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As the market heats up for spring, this auction roundup features the latest lots on offer for the end of March....

In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...

Proposals for a new mixed-use development in Bristol were approved by a Government Planning Inspector at the start of March while...

Despite being a fleeting month, February has seen impressive auction results across the board. Acuitus saw an emphatic start to the...

Ghelamco - which is well-known for the creation of sustainable, energy neutral concepts - has officially launched The Arc in Shoreditch,...

Last week saw Sandwell’s Cabinet approve ambitious plans to regenerate and revitalise West Bromwich’s town centre over the coming decades. The West...

A mixed-use developer has acquired a 'significant' 1.05-acre site on Latimer Road, in Luton, with planning consent in place to develop a...

This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...

Galliard has purchased three major London commuter sites, which together have a combined GDV (gross development value) of approximately £265 million,...

The American writer Mark Twain’s famously observed ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore’. However, property investors are now finding there...

Residential developer HUB and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have acquired 2 Snow Hill Plaza in Birmingham from a global...

In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...

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

On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...

After years of speculation and alterations, the Elizabeth Line is now set to launch in the first half of 2022. Initially,...

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

One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...

This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...

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

Property developer Ballymore recently submitted a planning application for its latest major mixed-use quarter. The new development will be located on...

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

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

Property developer Godwin Developments, working in partnership with Lowesmoor Regeneration Ltd, has submitted amended proposals for its waterside mixed-used scheme Lowesmoor...

In this ongoing series, PIT will explore whether commercial to residential conversions – one of the biggest trends during the pandemic as...

Bespoke housebuilder Yorkshire Country Properties has signed a joint venture with real estate group, Dominvs Group, that will result in an...

Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...

One Bishopsgate Plaza, the tallest residential and hospitality tower in London, launched The Sky Residences last week. Stanhope was appointed as...

Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...

A brand new mixed-use development is underway in one of North London’s most popular centres for artisan creativity and trading, as...

Property Experts, a Greater London developer, has launched its development Athena House in Horley, Surrey, exclusively on Instagram. The development is a...

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

A national property developer with a focus on residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes, in partnership with both the public and private...

Scarborough Group International (SGI) has submitted two reserved matters planning applications and a revised outline planning application for the next significant...

Purfleet Centre Regeneration Ltd has instructed Knight Frank Capital Advisory (KFCA) to seek a funding partner to deliver a major new mixed-use...

This week’s auction roundup sees record toppers from Bond Wolfe Auctions and Strettons, a particularly unusual lot on sale via Pugh, and...

Before closing its doors in October 2019, the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital was a health facility on Gray’s Inn...

Now that we’re well into the summer, Property Investor Today takes a look at the mid-year results for Sutton Kersh Auctions...

Unite Students, a student accommodation provider, has announced its new property in Bristol will be named after Princess Campbell, the city’s...

Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...

One of the biggest debates raging at the moment concerns the future of the high street, which has been hit harder...

One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

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

This auction roundup takes a look at the month just gone, with record results at Sutton Kersh Auctions, Network Auctions and...

In the last auction roundup of April, Property Investor Today takes a look at iamsold’s free educational webinar on the Modern...

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

One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...

Since the onset of the pandemic, the concept of the 15-minute city has come to the forefront more than ever, with...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a closer look at the diverse lots at Bond Wolfe’s next sale, Allsop’s range of...

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Housebuilder Kebbell has unveiled its new Berkshire scheme of luxury apartments, Osborne House, which hosts six spacious, three-bedroom apartments located near the...

A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

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

Southwark Council has appointed a team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old...

The team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old Kent Road into hundreds of new homes has...

With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...

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

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...

With a broadly positive outlook for the housing market in 2021, Property Investor Today takes a look at the auctioneers who...

Summix Capital’s plans to turn the former Plumb Center in the heart of Bath into student accommodation have been granted planning...

While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...

Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...

In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...

One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...

October was a fruitful month for auctioneers, with iamsold, Auction House and Strettons seeing good results from their most recent sales....

A property valuations and disposals firm has been appointed by the joint administrators of two further Elliot Group development schemes in...

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...

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

From SDL Auctions’ continued success since March, to iamsold contributing to a major sales achievement, Property Investor Today delves into the...

The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...

With changes to the use class system and permitted development rights now in force, Christina Daniels and Marisia Beard of leading law firm...

Work on a new mixed-use development in Hendon from developer St George and leading UK retailer Sainsbury’s will commence early next...

From successful sales for Network Auctions and Sutton Kersh Auctions, to brand-new auction startup Aucspace aiming to streamline the bidding process,...

The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...

European residential real estate giant Cordia International has acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. Cordia, a developer with interests across Hungary, Poland, Spain, Germany and Romania, is the...

Property Investor Today explores the investment opportunities available at Cheffins’ second post-lockdown auction and interesting figures suggesting how much cheaper houses...

A former MOT garage site and bus depot in South London has been transformed into a new residential and commercial development...

A long-awaited riverside regeneration project has moved a step closer after planning approval was granted for Clifton Slipways, a contemporary mixed-use...

A leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor has agreed to provide Heworth Green Developments, under the North Star banner,...

As the UK gradually starts to emerge from lockdown, the reflective mood it has created is likely to continue in the...

A retirement village expert has acquired a site in the heart of West Byfleet in Surrey, with plans for a ‘new...

One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

Planning permission has been received from Westminster City Council for Mayfair’s first ‘Covid-19 compliant’ mixed-use development. The scheme at 82 Mount Street,...

Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...

New images have been released to highlight how the £1 billion regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames will transform the Essex town’s town centre...

Financial services company and leading provider of Build to Rent (BTR) homes Legal & General has announced that it is investing...

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic shaking the property world, developers and investors continue to brave the storm, with Godwin Development and Lord...

The LABS Collective – an entity comprising of three subsidiaries: LABS (co-working), STAY (residential) and HOST (events spaces) – has revealed...

London property developer Galliard Homes, along with joint venture partners Cain International, McCourt, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch, have announced...

Developer Avanton has launched a new dance-inspired show home and first-time buyer apartments at Coda in Battersea. The £260 million (GDV) mixed-use...

Invest Dudley, the inward investment arm of Dudley Council, has revealed that it will be showcasing many regeneration projects in the...

A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...

A London and Mumbai-based architects’ firm has been appointed to design and deliver two new towers located on the Western Express...

With an increasing number of mixed-use schemes and developments across the country - which typically combine residential, retail, leisure and entertainment...

Property developer Rockwell started work earlier this week on the construction of its scheme at 82 West India Dock Road, which...

Many property pundits have been espousing the benefits of investing in the North West to take advantage of low buy-in costs...

Goodison Park, the home of Everton FC since 1892, is set to be converted into ‘high-quality, affordable housing’ and other uses...

An £80 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Hackney Wick has been granted planning permission, at the same time securing the...

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

Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...

Property Investor Today recently went to visit Old Kent Road, the ancient thoroughfare subject to a planned £10 billion regeneration. It’s...

Developers in Scotland have claimed that a £250 million development for the former Tullis Russell paper factory in Fife can transform...

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...

The Route – Finance has raised a further £30 million for the funding of eight developments across the UK. Funded by The...

The global head of Lendlease has called for an end to what he has described as an often unhealthy and politically...

Another private rented sector scheme in Birmingham has sold all of its units prior to completion of construction works, with total...

More new homes are set to be delivered to West London after Inland Homes, a specialist developer of brownfield regeneration projects,...

With towns and cities across the UK and the world largely becoming dense, mixed-use urban environments, how can investors take advantage...

The first release of homes at Moda Living’s flagship Build to Rent Angels Gardens scheme in the heart of Manchester have...

Development opportunities across residential, mixed-use commercial and agricultural land in Wales will be on offer at John Pye Property’s online auction. The...

Following our piece on the ongoing works at Battersea Power Station and its environs, Property Investor Today this time explores the...

A brand-new development opportunity in the heart of Worthing town centre has already generated interest from developers following its recent launch...

Legal & General has recently exchanged contracts on a new Build to Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre on behalf...

Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...

UK auctioneer Andrews & Robertson has raised over £5 million from its latest auction, achieving a 72% success rate. Held at the...

Development and investment company, This Land, has announced its acquirement of 20 new sites in Cambridgeshire. In a bid to provide desirable...

Sales have boomed at a ‘landmark mixed-use’ project in Gibraltar, with 200 apartments reserved within just 12 weeks.  The project, EuroCity, includes...

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

Clive Emson Auctioneers has revealed that it is cataloguing a year-high 175 lots at its June auction. The sale, which begins on...

Private equity firm Cogress has secured £4.1 million of equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in Surbiton, Kingston upon...

Private equity firm Cogress has underwritten £2.5 million in equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in South West London. Eager...

Property investment company Cogress has secured £1.6m to fund a new mixed-use property development in North London. Situated in Finchley, an area...

Funding has been agreed on a prime Build to Rent (BTR) development site in Birmingham, Legal & General announced recently. The site,...

With the appointment of two new associates, property advisers Vail Williams LLP has bolstered its property asset management team. Specialising in property...

The rejuvenation plans for one of Bournemouth’s most famous locations have moved a step closer after the submission of a planning...

A scheme to regenerate a 17 hectare site in the heart of Birmingham city centre has moved a step closer after...

Planning permission has been awarded for the £60m redevelopment of a tired shopping centre in Oxford, which will not just see...

Economically vibrant and at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, Leeds is a magnet for businesses, which partly explains why office...

Plans have been approved for the construction of 2,750 new homes, as part of a new community development in the West...

Network Auctions’ first sale of the year at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London saw the sale of 27 lots...

Plans to transform a former Yorkshire colliery into a new business park have been given the green light. According to the plans...

More than 950 new homes will be built as part of plans to regenerate Sheerwater in Woking which has now been...

A planning application has been submitted by Peel Land and the Regenda Group to develop a £21m residential tower as part...

Properties offering guaranteed yields proved particularly popular with investors at Cheffins’ first auction of 2017 in Cambridge. Almost £4.2m worth of property...

Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...

Planning consent has been awarded for a major mixed-use scheme on the edge of Ipswich, which will feature 1,100 new homes,...

Strong demand for retail property from investors helped Allsop raise £57.7m at its first commercial auction of the year last week,...

Haringey Council has unveiled proposals to replace Wood Green’s existing town centre with a £3.5bn development featuring a new shopping centre...

Initial plans for a £350m mixed-use scheme that would include Leeds’ tallest tower have moved a step closer to becoming reality...

A proposal to transform part of the 24.5 hectare former Vauxhall car plant site in Luton into a £300m plus mixed-use...

Despite having to endure a 40% hit in profits from his enormous property empire, mainly based in and around London, 69-year-old...

Plans for a £175m mixed-use regeneration project on West Bar in Sheffield, which will create 1.4m sq ft of space fronting...

Wolverton Works, a £100m regeneration project which will be located in the constituent town of Milton Keynes, has received planning permission St....

Undeterred by the news of Brexit, investors from across the world were attracted by the long term secure income and exceptional...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

With plans to develop more than 4,000 new homes, as part of the large-scale regeneration of Gainsborough, more than 60 developers,...

Auctions continue to prove to be an attractive and successful format with sales at Cheffins’ latest auction far exceeding guide prices. Cambridgeshire...

The Bulls Dairies building, one-time suppliers of Jersey Milk to the local residents in Cambridge, is to be sold at auction...

Cheshire West and Chester Council have formally submitted plans for the regeneration of the Northgate area of Chester city centre. The retail-led...

Open equity investment firm Cogress has sourced £8m in just 22 days after completing a £3.9m investment for a mixed-use development on...

The acquisition of key land in the Oxpens area and the signing of a historic joint venture between Nuffield College, Oxford and...

Three property schemes in northern England will receive multi-million pound investment from China, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. £1.2bn will be pumped...

Select Property Group has joined forces with property company Bruntwood to redevelop a former BBC site in Manchester’s city centre.  Select has...