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![Don’t Write Off Office Space As An Investment](/upload/images/4%20MortgageCalculated(1).png)
New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Could modular homes solve the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major firms continue to invest in the PRS – what’s the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new auctioneer launches amidst a joyful June](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why suburban Build to Rent is the one to watch](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![A rental room with a view! First glimpse of homes overlooking Brentford FC](/upload/images/Locations/BrentfordFCView-400x310.jpg)
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...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Elephant & Castle – what is the latest with London’s regeneration hotspot?](/upload/images/Locations/Elephant%20400%20x%20310.png)
Situated in southeast London, Elephant & Castle boasts a rich history as well as an intriguing reputation. In recent years, the...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The next evolution of shopping centres - could they be converted to resi?](/upload/images/Locations/TheNextEvolutionofShoppingCentres-695x395.jpg)
Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – is office/retail to resi now more important than ever?](/upload/images/Locations/EmptyHighStreet400x310.jpg)
One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Never knowingly underbuilt - should other retailers join the BTR revolution?](/img/default/pit.png)
With Boots recently joining John Lewis and Lloyds Bank in dipping its toes into the property market, this opinion piece from Ged...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – a slice of Pye, quaint cottages and July sales](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest goings-on for the UK’s top auctioneers, from John Pye’s brand-new...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How lockdown has changed the way we live: boosting the BTR trend](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how can we repurpose retail assets with lasting relevance?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – new projects underway from Leicester to Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can the high street be saved by residential redevelopment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – are cities investment dead-zones or will they bounce back post-Covid?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Could 2021 be the year of the small indie developer?](/img/default/pit.png)
Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Quintain Living - the new version of Tipi](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the start of the Build to Rent (BTR) boom, Tipi (the BTR brand of British property development and investment company...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Season’s greetings – after a year like no other](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Analysis: will Covid-19 change how residential property is used and located?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report from international law firm Withers claims that Covid-19 is accelerating rapid change in what people want from their...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 2: retail to residential – will the high street need to change forever?](/img/default/pit.png)
In Part 1, we asked whether other major retailers will follow John Lewis’s lead in moving into the world of building...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 1: retail to residential – has John Lewis set a precedent?](/img/default/pit.png)
The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Does high street decline represent opportunities for resi investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK development – new homes in East London; social investment at Stone Yard](/img/default/pit.png)
The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside! Should you invest in Bognor Regis?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now is the ultimate time to invest in the West Sussex market town of Bognor Regis, according to Sussex-based property lettings...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Doing it differently – private developer transforms affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![New luxury residence in Montenegro a potential boon for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Porto Montenegro, the luxury waterfront and yachting paradise in the Bay of Kotor, is expanding with the launch of a new...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Data: a critical tool for landlords and retailers post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why should investors be considering tertiary towns?](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five reasons you should never follow interiors trends](/img/default/pit.png)
It can be tempting to jump on the latest interior design trends when renovating your investment property. However, just because Farrow...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration: what is the Canada Water Masterplan?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the latest part of our series on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today finds out more about the dramatic plans...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Grand Designs Live competition to get a second outing at the NEC](/img/default/pit.png)
Grand Designs Live’s Under The Stairs feature will be reimagined at Birmingham’s NEC this October following the success it enjoyed at...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Want to live beside the seaside? New development launches in Worthing](/img/default/pit.png)
A brand-new development opportunity in the heart of Worthing town centre has already generated interest from developers following its recent launch...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![THE UK’S HIDDEN PROPERTY INVESTMENT HOTSPOTS](/img/default/pit.png)
Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Could transforming ex-retail premises into homes boost flagging high street?](/img/default/pit.png)
Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...
12 December 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
![Government urged to drop revaluation plans](/img/default/pit.png)
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s, Mike Coupe, is the latest in a long line of high prominent business leaders to call...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Record demand for warehouse space in Leicestershire](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of industrial and warehousing deals in Leicestershire hit an all-time high in 2016 as property investors looked to capitalise...
14 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
![Restaurant offering can whet appetite for shopping, particularly among youngsters](/img/default/pit.png)
If you are planning to invest in the retail property sector any time soon, it may be wise to check out...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Record demand for warehouse space in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK warehouse market is set to have its best year since records began, with take-up surpassing the 34m sq ft...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds sees sharp rise in demand from retailers](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 20 retail brands have taken new stores in Leeds so far this year, with a distinct bias towards ‘aspirational’ brands,...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK Warehouse take-up soars in H1 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Total take-up of UK warehouse space - units measuring 100,000 sq ft + - exceeded 14.62m sq ft in the first...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![International investors spooked by Brexit fears](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a notable fall in the number of overseas nationals investing in the UK’s commercial property sector due to...