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

Jacksons, a once renowned department store in the heart of Reading town centre, is undergoing a major renovation that will see...

Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...

Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...

While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...

The local people of Hereford will finally get to see what has been achieved by Birmingham-based property developer Elevate Property Group...

Spanish luxury real estate agency Lucas Fox witnessed sales of new homes triple in the period from January to April 2019,...

Property prices in South East London are set to increase faster than much of Greater London thanks to significant regeneration throughout...

Urban developer Argent Related has launched a seven-building regeneration scheme at the heart of Tottenham Hale – its first ever development. One...

Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...

More than nine out of 10 new-build homes in the UK have defects and almost 40% fail to meet their original...

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

Brighton is the latest major destination to join the Build to Rent revolution, with over 200 new homes for renters set...

A smart home developer has opened a new factory capable of producing 2,000 houses a year. Project Etopia’s facility – a 50,000...

It took the Spanish property market several years before it really started to claw its way out of the chaos brought...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...

Spain’s property market is set for steady growth in 2019, according to Lucas Fox International Properties. With 2018 proving to be another...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland. In a bid to meet the...

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

The latest analysis from estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the top commuter hotspots for London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, with Luton...

The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...

New data from AA Financial Services recently revealed that the number of British adults who say they want to move from...

A new £2 billion property investment portfolio was this week launched by the Department for International Trade. It’s hoped the £2 billion...

The property market was given an early autumn supply boost, according to the latest Property Supply Index put together by online...

Homeowners in the UK are selling up and relocating north in record numbers, according to new research from Hamptons. The estate agent...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35% in June, up from 28% in May – the highest figure...

Building better-designed homes in suitable areas is at the centre of new planning rules published by Housing Secretary James Brokenshire. As well...

A well-known senior figure in the Build to Rent and residential investment industry has joined Steven Herd and Andrew Griffith at...

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

An £82.7 million Build to Rent deal in North London has been agreed by M&G Real Estate and house-builder Redrow Homes. It...

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

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...

The London and Moscow-based real estate consultancy AZ Real Estate has acquired City Edge, a 136-apartment student accommodation block in Birmingham...

The Spanish property market continues to thrive, according to estate agency Lucas Fox, with sales of new homes in Madrid and...

The number of house-hunters looking for new homes rose by 37% in January in line with the supply of available properties...

Eastern postcodes dominated the sale of new homes in the capital last year, according to fresh research by Dexters and Stirling...

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

New-build developments in the capital’s most popular areas could remain on the market for longer and be sold with higher discounts...

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

A new survey of housebuilding companies has revealed that the construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum...

The average luxury residential value in Monaco has reached €53,000 per square metre in the second quarter of 2017, according to...

Birmingham was named as one of Europe’s top locations for property investment, and takes the number one spot amongst UK cities,...

The UK has been ranked the worst EU country for new homeowners and first-time buyers (FTBs), according to new research from...

The latest HSBC Expat Explorer survey has revealed that Singapore is the top expat destination for the third year in a...

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

London-based international property company, Strawberry Star Group, has entered the London residential property development market with the launch of “BRONZE”. Set in...

New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...

Legal & General has started work on its North London Build to Rent (BTR) scheme, the firm recently announced. The development, which will...

Last week saw the official launch of Homegrown, the UK’s first residential property investment platform focused solely on the construction of...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of home sales in Spain, according to the latest figures from the...

There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...

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

The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...

Taking into account the wide range of views expressed to the proposals set out in the ‘places, people and planning’ consultation,...

Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...

Lagan Building Contractors has started work on a £35m contract for Outwood Developments to build the first phase of its Outwood...

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

A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...

Shots in North Lankarshire could be set for a radical regeneration programme – which will potentially include hundreds of new homes,...

A new £500m regeneration scheme moved a step closer after plans for the project, which include the proposed construction of a...

Various major physical infrastructure projects will be supported by the new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) launched by the communities secretary,...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

Marshall Group Properties has agreed a strategic 50:50 joint venture partnership with housebuilder Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge. The...

The average asking price in the UK fell 0.4% in June compared with the previous month according to new data released...

Overall housing output north of the border continued to flatline with just 88 more homes, the equivalent of around 1%, built...

A major property scheme proposed for the Baltic Triangle Area in Liverpool, perhaps the most exciting part of the city, has...

The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...

Following last week’s general election, many political commentators believe that currently the only certainty in Britain is uncertainty, after the Prime...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

The Conservative party, assuming it is able to form a new government, is being urged to make tacking the growing housing...

International buyers of residential property in the U.S. may not necessarily have a major impact on the overall housing market, but...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...

Increasing the supply of new homes north of the border would stimulate ‘economic growth’ in Scotland, not to mention provide more...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

A conference will be held for landowners willing to play their part in solving the rural housing crisis next month. The event,...

A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...

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

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

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...

Housebuilders may never meet the demand for housing north of the border due to the various challenges that they face when...

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

With an urgent need to build significantly more new homes, competition is hotting up for land which is deemed suitable for...

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

The number of residential properties receiving planning consent continues to increase and reached almost 300,000 last year, fresh figures show. According to...

Reading Football Club’s property arm has been given the go-ahead to build a major convention centre, hotel, hundreds of new homes,...

Housebuilder Persimmon Homes will develop up to 250 new homes on the outskirts of Derby following a deal overseen by commercial...

UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...

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

The Scottish government is still failing to address the issue of housing supply, according to Homes for Scotland.   In response to the...

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

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

More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...

Planning consent has been approved for the £400m regeneration of Kingston town centre’s Eden Walk shopping centre in west London. Joint developers...

The number of new homes breaking ground in central London has plunged by 75% year-on-year as housebuilders put planned projects on...

Plans to build a Thameslink station in the north London area of Brent Cross may be brought forward by nine years...

Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...

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

A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...

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

Oxford City Council has given Catalyst the go-ahead to build 48 homes on the site of the former Temple Cowley pools. Some...

Thameswey Developments has taken over plans for the regeneration of Sheerwater, after Woking Borough Council opted to drop New Vision Homes...

The housebuilding industry has opposed plans by the Scottish government to raise the maximum fee level for planning applications to £125,000...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

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

More than 270 flats will be built in North Liverpool after plans for the scheme were given the go-ahead this week. The...

Plans for a major regeneration scheme in Dovercourt town centre have been given the go-ahead. The £1m project, which will be financed...

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

The supply of residential properties in the Northern Ireland market continued to decline last month, prompting prices to rise, according to...

There is growing appetite for self-build homes north of the border, as the benefits, both in terms of lifestyle and costs,...

There is a well documented housing crisis in England, especially in the south of the country where property prices are at...

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

Residential property prices and private rents in Scotland’s cities are expected to rise sharply in the next five years due to...

Planning consent has been awarded for a £20m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. Sheffield City Council gave London-based developer Southern...

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

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

SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...

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

Major plans to revamp Scotland’s planning system have been proposed by the Scottish government to help speed up housebuilding.  The proposals are...

More than two thirds of small and medium-sized UK building firms have seen a rise in the cost of materials caused...

The number of New UK property listings plunged by 46.9% in December from the previous month, according to HouseSimple.com. While a fall...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas. Here are Portico’s...

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

England's first garden villages have been proposed for 14 sites across the country along with three larger garden towns in Buckinghamshire,...

The biggest talking point in 2017 will be triggering Article 50 to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the EU,...

Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...

UK property prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, owed largely to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations, according to the...

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

Planning consent has been awarded for the construction of 1,800 homes on a 248-hectare aerodrome site in Surrey. Waverley Borough Council’s planning...

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...

Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...

Ministers are expected to back the construction of thousands of much needed new homes on green belt land when it releases...

With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...

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

The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...

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

Residential property prices in the UK increased by an average of 7.7% in the year to September, according to the latest...

Those investing in newly-built leasehold flats, marketed as ‘virtual freehold’ properties with 999-year leases, are in danger of losing their capital...

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

With demand for high-end properties in central London cooling following the Brexit vote and property tax increases, Britain’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...

The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...

The latest residential property sales figures in Spain published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that the number of...

A severe undersupply of residential development sites and office space created by strong economic growth in Leeds City Region, which includes...

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

A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...

An 18-acre brownfield site in Leicester’s Waterside area will be developed into a new neighbourhood of homes, shops and workplaces, which...

Business leaders have called for a "step change" in housebuilding if the government is to meet its ambition of delivering one...

A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...

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

Confidence among housebuilders has improved, with many residential property developers confident that they will succeed in their efforts to build more...

The Nine Elms’ borough of Southwark has experienced a boom in residential property prices over the past 12 months, but with...

The number of home sales fell sharply in the year to September, the latest figures from the tax office show. According to...

Traditionally and historically, homebuyers would expect to pay a premium for a brand new home. But in recent years, the cost...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

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

A Spanish real estate agency's half-year report shows that property prices and transactions have increased in the country's key cities and...

Housebuilding activity in September rose at the fastest pace since January with various developers reporting resilient demand and generally improving market...

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 has been accused of 'failing to put its money where its mouth is' when it comes to housing after...

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

House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...

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

The London mayor Sadiq Khan has paved the way for up to 10,000 new homes to be built in Barking after...

With the summer nearing an end, it is traditional for the experts to look ahead to what property markets have in...

Better collaboration between housebuilders and subcontractors holds the key to solving the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector which...

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

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

Residential property prices in Scotland rose in June and the signs are that values will increase further as demand continues to...

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

A rent-to-buy business has announced that it has secured £20 million in funding. Rentplus, which was formed in 2012 and is planning...

With Dublin suffering from a chronic housing shortage, the number of new homes planned for City Council-owned land in the Irish...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...

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

Purchasers remained largely unfazed by the uncertainty in the lead up to the EU referendum as reflected by strong demand for...

More than two-thirds of planning applications for the construction of new homes in London were approved during the second quarter of...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to push house prices upwards across Barcelona, according to a new report. The report from CBRE reveals...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

The Scottish government needs to build on the recent improvement in planning performance in order to help increase the supply of...

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

Gavin Barwell MP has been warmly welcomed by various property industry professionals to his new role as housing minister, but is...

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...

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

Crossrail 2 is coming to London! The £27bn project is now well underway, which will link Surrey to Hertfordshire via London...

The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...

The UK’s decision to exist the European Union could place upward pressure on residential property prices in Australia, new analysis shows. Research...

Developers in the UK are actively looking to address the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector as part of...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to make it significantly harder for property investors to convert small office spaces to residential...

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

Up to 10,000 new homes will be built as part of a £3.5bn residential property development, Enfield Council has confirmed. The council hopes...

Councillors met last week to discuss a draft version of the Local Plan for housing in Redbridge which outlines plans for...

Housebuilders are responding to high demand from buyers and renters by increasing the level of residential construction, as reflected by the...

The government’s target of building 1m new homes over this parliament is a realistic one, according to Aston Mead land and...

Sales of new homes in Australia fell in April following a surprisingly strong surge the previous month, according to the latest...

The number of new homes that were built in England in the first quarter of this year fell, government figures show. A...

The level of housebuilding in the UK rose to its highest-ever level in the first quarter of this year, despite a...

A £2.5bn regeneration scheme around Wembley Stadium has been given the go-ahead by Brent Council and will see up to 4,850 new...

Work is set to get underway on a £1.3bn Lincolnshire Lakes project later this month that will completely transform the area...

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...

BT has announced a £6bn investment in broadband and 4G coverage to ensure that the ultrafast Openreach service is extended to...

All eyes will soon be on the £4.5bn regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood in north west London as plans for...

With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive house prices upwards across Britain. But a significant increase in the number of...

New government funding to help significantly boost the supply of new shared ownership homes across the UK looks set to open...

There was a sharp rise in the number of new homes under construction in February, despite an overall fall in construction...

With the volume of people living in the private rental sector continuing to grow, a new trade organisation has been launched...

Research carried out by Nottingham Trent University has shown that new-build properties may be making owning a home in the UK...

Knight Frank has reported that households in all UK regions perceive that the value of their home increased in March, with...

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

The Regenda Group, one of the North West's leading housing firms, is heading back to its Liverpool roots with a major...

Housebuilder Redrow Homes has acquired a 20.3 acre development in Leeds for the delivery of up to 300 new homes. The...

The Centre for Policy Studies has argued that solving the housing crisis will require a broader approach to “affordability” and “sustainability”. The...

Hounslow Borough Council has granted planning permission to Prime Place and Brentford Football Club to deliver a new 20,000 capacity football...

In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...

An agreement between the Mayor of London and Berkeley Homes will help to convert a disused Parcelforce depot in east London...

A pre-fabricated bungalow that has been out of use for more than ten years has been sold for £920,000 at auction....

Average prime property prices in the world's key global cities increased by 1.9% in the year to September 2015, according to...

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

Housing demand reached an eleven year high in June as property supply levels continued to fall, the National Association of Estate...

Typically, the best investment opportunities in London centre around areas with planned redevelopment or transport hub improvements are expected. This means...

While property in the capital city has been attractive to investors for decades, new figures suggest that investors are flocking here...