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Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic...

The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

The UK house building industry needs “significant intervention” from government to address planning, quality and financial problems according to the Competition...

Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

Waypoint has launched its UK Affordable Single-Family Housing Fund focused on new build, affordable single-family housing.  The vehicle will be kick-started with...

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...

A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...

If you want the best chance of snagging a new home, the place to be is South Derbyshire, which has embraced...

A property investment platform’s research may throw cold water on the potential of new build properties to offer short term profits...

The government has been making a flurry of announcements about new investment areas in recent weeks, the single biggest of which...

The government is pushing ahead with controversial plans which, if they come to fruition, will make Cambridge the so-called Silicon Valley...

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

On Wednesday Keir Starmer made a radical announcement which some saw as political suicide and others saw as a much-needed breath...

Retirement Villages Group (RVG), owned by AXA IM Alts, has revealed the concept for its future collection of Integrated Retirement Communities,...

A joint venture between Galliard Homes, one of London’s leading developers, specialist retirement living specialists, Probitas Developments, and O’Shea, a market...

Research by Alliance Fund, the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that while Greater London may have seen the...

Developer Lovell Partnerships, has announced that planning has been granted for one of its newest West Yorkshire sites, Garrett Grove in...

Top ten homebuilder, Keepmoat, has begun construction of its new housing development, Synergy, in Halton Moor, which is to be built...

Riverstone has acquired its fourth site – a 142 apartment building from St William, part of the Berkeley Group – which...

Affordable housing provider SO Resi has appointed its Group Head of Sales, Kevin Sims, into a newly created role to boost...

Spring 2023 will mark the launch of The Founding at Canada Water. A collection of homes located among 160 acres of...

Property development and funding company, Salboy, has acquired the former site of the Boddingtons Brewery. The scheme is part of Manchester City...

A five-year joint venture partnership to deliver more than 1,000 highly sustainable, affordable modular homes has been announced by Legal & General...

Work on 18 apartments in Morpeth has begun. The Ida Homes brand promises to bring high-quality homes to the chosen locations. The...

Residential property developer and owner of Birmingham-based Cordia Blackswan, Cordia Group, is adding 500 new homes to the Budapest property market. Over...

A new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital has successfully delivered more than 450 new homes. As the rental property supply...

Permission for the first phase of Dagenham Green has been granted. Plans to build 935 homes on the site of the...

Following a major planning application to Bradford Council, a ‘spectacular vision’ to transform a vacant office block on the edge of the...

Planning permission has been granted for a mixed-use development at Calvary Barracks. Formerly a Ministry of Defence site in Hounslow, there are...

As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...

Uplands Business Park on Blackhorse Lane in London will undergo some exciting changes in summer 2024. NEAT Developments and BlackRock Real Assets...

The start of construction has been marked by two ground-breaking ceremonies on a £28 million housing project that will aim to...

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

The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...

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

A recent market analysis by Unlatch has revealed where London’s new-build premium hotspots are. Housebuilders who hone in on these parts of...

Legal & General Modular Homes has recently been drafted by the City of Wolverhampton Council as its preferred developer from a...

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

Ealing Council and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group have formally opened the newly regenerated Seasprite Close, thus successfully handing over 92...

City & Docklands, the residential developer, has announced their partnership with Unlatch, the innovative new homes CRM, data analysis, sales progression...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

One of the Build to Rent (BTR) sector’s leading developer operators has announced plans for its first Sheffield scheme. Moda Living has...

Since the regeneration scheme was completed in 2015, over 250 properties have sold. At present, only one two-bedroom apartment which forms...

Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...

The community of Stafford have been asked for their views on plans to deliver new homes, businesses, a hotel, and leisure...

At PIT, we have regularly focused on stories surrounding regeneration and the impact this has on investment. Very often, an area that...

In the first quarter of this year, the number of planning applications received by councils in England has fallen by almost...

Leeds City Council yesterday granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to a national developer for a new Build to...

A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...

An initiative by award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, saw that keys were officially handed over for six SoloHaus to Southend-on-Sea City...

PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...

Student accommodation brand Fusion is ready to launch Fusion at Brent Cross Town, its first development in London, to provide 662...

We know that vehicle emissions are a major contributor to climate change, that carbon pollution is harmful to health, and that...

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

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

Transport for London (TfL) is putting its heads together with regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnership, and housing association, Peabody, on proposals that could...

The green light has been given by New Forest District Council to Metis Homes, experienced and highly reputable property developers since...

It’s one of the best-known parts of West London, famous for its (now demolished) exhibition centre, its busy Tube station and...

The teams behind the regeneration of Canada Water have hailed the 53-acre masterplan as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to...

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

This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...

In this guest article, Isabel James, head of residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street electric vehicle (EV)...

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

Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

Homebuilders are reportedly utilising technology to dramatically reduce the time it takes to exchange on a new-build transition, the latest research...

Planning consent has been granted for the development of 235 new homes on land at Stump Cross Hill, southeast of London...

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

Gedling Borough Council has approved planning permission for 433 new homes by Keepmoat Homes. This will mark the final phase of...

Pocket Living has been granted a £19.3 million debt facility with Pluto Finance for the recently completed Addiscombe Grove asset in Croydon. This deal with the provider...

For many years, Manchester has been the number one location for buy-to-let investors in the UK. A young, professional population, strong...

A £136 million forward funding deal to deliver 551 new homes at Sherlock Street in Birmingham has been agreed by Build...

Radcliffe-on-Trent is set for 280 'quality' new homes courtesy of housebuilder Spitfire Homes, after it acquired a site with outline planning...

In this mini update, PIT looks at the latest in planning applications, with affordable factory-built homes in Hastings, high-quality homes anticipated...

The site of a former car park in Southall is being transformed into housing, with work underway to build 125 new...

A range of corporate regeneration policies for 2022 to 2027 have been approved by Sandwell Council’s cabinet that could ultimately deliver up...

UK developer of new communities and homes, St. Modwen Homes, recently announced plans for projects to deliver over 1,100 properties in England. They...

Mixta Africa, an African real estate and infrastructure development company, has announced its UK roadshows to showcase its luxury and affordable...

A property developer and operator is aiming to have a major say in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector, with...

In 2021, a year marked by rising house prices, supply chain issues and worker shortages, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State...

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...

Wise Living has announced it will be delivering nearly 90 new 'quality' rental properties across two schemes in Mansfield, which will...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from 160 new green homes coming to Croxley Green...

While the level of new homes being granted planning permission dipped during the first year of the pandemic, this negative trend...

New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...

The cost of construction for a new-build property is set to climb by almost £18,000 per unit – a jump that...

The UK is currently trailing a number of other major European nations when it comes to the delivery of new homes...

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

In this week's development roundup, Property Investor Today looks at a new ambitious scheme that will see rough sleepers in Basildon...

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

Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...

A housing development company wholly owned by Manchester City Council was formally launched late last week (Friday February 4) in order...

Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...

A pioneering research and development partnership launched this month is to lead to a world-first in the move towards carbon zero, plastic-free...