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![Social Housing specialist seeks investors to solve UK housing crisis](/upload/images/24%2004%2011%2003.jpg)
Citygate, a UK-based social housing investment firm, and UCEA, a third-generation Single Family Office, say they’re going to help solve the...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Private rental demand to soar long-term following social housing failures](/upload/images/240213%2003.jpg)
New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Stamp Duty Plans May Hit Overseas Investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2017%2002.jpg/23%2010%2017%2002__400x267.jpg)
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Returns Falling? New escape route for investors](/upload/images/5%20Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Buy to let investors con siding quitting the sector because of government red tape, higher taxes and the threat of the...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Construction Investment - gloom in 2023, much better in 2024-5](/upload/images/5%20ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Construction starts slide again as costs continue to rise](/upload/images/Construction%20starts%20slide%20again%20as%20costs%20contin%20ue%20to%20rise.png)
New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...
11 May 2023
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
![Private rented sector not reason for fewer Scottish homeowners](/upload/images/Property%20People/DJ%20Alexander%20Ltd_400x310.png)
The private rented sector (PRS) has been under the looking glass for the past few weeks, yet the PRS is not...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Puma Property Finance funds £65m GDV London residential development](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How much to maintain the rental sector? Around £30bn, study says](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Maintenance-400x310.png)
Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...
06 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
![Fitzrovia – is Prime Central London’s hidden gem getting ready to shine?](/upload/images/Locations/Fitzrovia400x310.jpg)
When most people think of Prime Central London, they likely think first of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Belgravia, Holland Park and,...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: Why housing is key for social inclusion](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
In 2021, a year marked by rising house prices, supply chain issues and worker shortages, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Construction crisis – building output decline persists in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHousebuilding-400x310.jpg)
A construction output report has revealed that the value of underlying work commencing on-site has fallen 15% in the three months...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![A letter to Gove - why affordable housing is vital to truly level up the country](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Parity in quality between public and private housing - is it really possible?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
In this latest Q&A interview, PIT speaks to Convivia Group's Roy Ledgister about creating parity between social and private housing, and...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - a closer look at off-plan property investing](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...
25 October 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
![Fire Door Safety Week – tenant fears and landlord duties revealed](/upload/images/library/FireSign-400x310.png)
Millions of people privately renting or in social housing fear a revenge eviction if they raise fire safety concerns with landlords. Despite...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – major UK expansion and £4m housing scheme](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why creativity and ambition are needed to solve the UK’s housing shortage](/upload/images/library/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Triple Point Social Housing buys assisted living properties](/img/default/pit.png)
Triple Point Social Housing has announced it has completed the acquisition of £14 million of specialised supported housing properties across the UK. The...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The rebuild of Holloway Prison – why are there campaigns against the plans?](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of community-led campaign groups are calling for a landmark Women’s Building and social housing on the former Holloway Prison...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Social housing - Emerging Futures secures £2.3m loan from SASC](/img/default/pit.png)
Not for profit charity Emerging Futures has secured a loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), from its Social and Sustainable...
14 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
![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
![Construction roundup – building our way out of the pandemic](/img/default/pit.png)
A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – new projects underway from Leicester to Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Avanton plans huge BTR growth; Red Loft marks major SE expansion](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading London investor-developer has revealed its plans to invest up to £500 million in strategic land acquisitions over the next...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![10 Essential Safety Requirements For New Landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![Bringing people and places together - how can it be done in the new normal?](/img/default/pit.png)
Roy Ledgister, founder and chief executive of the Convivia Group, is both a barrister and an entrepreneur. Originally qualifying as a solicitor and...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Resilient property income - why property investors are turning to social housing](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Max Shenkman, head of investment at Triple Point Social Housing REIT, outlines why social housing REITs are continuing...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Innovative’ investment group aims to raise £16 million through new bond](/img/default/pit.png)
Property development and investment group, Convivia, has announced plans to raise £16 million over the next year with the launch of its first investment...
16 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
![Doing it differently – private developer transforms affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how will the construction industry recover from the current crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all parts of the property investment market in recent months, but it has brought particular uncertainty...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – which developers are driving the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major new development gets the go-ahead in Mumbai](/img/default/pit.png)
A London and Mumbai-based architects’ firm has been appointed to design and deliver two new towers located on the Western Express...
05 February 2020
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
![Hyde Park Gardens revealed as London’s top performing micro market](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research report by ultra-prime estate agent Beauchamp Estates has revealed that Hyde Park Gardens and the immediate area have been...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rental market - how does it compare with the rest of Europe?](/img/default/pit.png)
Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![London development industry continues to bemoan government inaction](/img/default/pit.png)
The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Life-long renters could face a shortage of homes](/img/default/pit.png)
The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals that temporary stamp duty cut would encourage home moving](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a fifth of recent home buyers (those who purchased less than three years ago) would consider moving home if...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![New cladding tests reveal further safety failings](/img/default/pit.png)
Cladding used on 111 high-rise blocks across Britain, 90 of which are owned or managed by social housing providers, have now...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Private landlords and developers urged to check cladding after Grenfell Tower fire](/img/default/pit.png)
Council chiefs are urging all private landlords and developers to check the cladding on any buildings they own in Plymouth following...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![The DUP’s housing policies at-a-glance](/img/default/pit.png)
After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Election day is here, but which party is capable of fixing the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Which party do you think is best suited to preside over the UK housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Public trusts Conservatives more than Labour to fix housing crisis, poll says](/img/default/pit.png)
More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 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
![Caridon Calls for Coherent Housing Policies from Politicians](/img/default/pit.png)
The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...
11 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Mario Carrozzo CEO of Caridon Group](/img/default/pit.png)
Q: About the Caridon Group? Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...
11 May 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Are illegal gas fitters putting your property investments at risk?](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of property investors across the UK are potentially putting their property investments at risk of major gas incidents, such...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK urged to end the green belt housebuilding ban](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Welsh government introduces bill to abolish Right to Buy in Wales](/img/default/pit.png)
Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes if the Welsh government gets...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Private housing wealth in the UK exceeds £5trn](/img/default/pit.png)
The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Some 43% of residential properties do not meet ‘Home Living Standard’](/img/default/pit.png)
Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors call on UK government to take ‘radical action’ to stimulate growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Wales scraps Right to Buy scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes as the country seeks to...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![1m new homes by 2020 possible thanks to Cameron’s ‘strong housing legacy’](/img/default/pit.png)
The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Calls for private landlord licensing in Northern Ireland](/img/default/pit.png)
With a growing number of people living in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Who will fix London’s housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Six tips to help build a successful property portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
The market is changing; the act of investing is based on risk versus reward. No investment is guaranteed, but how can...