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![Dear Prime Minister: A planning & environmental wish list from Irwin Mitchell](/upload/images/library/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
Following Liz Truss’s victory last week, Nicola Gooch and Claire Petricca-Riding of Irwin Mitchell have put the below together as to...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Community ownership key to reviving UK high streets, says research](/upload/images/Locations/UKHighStreet-Frome-400x310.jpg)
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
![Giles Atkinson, Director of Atkinson McLeod](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Atkinson%20McLeod/Giles-Atkinson-400-310.jpg)
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
![First Homes - what is going on with the scheme?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
The First Homes scheme, one of the flagship housing schemes announced by the government last year as Boris Johnson finally tried...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![The importance of solving the UK’s shortage of affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Moving to Portugal – what should investors know?](/upload/images/Locations/Portugal-400x310(1).jpg)
Expat financial planning firm Blevins Franks held a webinar earlier this month – named ‘A conversation about Moving to Portugal’ –...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle housing shortage](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
The Local Government Association (LGA) recently launched the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, a scheme that helps councils tackle...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – free frameworks webinars and the Building Safety Bill](/img/default/pit.png)
A series of free webinars are being held this month to help public sector clients access three major frameworks, including a...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build boom: will the National Home Building Fund solve the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech – digitising applications and ‘first of its kind’ agent platform launches](/img/default/pit.png)
Tech company The Future Fox has received funding from Innovate UK and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to...
29 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
![Green homes – can the construction & development industry be plastic-free?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property news – issues with regeneration and a multi-million Indian development](/img/default/pit.png)
In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incredibly strong backing for leasehold reform, says poll](/img/default/pit.png)
A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Retail to resi – rising number of conversion applications are being rejected](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors - is housing the future of the high street?](/img/default/pit.png)
On PIT, we’ve asked this question quite a lot in recent months, with John Lewis entering the Build to Rent market...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what does 2021 hold for the student market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you be looking north to the grand old city of York?](/img/default/pit.png)
York is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful cities in the UK, but is perhaps overlooked by investors and holiday...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why investment in leasehold is crucial to building safety](/img/default/pit.png)
It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes secures Rushden development to deliver 150 homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Fast-growing modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a site for residential development in Rushden, Northamptonshire, that has the potential to...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes in England – can’t alternative uses be found?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent months, we’ve covered a number of stories extolling the virtues of converting retail units to residential in light of...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![New government funding 'a small but vital step to boost UK market'](/img/default/pit.png)
In a previous article for Property Investor Today, which you can read here, I highlighted the importance of utilising brownfield sites...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how can the BTR sector get more government attention?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – should investors be building upwards?](/img/default/pit.png)
In his ‘Build, Build, Build’ speech in Dudley last month, Boris Johnson set out a number of radical planning reforms. This...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why landlords must not use ‘no DSS’ to discriminate against benefit tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Extension to eviction ban – three things landlords need to know](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...
12 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Greening the market – new tie-up set to deliver eco-friendly homes](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading modular housing company has partnered with housing provider Stonewater to deliver 120 affordable eco-homes to Hereford in a deal...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Homebuilder installs first modular homes in Stoke-on-Trent](/img/default/pit.png)
Modern homebuilder St. Modwen Homes has installed two new modular properties at its Victoria Park development in Stoke-on-Trent. The installation of the...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Are the capital’s empty homes ripe for investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
It was revealed last week that nearly 25,000 homes in London are being left unoccupied, according to the most recent government...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what does the crackdown on Airbnb involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![More action is needed for empty homes in the UK, says organisation](/img/default/pit.png)
Monday 23 September marked the start of National Empty Homes Week, which aims to shine a light on the high number...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty plans – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...
19 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold - government finally responds](/img/default/pit.png)
While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Residential buildings account for only a tiny proportion of Green Belt development](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester has become the first place in England to develop more than a third of its Green Belt, analysis of new...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Demand rises for live-in guardians to keep empty properties safe](/img/default/pit.png)
There is an increased demand for live-in guardians to keep empty homes secure, according to Homesitters, Britain’s largest home and pet-sitting...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold - your questions for Heather Wheeler MP](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory Client Money Protection – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...
09 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![London development industry continues to bemoan government inaction](/img/default/pit.png)
The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Planning permission more likely to be approved in affluent London boroughs](/img/default/pit.png)
London boroughs with an average house price of over £1 million are more likely to have planning permissions approved, according to...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Free webinar on offer for holiday rental owners in the Balearic Islands](/img/default/pit.png)
A free webinar organised by Spain-Holiday.com promising to help holiday rental owners in the Balearic Islands will take place on Thursday...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![“Javid must bring public sites to auction,” says auction boss](/img/default/pit.png)
The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housebuilding in England at highest level since 2008](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![New cladding tests reveal further safety failings](/img/default/pit.png)
Cladding used on 111 high-rise blocks across Britain, 90 of which are owned or managed by social housing providers, have now...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent inquiry: Grenfell exposed a ‘systemic failure’ of building regulation](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s decision to launch an independent review of building regulations after tests showed that at least 82 residential high-rises use...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plan to ban leaseholds on new-build houses is ‘step in right direction’](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![LGA calls for building regulation review after Grenfell Tower tragedy](/img/default/pit.png)
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on central government to launch an ‘urgent and immediate’ review of building regulations following...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Professional approach needed to drive up standards in PRS, claim BTL developers](/img/default/pit.png)
With more than a quarter of homes in the rented sector (PRS) failing to meet the government’s Decent Homes standards, a...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Conservative councils more likely to allow ‘Nimbyism to get out of control’](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![One issue must dominate the UK general election campaign... housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Announcing her decision to hold a snap general election on 8 June, Theresa May yesterday made it clear that Brexit would...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of office to residential conversions drops 19% year-on-year](/img/default/pit.png)
A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Delivery plan approved: ‘Wales will have seen nothing on this scale before’](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report setting out how the 10 local authorities in South East Wales involved with the Cardiff Capital Region City...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![New pilot scheme to boost housebuilding](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Big housebuilders’ profit margins soar](/img/default/pit.png)
Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in number of new homes built](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Planning consents fall short](/img/default/pit.png)
The government has been accused of 'failing to put its money where its mouth is' when it comes to housing after...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK government urged to encourage growth and more housebuilding](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers continue to push for reform of leasehold legislation](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) is determined to press ahead with its campaign to reform and amend the leasehold transaction process, despite...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Barcelona City Council clamping down on illegal tourist rentals](/img/default/pit.png)
Barcelona City Council has stepped up efforts to stamp out illegal tourist rentals in the Spanish city by sending out letters...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![1m new homes by 2020 possible thanks to Cameron’s ‘strong housing legacy’](/img/default/pit.png)
The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![1m new homes by 2020 ‘is perfectly possible’, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s target of building 1m new homes over this parliament is a realistic one, according to Aston Mead land and...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing starts in England fall 9%](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new homes that were built in England in the first quarter of this year fell, government figures show. A...