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Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...

A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...

Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has officially handed over its Hockley Mills site to Legal & General (L&G) and Sir Robert...

British appetite for holidays and second homes in Spain remains strong, despite the challenges of the pandemic. That’s according to CostaLuz...

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

The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...

A privately-owned development company founded in 2016 by well-known property developer Ben Carrington is continuing to deliver on its plans to...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today checks in with the founders of luxury London property developers One Point Six - Bhavnish Chandaria...

Looking for an investment property outside of London? Now might be the perfect time to do so as the demand for...

In this guest piece, Andrea Fawell, sales & marketing director of award-winning property developers Kebbell, tackles many of the important factors...

In recent decades, property developers and local football clubs have regularly locked horns over historic grounds – and it’s rarely been...

In September last year, Hungarian-based property developer Cordia International acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. The Blackswan acquisition marked Cordia’s first investment in the UK market and is...

As we look ahead to 2021, one of the biggest questions on the lips of property investors – as is always...

With 2021 now just around the corner, thoughts naturally turn to what next year might bring. For existing investors, this could...

In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...

One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...

The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...

The Property Investors Awards – the annual event celebrating excellence in property investing, which is normally held at a swanky London...

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

A leading Manchester city centre property developer has been granted planning permission to convert Mindel House and neighbouring Bloom Street into...

A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...

Claremont Property Group has been granted approval for the regeneration of 55 Holloway Head, with the historic ‘flatted factory’ in Birmingham...

We all know it’s important, as an investor, to keep up to date with current and future rental trends in order...

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...

Spain has long been one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations and has also long been a favourite location for holiday...

Research by TrustedLand and LandTech has revealed that more than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized property developers expect to...

While the UK experienced a property boom during lockdown, buy-to-let (BTL) landlords aren’t necessarily reaping the benefits so easily, according to...

Property developers and investors rely on the smooth construction of homes and new developments to ensure their returns and bank balances...

The latest apartment building from leading city centre lettings firm Manchester Apartments has opened its doors, designed to provide ‘first-class accommodation’ to students...

A 32-year old property developer has revealed how he utilised the power of Instagram to ‘buck the trend’ during the coronavirus...

With recent reports suggesting there’s been a spike in first-time landlords of late, a property investment expert has outlined why finding your...

A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...

Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...

England’s highest mainline railway station building, which doubles up as self-contained holiday accommodation, has been purchased by the Friends of the...

Luxury property developer Andermatt Swiss Alps has launched two new exclusive residences to the market: Alma and Frame. This marks the latest...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

“And it’s invest, invest, invest!” These are the words legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker might use to describe the new flagship...

A former MOT garage site and bus depot in South London has been transformed into a new residential and commercial development...

Slough is benefiting from the property market’s post-lockdown mini-boom, with a major developer in the area saying it is continuing to...

Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...

Spain is the UK’s most popular holiday and second home destination and, since July 15, Brits have been allowed to travel...

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

Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

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

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...

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 England slowly starts to emerge from lockdown under the UK government’s three-point plan (the devolved administrations are taking a slightly...

A luxury property developer has revealed how it has adapted to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by using technology to complete deals,...

To do their bit during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, two housebuilders are offering discounts on their developments for key workers. Below, we...

Godwin Developments, a national multi-sector property developer, has announced the purchase of a one-acre site, situated prominently within Sheffield city centre,...

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and possibly for much longer than that, the new normal is...

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic shaking the property world, developers and investors continue to brave the storm, with Godwin Development and Lord...

Property developer Elevate Property Group has submitted plans to bring a derelict site in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter back to life in...

Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...

London property developer Galliard Homes, along with joint venture partners Cain International, McCourt, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch, have announced...

A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...

Rental platform Movebubble has unveiled a new long-term partnership with ‘sustainable property developer’ EcoWorld. As a result of the tie-up, it will...

With an ageing population and an adult social care crisis, retirement villages have been talked of as one possible solution. Here, in...

Hostmaker, the London-based short-let property management company, has entered administration, just a week after speculation of its possible insolvency was revealed in the Sunday...

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, where we chat with inspiring women who are making their mark...

At the start of this year, Property Investor Today took a detailed look at why Preston is the perfect city for...

With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...

A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...

Property developer Rockwell started work earlier this week on the construction of its scheme at 82 West India Dock Road, which...

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

British luxury property developer Caudwell has sold another of its penthouses at Parc du Cap in d’Antibes, France. The penthouse has been...

Achieving economic growth was revealed to be the most widely shared ambition for 2020 among residential and commercial property developers, investors...

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

Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...

Leading property developer Galliard Homes has now launched TCRW – a landmark residential-led regeneration project fronting onto Oxford Street – in...

Chris Dale, the co-founder and CEO of Investa, tells us why he launched an interior design brand especially for the investment...

A nearly 200-year old building in Stourbridge is set to be transformed into modern apartments after a property developer won planning...

Alpine property developer MGM French Properties is launching an exclusive new development in the popular family resort of La Plagne. Located on...

London’s property landscape is forever shifting, both figuratively and literally. From terrace houses to high-rises, property developers have always sought out...

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...

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

Almost two thirds (65%) of developers plan to increase their investment activity in the North substantially over the next two years,...

The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...

Property developer Click Properties says it has witnessed a marked increase in enquiries from investors from both the US and the...

Claremont Property Group recently completed work on a Grade II listed Carnegie library in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, converting ‘The...

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

Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...

Property consultancy Jon Flowith & Partners has been instructed to market eight former Staffordshire Police properties. The eight buildings – which can...

Birmingham has experienced an incredible transformation over recent years. Shaking off its previously industrial image. The UK’s second city has emerged...

Property Investor Today recently spoke with Alex Cook, Litigation Solicitor and Partner at Helix Law to discuss the rise of property...

Property and DIY interior expert Georgina Burnett is releasing a contemporary book to prepare prospective buyers and homeowners in a wavering...

JaeVee, the ‘disruptive’ PropTech business which launched in February 2018, is aiming to revolutionise how people develop, invest and learn about...

Crowdfunded property development projects are great for home buyers and investors alike.  For investors, the pros are that you don’t need a...

Brexit isn’t a major concern when it comes to property investment, according to new research from SevenCapital. The survey of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs)...

PropTech has been something of a buzzword in recent years – a rising trend which sees internet-savvy startups launch digital and...

Property developer MGM French Properties has presented its latest project, Le Chalet Apsara. Nestled in Le Villard, Méribel Les Allues, this prime...

French property developer, MGM French Properties, has launched a new development comprised of 15 luxury apartments on the French-Swiss border in...

Manchester was revealed as one of the most popular UK cities for property investment among buyers in UAE, Saudi Arabia and...

A property developer based in Plymouth has been handed an eight-year ban from running companies after failing to keep adequate records...

Property buyers are being offered the opportunity to purchase a home in one of Austria’s best-known nature reserves. The apartments, in...

Shojin Property Partners has secured over £2.1 million for development projects following the launch of its crowdfunding platform six months ago. The...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has acquired a major Build to Rent scheme in the heart of Southampton. The...

An exclusive new development in the family-friendly resort of Les Houches is being launched by French property developer MGM French Properties. Chalet...

Over half of the apartments in a new boutique French development have been sold by French property developer MGM French Properties. Les...

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

A new boutique development, Les Granges de l’Epinette, has been launched by French property developer MGM French Properties in the resort...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

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

The promotional arm of British-managed property developer VenturePlus AG has introduced its latest development. Kristall Spaces AG has created All-Suite Resort...

Aston Property Ventures has announced the development of two luxury apartment towers and a shopping mall in the heart of Dubai...

Central London commercial investment levels hit £11.5bn during the first seven months of 2017, marking a 24% rise on the corresponding...

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

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

A new property crowdfunding platform has launched which offers investors the opportunity to invest from just £500 in large-scale residential property...

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

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

Q: What does it say on your business card? Gavriel Merkado, Founder and CEO of REalyse Q: Who are REalyse? REalyse is a big data...

Almost two-thirds of property investors now rate new and upgraded rail and tram links as providing the most attractive property investment...

A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...

The number of commercial property loans being written off has dropped to its lowest level since the credit crunch, fresh figures...

Property investors have raised £1 million for a development in Knightsbridge in just 71 hours.  The row of five townhouses and four...

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

Will Herrmann, director at West Eleven, a property developer and investment company, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we...

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...

The UK housing market is showing signs of cooling as it enters the traditionally calm period in the run-up to Christmas...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

New Zealand’s housing market is under growing pressure with auction clearance rates in Auckland falling sharply, but estate agents report that...

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

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

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

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

LendInvest has released new dates for a training course aimed at aspiring property developers to be held early next year.   The course...

Property developer Sigma Capital has launched a £39m regeneration scheme in Liverpool city centre after securing funding for the project. The development...

Ski property developer MGM French Properties has recorded its best summer for five years with a 20% annual increase in sales...

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...

Banks in Spain may be left with no alternative but to cut the price of repossessed Spanish homes on their books...

British investors who lost big deposits in the Spanish property crash have been given fresh hope of getting back their money. As...

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

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

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

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

Property sales in Hong Kong fell by 11% in May compared with the corresponding month last year despite a 2% increase...

Given the recent introduction of a number of less favourable tax changes relating to buy-to-let properties in the UK, property investors...

Kitchen designers and property developers have revealed that almost half of their customers have requested wine coolers in the last year. Wine...

More than 300 acres of land owned by Transport for London (TfL) will be made available for the building of homes,...

An online property investment portal has launched this month, allowing investors to get involved for as little as £100. Elevate Invest says...

Cogress Ltd, the London-based private equity firm, has announced that it has smashed the £200m barrier in UK GDV (Gross Development...