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03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Build to Rent (BTR) homes could help more Londoners find affordable, high-quality accommodation with additional amenities, playing its part in solving...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Developer Eden Living, backed by European special situations manager Warwick Capital Partners, has launched as a Private Rented Sector business. The business...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
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Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...
04 February 2022
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Investors could help to plug the shortage of private rented properties in Scotland, which is in desperate need of new supply. According...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the rollercoaster of 2021, the Scottish property market has had a stronger period of growth than many would have expected...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...
22 December 2021
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The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In the fourth and final part of our series on the fast-growing commercial to resi trend, we check in on schemes...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the key problems facing the UK housing market can be boiled down to: lots of demand and not enough...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

DJ Alexander, a lettings firm based in Scotland, recently claimed that the level of interest and activity in the rental market...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Fresh data from one of London’s largest co-living operators has revealed the positive impact of lockdown restrictions lifting on tenant sentiment...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has talked plenty about improving the energy efficiency of private rented homes, but despite this rhetoric, only 5% of private...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...
27 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USR) has announced a £25.8 million deal acquiring sustainable new homes created using Modern Methods of...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A new report based on research conducted in 2020 has been launched by The Property Marketing Strategists, a new venture from...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...
04 February 2021
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Across the property investment and development market, activity continues apace despite the challenges posed by Lockdown 3.0.Here, PIT zones in on...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Retirees and those in the upper-middle age category are the fastest growing tenant groups in the private rented sector (PRS), analysis...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite another national lockdown seemingly on the horizon, the property market remains resilient, with the stamp duty holiday and other initiatives...
05 October 2020
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A residential portfolio comprising 118 residential properties across the Central Belt of Scotland has been sold by Places for People to...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...
07 September 2020
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There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
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Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A niche, but much-discussed, sub-sector of the rental market, co-living has never really taken off in the UK in the way...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords and property investors have taken a financial hit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of letting...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The property sector has been told to prepare for a downturn in the market whilst keeping everybody safe during the coronavirus...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The rental sector across the UK has grown hugely in recent years, with high house prices and affordability issues meaning many...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A huge sum of tenant money is thought to be held by landlords and agents without protection via a deposit protection...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With the private rented sector continuing to expand, landlords must work hard to get ahead of the competition and attract suitable...
30 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Simple Life, the provider of new build homes for the private rented sector, has developed 264 family homes in Rochdale after...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week we covered the initial works being started on a new luxury development in Preston, redeveloped by Wigan-based property developer...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of agents who saw rent increases fell by 8% in October against a tumultuous political backdrop. That is according to...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Buying demand has slightly risen this year, with an average of 320 house buyers registered per branch, compared to 318 on...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...
31 October 2019
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Cardiff may be small, but those who know the city would probably agree that it’s perfectly-formed and it’s certainly a great...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Another private rented sector scheme in Birmingham has sold all of its units prior to completion of construction works, with total...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading property management firm has warned UK landlords to be cautious about turning to Airbnb and other short-term online lettings...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The average UK rent hit an all-time high of £970 last month, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data shows...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent prices rose to a new record high for the third consecutive month in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s July Private...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...
19 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The latest research from global real estate firm CBRE has revealed that the total institutional investment into multifamily housing (much more...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

European investment platform Henderson Park and leading Build to Rent developer Greystar have announced the acquisition of a site at the...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Groups representing landlords and letting agents have called for section 21 repossessions to be retained in the private rented sector unless...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The proposed abolition of Section 21 will leave landlords ‘virtually powerless’ to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) among tenants in the private...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

UK letting agents reported a rise in the number of landlords selling up in April, according to ARLA Propertymark’s April Private...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...
24 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Gas safety accountability in the private rented sector can be improved by cutting-edge technology, a leading gas safety compliance tool has...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords exiting the market rose in February, while the number of tenants seeing rent rises increased to the...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Recently we asked whether Build to Rent was the answer to London's housing problems. Now business group London First has joined forces...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...
12 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

At least £75 billion of investment will be committed to the private rented sector (PRS) by 2025, according to the latest...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

London landlords are leaving the market in their droves, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The figures compare...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, with December showing a continuation of the steady rise...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Inventory services provider No Letting Go has claimed that property MOTs are the next logical step for rental sector regulation. The proposal...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Propertymark has studied its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year, with the findings revealing that first-time buyer...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions increased by 85% in October, according to ARLA Propertymark. Its October Private Rented Sector...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...
23 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling or...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases continued to rise in September, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest Private Rented Sector (PRS)...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, you'll want the reassurance of knowing that you’re going to receive your rent on time each month. This...
25 October 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A well-known senior figure in the Build to Rent and residential investment industry has joined Steven Herd and Andrew Griffith at...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Official figures released this week by the English Housing Survey show that some 84% of private tenants are satisfied with their...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech startup RentalStep has questioned whether long-term lifestyle tenants should have to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest landlord exhibitions returns to Bristol on June 13. Taking place at the University of the West of England,...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK has seen average rents decrease for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter of 2018, according to...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords from the Yorkshire and Humberside region have the biggest appetites for property investment, according to a new survey by property...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

New research from Simple Landlords Insurance has revealed accidental and part-time landlords feel most negative about legislative changes and their future. The...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties fell by 8% from December to January, painting a bleak picture for renters this year, according...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Funding has been agreed on a prime Build to Rent (BTR) development site in Birmingham, Legal & General announced recently. The site,...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech in June to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent could...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

With more than a quarter of homes in the rented sector (PRS) failing to meet the government’s Decent Homes standards, a...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London tomorrow where they will be able to...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses, including specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A popular property radio show returned to the airwaves on LBC yesterday. ‘The Property Hour’, which is sponsored by Direct Line Landlord...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...
23 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of people living in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

With the volume of people living in the private rental sector continuing to grow, a new trade organisation has been launched...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An estimated £5 million is wasted in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) each year as rental properties are not cleaned to...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains show that in the final quarter of 2015 landlord...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords and property investors must prepare for long-term tenancies, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC). The organisation says heightened...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Former employee Andrew Screen has been appointed as a Senior Director by CBRE. He will work within the company’s Investment and...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants who are seriously behind on rent has risen by almost 14% between Q2 and Q3, the highest...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association has warned that Treasury proposals to make access to buy-to-let lending harder could cut off the supply...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The government will be extending mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in order to raise the standards in the...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Rents across England and Wales dipped on a monthly basis between September and October, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

An inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented housing has been launched by The All Party Parliamentary Group for the...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Landbay Rental Index is set to launch later this month, promising to offer a more advanced insight into the UK's...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Qube Global Software has announced that it has developed a unified management tool for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) model. The tool...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Bournemouth and Poole Landlord Exhibition being held at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) in October this year is expected to...
21 August 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the world's best-known investment management firms and a premium developer have announced the completion of a deal that will...