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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...

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

The Sunday Times has published its latest ‘Best Places’ guide - often considered a pointer to up-and-coming locations which could be...

The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...

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

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...

All regions saw annual price falls in Q3 The Nationwide has produced regional house price indices for Q3 - the July to...

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

Demand for office space has soared in Derbyshire’s largest town following the completion of several high-quality schemes. That’s the claim from Destination...

Research by a property consultancy shows that there is still some capital appreciation in most of the north of England -...

The North of England is outperforming the South for both capital appreciation and rental yields.  Sourced Franchise has analysed annual changes in...

A property investment platform has analysed rental yields to see the best returning areas for buy to let investors. Sourced Franchise analysed...

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

Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...

In recent years, Liverpool has been leading the way as a major northern hotspot. As one of the top ten UK...

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

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

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

Fifty5ive Queen Street, a 220-unit residential scheme in the Greengate area of Salford, has now been completed by Salboy in collaboration...

The areas of the UK where there is the fastest house price growth have been changing in recent years. While London...

London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...

The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...

The best locations for planning permission approval across the UK have been revealed by new analysis carried out by Townscape Architects. The...

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

Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...

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

When most people think of Prime Central London, they likely think first of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Belgravia, Holland Park and,...

Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....

Two areas in the UK are still feeling the impact of the 2008 recession despite strong growth in new-build property values,...

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

As another year rolls around, we return with our special column celebrating International Women’s Day 2022, putting a heavy focus on...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...

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...

UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...

Things that don’t mix well? Polka dots and stripes, planning and politics. The run-up to an election is usually an uncertain...

London houses are seven times more expensive than houses in the North, new research from Open Property Group has found. The investment...

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,...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

The number one buy-to-let (BTL) hotspot next year will be the North West, according to new findings from SevenCapital and Zoopla. The...

Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...

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

New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...

New research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that all but one line on the London Underground has...

NAEA Propertymark has released its June Housing Report, revealing that properties are selling over their asking price at an all-time high. The...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest goings-on for the UK’s top auctioneers, from John Pye’s brand-new...

Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...

With the property market undergoing tumultuous changes since the onset of the pandemic, recent figures from A-Plan Insurance has highlighted the...

One of the major development trends since the pandemic began has been a large increase in the number of offices to...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...

Two already popular parts of South London – Oval and Kennington – are set to be even more in-demand as a...

In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...

Are you itching to get back on the slopes after missing a ski season? If the answer is ‘yes’, you’re not...

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

Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...

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

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

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

Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...

A leading Spanish property expert says that British citizens still account for the largest proportion of buyers on the Spanish Costas,...

With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...

Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...

With recent research predicting that there will be over 482 million smart homes in the market worldwide by 2025, home automation is...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...

House prices surrounding London’s tube stations have fallen by an average of 2% since the start of the pandemic as the...

With the UK enduring its third national lockdown, Property Investor Today speaks with Michael Taggart, chief executive officer of luxury homebuilder...

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...

The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

With the average homeowner staying put in their property for 23 years, mortgage loan company Ocean Finance has uncovered the top...

As long as the sun continues to shine, the area of Southern Spain, and especially the Costa del Sol, will always...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

Scotland has enjoyed a boom in its property market since the beginning of lockdown in March, according to UK-wide letting firm...

In a competitive market, it’s a challenge to get prospective buyers through the door, so when they arrive your property needs...

“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...

A trio of hotels in Scotland which once catered for a significant number of coach tour guests are now up for...

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...

We recently reported on the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which has seen a net increase of 2.6%...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

Along with Birmingham, Manchester has become the biggest investment hotspot outside of London in recent years as it has emerged from...

The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly brought about some changes to our everyday lives, with remote working skyrocketing in recent months as...

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

Across the world, people buying and selling homes are having to adapt to new ways of doings things as a result...

Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...

Last week's announcement of a stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of property purchases has prompted a rise in buyers...

Some four in 10 mortgage advisers expect to write more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon Bank. The...

Investors buying homes worth up to £500,000 won’t have to pay stamp duty on these purchases until the end of March...

Knowing exactly where you can go without having to self-isolate for 14 days upon your return to the UK will be...

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

One-bed properties are now proving to be the best investment when it comes to buy-to-let rental yields across the UK’s major...

The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...

It has largely been in the shadow of another major renovation of a heritage structure nearby – the transformation of Battersea...