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![The Surrey town that’s ripe for revival and investment](/upload/images/shutterstock_574098244.jpg)
Chertsey is set to undergo a major revival with the residential sector leading the way, driven by town centre regeneration. Fortunes are...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New London investment hotspot triggered by regeneration scheme](/upload/images/24%2004%2023%20%2001.jpg)
Southall in West London is set to be one of the capital’s hottest property investment spots in 2024, according to a...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge regeneration scheme makes this city key for investors](/upload/images/24%2004%2016%20%2001.jpg)
Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Northern Town in Aggressive Campaign to win Property Investment](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2005%201%20Northern%20Town%20in%20Aggressive%20Campaign%20to%20win%20Property%20Investment.jpg/23%2009%2005%201%20Northern%20Town%20in%20Aggressive%20Campaign%20to%20win%20Property%20Investment__400x243.jpg)
Demand for office space has soared in Derbyshire’s largest town following the completion of several high-quality schemes. That’s the claim from Destination...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New plans promise restoration boost for key West End site](/upload/images/Restoration%20boost%20for%20key%20West%20End%20site%20-%20by%20PIT%20Team_docx.jpg)
A proposal to breathe new life into a series of buildings at the point where Edinburgh’s West End and city centre...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Insight - top 5 urban regeneration hotspots in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investor outlines bold £50m vision for Kirkcaldy site](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/TahirAliKircaldy-400x310.jpg)
The man who purchased The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy for £320,000 from pension fund Columbia Threadneedle three years ago has revealed...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![One last apartment from £225m Harlesden scheme remains](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Harlesden_400x310.png)
Since the regeneration scheme was completed in 2015, over 250 properties have sold. At present, only one two-bedroom apartment which forms...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Community ownership key to reviving UK high streets, says research](/upload/images/Locations/UKHighStreet-Frome-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![The UK’s largest urban regeneration project commences](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/James%20Whitaker%2C%20Hayley%20Rees%2C%20The%20Mayor%20of%20Wirral%20Cllr%20Jeff%20Green%2C%20Metro%20Mayor%20LCR%20Steve%20Rotheram%20and%20Jonathan%20Hall%20x400x310.jpg)
Peel L&P and Pension Insurance Corporation plc (‘PIC’) have announced that the construction of Miller’s Quay is underway. Miller’s Quay will be...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – Flying Butler enters the market and Strawberry Star growth](/upload/images/Locations/MuraLivingBedroom400x310.jpg)
A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – Canada Water reveals ‘once in a lifetime regeneration scheme’](/upload/images/Locations/CanadaWater-DockOffice-400x310.jpg)
The teams behind the regeneration of Canada Water have hailed the 53-acre masterplan as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – new homes in Burgess Hill and a £5m apartment block](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Introducing Capella – a last chance to buy in King’s Cross](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/capelle%20400%20x%20310.png)
Capella is a new elegant landmark located on Lewis Cubitt Park, the biggest green space in King’s Cross, will bring 120...
21 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
![Station Hill Reading – law firm to advise on major regeneration scheme](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
It’s been announced that property experts from international law company Gowling WLG are advising Lincoln MGT on the £750 million regeneration...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - major new £400m deal agreed for BTR units at Nine Elms Park](/upload/images/Locations/LondonSquare-NineElms-400x310.jpg)
A leading residential developer has agreed to acquire the final three phases of the Nine Elms Park development site in a deal worth £400 million in...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – ambitious BTR schemes and Henden regen underway](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to resi – boom continues across the country](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHighStreet-400x310.jpg)
We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developers are granted £150m to deliver West Bar scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The West Bar development in Sheffield has been granted full planning approval meaning that construction work can begin within a few months....
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![90% of off-plan units sold at Bracknell development](/img/default/pit.png)
SevenCapital’s flagship Bracknell development, The Grand Exchange, is almost sold out of all off-plan units. There are now only 10% of...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Elephant Park project director - talking sustainability, Covid and community](/img/default/pit.png)
Elephant & Castle is one of the most interesting and colourful parts of London, with a fascinating history and a wonderfully...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Golden homes - properties in UK Olympic boroughs more likely to increase in value](/img/default/pit.png)
The Tokyo Olympics is on track to becoming one of the biggest events of the year. Last year, due to the...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing sector is a ‘low performer’ across the UK, study shows](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the bounce-back of the property market, Housing and Jobs & Economic prosperity are recorded as the worst-performing measure for the second...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development – affordable homes, regen schemes and magical pubs](/img/default/pit.png)
Knights Quarter, the brand-new development in the heart of Winchester, is offering an ‘exciting’ investment opportunity with a collection of apartments,...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – new homes in Ireland and a major partnership](/img/default/pit.png)
Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you buy early at regeneration schemes?](/img/default/pit.png)
Places undergoing significant regeneration are often appealing to investors for the potential strong rental returns and high capital growth they promise...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how has Crossrail boosted capital growth?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - should you consider off-plan property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like all investments, buy-to-let property comes with many considerations but also plenty of opportunities. Off-plan property is an asset class that...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – Sheffield regen, RAF ‘garden village’ and Bloomsbury office to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![London roundup – major new regen schemes in Old Kent Road and Brent](/img/default/pit.png)
The team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old Kent Road into hundreds of new homes has...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![What does 2021 have in store for the property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...
20 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![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
![Development roundup – Staines, Digbeth, London and Worthing](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration update – what are the latest plans to transform Old Kent Road?](/img/default/pit.png)
As part of our 10-part London regeneration series last year, we zoned in on Old Kent Road – the ancient thoroughfare...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major resi conversion green lit in Birmingham as part of regen scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Claremont Property Group has been granted approval for the regeneration of 55 Holloway Head, with the historic ‘flatted factory’ in Birmingham...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Winning with kids’ - Class of ’92 apartment building opens in Manchester](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest apartment building from leading city centre lettings firm Manchester Apartments has opened its doors, designed to provide ‘first-class accommodation’ to students...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Strong intentions: L&G commits large funding to Glasgow BTR scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The seemingly endless procession of new Build to Rent developments is continuing apace, with one of the biggest players in this...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes to develop 76 sustainable homes in Worcestershire](/img/default/pit.png)
ilke Homes has partnered with Crea8ive Sustainable Homes to deliver 76 sustainable homes to Evesham, Worcestershire – marking ilke Homes' tenth...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development round-up: Notts scheme closer, new PBSA site in Edinburgh](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK moved a step closer last week (July 24) as a...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Could the changes to UK planning laws lead to opportunities for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – major schemes at Tottenham Hale & Jewellery Quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t put a hold on major new developments and regeneration projects taking place across the UK. Here, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK development: Redeveloped rugby club grounds and innovative apart-hotels](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic shaking the property world, developers and investors continue to brave the storm, with Godwin Development and Lord...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![It’s Christmassss! Seasonal greetings from Property Investor Today](/img/default/pit.png)
In the immortal words of Noddy Holder, it is nearly Christmas and, with the festivities almost upon us, Property Investor Today...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – will Meridian Water be a game-changer?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the penultimate part of this ongoing series on the capital’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today explores one of North London’s...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Liverpool Waters regeneration scheme continues to attract considerable interest](/img/default/pit.png)
An award-winning residential block in the £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters regeneration scheme is now fully sold out after unprecedented interest from...
18 November 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
![London regeneration - Royal Docks: the East End’s latest hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today recently visited the Royal Docks to witness first-hand its dramatic facelift. One of London’s most successful regeneration projects of...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s continuing boom – PRS scheme sells out before completion](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Regeneration areas – when is the right time to invest?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks, we have been running a series on London’s regeneration hotspots – but how do you know when to...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – the transformation of the capital’s final industrial quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
Following our piece on the ongoing works at Battersea Power Station and its environs, Property Investor Today this time explores the...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![From Cardiff to Doncaster – Build to Rent’s growth continues](/img/default/pit.png)
The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Greystar and Henderson Park reveal £101 million BTR tie-up](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Argent Related’s inaugural development one of the largest in North London](/img/default/pit.png)
Urban developer Argent Related has launched a seven-building regeneration scheme at the heart of Tottenham Hale – its first ever development. One...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Major Build to Rent scheme set for Southampton city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has acquired a major Build to Rent scheme in the heart of Southampton. The...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham regeneration scheme moves a step closer](/img/default/pit.png)
A scheme to regenerate a 17 hectare site in the heart of Birmingham city centre has moved a step closer after...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Major £500m regeneration scheme moves closer as initial plans are approved](/img/default/pit.png)
A new £500m regeneration scheme moved a step closer after plans for the project, which include the proposed construction of a...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans to transform Swansea city centre move a step closer to reality](/img/default/pit.png)
Radical plans to transform Swansea city centre moved a step closer to reality this week after Swansea Council approved the first...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Major regeneration plans for one of London’s poorest areas](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans for what would become one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects have been put forward by Haringey Council in north...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sheerwater regeneration scheme gets the final go-ahead](/img/default/pit.png)
More than 950 new homes will be built as part of plans to regenerate Sheerwater in Woking which has now been...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rail improvements provide a ‘tremendous opportunity’ for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Almost two-thirds of property investors now rate new and upgraded rail and tram links as providing the most attractive property investment...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![New plans for waterside development as part of £5.5bn regeneration scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
A planning application has been submitted by Peel Land and the Regenda Group to develop a £21m residential tower as part...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Go-ahead for £400m Kingston town centre regeneration scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Planning consent has been approved for the £400m regeneration of Kingston town centre’s Eden Walk shopping centre in west London. Joint developers...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![New train station would ‘unlock’ potential to create thousands of new homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans to build a Thameslink station in the north London area of Brent Cross may be brought forward by nine years...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Thameswey Developments takes control of Sheerwater regeneration scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Thameswey Developments has taken over plans for the regeneration of Sheerwater, after Woking Borough Council opted to drop New Vision Homes...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for £175m Sheffield regeneration scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans for a £175m regeneration scheme in Sheffield city centre have been approved by councillors. Developer Urbo has now secured outline planning consent...
16 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans for regeneration scheme in town centre approved](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans for a major regeneration scheme in Dovercourt town centre have been given the go-ahead. The £1m project, which will be financed...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans for £175m regeneration scheme set for approval](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans for a £175m mixed-use regeneration project on West Bar in Sheffield, which will create 1.4m sq ft of space fronting...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for £100m regeneration scheme in Wolverton](/img/default/pit.png)
Wolverton Works, a £100m regeneration project which will be located in the constituent town of Milton Keynes, has received planning permission St....
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Major shortage threatens to push up prices in Leeds City Region](/img/default/pit.png)
A severe undersupply of residential development sites and office space created by strong economic growth in Leeds City Region, which includes...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Major regeneration scheme in Liverpool city centre launched](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer Sigma Capital has launched a £39m regeneration scheme in Liverpool city centre after securing funding for the project. The development...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for 10,000 new homes in Barking](/img/default/pit.png)
The London mayor Sadiq Khan has paved the way for up to 10,000 new homes to be built in Barking after...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for £2.5bn regeneration around Wembley Stadium](/img/default/pit.png)
A £2.5bn regeneration scheme around Wembley Stadium has been given the go-ahead by Brent Council and will see up to 4,850 new...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investors eye London’s next big project](/img/default/pit.png)
All eyes will soon be on the £4.5bn regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood in north west London as plans for...