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New analysis from Rightmove unveils the most expensive streets to buy a home in the UK currently, with Buckingham Gate in...

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

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

Almost four in 10 of landlords would like to expand their property portfolio in the next year says investment platform Lendlord. This...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...

The commercial property market has performed well in recent years, although trends differ from inner city and local markets, reports Dutton...

Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...

Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent  in the past year according to...

Whilst macro conditions suggest a retrenchment in real estate values across much of the West, the last year has seen real...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

Despite the increasing cost of borrowing currently hitting homebuyers across the property market, it evidently remains less expensive to buy when...

As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...

With construction work now well underway, a new apartment scheme that will tap into the emerging co-living market is expected to open...

According to new data released by London’s leading co-living operator, renters choosing a shared property under the co-living model are older...

Property remains a highly attractive asset class in which to invest. The demand for the product is virtually guaranteed: we’re busy...

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...

The UK's Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to grow and evolve, which arguably makes the role of the market's trade...

With summer in the UK finally here and the summer holidays swiftly approaching, investing in coastal locations should be at the...

Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...

With the Build to Rent (BTR) sector no longer a new phenomenon, and fast becoming a well-established part of the PRS,...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...

In this guest piece, Rob Lessmann, founder of luxury interior design studio Design'd Living, sets out how Airbnb has led international...

Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...

PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...

In just a year’s time, the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent, research by rental...

Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...

In November last year, we reported on the rental rooms with a view overlooking Brentford FC’s impressive Community Stadium. On a crisp,...

In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...

A platform with over 100,000 users that claims to be the world’s first accommodation rental platform and community created for women...

The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...

A leading Spanish home builder has drawn on its 60-plus years of experience to provide information and advice to those who...

UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...

A significant proportion of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord if circumstances allowed, new research...

Just one in seven (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC),...

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

The latest ‘landmark’ Build to Rent (BTR) development in London is set to be delivered after Telford Homes and Realstar announced...

As we enter a new year for the property sector, research from Boomin has revealed that the total value of homes...

The prime London rental market has enjoyed an 8% uplift in rental values over the last year, with the most in-demand...

A PropTech firm says it recently saved one of its premium Build to Rent (BTR) clients more than £160,000 by preventing a US-based...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...

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...

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...

If you are looking to buy a home to then let it out to tenants, or if you have decided to...

A wave of capital is heading for the UK’s rapidly growing suburban Build to Rent (BTR) sector, according to recent research...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

In part 2 of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of property management and development...

Some believe co-living as a concept has only grown in significance as society has had a chance to reassess its priorities and...

Millions of people privately renting or in social housing fear a revenge eviction if they raise fire safety concerns with landlords. Despite...

According to research by Hodge, the majority of UK holidaymakers headed off to holiday lets and hotels this summer. Their research...

In this guest piece, Alec Watt, chief executive officer of the Accouter Group of Companies, outlines why investors would be unwise...

New research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that all but one line on the London Underground has...

The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....

This week, PIT takes a closer look at the success stories for Auction House London, iamsold, Auction House and Allsop, indicating...

New planning changes which came into effect this month have been criticised by a renting campaigner. Ajay Jagota, the founder of...

After graduating from university, priorities in life tend to shift. Studying and living near the university is no longer important, but...

With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director...

A rising problem in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is tenant fraud. The busiest time of year for renters is...

Throughout the year people looking to enjoy a local or international getaway rely on services such as Airbnb. Homestays for cabin...

Letting agent Ascend Properties recently described Build to Rent (BTR) as the future of renting, and an analysis of data from the...

In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...

In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...

Despite still being on the amber list after the UK government’s most recent review of its controversial traffic light system, Portugal...

A charming skiing resort in Switzerland overlooking the Mont Blanc range, Verbier sits on a south-facing plateau which gives it plenty...

In this article, building society The Cumberland - specialists when it comes to holiday let lending - offer expert input on...

Knights Quarter, the brand-new development in the heart of Winchester, is offering an ‘exciting’ investment opportunity with a collection of apartments,...

The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...

The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...

Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...

Quintain Living – formerly known as Tipi and one of the best-known brands in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) space...

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

Property investors are always looking for new strategies and Rent-to-Rent has recently risen to the top of the popular strategies list....

In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...

It emerged a few weeks ago that TV stars Ant & Dec and Phillip Schofield are set to lose around £8...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

Research by a student accommodation platform has found that the majority of student tenants would like to see utility costs more widely included...

Since April 12, overnight stays in self-contained accommodation in England with members of a person’s household or bubble have been allowed,...

London’s largest purpose-built rental community – Greenford Quay in the London Borough of Ealing - is ready to be unveiled by...

Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...

Last week, two of the UK’s biggest housebuilders – Barratt and Berkeley – held webinars aimed at investors. While new-build developments have traditionally...

Some property gurus and trainers will insist that people starting out on their property investment journey can become financially free very...

Some self-styled property gurus have courted controversy for offering near-instant financial freedom through their training courses, or arguing that anyone –...

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

Two of Australia’s most popular cities - Melbourne and Sydney - are tipped for a Build to Rent (BTR) boom, according...

In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...

Few places remain unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with cases fluctuating across the nation, but still high overall. Domestically, as far...

Build to Rent (BTR) has been a growing trend in the UK for a number of years, but what about in...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection...

Wardour Point, a development crafted for modern living, has been launched in Manchester to meet the growing demand for regional property. The...