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![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
![Sims appointed to UK-wide shared ownership role](/upload/images/Kevin%20Sims.png)
Affordable housing provider SO Resi has appointed its Group Head of Sales, Kevin Sims, into a newly created role to boost...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![A buyers battle for shared ownership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kebbell unveils plans to build three new developments worth £89 Million](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Alderbrook.jpg)
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Buckinghamshire will become home to new developments over the next few years. Housebuilder Kebbell is behind the three new...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Gresham House expands shared ownership portfolio with £50m HSPG partnership](/upload/images/library/TrustedBusinessPartnership-400x310.jpg)
Alternative asset manager, Gresham House, has formed a partnership with leading social impact real estate firm HSPG. The partnership will help...
16 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
![One last apartment from £225m Harlesden scheme remains](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Harlesden_400x310.png)
Since the regeneration scheme was completed in 2015, over 250 properties have sold. At present, only one two-bedroom apartment which forms...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes installs first factory-built homes in Hereford](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The first factory-built homes have been craned into place on a site in Hereford to deliver an affordable housing scheme for...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Developer from down under breaks ground in Vauxhall](/upload/images/Property%20People/Developer%20from%20down%20under%20breaks%20ground%20in%20Vauxhall%20-400x310.png)
Australian property developer, Third.i, has revealed that it has officially broken ground on its second London development, Graphite Square in Vauxhall, which...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Innovative partnership delivers first ever homes with zero energy bills](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Two pioneering tech firms have partnered to deliver the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. Octopus Energy and ilke...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – partnerships, revenue growth and Hong Kong investment](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development – new homes in Burgess Hill and a £5m apartment block](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – joint ventures, FTB homes and co-living thrives](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pocket Living secures a £19.3m funding deal from Pluto Finance](/upload/images/Pocket%20Living.jpg)
Pocket Living has been granted a £19.3 million debt facility with Pluto Finance for the recently completed Addiscombe Grove asset in Croydon. This deal with the provider...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – approval for homes in Hastings, Manchester & Norfolk](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
In this mini update, PIT looks at the latest in planning applications, with affordable factory-built homes in Hastings, high-quality homes anticipated...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New homes in Southall - what are the plans?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
The site of a former car park in Southall is being transformed into housing, with work underway to build 125 new...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold consultation – what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Construction of 140 new homes at Macfarlane Place begins in March](/upload/images/library/MacfarlanePlace-400x310.png)
Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo joint venture (JV) has appointed Kier for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![First Homes: one month to go - what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – a ‘five-star' PBSA and breaking ground in Bristol](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Affordable housing – huge £1bn investment pledged by AHTO and Citi UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The importance of solving the UK’s shortage of affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![London’s largest first-time buyer event returns to Westminster](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london%20home%20show%20featured%20image.png)
London Home Show, an event for first-time buyers, will be held on September 18 2021 in the capital. The show will take...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Majority of UK adults unaware of mortgage guarantee scheme](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialPayingLaptop-400x310.jpg)
A new poll has revealed that 15% of working-age people believe that the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme could apply to them....
08 September 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
![Gresham House ReSI LP secures new deal with Swan Housing](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
Gresham House Residential Secure Income LP (ReSI LP), a limited partnership investing in affordable housing, has acquired a portfolio of 247...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Law firm advises Town and Country Housing on modular homes acquisition](/upload/images/library/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Law firm TLT has advised Town and Country Housing on its partnership with Legal & General Modular Homes to acquire a...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New schemes in Ellesmere Port, Clapham & North Horsham](/img/default/pit.png)
MCI Developments and Promenade Estates secures Ellesmere Port approval Promenade Estates alongside its partner MCI Developments has secured planning consent for 170 houses...
09 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
![Modular – partnerships, digital construction and reaching climate goal](/img/default/pit.png)
Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Landmark’ BTR scheme launched in North Acton-Park Royal regen zone](/img/default/pit.png)
One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – new homes in Ireland and a major partnership](/img/default/pit.png)
Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – future-proof homes in Bournemouth, Yorkshire and Scotland](/img/default/pit.png)
Simple Life has partnered with Vistry Partnerships and Wakefield District Housing to build 140 two and three-bedroom eco-friendly properties in the...
02 June 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
![Investors – should you buy early at regeneration schemes?](/img/default/pit.png)
Places undergoing significant regeneration are often appealing to investors for the potential strong rental returns and high capital growth they promise...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular update – Affordable housing scheme and wooden buildings](/img/default/pit.png)
Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular update – affordable modular homes coming to Beeston](/img/default/pit.png)
ilke Homes has partnered with emh group to deliver affordable homes in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. In light of the government’s reforms to increase...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – affordable scheme in Castleford and a derelict home in SJW](/img/default/pit.png)
Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day – paving the way for women in construction](/img/default/pit.png)
A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update – Sheffield regen, RAF ‘garden village’ and Bloomsbury office to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![It’s virtually possible – a BTR virtual top out and resi virtual tours](/img/default/pit.png)
Virtual tours are to be offered at the Springfields Independent Living facility in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, as the project delivered by contractor...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Craig Hayward](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Craig Hayward How do you help landlords and property investors? With over 10 years’ experience we have been helping landlords and...
20 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Progress made on new £15m housing development in West Oxfordshire](/img/default/pit.png)
Building works on a new housing development in West Oxfordshire are on track, with the show home set to open to the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development: last phase of The Silk District and new approach to later living](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Funding Affordable Homes secures £16.5m for trio housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Southern Grove’s £25m Lewisham housing scheme unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans to provide dozens of affordable homes on a derelict site in Lewisham have been unveiled by developer Southern Grove. Part of...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – major schemes at Tottenham Hale & Jewellery Quarter](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t put a hold on major new developments and regeneration projects taking place across the UK. Here, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Greening the market – new tie-up set to deliver eco-friendly homes](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading modular housing company has partnered with housing provider Stonewater to deliver 120 affordable eco-homes to Hereford in a deal...
08 June 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
![London Square and Clarion join forces on £90m West Croydon site](/img/default/pit.png)
London Square Partners has sealed a deal on the St Michael’s Courtyard site in West Croydon to create a development with...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Former Maidstone library site to be transformed into affordable housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer Southern Grove has secured a site in London commuter hotspot Maidstone, Kent, for an affordable and design-led housing scheme. All 175...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green news – developer rescues eco-scheme and Bristol the UK's greenest city](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer Southern Grove has rescued out of receivership a site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower. The...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration of The Chocolate Factory to bring 140 new homes to Bristol](/img/default/pit.png)
Developers have worked with Bristol City Council to ensure The Chocolate Factory in Greenbank, Bristol, will have a thriving community and...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Shared ownership enquiries soar as buyers seek a quicker route](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a huge surge of enquiries from buyers considering Shared Ownership, according to results from Property Booking. Property Booking, the...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![From much-mocked to cool – Slough’s transformation continues](/img/default/pit.png)
A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development focus: car park renovations to no ground rent new-builds](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at Property Investor Today, we regularly cover the launch of new developments, from all across the UK. Below, we outline three...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General invests £750m into developing new affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are fully-affordable towers really the future for London?](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold - government finally responds](/img/default/pit.png)
While we wouldn’t be so bold as to say the government gets its daily fix of property news from the Today...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Reach for the sky – UK’s tallest residential tower tops out](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today was recently invited for a tour of the Landmark Pinnacle development in Canary Wharf, the tallest residential tower...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![London’s biggest event for first-time buyers returns to the capital](/img/default/pit.png)
The London Home Show is returning to the capital for the sixth year running on Saturday 23 March. The event is one...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer Home Show returns to Stratford](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest First Time Buyer Home Show will take place at Stratford’s Old Town Hall on Saturday 2 March 2019. The show,...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in number of renters looking to buy](/img/default/pit.png)
New data from AA Financial Services recently revealed that the number of British adults who say they want to move from...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![It’s official! No more £100,000 properties for sale in London](/img/default/pit.png)
The death of the £100,000 property in London is now official, with research revealing that there are now no properties for...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Marshall Group teams up with Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge](/img/default/pit.png)
Marshall Group Properties has agreed a strategic 50:50 joint venture partnership with housebuilder Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge. The...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to implement housing white paper](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK sees rise in new housing despite fall in overall construction output](/img/default/pit.png)
New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Oxford scheme awarded planning approval](/img/default/pit.png)
Oxford City Council has given Catalyst the go-ahead to build 48 homes on the site of the former Temple Cowley pools. Some...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Scotland has an opportunity to ‘thrive and grow’](/img/default/pit.png)
With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK government remains committed to building more new homes](/img/default/pit.png)
The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![1m new homes by 2020 ‘is perfectly possible’, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s target of building 1m new homes over this parliament is a realistic one, according to Aston Mead land and...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Shared ownership to provide ‘stable returns’ – Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
New government funding to help significantly boost the supply of new shared ownership homes across the UK looks set to open...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![North West housing firm to invest heavily in Liverpool city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
The Regenda Group, one of the North West's leading housing firms, is heading back to its Liverpool roots with a major...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![New Year will bring first-time buyer optimism](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, 2016 is set to be the year of the first-time buyer, with a number of measures...