both Truss and Sunak taking the view that tax decreases...

October’s energy price cap increase will see the average household paying the equivalent of nearly a third of their annual mortgage...

Sourced Capital recently announced the closing of its most current deal, which will be used to fund a development loan of...

Real estate credit investment manager, Hilltop Credit Partners, has completed a £4.6 million bridge loan facility to fulfil the acquisition of a...

Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...

Real estate development finance provider Maslow Capital has announced the completion of a £7.3 million loan to support the Castlemore Homes...

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

Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....

Not for the first time, the worlds of property and football have collided with the proposed takeover of beleaguered Derby County...

Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...

Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...

The UK Government’s policy of improving the quality of life outside of London is central to its raison d'être. ‘Levelling up’...

Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...

Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...

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...

The government’s Levelling Up Home Building Fund is unlikely to provide enough funding to supply loans to all of the nation’s...

It’s been a tumultuous year for the student accommodation market, with distance learning and travel restrictions taking their toll on occupancy...

With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...

The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...

We’re already into the second month of 2022, but predictions on what the market could bring for the remainder of the...

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

In this guest piece, Spanish real estate agent and property expert Sean Woolley shares his experience of getting a mortgage in...

It’s been announced that property experts from international law company Gowling WLG are advising Lincoln MGT on the £750 million regeneration...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development and investment news, featuring Avanton’s breakout into the BTR sector...

In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

Here, in this latest PIT guest piece, Ellen Klein - editor at Sleep Junkie - outlines how investors should buy their first...

This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...

An alternative investment fund manager has announced it has provided a senior loan of more than £100 million (£103 million) to...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham provides some simple steps to help landlords save time, stress, and ultimately money, in the months and years...

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...

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

This BTR roundup features an insight into the UK PBSA sector, good news for the London co-living market, and a brand-new...

In part three of our series on the booming commercial to residential sector, we look at some of the recent schemes...

New principal lender GRE Finance “GRE” has provided a £5 million facility, at 70% LTV on an 18-month term, to property...

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

Marden Homes Limited has secured a £17 million loan from Shawbrook Bank to help complete a ‘unique’, luxury lakeside scheme at...

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 term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....

A new Build to Rent scheme is now on the way in Dagenham as Castle Trust Bank recently agreed to a...

Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...

Asset management platform for property finance LendInvest recently partnered with two British multinational universal banks Barclays and HSBC. LendInvest offers products and...

Why would a commercial lender give you money for a small-scale property development project? The answer is … profit. They’ll typically...

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

Dover District Council has approved Etopia Homes’ plans to deliver 50 eco-friendly homes on a site in Eastry, Kent. Situated on Gore...

Not for profit charity Emerging Futures has secured a loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), from its Social and Sustainable...

With Britain experiencing a staycation surge, it is unsurprising that beach huts have become increasingly hot property. Beach huts have become...

A new residential development in Salford, Manchester is set to offer a ‘refreshing’ collection of apartments. The gritty suburb-turned-cultural-goldmine location is home...

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...

A specialist real estate development finance provider, Maslow Capital, has supplied a £13.7 million loan facility to Sheen Lane Developments for...

A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...

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

Despite having only around three million inhabitants, Lithuania is punching well above its weight, enjoying years of economic growth. Its architecture...

With Portugal on the UK’s green list and slowly reopening to British (and other) holidaymakers, the country is likely to be...

More than a third (34%) of landlords have recently purchased another buy-to-let (BTL) property or intend to buy one within the...

In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...

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

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...

A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...

Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...

As a once in a lifetime event, the response to the pandemic has taken precedence over other global issues, including our...

Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...

Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...

Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...