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Flipping a property is something that so many people have a desire to do, in fact, data shows that searches for...

Louise Dell, co-founder of property portal Kyero, shares tips and advice Perhaps more so now than in recent years, investing in the Spanish property...

As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...

Legal & General Modular Homes has recently been drafted by the City of Wolverhampton Council as its preferred developer from a...

A legacy development at Minister Quarter Central in the heart of Reading has become a hotspot and Reading Borough Council has...

According to new data released by London’s leading co-living operator, renters choosing a shared property under the co-living model are older...

The UK's Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to grow and evolve, which arguably makes the role of the market's trade...

The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...

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

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...

In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...

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

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

In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...

In this guest piece, Spanish real estate agent and property expert Sean Woolley shares his experience of getting a mortgage in...

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

Smartlands - the first company to tokenise property in the UK, and one we've covered a number times on PIT in recent...

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

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

In April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether...

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,...

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

With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director...

Expatriates are a prime target for scammers. And no wonder, usually being wealthier than locals, out of their comfort zone and...

Until recently, the world of buy-to-let investing has traditionally been dominated by men. Current figures, however, reveal women now make up...

Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at property buyers, GoodMove, shares his thoughts on the stamp duty holiday, how it’s contributed to higher...

With 99% of holiday lets already fully booked for the summer in popular UK areas, Matt Fox of holiday rental marketplace...

A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...

While restrictions around international travel remain largely uncertain, demand for UK staycations has experienced a meteoric rise. Thousands of holidaymakers are zoning...

Research from Yoppie has found that when it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than...

Covid-19 has had a radical impact across almost every aspect of society, and it is no different when it comes to...

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

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...

The short-lets market has undoubtedly suffered because of Covid-19, with leisure and business travel largely off the table at the moment...

It’s been an area of hot discussion in recent weeks as the UK gets used to its new post-Brexit reality, where...

When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...

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

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...

When you're disposing of a property, you’ll have to take certain things into consideration, from choosing an estate agent to sell...

Rental data has revealed a marked increase in young renters heading to the capital throughout September 2020. The data released by co-living...

In this guest piece, Max Shenkman, head of investment at Triple Point Social Housing REIT, outlines why social housing REITs are continuing...

European residential real estate giant Cordia International has acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. Cordia, a developer with interests across Hungary, Poland, Spain, Germany and Romania, is the...

In part one we explored the history of the timeshare and why so many Brits have been tied into unlawfully sold...

For a time, not so long ago, timeshares were the in-thing – something many invested in or considered investing in. It...

In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...

A niche, but much-discussed, sub-sector of the rental market, co-living has never really taken off in the UK in the way...

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...

The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all of our lives, including those who operate in the property...

A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...

Property Investor Today explores New York's biggest ever office to residential conversion, in the heart of the city's main financial district.  Lower...

Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...

Residential property investment platform Bricklane has announced that it’s completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than...

The rental sector across the UK has grown hugely in recent years, with high house prices and affordability issues meaning many...

There has been a huge surge of enquiries from buyers considering Shared Ownership, according to results from Property Booking. Property Booking, the...

While more people come into the world every day, the size of the earth remains exactly the same. Today, 55% of...

To kick off the new year, we conduct a Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva, who looks after the PR and ecosystem building at Round...

Prices in Prime Central London (PCL) are predicted to rise by 18% over the next five years, while cumulative rental growth...

Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have announced a collaboration which aims to explore the possibilities that blockchain technology provides for...

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...

It conjures up so many images – from that Sinatra song and the Statue of Liberty, to the bright lights of...

Following the official launch of PropElle, the women-centric network for property investment, founder Ayesha Ofori tells Property Investor Today what it...

Property Investor Today has covered the work of Smartlands - the first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, and the...

Earlier this month Property Investor Today looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK. And...

You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...

The number of holiday lets are on the rise, according to Bournecoast Holiday Agents and financial consultants Elite Financial. The firms say...

Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...

There was increased activity for the fourth consecutive month on Property Partner’s resale market, suggesting a positive change in sentiment amongst...

The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...

Brexit isn’t a major concern when it comes to property investment, according to new research from SevenCapital. The survey of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs)...

New research has revealed that Bristol is the best city for house shares – a way of renting which is particularly...

Property investment platform Property Partner has announced that its investors have traded over £30 million in shares of residential, student and...

Property Partner, the property investment platform launched in January 2015, recently announced the sale of two properties, generating returns of up...

Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...

With the 2018/19 ski season looming and an increasing number of buyers looking at French Alpine property, MGM French Properties shares...

New research has revealed that women are just as likely to get into the lucrative market of property investment as men,...

As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...

Fresh from his keynote speech at the Landlord Investment Show last month, property expert Kam Dovedi shares his five property predictions with...

Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show (22-25 March 2018, NEC, Birmingham), shares his secrets on how to...

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...

A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

Over the past two decades, investing in residential property in the UK has been a relatively secure way to make money,...

Investors are being offered the opportunity to invest and make ‘great returns’ from property developments, online, at the click of a...

More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...

The property market tends to be cyclical, when you study property markets from across the globe, it is clear that the...

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

Property investors have raised £1 million for a development in Knightsbridge in just 71 hours.  The row of five townhouses and four...

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...

Scott Hendry of Together shares some tips on buying at auction. Buying at auction is a popular choice for property investors...

There was a surprise rise in UK home prices in October, despite the slowdown in the housing market in recent months,...

An increasing number of investors are rushing to invest in the house-share market through crowdfunding sites, according to Smart Property, which...

Competition is intensifying among investors for sensibly priced properties, particularly refurbishment opportunities and income-producing homes, as a growing number of investors...

A growing number of investors are choosing to invest in property, despite the introduction of higher stamp duty purchasing costs and...

They say no man is an island, however the UK is – and there is only so much land available, says...