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![Investor Briefing - the market has turned the page says Hamptons](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2004.jpg)
Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prospects For 2024’s Housing Market - and figures for 2023](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2005.jpg)
The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - How Residential Rental Market will perform in 2024 and beyond](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2002.jpg)
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unexpected Housing Market Boost as Prices Edge Upwards](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2007%202.jpg/23%2011%2007%202__400x300.jpg)
Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Britain’s best performing prime housing markets](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2012%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2012%2003%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x266.jpg)
House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Near Crossrail Gives Investors Platform For Success](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2021%203.jpg/23%2009%2021%203__400x266.jpg)
Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests. Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cities Coming Back! Prime regional markets buck pandemic trend](/upload/images/4%20HousePrices_400x310.png)
Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Two new UK Investment Zones Revealed](/upload/images/5%20Property-Value_400x310.png)
Glasgow City Region and North East of Scotland will be Scotland’s Investment Zones following an agreement between the UK and Scottish...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the investment hotspots of 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023NY-400x310.png)
Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Register of Overseas Entities for UK property – the clock is ticking…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/YourOverseasHome_400x310.png)
All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning submitted for proposed scheme next to Salts Mill World Heritage Site](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/SaltaireRiverside-400x310.jpg)
Following a major planning application to Bradford Council, a ‘spectacular vision’ to transform a vacant office block on the edge of the...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR boom! New analysis suggests sector could increase five-fold by 2032](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - 500,000 mortgage applicants could be shut out the market by 2030](/upload/images/library/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
A significant nationwide study by leading specialist lender, Together predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight on Antigua's property market - 'it's the start of an upward curve'](/upload/images/Locations/PearnsPoint_Santigua%20Villa-400x310.png)
Many people would dream of a luxury home on a beautiful Caribbean island. But what does the property market look like...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market slowdown – UK house price growth expected to plummet](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – joint ventures, FTB homes and co-living thrives](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Water Neutrality – problems and solutions when it comes to development](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Firm foundations: why it’s time to build a stable career in property](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![TfL funding fiasco – huge numbers of new homes at risk, says Assembly member](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![More schemes underway – sustainable homes and PBSA in Notts](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This mini development roundup sees homebuilder Placemakers putting sustainability and profitability at the fore of its new scheme in Beulah Hill,...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Full steam ahead! Masterplan for West Bromwich given the green light](/upload/images/Locations/WestBromwich-400x310.jpg)
Last week saw Sandwell’s Cabinet approve ambitious plans to regenerate and revitalise West Bromwich’s town centre over the coming decades. The West...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market woes – UK rents hit £1,000 pcm as living costs squeeze households](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Average UK rents have risen to almost £1,000 per month – £62 more than at the start of the pandemic, according...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![West London living – Moorfield launches first co-living scheme in Ealing](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
UK-focused real estate fund manager Moorfield has agreed to forward fund an 81-bed co-living scheme near Ealing Broadway, West London, for £21...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green property - ground-breaking pilot to create world's first plastic-free homes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
A pioneering research and development partnership launched this month is to lead to a world-first in the move towards carbon zero, plastic-free...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – development sprees and a moment of firsts](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this week’s roundup, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from Downing’s development spree after a major...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must focus on housing supply imbalance – claim](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Collaboration is key for rent collection](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
As Covid continues to impact the economy, Matthew Peake, partner and head of strategic asset management at Cluttons, explains how landlords...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 in tech and real estate revealed](/upload/images/library/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![2022 predictions - what's in store for the property market?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Plans-400x310.png)
With just over a week to go until 2022 makes an appearance, we check in with some more property experts to...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – from modular apartments to affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
In this planning update, PIT takes a closer look at the 400-plus homes coming to Cambridge as part of a joint...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Barry McKeown - are yields the most important thing for investors?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![New investment for suburban BTR – is it about to boom?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
A wave of capital is heading for the UK’s rapidly growing suburban Build to Rent (BTR) sector, according to recent research...
05 November 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 Cumberland Building Society Industry Panel Q&A - what did it reveal?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – what are the warning signs for potentially costly subsidence?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
Subsidence damage, if left untreated, can cost homeowners anywhere between £3,000 to over £250,000 – meaning it could prove very costly to...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lavish lakeside scheme completes with support from Shawbrook Bank](/upload/images/library/TheLakesChelmsford-400x310.png)
Marden Homes Limited has secured a £17 million loan from Shawbrook Bank to help complete a ‘unique’, luxury lakeside scheme at...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Kim Kardashian and crypto risks – how much of a gamble is crypto investment?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s main financial regulator, has warned a number of times in the past about the...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Gresham House ReSI LP secures new deal with Swan Housing](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
Gresham House Residential Secure Income LP (ReSI LP), a limited partnership investing in affordable housing, has acquired a portfolio of 247...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup - record levels of investment, £500m JV and Leeds scheme](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the golden rules for armchair investing](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Onto the south – ilke Homes secures major development site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Regent’s Crescent success, hotel to resi and Liverpool landmark revival](/img/default/pit.png)
In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will UK property remain a long-term investment choice for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular update – Affordable housing scheme and wooden buildings](/img/default/pit.png)
Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold scandal – NLC welcomes CMA announcement on ‘onerous’ ground rents](/img/default/pit.png)
The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are Europe's real estate markets bracing for a sell-off?](/img/default/pit.png)
2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![A quality property will always market itself – so why change the ‘BTR’ name?](/img/default/pit.png)
January 7 2021 marked the launch of a new national committee, supported by The UK Apartment Association (UKAA), looking to improve...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![The big question – is buy-to-let still worth investing in?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fabrik Invest – ‘adaptation is key to survival during the current crisis’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment, like everything else at the moment, continues to be heavily influenced by Covid-19 and Brexit. But what does the market...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property news – issues with regeneration and a multi-million Indian development](/img/default/pit.png)
In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Goldman Sachs grows, L&G expands, new scheme in Brum](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Development update – from cohesive-use schemes to sustainable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: how will Brexit affect the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why international investors are looking at UK’s tier 2 cities for returns](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Window for global investors to purchase UK property is closing](/img/default/pit.png)
With global stock markets in turmoil, many investors are turning to property as a less volatile investment option. For practical purposes, the...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – is co-living about to have its moment in the sun?](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![10 Essential Safety Requirements For New Landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Build to Rent rebounds strongly in Q3, CBRE report says](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student landlords in the Midlands and North see best yields - study](/img/default/pit.png)
We recently reported on the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which has seen a net increase of 2.6%...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Post-pandemic PBSA: how tech can increase flexibility and yields](/img/default/pit.png)
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is becoming increasingly flexible, accommodating different course lengths and formats, as well as the uncertainty...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student housing giant looks to continue rapid growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – who is managing the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
In parts one and two, we looked at the investors and developers with a large stake in the fast-emerging Build to...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why virtual staging will be crucial post-lockdown](/img/default/pit.png)
While mindful of the present circumstances, it is encouraging to see the housing and property market remaining high on the government’s...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![A fine gesture – mixed-use scheme specialist offers space to tackle Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
The LABS Collective – an entity comprising of three subsidiaries: LABS (co-working), STAY (residential) and HOST (events spaces) – has revealed...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - are mixed-use schemes the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
With an increasing number of mixed-use schemes and developments across the country - which typically combine residential, retail, leisure and entertainment...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors - is it worth buying a property in a flood-prone area?](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain has faced a challenging winter so far. Flooding has affected most parts of the country, submerging entire villages and forcing...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![London house prices bounce back for the first time in three years](/img/default/pit.png)
UK city house price growth has picked up by 2.9%, underpinned by a 1% increase in London house prices, according to...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Do regeneration projects need to consider their cultural responsibilities?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what is going on in the Bristol property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s the sixth biggest city in the UK, has become a home from home for Londoners looking to escape the capital...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bulk buyers flock to Central London before Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Central London has seen a 55% increase in demand from family offices, real estate funds and large investors looking to bulk-buy...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Liverpool landlords could achieve short-term yields of 30%](/img/default/pit.png)
Airbnb hosts and landlords of short-term let properties in Walton, Liverpool are achieving the best yields of any location in the...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Edinburgh tops the list of fastest growing rents](/img/default/pit.png)
Edinburgh has been revealed as having the UK’s fastest growing rents with the average annual rent rising by 4.63% in 2018,...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer of the Year award won by a woman four years running](/img/default/pit.png)
NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year 2018 was recently awarded to a woman for the fourth time in a row. Debs Latham of...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![London house prices set to stabilise by end of 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
The decline in the value of properties in the capital could potentially come to a halt as early as autumn 2020. The...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents in private rental sector increase in line with RPI](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Acuitus sells £37.3m at latest auction](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Acuitus auction achieved a success rate of 80% and the sale of £37.3 million of assets. Earlier this year, the...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property guardians – is this the future of renting in London?](/img/default/pit.png)
As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![National average house price being pulled down by London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite continued price growth in England’s most thriving regional property markets, the decline in London prices and seasonal factors are weighing...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Spain’s residential market continues to recover](/img/default/pit.png)
After a decade of uncertainty, the Spanish prime property market finds itself on its firmest footing, according to Knight Frank’s latest...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices are ‘back on the rise again’](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices ‘remain muted’ despite high demand from buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![REIT-backed BrickCoin unveils vision for real estate-backed cryptocurrency](/img/default/pit.png)
BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices stall amid affordability issues](/img/default/pit.png)
Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Political and economic uncertainty ‘takes its toll on the UK property market’](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a 9% decline in the number of residential property sales recorded last month, owed in part to a fall...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Caridon Calls for Coherent Housing Policies from Politicians](/img/default/pit.png)
The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...
11 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Vendors starting to realise ‘their homes aren’t worth as much as they thought’](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices fell again in April, as growing uncertainty and affordability constraints continue to have an impact on buyers across...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Residential land prices surge in key UK cities as values stabilise in central London](/img/default/pit.png)
With an urgent need to build significantly more new homes, competition is hotting up for land which is deemed suitable for...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for Reading FC’s £500m Royal Elm Park scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Reading Football Club’s property arm has been given the go-ahead to build a major convention centre, hotel, hundreds of new homes,...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing market activity ‘will pick up again’ despite ‘gloomy’ housing report](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite new figures from the RICS Residential Market Survey showing a rather ‘gloomy’ outlook about the state of the residential property...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment in London jumps to £4.1bn in Q4 2016 – CBRE](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment volumes in London increased to £4.1bn in the final quarter of 2016, the latest Property Perspective report from CBRE shows. The...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purpose-built student accommodation delivers positive rental growth](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of students living in private sector purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices remain ‘reassuringly resilient’](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices up 6.5% in December](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Where in the world are house prices growing fastest?](/img/default/pit.png)
Global house prices rose 5.3% on average in the 12 months to September 2016, with Turkey, New Zealand and Iceland recording...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices rise in December](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Aberdeen property sales plummet, but good prospects for a long-term recovery](/img/default/pit.png)
New research into Aberdeen’s housing market suggests the prospects for a long-term recovery are good, despite the fact that sellers’ price...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property investors target ‘reliable income producing investments’](/img/default/pit.png)
A strong showing from private investors helped Allsop raise £61.1m at their November residential property auction, held at the Cumberland Hotel...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Change of strategy needed to tackle UK housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
Business leaders have called for a "step change" in housebuilding if the government is to meet its ambition of delivering one...