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

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

Volume housebuilder Weston Homes has announced a commercial opportunity at its new £185m Langley Square waterside scheme in Dartford. The 2,960 square...

Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...

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

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

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

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

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

The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...

Deputy leader of Waltham Forest, Ahsan Khan, Leyton ward councillor Rhiannon Elgin and Pocket’s chief commercial officer Nick Cuff recently laid...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

House prices are now more than 130 times higher than they were when Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952...

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

Boris Johnson has appointed yet another new Housing Minister as he yesterday continued the rearranging of his team in an effort...

Integritas Property Group (IPG) has announced the launch of Bastion Point, a brand new residential development in the heart of Liverpool which...

The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development and investment news, featuring Avanton’s breakout into the BTR sector...

New home supply challenges will persist throughout the year, housebuilders have warned. The WhatHouse? Predictions Report 22 reveals that while 71% of...

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...

This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

The existing planning system is the biggest obstacle to residential development, according to national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Its annual...

Situated in southeast London, Elephant & Castle boasts a rich history as well as an intriguing reputation. In recent years, the...

In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...

The Local Government Association (LGA) recently launched the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, a scheme that helps councils tackle...

Following the news of the departure of Robert Jenrick and the introduction of Michael Gove as Secretary of State for the newly renamed Department...

Leading housebuilder Harron Homes Yorkshire has submitted planning application to Barnsley Metropolitan Council for 236 new homes. The proposals will regenerate a...

The property market in Hounslow is soon set to receive a major boost with the delivery of a ‘much-needed’ 780 new...

Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

Nottingham will soon become home to the UK's largest low-rise modular housing development. Yorkshire-based home manufacturer company ilke Homes will deliver...

One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...

Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...

A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...

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

The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...

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

Construction work on a set of new riverside apartments in North Tyneside has begun. The £10 million development, Shepherds Quay, will be...

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

Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...

The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH), an independent property services group based in London, recently explored the scale of opportunity for new...

In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...

York is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful cities in the UK, but is perhaps overlooked by investors and holiday...

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...

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

Building works on a new housing development in West Oxfordshire are on track, with the show home set to open to the...

Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...

A unique site in Havant has been visited by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow after its borough council became the first local...

Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

Two brownfield sites overlooking the River Irwell are set to be converted into 500 apartments for sale and private rent after...

Local plans across the country for new housing developments and schemes must prioritise access to green space for the long-term benefit...

In an effort to tackle the climate crisis, new environmentally-friendly ‘Tiny Houses’ for extra flexibility and modern greener living have been...

One of the biggest players in the burgeoning Build to Rent market has announced that it has taken a 36% stake...

The UK’s second city could see its Build to Rent (BTR) portfolio grow further after plans were announced for a new...

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

London’s property landscape is forever shifting, both figuratively and literally. From terrace houses to high-rises, property developers have always sought out...

A unique bespoke development on the edge of the new ‘super village’ to be built south of Worcester is being proposed...

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

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

Mayor Sadiq Khan has recently set out a London Plan for the next twenty years, outlining several developments that will completely...

PropTech startup RentalStep has questioned whether long-term lifestyle tenants should have to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between...

Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...

More than £7 million is being ploughed into a new housing estate in Sunderland, giving hope to eager first-time buyers looking...

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...

England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...

The number of agricultural to residential conversions in the UK has dropped from 574 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016...

The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...

Wealthy foreign investors, particularly from mainland China, are continuing to invest in Hong Kong’s ultra-luxury housing market as part of a...

The average price of urban brownfield land rose 1.2% in the second quarter of 2017, and by 6.3% year-on-year, fresh data...

New home prices in Canada continued to increase month-on-month in May, led by growth in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the...

Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...

Residential property prices in Portugal increased by 7.9% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period of...

Residential property prices rose by an average of £3,217 north of the border in April, the latest Your Move’s Scotland House...

Plans for what would become one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects have been put forward by Haringey Council in north...

New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...

The government yesterday launched its Midlands Energy strategy, which is expected to boost the supply of much needed new homes in...

A new housing development in Slough is thought to be catching the eye of property investors. Trinity, developed by Shanly Homes, is...

With close to 200,000 homes built last year, the government looks to be on course to meet its target of building...

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

New housing remained the strongest strand of construction output in October, despite the surprise slowdown in overall construction output, the latest...

Keepmoat has broken ground at a new £43m residential property development in Bradford; which will see major local infrastructure improvements and...

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

Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...

Land values in prime central London dropped by 10.3% in the year through to September, and are now at around the...

The UK’s construction sector recorded its weakest performance since 2012 in the third quarter of the year, official figures have revealed. Construction...

Residential property prices in the UK are expected to remain largely flat until the Brexit negotiations are concluded in 2019, according...

The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

An increase in housebuilding levels helped to ensure that overall construction output remained flat in July following a 1% drop in...

The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...

Up to 350 lower-cost residential units, including 150 affordable properties, will be developed in Croydon, after a property fund managed by...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...