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![Merry PITmas and a Happy New Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/ChristmasTree-400x310.png)
It's been another busy year in the property invesmtment world, from new developments all across the UK to new overseas schemes,...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reflection: how Prime Central London has weathered yet another storm](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![2022 – where in outer London are Chinese and HK investors buying?](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.png)
A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russian buyers account for £190m in London market value in 2021](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Russian residential property purchases contributed an estimated £190 million in market value and £13.2 million in stamp duty tax last year,...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Richard Bosson - 'Prime Central is absolutely crucial'](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Caudwell-RichardBosson-400x310.jpg)
Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![St Moritz records strongest property price growth in 2021 with increases of 17%](/upload/images/Locations/SkiShowHouse-400x310.jpg)
Knight Frank’s annual Ski Property Report launched last week revealed that Swiss resort, St Moritz recorded the strongest price growth in...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Belgravia property receives record-breaking investment of £6.4m](/img/default/pit.png)
UK property finance platform CapitalRise has funded its biggest crowdfunding raise. Investors of the platform have reserved £6.4 million in finance...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ombria - surge in demand due to Golden Visa and work from anywhere boom](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the Algarve’s most anticipated new developments has witnessed ‘unprecedented demand’ for its flagship Viceroy Residences since they launched in...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Quintain’s Rajesh Shah – what will Covid’s impact be on BTR long-term?](/img/default/pit.png)
Quintain Living, formerly known as Tipi, is the Build to Rent (BTR) brand of well-known developer Quintain and has made a...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How has the UK property market fared in the five years since the Brexit vote?](/img/default/pit.png)
This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors in Spain – how is the market being affected by Covid and Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will UK property remain a long-term investment choice for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK investment - has there been a boom in buyers hailing from Hong Kong?](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain and Hong Kong have long had close relations, not least because it was a British colony until as recently as...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Post-Brexit UK-China property investment outlook – what should you know?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the best places for property investment overseas?](/img/default/pit.png)
Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – A ball of history, record sales and the power of auction](/img/default/pit.png)
You may get a kick out of this week’s roundup, with the home of the late England footballer and World Cup...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 outlook – what are the predictions from our property experts?](/img/default/pit.png)
With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...
23 December 2020
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
![Investors – should you be looking north to the grand old city of York?](/img/default/pit.png)
York is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful cities in the UK, but is perhaps overlooked by investors and holiday...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent sector set for growth, research firm claims](/img/default/pit.png)
Purpose-built Build to Rent (BTR) housing is only a recent concept, with just over 51,000 dwellings completed across the UK as of Q3...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five reasons why property investors are feeling the 'Verbier vibe'](/img/default/pit.png)
Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – new hires, mental health support and ongoing strong investment](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Hong Kong and Chinese investors still buying - how to engage with them](/img/default/pit.png)
Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what will happen to the ski property market this winter?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ski property market – which relies on international travel and the easy intermingling of people – was especially badly impacted by...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![The birth of Build to Rent – how did it become the PRS’s biggest trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property expert claims investors should consider Doncaster's property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should you be considering serviced accommodation?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now, more than ever, property investors will be seeking safe havens and thriving markets which promise strong and reliable returns. Could...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is the difference between co-living and BTR?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the coronavirus hit, Build to Rent was without question the property market's fastest-growing trend. While, like all parts of the...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Smaller institutional investors locked out of investing into UK residential](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portugal investment – Finnish group commits €30 million to scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Ombria Resort – a ‘world-leading luxury real estate development in the heart of the Algarve’ – recently announced that Pontos Group,...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Philippines – does it make for the perfect post-pandemic investment location?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind as a property investment destination, but the Philippines – the small collection...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![A Greek revival – is the country also a safe haven for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We recently explored whether Portugal – which has handled the Covid-19 pandemic better than most European nations – is, as a...
19 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
![Rents and prices in Portugal drop as a result of coronavirus, research claims](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks, many industry experts have been singing the praises of Portugal as a safe haven for overseas investors, given...
12 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
![Insight – have Asian investors in the UK property market increased?](/img/default/pit.png)
International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the Build to Rent market adapting to lockdown and social distancing?](/img/default/pit.png)
Build to Rent (BTR) was undoubtedly one of the property sector’s fastest-growing areas before Covid-19 took hold. But, like all other markets,...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property: how has Covid-19 affected the market in Mallorca?](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain has experienced one of the most severe lockdown regimes, with rules in place from March 15, subsequently affecting the country's...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – is it changing the makeup of overseas investors in the UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all of our lives, including those who operate in the property...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development Q&A - coronavirus impact and why PBSA might be a safe haven](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence all aspects of everyday...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what does Greece offer investors that other hotspots don't?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like everyone else, it's a difficult time for investors in terms of planning ahead and finding out where the safe havens...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property – why should investors be considering the eastern Algarve?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stable market promises sound investment opportunities in Mallorca](/img/default/pit.png)
The Balearic Islands remain a ‘safe haven’ for property investments, with the overall volume of transactions on the market levelling out...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development update – Hong Kong buyers invest big and hospital conversion to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
Estate agent Aston Chase has revealed that it has achieved more than £25 million worth of sales to Hong Kong buyers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hong Kong residents flock to buy in London amid political and civil unrest](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a surge in the number of Hong Kong residents travelling to London to invest in residential property, according...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Student housing app to feature in national final for tech entrepreneurs](/img/default/pit.png)
A startup housing app which aims to provide a safe haven for international students recently won the North West regional final...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank analyses prime price movements in decade since crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Investors targeted as over 500 London flats cost more than £1m](/img/default/pit.png)
London currently contains 585 one-bed flats for sale for more than £1 million, according to research by online estate agents HouseSimple.com. The...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![London hotel market accounts for over half of total UK hotel investment](/img/default/pit.png)
More than £1.bn was invested in the London hotel market during the first half of this year, which accounts for 55%...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property in affluent parts of London viewed as a ‘safe bet’](/img/default/pit.png)
People borrowed more than £17bn in new mortgages last year in order to buy property in London, as homeowners, investors and...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Safe as houses still holds true in uncertain times](/img/default/pit.png)
American investor Howard Marks once said about investing in uncertain times, “move forward, but with caution”. The past 18 months or...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property market remains a safe haven amid political unrest](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK will remain a property safe haven despite the upcoming general election and Brexit, new research shows. The study of 1,100...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investors set to put purchases on hold in wake of snap general election](/img/default/pit.png)
Thousands of investors are expected to postpone or pull out of property deals as a result of Theresa May’s decision to...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Softening housing market in London offers inventors ‘better value for money’](/img/default/pit.png)
London’s housing market continues to slow, with the latest figures revealing that prices increased at their slowest rate for nearly five...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Central London property prices hit record high](/img/default/pit.png)
The average price of a home in central London hit a new high of £1,818,262 in 2016, thanks largely to a rally...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Prime hotspots provide ‘safe investments’ and offer ‘good value for money’](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of high-end property investors, including many overseas nationals, are now targeting ‘safe haven’ prime central hotspots in Scotland,...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![International buyers routinely rejected for UK mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas investors and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages in the UK to fund property acquisitions, according...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![London’s ability to ‘re-invent and evolve’ makes it Europe’s most superior city](/img/default/pit.png)
With fears of a residential and commercial property crash having receded following last year’s Brexit vote, London is starting to look...
16 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment in London jumps to £4.1bn in Q4 2016 – CBRE](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment volumes in London increased to £4.1bn in the final quarter of 2016, the latest Property Perspective report from CBRE shows. The...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![International investors eye New York as safe haven](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of overseas property investors are looking into safe investments, like the U.S. property market, with New York in...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Simon Tollit – what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Simon Tollit, director of central London sales at United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty, offers his thoughts on what property market trends...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![‘Expect the unexpected’ in 2017, says Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![London to lead recovery in house prices with 16.5% growth by 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit adversely affects property investment into UK to Germany’s benefit](/img/default/pit.png)
Uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an adverse impact on investor sentiment when it comes to investing in the UK’s property market,...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![London's property market set to benefit from Trump's election win](/img/default/pit.png)
World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![London property prices forecast to fall after Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bricks and mortar remains a ‘safe haven’ for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
UK auction house Network Auctions has enjoyed further success following their two day July sale which took place in London and...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit set to fuel demand for US property ‘as a safe haven’](/img/default/pit.png)
The Brexit fallout is testing the faith of property investors in the UK which could lead to greater interest in US...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market hit by fears over EU referendum vote](/img/default/pit.png)
The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty in...