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Citygate, a UK-based social housing investment firm, and UCEA, a third-generation Single Family Office, say they’re going to help solve the...

New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...

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

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

Berkshire, Hampshire, and Buckinghamshire will become home to new developments over the next few years. Housebuilder Kebbell is behind the three new...

Alternative asset manager, Gresham House, has formed a partnership with leading social impact real estate firm HSPG. The partnership will help...

Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...

The private rented sector (PRS) has been under the looking glass for the past few weeks, yet the PRS is not...

Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...

Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...

This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...

When most people think of Prime Central London, they likely think first of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Belgravia, Holland Park and,...

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

A construction output report has revealed that the value of underlying work commencing on-site has fallen 15% in the three months...

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

In this latest Q&A interview, PIT speaks to Convivia Group's Roy Ledgister about creating parity between social and private housing, and...

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

A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...

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

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

Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

Triple Point Social Housing has announced it has completed the acquisition of £14 million of specialised supported housing properties across the UK. The...

A number of community-led campaign groups are calling for a landmark Women’s Building and social housing on the former Holloway Prison...

Not for profit charity Emerging Futures has secured a loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), from its Social and Sustainable...

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...

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...

A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...

A leading London investor-developer has revealed its plans to invest up to £500 million in strategic land acquisitions over the next...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Roy Ledgister, founder and chief executive of the Convivia Group, is both a barrister and an entrepreneur. Originally qualifying as a solicitor and...

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

Property development and investment group, Convivia, has announced plans to raise £16 million over the next year with the launch of its first investment...

Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...

Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all parts of the property investment market in recent months, but it has brought particular uncertainty...

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...

A London and Mumbai-based architects’ firm has been appointed to design and deliver two new towers located on the Western Express...

Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...

The latest research report by ultra-prime estate agent Beauchamp Estates has revealed that Hyde Park Gardens and the immediate area have been...

Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...

The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...

The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...

More than a fifth of recent home buyers (those who purchased less than three years ago) would consider moving home if...

Cladding used on 111 high-rise blocks across Britain, 90 of which are owned or managed by social housing providers, have now...

Council chiefs are urging all private landlords and developers to check the cladding on any buildings they own in Plymouth following...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

A number of property investors across the UK are potentially putting their property investments at risk of major gas incidents, such...

Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...

Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes if the Welsh government gets...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...

Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes as the country seeks to...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...

With a growing number of people living in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)...

With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...

The market is changing; the act of investing is based on risk versus reward. No investment is guaranteed, but how can...

A town planning expert from Birmingham City University has warned that reviving the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is simply a cynical...