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The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...

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

A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...

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

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

2024 could be the year of investment in the regeneration of historic buildings a sector specialist forecasts. Charles Warrack, partner at property...

Holiday Cottage Handbook and The Property Investor Show have joined forces to organise a new event dedicated to the short-term rentals...

An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...

Real estate finance and investment house TAB has launched a new fractional ownership model called TAB Property - and it’s purchased...

Louise Dell, co-founder of property portal Kyero, shares tips and advice Perhaps more so now than in recent years, investing in the Spanish property...

The Confused. com service has analysed rental yields, educational achievements and local amenities to come up with what it claims are...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

A property entrepreneur best known for having been a contestant on The Apprentice is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or...

With the Ryder Cup in the forefront of our minds, new research has revealed the premiums for property located near a...

Dubai has been a property investment favourite in the past - and it’s had some investment issues too with over supply. Those...

For Britons contemplating a European move or affluent expats already relocating, Portugal bucks the property market as an increasingly attractive proposition. Two...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

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

Property consultancy Knight Frank has announced the launch of Palmerston Court – a deluxe collection of six three-bedroom homes in sought-after...

Fashionable Central London enclave Camden Town is set to undergo a transformation with a string of new projects. It’s already famous for...

It didn’t take long, but the gloss has already begun to come off the hugely expensive new Crossrail service in London. The...

We all need to learn more about how to reduce our energy bills and take steps to ensure our homes are...

Merseyside's Sutton Kersh auction house held their third sale of the year and offered 147 lots – their largest for two...

 Young people across the UK continue to face great difficulties getting onto the property ladder, but do students from some universities...

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

Whether for a holiday home or a permanent move, Cyprus has no shortage of reasons to invest in property. The island...

New Rightmove data revealed Tower Hamlets as the only London borough to see house price growth in the first month of...

Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...

Developer of affordable housing, Pocket Living, recently submitted a planning application for 74 homes targetted towards first-time buyers. The properties are adjacent...

Historical market trends infer that a good World Cup performance by the England team usually correlates to a boost in house...

New research conducted by members of The Housing Forum's Futures Network has revealed that the housing industry believes it is unlikely...

A property developer which describes itself as 'revolutionary' has increased its portfolio through the acquisition of four new sites located in Ipswich,...

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...

Berkshire, Hampshire, and Buckinghamshire will become home to new developments over the next few years. Housebuilder Kebbell is behind the three new...

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

For Investors choosing the location of their next property investment, regeneration projects are often a clear indicator that a city is...

If our auction roundups are anything to go by, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction continues to...

Portugal has long been a favourite destination for British holidaymakers and investors, but getting there, living there and investing there have no...

In what is sadly my last ever auction roundup for PIT, SDL Property Auctions launches the catalogue for its July National...

The first factory-built homes have been craned into place on a site in Hereford to deliver an affordable housing scheme for...

The UK's Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to grow and evolve, which arguably makes the role of the market's trade...

Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...

Two pioneering tech firms have partnered to deliver the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. Octopus Energy and ilke...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...

This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...

Unsurprisingly, with the Elizabeth Line finally opening its doors yesterday, the number of stories we've been seeing about its impact on...

While many of us may be able to book a holiday rental at the click of a button, there are a...

In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...

One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...

Town and city regeneration isn’t a new topic, by any means, but recent events in the UK have left us thinking...

PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...

Leaseholders facing the prospect of huge bills to remove unsafe cladding will be offered valuable insights into the possible implications of...

This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...

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

In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...

The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...

Some of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic were rescinded...

It’s my first column for Property Investor Today and I’m grateful to the team for allowing me to share my knowledge...

Pinch, punch, it’s the first of the month! While it is indeed April Fools’ day, these record sales at auction are...

The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...

Following a record low for the hospitality industry in 2020 and a mixed 2021 amidst the yo-yoing regulations, demand is finally...

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

Here, Giles Sutcliffe, head of affordable housing at Cluttons, shares his insight on what is needed in order to achieve affordable...

Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A few weeks ago we reported on Ghelamco's first UK scheme in Shoreditch, which is being spearheaded by 27-year-old Marie-Julie Gheysens, the firm's...

This mini development roundup sees homebuilder Placemakers putting sustainability and profitability at the fore of its new scheme in Beulah Hill,...

In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...

This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...

This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...

London-based PropTech firm Homeppl has developed two ‘revolutionary’ fraud detection tools to support agencies currently combating rising levels of rental fraud. The...

UK-focused real estate fund manager Moorfield has agreed to forward fund an 81-bed co-living scheme near Ealing Broadway, West London, for £21...

Last week (Wednesday February 2), the government finally released its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, designed to help flesh out a...

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...

Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...

In this guest piece, Sascha Badelt, managing director of Cloverhut, outlines what investors should (and shouldn't) be doing when it comes to...

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

In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...

While 2020 was an utterly unique year, 2021 has in some ways been even more extraordinary. The first few months of...

Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...

Despite the rollercoaster of 2021, the Scottish property market has had a stronger period of growth than many would have expected...

One of the challenges that any developer faces when building entry-level homes is how to stand out from the crowd. Build...

The prime London rental market has enjoyed an 8% uplift in rental values over the last year, with the most in-demand...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...

Already nearly three years late and vastly over-budget, Crossrail 1 – which will officially be known as the Elizabeth Line when...

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, 'what's the best property development strategy?'. Given that property development ranges...