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The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

This week, PIT looks at research that suggests auctions aren’t as popular as they seem. However, the latest news from SDL...

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

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...

This mini development roundup includes the strategic partnership between Places for People and ilke Homes to deliver new homes in the...

One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...

In this guest piece, Philip Allin, associate director at Boyer London, looks at the problems and solutions of water neutrality when it...

The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...

The vast majority of the UK public back the government's new Economic Crime Bill designed to crack down on dirty money...

If previous auction roundups haven’t done much to convince you that property auctions are the most lucrative route, then perhaps this...

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

A mixed-use developer has acquired a 'significant' 1.05-acre site on Latimer Road, in Luton, with planning consent in place to develop a...

This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...

Top five housebuilder Bellway has selected leading modular housing company ilke Homes to deliver 40 factory-built homes on a site in...

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

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...

The popular coastal town of Bournemouth has been the most in-demand coastal location for buyers this year, according to Rightmove data. Analysis...

From knowing the best time to buy a home to understanding what’s needed before you can put in an offer, it...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...

Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...

A wave of capital is heading for the UK’s rapidly growing suburban Build to Rent (BTR) sector, according to recent research...

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

This development update is environmentally focused, with 51 high-quality schemes coming to Somerset, 120 net-zero homes suited for the retired community and...

Private treaty property sales are fraught with pitfalls and at SDL Property Auctions we believe change is long overdue. We believe...

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

The existing planning system is the biggest obstacle to residential development, according to national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Its annual...

StuRents, one of the UK’s largest student accommodation search platforms, is to provide users with all-inclusive utility packages directly through its...

This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...

Plans for the latest phase of The Island Quarter development were approved by Nottingham City Council. The approved plans are set to...

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

At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

This week, PIT takes a look at the continued success of SDL Property Auctions, and more great opportunities for buyers and investors...

Although summer is winding down, the world of property auctions is still very much active, with data from iamsold revealing that...

DJ Alexander, a lettings firm based in Scotland, recently claimed that the level of interest and activity in the rental market...

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

Letting agent Ascend Properties recently described Build to Rent (BTR) as the future of renting, and an analysis of data from the...

Nottingham will soon become home to the UK's largest low-rise modular housing development. Yorkshire-based home manufacturer company ilke Homes will deliver...

Quintain Living, formerly known as Tipi, is the Build to Rent (BTR) brand of well-known developer Quintain and has made a...

Building and construction software company ProjectPay has recently launched a new platform to remove builder risk on construction projects. Project financiers and...

Company founders from the likes of Gymshark, Tinder, Zoom, Uber and Deliveroo have already turned that initial spark of an idea...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...

Despite the bounce-back of the property market, Housing and Jobs & Economic prosperity are recorded as the worst-performing measure for the second...

The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped work practices around the globe. Since the huge shift to remote working, people have been able...

A government-backed modular housing ‘pioneer’ has unveiled the UK’s first mainstream zero carbon home, which it claims can cut energy bills...

UK developer and manager of residential rental homes, Watkin Jones, has received resolution to grant permission for a Build to Rent...

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

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...

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

One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...

The outlook for Greece’s property market is buoyant, off the back of gradual lifting of restrictions and a surging vaccination programme...

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

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

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...

We all know that selling a property can be a slow and unpredictable process – with latest figures from Rightmove and Zoopla showing it takes an...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest sales achieved at Clive Emson, Auction House London and Allsop,...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at Landwood Group’s success with auctions, the launch of Strettons’ May auction catalogue,...

With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...

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

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

In the last auction roundup of April, Property Investor Today takes a look at iamsold’s free educational webinar on the Modern...

For most people, selling a property means doing so on the open market, usually through a local estate agent. This method...

Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...

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

Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...

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

One of Birmingham’s most distinctive areas, which is looking to escape from its manufacturing past and transform itself into one of...

As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...

The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...

Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...

ilke Homes has partnered with emh group to deliver affordable homes in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. In light of the government’s reforms to increase...

Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...

Branded residences have grown in popularity and scope in recent years, but are they something investors should keep an eye on?...

In this guest piece, Jess Brookes - content & research executive at Home Made, a London lettings company specialising in Build to...

This week Property Investor Today takes a look at SDL’s recent partnership with Scotland-based Shepherd, and Regional Property Auctioneers’ switch to...

With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...

Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...

Following on from our profile of Montenegro last week, we focus here on another up-and-coming part of Eastern Europe. Bucharest, the...

This week, Property investor Today looks at SDL Property Auctions’ latest extensive catalogue, BidX1’s 2020 success and Auction Estates’ landmark appointment...

This week shows a promising selection of investment opportunities available at auction. Here at Property Investor Today, we take a closer...

Pre-Covid, interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), specifically modular, was steadily growing. However, the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions put in...

In Part 1, we asked a number of industry experts if the construction industry should remain open at the current time,...

The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...

Despite 2020 being a turbulent year for many businesses across the UK, the property market actually saw a mini-industry boom. As...

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

The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...

In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Osborne - a legal director at Ashfords Solicitors - asks whether the government's proposed planning reforms will be dangerous...

The UK’s appetite for European property investment in 2020 has not been significantly hampered by the major disruptions of a global...

Student accommodation provider Future Generation is ending the year on a high note by topping out three schemes in two months...

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...

York is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful cities in the UK, but is perhaps overlooked by investors and holiday...

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

There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the lives of many. Every industry has been affected one way or another, including the UK...

Construction of new buildings – on time, and in a smooth, unencumbered way, if possible – plays a vital role in...

In March 2020, the Home Office made a number of changes to the Right to Rent scheme to make it easier...

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

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

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...

In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards more innovative methods of construction - such as off-site and modular - to...

I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...

Construction work has commenced on the Tate Residences, an ‘eagerly awaited’ luxury collection of 37 spacious apartments which overlook Sussex Cricket...

Urban Village Capital has achieved a ‘first-class’ transformation of a former Coventry office block to university accommodation. Ringway House has undergone a...

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

Chicago-based CA Ventures (CA), a global investment management company, recently announced the launch of Novel Student, a ‘pioneering property management platform’...

The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly brought about some changes to our everyday lives, with remote working skyrocketing in recent months as...

ilke Homes has partnered with Crea8ive Sustainable Homes to deliver 76 sustainable homes to Evesham, Worcestershire – marking ilke Homes' tenth...

The student sector has been one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but most universities are returning in some...

A long-awaited riverside regeneration project has moved a step closer after planning approval was granted for Clifton Slipways, a contemporary mixed-use...

Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...

Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...

The Studios24 – which delivered the first major co-living development in the Midlands – has secured funding of £6.4 million from...

With the dawning realisation that there will be a long-term legacy to the way we live our lives post-Covid-19, a leading...

It's been abundantly clear in recent months that the coronavirus pandemic - which has caused such drastic restrictions on travel, tourism...

Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...

Build to Rent (BTR) was undoubtedly one of the property sector’s fastest-growing areas before Covid-19 took hold. But, like all other markets,...

The coronavirus crisis has led to a rising interest in selling at auction, with this industry more prepared and better-equipped than...

The knock-on effects of the spread of coronavirus and the subsequent government lockdown will result in 56,000 fewer homes being delivered...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly stark effect on the short-term rental market, given its reliance on travel, business,...

We are all facing incredibly challenging times in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and when it comes to the Build to...

While the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all industries, including the property sector, auction houses continue to remain positive, with buyers and...

One of the very few silver linings of the current coronavirus pandemic has been the seemingly positive impact lockdowns across the...

The promise of emerging technologies, championed by the most forward-thinking in the PropTech space, could have been inspired by nostalgic French...

Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...

Only 22% of board level members in real estate are women, showing little progress in gender balance in the property industry,...

So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...

Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...

Yorkshire’s strong property market is expected to be characterised by its diversity in 2020, with opportunities for both buyers and sellers,...

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

Home purchase via blockchain has moved one step closer thanks to the launch of NatWest and Coadjute’s mobile project. A network for...

The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...

In the penultimate part of this ongoing series on the capital’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today explores one of North London’s...

The two biggest Scottish cities - Edinburgh and Glasgow - are currently the fastest places to sell a property, with homes...

Increasingly, landlords have had to adapt to stay on top of the trends within the property and lifestyle sector to boost...

Croydon, a part of South London which has given birth to world-famous models, musicians and artists including Kate Moss, Stormzy and...

Wise Living, the SDL Group’s Build to Rent (BTR) division, has secured a further £33 million of funding from real estate...

With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...

Coventry has been named the top UK housing hotspot for 18-34 year olds. The research, conducted by regulated property buyer Good Move,...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...

On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...

Online mortgage broker Habito has announced the launch of its new mortgage origination platform. The range – which hosts a suite of...

A rapid increase in property prices surrounding Sheffield train station is expected to be triggered by what is commonly known as...

As Brexit draws closer it is only natural that home owners are worried about how it will affect them. However, experts...

A speedy broadband connection was the third most important factor for people when choosing an area to live in, according to...

Extremely slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property, according to research by HouseSimple. The online estate...

In a boost to a city still recovering from the scars of the Novichok poisoning scandal, Salisbury has been named as...

Property Partner has announced its performance statistics since launch, and also over the last twelve months. According to the latest RICS valuations,...

Regional property auctioneer Auction House has delivered its best ever first quarter sales in its 12-year history. The group sold 762 lots...

Digital auction house BidX1 sold a record £15.4 million worth of property at its first auction of the year, achieving a...

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

It's been a buoyant start to the year for the auction market, with SDL Auctions’ sales being accompanied by TV crews and Clive Emson...

A leading property investment platform announced on Monday that it is launching an opportunistic fund. Property Partner, which was launched in January...

The latest analysis from estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the top commuter hotspots for London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, with Luton...

The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...

Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Blackpool’s property market is set to exceed a valuation of £250m this year, with the total spent on sales growing by...

Research carried out by AXA has revealed that a third of the country believes their homes are significantly contributing to the...

Young adults are the driving force behind increasing demand for waterside living in the UK, according to a recent survey by...

Liverpool’s property market is set to reach a £1 billion valuation this year as the total spent on house sales has...

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...

Auction House last month saw the highest number of April sales since its launch 11 years ago. The property auctioneer sold a...

BidX1, the pioneering online auction house, raised more than £2 million from its second UK auction, posting a 70% success rate...

The Sunday Times has named York as the best place to live in Great Britain overall, with Bermondsey crowned the top...

The London and Moscow-based real estate consultancy AZ Real Estate has acquired City Edge, a 136-apartment student accommodation block in Birmingham...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the government to speed up plans for a new public register of the...

The average cost of renting a home in the UK is now rising for the first time in almost two years,...

Brighton will soon receive its first ever Build to Rent (BTR) development following the announcement that Legal & General has exchanged...

Research carried out by estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed that Luton is London’s number one commuter town. Based on a range of...

A buy-to-let (BTL) loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and landlords operating in England, Wales and Scotland has been...

London has long been viewed as the UK’s premier location for property investment. In recent years, however, high property prices and...

Birmingham was named as one of Europe’s top locations for property investment, and takes the number one spot amongst UK cities,...

Research carried out by PwC and thinktank Urban Land Institute has revealed that Birmingham remains a UK property investment hotspot, ranking...

A new luxury development of contemporary apartments will be launched this Saturday in the north-west London suburb of Southall. Greenview Court, located...

The promotional arm of British-managed property developer VenturePlus AG has introduced its latest development. Kristall Spaces AG has created All-Suite Resort...

A decent broadband connection is now a ‘must-have’ for property buyers, with many prospective purchasers now ranking it more important than...

Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...

UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...

The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...

Auctions provide an excellent way to buy property competitively, with a number of great deals often secured under the hammer. However,...

There is a real hunger among investors for properties north of the border at the moment and that is translating to...

Despite new figures from the RICS Residential Market Survey showing a rather ‘gloomy’ outlook about the state of the residential property...

Almost two-thirds of property investors now rate new and upgraded rail and tram links as providing the most attractive property investment...

West One Loans has reduced rates for unregulated residential bridging loans across a range of its products by up to 4%...

Mortgage Gym, the world’s first regulated mortgage robo-adviser, is launching in the UK with a view to speeding up the loan...

Plans to build a Thameslink station in the north London area of Brent Cross may be brought forward by nine years...

Demand for short term loans continued to surge in the final quarter of last year, as an increasing number of property...

Borrowers that require a very quick turnaround to secure their next property investment will be pleased to learn that LendInvest has...

While buy-to-let lenders come to terms with fresh interventions imposed by the Prudential Regulation Authority, designed to subject buy-to-let landlords to stricter...

Major plans to revamp Scotland’s planning system have been proposed by the Scottish government to help speed up housebuilding.  The proposals are...

The number of homes changing hands in the UK look set to rise over the next few months, as reflected by...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...

UK property prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, owed largely to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations, according to the...

UK house prices rose at their fastest pace for eight months in November, fresh property price data has revealed. The Halifax, part...

With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...

A reliable broadband connection or good mobile coverage is now one of the first services that prospective homebuyers will now look...

The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...

The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...

The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...

The government has been accused of 'failing to put its money where its mouth is' when it comes to housing after...

The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...

Short-term property finance lender LendInvest has joined forces with LOT11 to become the funding partner for those seeking to buy property...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

There was no loss in confidence in the UK housing market at Network Auctions’ first property auction since the historic vote...

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...

Despite widespread reports that international businesses are already pulling investment from the UK in light of the EU referendum result, one estate...

Demand for commercial property in the UK will weaken in the coming weeks and months after the UK opted to leave...

Fewer households across the UK perceive that the value of their home rose in June, according to the latest house price...

The government’s target of building 1m new homes over this parliament is a realistic one, according to Aston Mead land and...

Tottenham Hotspur has edged out rivals West Ham and Watford to dominate the property Premier League when it comes to house...

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

The number of people in the UK who believe that the value of their home increased in value remained high in...

Keystone Property Finance has responded to investor feedback by introducing new ranges for auction purchases and commercial property. The auction range includes...

BT has announced a £6bn investment in broadband and 4G coverage to ensure that the ultrafast Openreach service is extended to...

Over half of MPs believe that fees for planning applications should increase, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the...

A government consultation has proposed that a blacklist should be created for persistent rogue landlords and letting agents. However, Paul Shamplina,...

Student property is currently the UK’s best performing asset class, with over £4 billion invested into the sector in the first...

Residential property investment platform Property Partner has launched a major advertisement campaign using a speed-dating theme to attract more investors.  The platform...

One of the key ingredients of successful property investment is ensuring you have a network of good people and reliable suppliers...

You’ve probably heard about it many times, but what actually is fibre optic broadband and why is such a fuss being...

The average rent across the UK is now rising in line with Greater London for the first time and at the...

IT’S universally acknowledged that being a landlord has its fair share of headaches. No matter how nice your tenants are; you’re...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...

With the number of people working from home at its highest levels since records began, the importance of good, reliable internet...

At a time of year when many are prone to re-evaluating their lives and the direction it is going in, now...