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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of rental homes, has revealed its second Build To Rent development in Bristol. Located within Temple...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...

The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...

A new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital has successfully delivered more than 450 new homes. As the rental property supply...

Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed provider of private rental homes, has expanded its portfolio of Build to Rent properties in Milton...

Universities – the institutions where the brightest of the batch go to not only enhance themselves but will one day, also...

The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...

PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...

The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...

With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...

Grainger plc has announced the launch of Pin Yard as part of it’s expanding portfolio of Build-to-Rent (BTR) properties in Leeds. Launched...

With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...

New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...

A Build to Rent platform set up by Macquarie Asset Management with British real estate industry veterans Darryl Flay and Martin...

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...

Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...

Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

With 45% of the population owning a pet, and London ranked the most pet-friendly city in Europe, estate agents Douglas &...

Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...

The seemingly endless growth of Build to Rent continues unabated, with the new partnership of Moda Living, Osborne + Co and MRP recently...

The latest collection of 487 rental homes in Brentford, West London, has been revealed by Apo (a-part-of.com), the innovative new London-based residential...

Research by Sequre Property Investment has revealed which cities are seeing the largest level of high yield rental homes. The buy-to-let (BTL)...

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...

A fifth of UK renters claim they would fork out up to 10% more in rent each month for smart features...

Estate and lettings agent Barrows and Forrester recently explored the rental demand across the nation during the third quarter of the...

Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...

The importance of good-quality senior housing has become starker than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there still remains a shortage...

A disparity between property demand and supply has risen across the UK. This has created opportunities for buy-to-let landlords to invest in...

MCI Developments and Promenade Estates secures Ellesmere Port approval Promenade Estates alongside its partner MCI Developments has secured planning consent for 170 houses...

UK developer and manager of residential rental homes, Watkin Jones, has received resolution to grant permission for a Build to Rent...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

In early December, senior researcher at AMA Research, Alex Blagden, talked about an expected surge in Build to Rent (BTR) applications...

Moda Living has formed a technology partnership with Samsung to provide 60,000 smart home appliances across its pipeline. The smart home is...

Work is set to get underway in the coming weeks on the construction of a new Build to Rent (BTR) development...

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...

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) development has now successfully delivered another multi-million pound BTR...

The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...

In parts one and two, we looked at the investors and developers with a large stake in the fast-emerging Build to...

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...

A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

Prospective renters searching for new properties while at home during lockdown are focusing their attentions on areas with rivers or near...

Eutopia Homes, a developer specialising in mid-market homes for rent and for sale, has secured planning permission for a new sustainable...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...

The green light has been given for Moda Living’s ‘landmark’ £260 million Build to Rent neighbourhood in Hove.   Moda Living, which...

The thorny issue of rent controls has reared its head again as the campaigns for the London mayoral election 2020 start...

New data from Citylets and ESPC, on the rental market and accompanying house price information respectively, has revealed that Musselburgh offered...

The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...

Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...

New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...

Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...

The commitment of landlords and property investors to improving properties has contributed towards a drastically improved standard of rental accommodation in...

European investment platform Henderson Park and leading Build to Rent developer Greystar have announced the acquisition of a site at the...

Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...

Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

Parking is the most desired feature of rental homes across England, Wales and Scotland, according to new research by Zoopla. The study...

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...

Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...

Development of the North East’s first Build to Rent scheme is now underway. The ‘ultramodern, multi-million pound’ scheme on Forth Banks...

An £82.7 million Build to Rent deal in North London has been agreed by M&G Real Estate and house-builder Redrow Homes. It...

This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...

The latest Property & Homemover Report, released by marketing consultancy TwentyCi, has shown a sharp rise in the number of rental...

The proportion of new buy-to-let purchase applications in Northern England has grown year-on-year for Q3 2017, according to a fresh report...

Specialist lender Together is granting over £800,000 to buy and develop an idle office block, enabling a development company to expand...

Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...

With the lettings market traditionally heating up in autumn, property investors will be looking at ways to make their rental homes...

Rental prices are rising in most Spanish cities, led by gains in Barcelona, new figures show.   Average rental prices in Barcelona...

The cost of renting a home in the non-rent controlled sector in the Netherlands continued to increase during the second quarter...

Research carried out by Orchard & Shipman Group has revealed that a significant proportion of landlords (86%) believe that the government’s...

A new portfolio of homes for professional tenants in London and the South East has been launched by housing group L...