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There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...

Residential property in Cyprus continued to be in high demand in April 2022, with 938 successful transactions completed on the island...

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

It’s been announced that property experts from international law company Gowling WLG are advising Lincoln MGT on the £750 million regeneration...

Paragon Development Finance has provided Burrington Estates with a £28 million funding package to support its 'prestigious' Winslade Park development in Exeter. Burrington Estates is redeveloping...

In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...

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

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Sean Gavin, Operations Director at Berkeley South East London, for his thoughts on...

An alternative investment fund manager has announced it has provided a senior loan of more than £100 million (£103 million) to...

One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...

Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...

Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...

A brand new mixed-use development is underway in one of North London’s most popular centres for artisan creativity and trading, as...

A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...

In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

Before closing its doors in October 2019, the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital was a health facility on Gray’s Inn...

The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped work practices around the globe. Since the huge shift to remote working, people have been able...

Inspired Villages, operator of retirement villages established by Legal & General, has achieved planning permission to deliver a £100 million retirement...

UK developer and manager of residential rental homes, Watkin Jones, has received resolution to grant permission for a Build to Rent...

The Covid-19 crisis has led to some big questions about the future of cities, and whether enough people will want to...

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

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...

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

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

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

Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...

Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...

Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...

It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

Since the Brexit transition period ended just over a month ago, and the UK ceased to be a part of the...

Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...

The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...

Since the pandemic started, there has been a shift in the number of people seeking homes away from the city, or...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest auction results from iamsold and SDL Property Auctions, as well...

Here at PIT, we regularly cover regeneration stories – and last year we even ran a 10-piece series zoning in on...

In recent months, we’ve covered a number of stories extolling the virtues of converting retail units to residential in light of...

Earlier this year, we ran a number of stories on Preston’s burgeoning reputation as a property investment hotbed, including one about...

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is becoming increasingly flexible, accommodating different course lengths and formats, as well as the uncertainty...

Work on a new mixed-use development in Hendon from developer St George and leading UK retailer Sainsbury’s will commence early next...

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

The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...

Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...

One of the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK moved a step closer last week (July 24) as a...

A leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor has agreed to provide Heworth Green Developments, under the North Star banner,...

A new work-and-live project in Brighton is hoping to capitalise on the spike in people looking to move to coastal areas...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all parts of the property investment market in recent months, but it has brought particular uncertainty...

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t put a hold on major new developments and regeneration projects taking place across the UK. Here, we...

Now is not the time for property investors to be making costly mistakes when it comes to stamp duty returns, according...

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, here at Carter Jonas we have seen three key property trends emerge. The first is...

With the dawning realisation that there will be a long-term legacy to the way we live our lives post-Covid-19, a leading...

While mindful of the present circumstances, it is encouraging to see the housing and property market remaining high on the government’s...

There has been much speculation about how quickly the UK residential property market will recover from the economic fallout of the...

Financial services company and leading provider of Build to Rent (BTR) homes Legal & General has announced that it is investing...

Developer Southern Grove has secured a site in London commuter hotspot Maidstone, Kent, for an affordable and design-led housing scheme. All 175...

Invest Dudley, the inward investment arm of Dudley Council, has revealed that it will be showcasing many regeneration projects in the...

A new report from global real estate firm JLL has claimed that 2021 will be the year when the mammoth new...

A London and Mumbai-based architects’ firm has been appointed to design and deliver two new towers located on the Western Express...

Last week we covered the initial works being started on a new luxury development in Preston, redeveloped by Wigan-based property developer...

Initial work is set to begin this month on a new development in Preston, bringing much-needed city centre living space by transforming...

December saw the green light given to The Collective’s latest scheme, with the co-living developer granted planning permission to transform an...

Property developer Ballymore has been granted planning permission for a new 13-storey riverside office building at its landmark development, Embassy Gardens. The...

In its latest project, Birmingham-based Prosperity Developments has been given the green light to transform a huge retail unit in Birkenhead town...

Despite Brexit, Spain has reclaimed its status as a hotspot for British buyers, with the Costa del Sol a firm favourite. Last...

Two of the largest Build to Rent developments in the Manchester city region are generating significant rental returns, according to Manchester-based...

With towns and cities across the UK and the world largely becoming dense, mixed-use urban environments, how can investors take advantage...

Property Investor Today was recently invited along to the 150th anniversary celebrations of renowned constructor Sir Robert McAlpine, where we met...

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

A new development on the Costa Del Sol is aiming to become the 'most desirable residential destination in Spain' and possibly...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

London and Berlin have announced a new city-to-city partnership to strengthen trade and investments between the two capitals and support start-up...

The regeneration of Britain’s high streets is being significantly boosted by property investors, according to international investment consultancy BuyAssociation. Its figures suggest...

The latest research report by ultra-prime estate agent Beauchamp Estates has revealed that Hyde Park Gardens and the immediate area have been...

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

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

Manchester, a city of football, music, innovation and culture which has reinvented itself in recent years to escape its post-industrial decline,...

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

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 275 lots auctioned, 50 more lots than its March 2017 sale. Allsop’s bumper March...

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

Following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union on June 24 2016, investment in the London property market has...

Allsop’s latest residential auction, which took place on October 26, posted a £61 million sales total, taking the property auction house’s...

Q: What is No Agent?   No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...

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

Cardiff will be home to one of the biggest film and TV studios in Wales, following the Welsh government’s decision to...

Economically vibrant and at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, Leeds is a magnet for businesses, which partly explains why office...

Demand for commercial office space in Sheffield remains remarkably strong, driving upward pressure on rental prices and increasing the demand for...

The average deal size in London’s West End hit a new quarterly record of £86m in the first quarter of 2017,...

London’s outer boroughs look set to benefit if they capitalise on an increasing trend towards shorter commutes and flexible working by...

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

Prime minister Theresa May this week signed off a deal that could trigger close to £1.3bn of investment in Swansea and...

With high demand from tenants continuing to place upward pressure on rents, a growing number of national and international investors are...

Plans for a £175m regeneration scheme in Sheffield city centre have been approved by councillors. Developer Urbo has now secured outline planning consent...

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

The prime minister’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the single market has been cautiously welcomed by leading business figures and...

Glasgow saw strong levels of office take-up last year, surpassing the 10-year annual average of 500,000 sq ft within the first...

Prime commercial property rents in Dublin will increase by more than 4% in 2017, according to fresh research by Cushman &...

Office investment in Bristol continues to go from strength to strength as investors seek to take advantage of soaring take up...

The housing market is currently seeing more cautious behaviour by property investors due to greater political and economic uncertainty, according to...

Undeterred by the news of Brexit, investors from across the world were attracted by the long term secure income and exceptional...

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

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

The Cardiff office market has recorded its best ever third quarter on record, with take up levels reaching 183,992 sq ft,...

Take-up of central London office space increased in the third quarter of this year as the market in the heart of...

London’s office market is under growing pressure from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union as it could result in...

Plans to build the tallest office tower in the capital could be abolished as London’s office market remains under threat following...

Office investment in Bristol hit an all-time high of £237m in the first half of the year, fresh data from Savills...

Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...

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

UK demand for offices providing flexible workspace has increased by 21%, according to a study carried out by workspace specialist Instant. The...

Allsop Residential’s July UK residential catalogue is now available to view online.  The sale, which will be held on Wednesday 20th July...

Allsop Commercial has released the summer catalogue ahead of its next London property auction in July, which will feature 174 properties. The...

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

A growing number of property investors are adding clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from commercial property...

There remains a severe shortage of affordable office space in the capital despite the fact that London office starts have soared...

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

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 1.4% in the first quarter of this year,...

Lord Sugar started his latest search for a new business partner this week, but the self-made former barrow boy and chairman...

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