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A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...

More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

An international off-plan property consultancy says it’s overseen a record 400-plus units launched in recent months. LH1 Global reckons it de-risks investments...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

A number of daily-traded open-ended property funds have announced a temporary suspension of trading or an intention to close altogether.  In a...

Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...

A new heat map is making available information to investors about the threat of Japanese Knotweed. Investors can enter their postcode directly...

An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...

Buy to let investors con siding quitting the sector because of government red tape, higher taxes and the threat of the...

A property advice service is suggesting that almost anything done to make money from a property could land the owner or...

Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...

The commercial property sector in England is in the midst of a seismic shift propelled by the introduction of stringent minimum...

Insurers and risk managers must pull out all the stops to support the beleaguered UK construction sector, which is facing extreme...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, has released data which points to potential future increases in credit impairments in the...

With the latest news of interest rates rising, banks closing, and the stock market plummeting, now is not a “safe” time...

One of the first things I read this year for international women’s day was a quote which really resonated with me....

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

Two experts on Spanish property have come together to launch a Spanish property podcast. Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark...

A new online marketplace which will connect property investors to property sourcers across the UK has been launched. Invesourced, a property investment platform,...

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

As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...

A significant nationwide study by leading specialist lender, Together predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion...

Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...

With temperatures reaching over 30 degrees this week, and with yet another heatwave forecast for the end of August, building experts...

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...

Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....

Air travel has reduced in demand since before the pandemic by as much as 76%, a sign that staycations are still...

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

This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...

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...

A new book has been released to offer insight to landlords and investors on small-scale property development. The ‘Guide to Small-Scale Property...

The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...

In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

Glasgow city planners have given property developer Barony Homes Limited consent to develop 130 new flats in Dennistoun’s Circus Drive. On behalf of the...

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

In this guest article, Isabel James, head of residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street electric vehicle (EV)...

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

Property in many of the UK’s coastal towns and villages has often taken a pounding and not just from the elements...

Developers and estate property managers need to keep abreast of fast-changing, fast charging advances in the world of electrical vehicles (EV),...

They’re two words that can make any property owner panic – Japanese knotweed. The invasive plant can cause significant issues for...

The most recent Mayor's Question Time meeting revealed that there have been no Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) secured to stem the...

While many months of soaring house prices - supercharged by the stamp duty holiday and certain conditions caused by the pandemic...

Following a record low for the hospitality industry in 2020 and a mixed 2021 amidst the yo-yoing regulations, demand is finally...

Here, Giles Sutcliffe, head of affordable housing at Cluttons, shares his insight on what is needed in order to achieve affordable...

With ITV's Our House currently gripping millions of TV viewers, property experts have outlined how property fraud - which plays a central...

If previous auction roundups haven’t done much to convince you that property auctions are the most lucrative route, then perhaps this...

In 2021, a year marked by rising house prices, supply chain issues and worker shortages, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State...

Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

This mini development roundup sees homebuilder Placemakers putting sustainability and profitability at the fore of its new scheme in Beulah Hill,...

With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...

The UK's recent storm season could lead to a greater infestation of Japanese knotweed - the famously problematic and invasive plant...

Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...

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

Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...

Prime Secure’s Fire Safety division has launched the UK’s first affordable wireless common fire alarm system, V-Fire, which removes the need...

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

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

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has published its net zero carbon pathway. The pathway sets...

Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...

As we approach the end of another turbulent year, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; iamsold partners with...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

New research from Environet UK has revealed that the blight of Japanese knotweed has wiped an estimated £11.8 billion off the...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

Here, in this latest PIT guest piece, Ellen Klein - editor at Sleep Junkie - outlines how investors should buy their first...

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, 'what's the best property development strategy?'. Given that property development ranges...

In this guest piece, Ufuk Bahar - founder of multi-disciplinary architecture practice, Urbanist Architecture, which specialises in maximising the ROI and viability of...

In this guest piece, smart lighting and building software company amBX observes some core areas that are accelerating the property market today, as well as hindering it. Various...

On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...

The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...

The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...

The pair behind one of the property industry's most popular podcasts have now launched an app that they say will 'completely...

The Labour Party is calling for “sustained investment” in public services that could help resolve the building safety crisis and prevent...

In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...

After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...

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

Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...

At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...

A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...

Lender Fiduciam has provided a £5 million development loan for the construction of a £10 million seven-storey residential apartment building in...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s main financial regulator, has warned a number of times in the past about the...

Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...

In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...

Build to Rent furnishing solutions firm Manor Interiors recently researched UK student accommodation standards during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 1,032 UK...

According to a recent Deloitte report, the construction sector accounts for the highest number of insolvencies compared to any other sector,...

In this advice article, Mike Liverton, founder and chairman of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, outlines some top tips for investing in apartments...