The demand for retirement housing is on the rise, creating new opportunities for property investors seeking stability and profitability. According to the...
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06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New League Table of how many Bedrooms Investors Can Buy](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2004.jpg)
Latest research from Savills reveals how much space £340,837, the average house price for Great Britain, can buy you across different...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Boost as many renters reconciled to not owning a home](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2004.jpg)
Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New property investor service launched by high end estate agency](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2001.jpg)
Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can Investors Take Advantage of Baby Boomers Getting Old?](/upload/images/24%2001%2023%2005.jpg)
Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills’ Top Buy To Let and Resi Investment Tips for 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2001.jpg)
Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Wave goodbye to winter property woes](/upload/images/Landlord%20Today_OPG(1).jpg)
It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...
17 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Fore! Is It A Good Investment To Buy Near A Golf Course?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1342626320.jpg)
With the Ryder Cup in the forefront of our minds, new research has revealed the premiums for property located near a...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Benefits of Portuguese Investment on show in new research](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2026%202.jpg/23%2009%2026%202__400x267.jpg)
For Britons contemplating a European move or affluent expats already relocating, Portugal bucks the property market as an increasingly attractive proposition. Two...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors - where do you get your investment ideas from?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2008%2024%201%20shutterstock_1453749461.jpg/23%2008%2024%201%20shutterstock_1453749461__400x267.jpg)
A new survey throws light on how investors get their ideas. An Opinium survey conducted for business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown asked some...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla’s deep dive into house price changes and investment potential](/upload/images/__thumbs/Zoopla%20deep%20dive%20into%20house%20price%20changes%20and%20investment%20potential.jpg/Zoopla%20deep%20dive%20into%20house%20price%20changes%20and%20investment%20potential__400x267.jpg)
The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![RVG announces £2bn plan for 5,000 new homes in a decade](/upload/images/RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT.jpg)
Retirement Villages Group (RVG), owned by AXA IM Alts, has revealed the concept for its future collection of Integrated Retirement Communities,...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Galliard and Probitas launch £50 million retirement village](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
A joint venture between Galliard Homes, one of London’s leading developers, specialist retirement living specialists, Probitas Developments, and O’Shea, a market...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Untold Living tells of 64-unit retirement village](/upload/images/Untold%20Living%20tells%20of%2064%20unit%20retirement%20villiage%20Untitled.png)
Untold Living, a new later living developer and operator, has received backing from Matter Real Estate to acquire and develop multiple...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Audley Groups' planning for new retirement community](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/AudleyGroupDevelopment-400x310.png)
The UK’s leading provider of retirement villages, Audley Group, has recently announced that, following extensive consultation with the local community and...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mainstay secures management of luxury redevelopment in Sheffield](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Mainstay_Redbrik_400x310.png)
Mainstay, a residential property management company that is part of the FirstPort group, has strengthened its property portfolio by taking on...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General sign £150m loan to provide 5,500 homes](/upload/images/library/ElectronicSignatures-400x310.jpg)
Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Silbury Finance provides a sustainable £74 million loan for York development](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Silbury400x310.jpg)
Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Golden Investment: Aviva research reveals growing wealth held in property](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/old%20people.png)
The importance of property wealth in retirement planning is often overlooked, however, new research from Aviva has revealed the increasing importance...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bouncing back – Brit buyers return to Europe after Covid and Brexit](/upload/images/Locations/SpanishProperty400x310.png)
Just over a year ago (December 31 2020), the transition period for Brits to retire to European Union countries without the...
17 January 2022
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
![Interview with Sam Le Pard, LEXI Finance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...
08 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Can planning help to solve the social care crisis?](/upload/images/library/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Bidwells discusses the important role that planning plays in housing and social care, and what can be...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eco update – sustainable schemes in Somerset, Hampshire and London](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
This development update is environmentally focused, with 51 high-quality schemes coming to Somerset, 120 net-zero homes suited for the retired community and...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![A big coup – leading retirement developer joins forces with Homes England](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
In what will be seen as a major win, one of the UK’s leading developers and managers of retirement communities has...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing with care – how is Scotland aiming to tackle an age-old problem?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s one of the biggest issues facing countries and leaders across the world and has been brought into starker focus than...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Senior housing – is it about to receive a much-needed growth spurt?](/img/default/pit.png)
The importance of good-quality senior housing has become starker than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there still remains a shortage...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investing in a seaside home – what should you consider?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director...
11 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
![Development – multi-generational living and stamp duty free homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Inspired Villages, operator of retirement villages established by Legal & General, has achieved planning permission to deliver a £100 million retirement...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – how can retirement living be redefined?](/img/default/pit.png)
Living well in retirement and into old age has become a very hot topical issue in the last 15 months or...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – construction works begin and brand-new PRS scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction works on a new £19 million residential scheme in Nottinghamshire, led by property developer Taggart Homes, are set to begin...
26 May 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
![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
![Dev roundup – major loans and Leeds redevelopment project underway](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Post-pandemic elderly living: a chance for socially responsible investment](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Jitesh Patel from Kajima Partnersips discusses why later living investment will become so important post-pandemic and represents an...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors - leading the charge of sustainability in property development](/img/default/pit.png)
As a once in a lifetime event, the response to the pandemic has taken precedence over other global issues, including our...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why technology is essential in properties for retirees](/img/default/pit.png)
Just a decade ago the term ‘silver surfers’ was common media parlance for an older person attempting to use technology. Looking...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Senior living – building property wealth and the top asset class for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developer issues – architects willing to take legal action & homebuyer fightback](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading private wealth law firm claims that architects are increasingly prepared to take legal action against developers in a bid to...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Investors and traders – What to look for when viewing auction property](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...
04 March 2021
From: Property Auctions
![Is Covid-19 actually harming the buy-to-let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the pandemic heavily impacting interest rates, people are searching for a more lucrative return on their investments. Research by insurance and...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – strategic partnerships and steady project progress](/img/default/pit.png)
A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...
17 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
![Revealed – why Portugal should still be a go-to for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the Brexit transition period ended just over a month ago, and the UK ceased to be a part of the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how can UK citizens secure EU residency post-Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s been an area of hot discussion in recent weeks as the UK gets used to its new post-Brexit reality, where...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Senior housing – severe undersupply in Scotland could lead to housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK the top hotspot for overseas resi investment post-Brexit, says research](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK has ranked highest for future residential real estate investment, in a survey of 500 investors, developers and asset managers...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – why is the Algarve’s Golden Triangle booming?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the decades since Portugal became one of the go-to destinations for British holidaymakers, second home owners and investors, one part...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Senior living’s top providers start to boom, but faster growth is needed](/img/default/pit.png)
A law firm has said the value of the UK’s top 15 senior living providers has increased by 62% in the...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Spain revealed as the best property investment location, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – Sussex cricket, new offsite homes and Notts scheme go-ahead](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction work has commenced on the Tate Residences, an ‘eagerly awaited’ luxury collection of 37 spacious apartments which overlook Sussex Cricket...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![L&G secures site for second Hampshire senior living community](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General’s later living business, Inspired Villages, has announced the acquisition of a 10-acre site in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, for...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to invest in UK property now despite the recession](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment round-up – from eco-friendly developments to retirement living growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![European property and Brexit: does it pay to invest now?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the UK’s official departure from the European Union due to take place on December 31, Chris Nye, editor at Property...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - number of retired expats returning to the UK rises](/img/default/pit.png)
A retirement property provider has said it has experienced a significant rise in enquiries from UK nationals currently based in Europe...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing shortage for older people: stamp duty cut is short-term fix](/img/default/pit.png)
It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – why do people want to buy a home in France?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s an eternally popular destination for Brits to holiday, invest and even live in, but why is France becoming an ever-more...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the mindset and success principles of a property investor](/img/default/pit.png)
Harvey Raybould is a UK property investor and owner of the Creative Property Group (CPG), a Kent-based property firm which aims...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Expert opinion: why and where to invest post-Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
In a recent Zoom webinar, titled ‘Why and where to invest in residential real estate post-Covid-19’, representatives from three different luxury overseas...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Surrey site acquired for £90m retirement-led mixed-use scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
A retirement village expert has acquired a site in the heart of West Byfleet in Surrey, with plans for a ‘new...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Good news - second home owners and buyers allowed back to Spain!](/img/default/pit.png)
In a further sign of some sense of normality returning – albeit with many new restrictions and protocols remaining in place...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General announces first later living scheme in London](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General’s increasing focus on the later living sector has continued apace, with the financial services firm recently announcing its...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – who is driving the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investing in Portugal – is it a safe haven?](/img/default/pit.png)
Portugal, already a highly popular holiday, second home and retirement destination for Brits, has been widely praised for the way it...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to encourage investment in senior living sector](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading private wealth firm has called on the government to take urgent action to help encourage investment into much-needed senior...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: has coronavirus derailed investment in retirement living?](/img/default/pit.png)
The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus crisis – how is the property investment market coping?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus crisis has affected the property investment market in many ways, from cancelled short-lets bookings and people worried about the future...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Doing things differently – companies offer virtual viewings during the crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus crisis has shut down most aspects of normal life, but with us all being told to stay at home...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is coronavirus affecting developers and the retirement housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge impact on all our lives, with all schools now closed (other than for...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New luxury retirement village comes to Hampshire](/img/default/pit.png)
A brand new retirement village has opened for sale in Hampshire with a special open house over the weekend marking the...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what are the challenges of building a retirement village?](/img/default/pit.png)
With an ageing population and an adult social care crisis, retirement villages have been talked of as one possible solution. Here, in...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The eco-friendly revolution – how is the property industry going green?](/img/default/pit.png)
We’ve previously reported on everything from sustainable living developments to eco-villages, and recently covered a major trade body’s call for the...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Luxury retirement living promised at The Landsby’s grand opening](/img/default/pit.png)
The new retirement village by Elysian Residences, The Landsby, was officially unveiled at the grand opening event, with VIP guest Sir...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New ‘Sky Bungalows’ to be released onto Herefordshire market](/img/default/pit.png)
Luxury housebuilder Lockley Homes has announced the official release of its unique sky bungalows at its Kingsbrooke development in Colwall, near...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will female entrepreneurs boost the number of women in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
Only 22% of board level members in real estate are women, showing little progress in gender balance in the property industry,...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![30% of people will use property wealth to boost retirement income in 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
Nearly one in three people retiring this year plan to use their property wealth to help bolster their retirement income, highlighting...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sun, sea and…renting? Tenants prioritise holidays over saving for a house deposit](/img/default/pit.png)
More renters are saving to go on holiday (33%) or for an emergency fund (31%) than for a deposit to buy...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![The rise of retirement living - Audley Group announces international expansion](/img/default/pit.png)
Audley Group, one the UK’s leading providers of luxury retirement villages, has revealed that it has signed a new joint venture...
03 January 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
![Retirement living market offers the best investment, says leading developer](/img/default/pit.png)
With Brexit and political uncertainty slowing the market, housing with care is fast becoming a significant opportunity for developers and investors....
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment in the 2020s – what are the main things to look out for?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty reform is needed to solve the housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
Reducing stamp duty is the key to unlocking the housing crisis, according to new research from retirement living provider Audley Group. With...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The later living sector - an opportunity for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why do people now value property over pensions?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years property has become an increasingly popular investment avenue for people, thanks to the relatively low risk it holds,...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The care home market: economically viable for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week we explored whether senior living - a rental model aimed at the over-75s - could be the next major property...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Senior living – is it the next major property investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last month Property Investor Today attended AEW UK’S economic briefing on senior living to find out whether this could be the...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Transformation of former paper mill in Fife gets the go-ahead](/img/default/pit.png)
Developers in Scotland have claimed that a £250 million development for the former Tullis Russell paper factory in Fife can transform...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment hotspots - the best new-build developments in the Costa del Sol](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Brexit, Spain has reclaimed its status as a hotspot for British buyers, with the Costa del Sol a firm favourite. Last...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Majority of over-65s in the market for bungalows](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 60% of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow, according to research by McCarthy & Stone. This number – equivalent to...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Former Shredded Wheat factory set for transformation](/img/default/pit.png)
A former Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City is ready to be transformed thanks to a £21.2 million loan from...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Makeup of 'generation rent' revealed – and it’s not just millennials](/img/default/pit.png)
The term 'generation rent' now covers a much wider demographic, according to new research. The Urban Being - The Future of City...
16 September 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
![The benefits of an online platform, such as Zillios, for international property searches](/img/default/pit.png)
Technology is developing constantly, which is steadily changing the scope of property purchasing both domestically and abroad. Zillios.com is seeking to re-define the...
01 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Buy-to-let property investment: is it still worth it in 2019?](/img/default/pit.png)
You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![The growing appeal of peer to peer property lending](/img/default/pit.png)
Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is the Spanish property market set to heat up in 2019?](/img/default/pit.png)
It took the Spanish property market several years before it really started to claw its way out of the chaos brought...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General acquires prime student blocks at University of Oxford](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General has purchased the long leasehold of a modern student accommodation residence at the University of Oxford for approximately...