Demand remains relatively subdued in London’s prime postcodes, as the General Election nears. The number of offers made above £5m was 22%...
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![Election Jitters means growth forecast cut for Prime Central London](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%205.jpg)
The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand boost for property in lower-value prime London locations](/upload/images/24%2004%2018%20%2005.jpg)
The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank’s Investor Update on residential sales and lettings](/upload/images/240213%2004.jpg)
Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors In London Property Buoyed By Better Returns](/upload/images/23%2010%2019%2002.jpg)
A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ Guide - how to recognise and optimise yields](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2007%201%20Investors%E2%80%99%20Guide%20-%20how%20to%20recognise%20and%20optimise%20yields.jpg/23%2009%2007%201%20Investors%E2%80%99%20Guide%20-%20how%20to%20recognise%20and%20optimise%20yields__400x226.jpg)
Here Richard O’Neill - managing director of lettings at Romans Estate Agents - advises investors how to recognise and optimise yield for...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the areas with Britain’s strongest tenant demand](/upload/images/23%2008%2029%203%20Revealed%20-%20the%20areas%20with%20Britain%E2%80%99s%20strongest%20tenant%20demand.png)
Paragon Bank has given investors a valuable insight into where tenant demand is at its strongest in Britain. The research of 983...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation still positive in some UK housing markets](/upload/images/3%20Capital%20appreciation%20still%20positive%20in%20some%20UK%20housing%20markets%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend. A study by PropTech operator The...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Profitable portfolios dip but yields remain stable - report](/upload/images/Profitable%20portfolios%20dip%20-%20PIT%20Team%20FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![What does Liz Truss mean for the prime London property market?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![2022 – where in outer London are Chinese and HK investors buying?](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.png)
A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Looking for planning approval? Here are the best and worst locations for investors](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BuildingPapersPlans-400x310.jpg)
The best locations for planning permission approval across the UK have been revealed by new analysis carried out by Townscape Architects. The...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – partnerships, revenue growth and Hong Kong investment](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The 'all-in-one-living experience' – what does Vonder Wembley offer?](/upload/images/Locations/VonderWembley-400x310.jpg)
PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The best commuter town for investment? Watford, research says](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Target-400x310.jpg)
Watford is the best commuter town for investment, according to an exclusive research report carried out by developer London Square. The town has achieved...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Looking to London – is it time to invest in the capital again?](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
In this opinion piece, Jourdan Prowting, Partner Residential Auction at Allsop, analyses London's residential property market and discusses whether now is...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail special: part 3 – what should investors know about the Central section?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/CrossrailSpecial-400x310.jpg)
Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Outer London - why it could be a boom town for 20 minute neighbourhoods](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The UK’s next property hotspots: where to invest in 2021 and beyond](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
New research by Select Property Group has named the top 20 UK locations property investors should look to next. According to Select’s...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how can we repurpose retail assets with lasting relevance?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London update: sales activity soars as rental values decline](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mayoral race 2021 – who are the candidates for London Mayor?](/img/default/pit.png)
Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![How has the prime London market fared in 2021 so far?](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual price decline in prime central London (PCL) was 4.3% for the third consecutive month in January, while average rents...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New planning laws and social change could boost London town centres](/img/default/pit.png)
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH), an independent property services group based in London, recently explored the scale of opportunity for new...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental trends: flood of urban stock as tenants flee cities](/img/default/pit.png)
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a rise in city centre rental stock and dropping asking rents, according...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid crisis? London falls behind in two-tier rental market](/img/default/pit.png)
There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you consider Hounslow?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s strategically located for easy access to London Heathrow Terminals, is close to a number of the stations on the incoming...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: The highs and lows of London’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![PCL witnesses large lockdown price drops, but market is recovering](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest PCL (Prime Central London) index reveals that average prices in this market declined by 2.1% in April, the...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Discounts for NHS workers! Developers offer gesture to key staff](/img/default/pit.png)
To do their bit during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, two housebuilders are offering discounts on their developments for key workers. Below, we...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus causing an upturn in ‘situation tenancies’, says Aston Chase](/img/default/pit.png)
A luxury London estate and lettings agency says it is concerned to see a noticeable rise in ‘situation tenancies’, a specific type...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why are tech tenants driving the demand for prime London rentals?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week tech giant Facebook announced that it would be hiring 1,000 more staff in London, bringing its total workforce in...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why Prime Central London is still appealing to investors](/img/default/pit.png)
On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![How many bedrooms can you get for the average national house price?](/img/default/pit.png)
The average number of bedrooms buyers can get for the national average house price - £229,431 – in cities across the...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![House prices on the up since Brexit, research reveals](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices have risen by 7.3% since the Brexit vote, according to the latest Land Registry house price data. Now, in...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![London now has two commuter belts, agency research claims](/img/default/pit.png)
New research by London estate agent James Pendelton has revealed that the capital now has two distinct commuter belts, with prices...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Cogress funds new mixed-use property scheme in Surbiton](/img/default/pit.png)
Private equity firm Cogress has secured £4.1 million of equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in Surbiton, Kingston upon...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Urban residential land values continue to rise across the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Urban brownfield land prices continued to increase across the UK during the first quarter of the year, while prices even remained...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords, developers and planners must ‘accommodate London’s future growth’](/img/default/pit.png)
London’s outer boroughs look set to benefit if they capitalise on an increasing trend towards shorter commutes and flexible working by...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market sees a ‘reverse ripple’](/img/default/pit.png)
Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![House price growth in UK’s major cities continues to slow](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual rate of residential property price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities slowed to 8.2% in August, from...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Prime London land prices continue to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
Prime central London development land prices fell for the second quarter in tandem with values for greenfield land in England which...