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In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...

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

The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...

New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...

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

It’s success galore for this week’s auction roundup, with Bond Wolfe witnessing revenue growth of over £23 million at its second...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with iamproperty reaching reached a 300 employee milestone as auctions grow in popularity....

Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...

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

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...

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

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

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

This week is nothing but positive, with the release of Clive Emson’s diverse catalogue, impressive lots set to go under the...

GetGround and Salboy have announced a strategic partnership to make property investing in the North West easier, faster and more efficient.  Salboy, the North West property development and investment company, and GetGround,...

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

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

Haringey has become the first council in London to provide specially designed modular homes to tackle homelessness and help those in...

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

New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...

On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...

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

In what will be seen as a major win, one of the UK’s leading developers and managers of retirement communities has...

Throughout the year people looking to enjoy a local or international getaway rely on services such as Airbnb. Homestays for cabin...

Over 25 major firms have come together to combat the UK’s housing crisis by forming action groups to tackle present and...

The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USR) has announced a £25.8 million deal acquiring sustainable new homes created using Modern Methods of...

During the pandemic, it has often been said that the importance of a home being near transport links has lessened considerably...

The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...

Here at Property Investor Today, we take a look at the successful month of March, which saw record-breaks for Auction House...

Real Estate Capital Holdings has agreed to sell a prime PBSA development opportunity in Leeds for £18.5 million to global living...

A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...

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

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...

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

It goes without saying that 2020 was an incredibly eventful year for us all. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns meant...

As we settle into 2021, Auction House and iamsold reflect on last year’s record sales, while Pugh announces new technology designed...

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...

With some 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, the importance of sustainable construction has become undeniable. Over the...

For most people, 2020 has been a very difficult year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences on so many aspects...

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...

The fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to generate plenty of news, even as we live through Lockdown 2.0. The week-long...

Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...

Fast-growing modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a site for residential development in Rushden, Northamptonshire, that has the potential to...

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

Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...

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

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...

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

Initial work to restore a historic building to its former glory and bring luxury living space to Stretford, Greater Manchester, has...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

A leading Birmingham estate agent has highlighted the potential increase in property prices anticipated across the West Midlands market as a...

The effects of coronavirus on the short-lets market is continuing to see Airbnb landlords and the like switching back to long-term...

It has been well over a month since the UK government first announced social distancing measures in response to Covid-19. At...

The coronavirus crisis has led to a rising interest in selling at auction, with this industry more prepared and better-equipped than...

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

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

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...

Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...

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

Nearly one in three people retiring this year plan to use their property wealth to help bolster their retirement income, highlighting...

As we enter a new year (and decade), the opening weeks of 2020 are an appropriate time to reflect on the...

The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...

In September, the average rental price for a new tenancy in the UK was £967 per calendar month, up by 2.5%...

Newton Property, one of Scotland’s largest property factors, has announced an emergency building eco-improvements fund up to £100,000 per eligible property. Newton...

A leading property management firm has warned UK landlords to be cautious about turning to Airbnb and other short-term online lettings...

Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...

In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...

It’s not hugely surprising that homes near strong transport links enjoy better house price growth, but new research has now revealed...

As Brexit draws closer it is only natural that home owners are worried about how it will affect them. However, experts...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

Inventory services provider No Letting Go has claimed that property MOTs are the next logical step for rental sector regulation. The proposal...

Serviced accommodation specialists Pass the Property recently announced an upcoming event to showcase the company’s approach to creating luxury serviced accommodation. The...

Dundee’s residential property market is being boosted by the V&A effect, with prices regularly well above Home Report valuations and homes...

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index revealed a healthy increase in housing activity during September following the...

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...

This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...

Property buyers are being offered the opportunity to purchase a home in one of Austria’s best-known nature reserves. The apartments, in...

Two fifths of postcodes across London are registering year-on-year price falls, according to the latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index. The...

The most well-known house price indices in the UK are publishing out-of-date statistics and misleading buyers and sellers, according to recent...

A three-bedroom home was the latest successful property sale by Pattinson Auction, selling for nearly triple the starting bid. Located in Alnwick,...

Auction House has been joined by Loveitts, bolstering the company’s total number of nationwide auction rooms to 41. Originally forming in 1843,...

Online property auction firm, John Pye Property, has set its sights on expanding further across the North West. Holding more than 650...

Residential property price growth across Britain eased to a three-month low in August, as cooler economic conditions and political uncertainty continued...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive house prices upwards across Britain, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest house price...

The annual rise in UK house prices picked up again in May, the latest figures show, with prices continuing to rise...

Residential property price in the UK rebounded in June after falling for three months, fresh data from Nationwide has revealed. House prices...

The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...

There is growing evidence that activity levels in the property auctions market is starting to improve, following a recent slowdown, caused...

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

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

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

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

Property investors in the US flocked to an Irish property show in Boston last week with a view to taking advantage...

Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...

A chronic lack of homes for sale and historically low mortgage borrowing costs will continue to push UK house prices even...

Political and economic uncertainty and a dip in sentiment and transactions generated in part by the outcome of the EU referendum...

A chronic shortage of homes for sale is pushing house prices in the UK even higher, a property investment specialist has...

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...

Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...

With mortgage borrowing costs at a record-low, home price growth relatively flat and new housing supply failing to meet demand, one...

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

Residential property prices in the UK were unchanged in October compared with the previous month following 15 consecutive months of house...

Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...

Residential property prices continued to cool in September as the property market softens, with the latest data from Halifax revealing that...

Mexico's housing market continues to go from strength to strength, buoyed by strong foreign demand in resort communities, the latest market...

Of the four Middle Eastern housing markets included the latest Global Property Guide survey, all, except UAE, performed worse in the...

Residential property prices in the UK rose further in September, albeit at a slower rate, new figures out today show. According to...

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...

The Bank of England, as expected, opted to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 0.25% yesterday in the wake of recent...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...

The Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that Britain’s exit from the European Union will not be straightforward for the economy,...

More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...

Residential property prices in the UK rose marginally in August to reach yet another all-time high, according to fresh data from...

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has played a major role in deterring many people from buying property, with...

After a characteristically dramatic opening weekend of Premier League football, seeing Arsenal beaten 4-3 by Liverpool and the champions, Leicester City,...

  The Crossrail project, a new railway line spanning from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in...

Residential property prices increased at their fastest annual pace in four months in July, but the early impact of Brexit has...

Residential property prices in the UK increased marginally in June, despite greater uncertainty in the run-up to the EU referendum, the...

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

The introduction of a stamp duty surcharge next month has again been deemed responsible for a boost in housing demand, with...

It has been revealed that the government’s Right to Rent pilot scheme issued just nine civil penalties to landlords between 1st...

House prices have risen by 0.3% in January, according to the latest findings from Nationwide. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, said the...

The latest report by Nationwide has shown that the average price of property in the UK has now risen to £196,999, an...

Nationwide auctioneer Auction House has sold 3,000 lots this year, claiming to be the first auctioneer to pass the 3,000 milestone...

Research carried out by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that the demand for tenants is stronger than ever, with...

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

The number of sales for properties over £1.5 million seems set to drop for the first time in two years, according...

Glen Wilson has been appointed by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking as Head of Property for small and medium sized enterprises. Wilson, as...