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In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

Lots submitted to residential auctions have more than doubled in numbers in recent months. Fresh figures released by EIG Property Auctions show...

With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...

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

Quinta do Lago, the exclusive Algarve residential resort, has announced the property management of One Green Way Residences, under a new...

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

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

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

The start of construction has been marked by two ground-breaking ceremonies on a £28 million housing project that will aim to...

In this return to our auction roundup, Property Investor Today explores whether unconditional auctions are the future and a Kensington property...

Mixed-use developments have the potential to provide financial security and make any investor’s property portfolio more diverse, a property firm has...

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

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

Australian property developer, Third.i, has revealed that it has officially broken ground on its second London development, Graphite Square in Vauxhall, which...

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

There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...

This week continues the trend of successful property auctions, with SDL Property Auctions reporting exciting results for its March sale and...

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

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

In this guest piece, Hugh Wigzell, senior associate at Farrer & Co, lists three issues that property buyers and investors should watch out for...

This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...

This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...

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

This week’s development roundup highlights the latest in development and investment, from Elevate Property Group’s decade-long run and Legal & General’s...

In the first auction roundup of 2022, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; from iamproperty’s successful year with...

Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

Portico shares some of the top entry system features for multi-residential properties that could positively affect the return on investment (ROI)...

This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...

In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...

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...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

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

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

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

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...

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

A fifth of UK renters claim they would fork out up to 10% more in rent each month for smart features...

Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...

Why would a commercial lender give you money for a small-scale property development project? The answer is … profit. They’ll typically...

A series of free webinars are being held this month to help public sector clients access three major frameworks, including a...

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...

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...

Here at PIT, we have covered a number of stories in recent times about the potential dangers of get-rich-quick schemes, often...

From health monitoring panic rooms to biometric sensors in every corner, by 2071 our homes could virtually run themselves. With the recent...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ‘rare opportunity’ for buyers to purchase a former Edwardian school, the...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the overwhelming demand and confidence from buyers, helping to drive success for...

The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...

Despite Portugal being taken off the UK’s green list from tomorrow, causing bafflement from the Portuguese government and a mad rush...

As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...

The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...

In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...

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

For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...

With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...

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

One of the strangest sights during the pandemic has been the image of some of the biggest, busiest cities in the...

Last week, Global Citizen Solutions – a boutique migration investment firm headquartered in Lisbon – held a webinar to discuss the...

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Housebuilder Kebbell has unveiled its new Berkshire scheme of luxury apartments, Osborne House, which hosts six spacious, three-bedroom apartments located near the...

In this guest piece, property development and investment company SevenCapital outline three ways investors can diversify their portfolio.  After the turbulence of...

In this tips piece, the experts at JustBoilers.com outline the most popular house paint colours which are likely to have the...

UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...

With recent research predicting that there will be over 482 million smart homes in the market worldwide by 2025, home automation is...

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

The demand for knowledge about the investment landscape in Portugal during the pandemic, and post-Brexit, shows no signs of slowing down,...

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

Real estate specialist Urban Village Capital has announced launch events for two major Midlands residential developments. Four Oaks House in Sutton Coldfield...

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been such buzzwords in the last decade. We hear these concepts often pertaining to a variety...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether...

Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...

While Brussels and Westminster finally agreed an eleventh-hour trade and security deal before the end of the Brexit transition period –...

Earlier this year, we wrote a number of articles about the potential of Uruguay as an investment destination. Unheralded compared to...

With the transition period for the UK leaving the EU ending in a matter of weeks, there is no doubt that...

Works to restore and convert a Grade II listed rectory building into separate homes are progressing well, with two new houses...

This week’s results have proven, once again, that auctions – particularly, online auctions – continue to thrive in the face of...

As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest auction results from iamsold and SDL Property Auctions, as well...

The residential and commercial lettings market has always required those involved to be on their toes in order to keep up...

In the decades since Portugal became one of the go-to destinations for British holidaymakers, second home owners and investors, one part...

The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...

Manchester has topped the list of the best areas for landlords to invest in, according to Aldermore’s 'Buy to Let City Tracker'. The...

It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...

October was a fruitful month for auctioneers, with iamsold, Auction House and Strettons seeing good results from their most recent sales....

Hayley and Paul Andrews, a UK couple who have battled life-threatening illness to build a multi-million property portfolio, are now sharing...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

According to recent statistics, British homeowners have spent an average of £4,035.70 each on house renovations this year. With people spending...

Earlier this year, we ran a number of stories on Preston’s burgeoning reputation as a property investment hotbed, including one about...

The ski property market – which relies on international travel and the easy intermingling of people – was especially badly impacted by...

In this guest article, Andres Manzano, head of product (business) at PagoFX - a money transfer app launched earlier this year by...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...

Build to Rent (BTR) developer Moda Living has struck a UK-wide partnership with technology provider Utopi to build a complete digital...

There are historic ties between the UK and Cyprus, the country has dealt impressively – like its near neighbour Greece –...