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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

International entrepreneur David von Rosen has launched 25 Degrees – a new top-end Dubai-based property development company co-founded with a Dubai-based...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

A property consultancy says there’s a new office market emerging - and it’s beginning to rival office-favourite Reading.  Vail Williams says the...

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims.  Alistair Brown,...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A high profile buy to let lender has announced the launch of top slicing on applications. This enables investor borrowers to use...

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

FCA-regulated property investment platform Shojin has entered into partnerships with two International real estate investing services.  One is LINUS Digital Finance, a...

Proposed tougher energy efficiency requirements for rental properties are already influencing investor buying decisions, with a quarter acquiring higher-rated properties, research...

The commercial property sector in England is in the midst of a seismic shift propelled by the introduction of stringent minimum...

Researchers at UK conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, have identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents...

Research from Idealista, Spain’s largest property portal, showed that in December 2022, 20% of properties listed sold within a week, 35%...

Retirement Villages Group (RVG), owned by AXA IM Alts, has revealed the concept for its future collection of Integrated Retirement Communities,...

Andy Jones, Group Director, Corporate  & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional...

Residential property developer and owner of Birmingham-based Cordia Blackswan, Cordia Group, is adding 500 new homes to the Budapest property market. Over...

New research conducted by members of The Housing Forum's Futures Network has revealed that the housing industry believes it is unlikely...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

New research from Shawnbrook reveals that there has been a major increase in energy-efficient improvements. The specialist financial services company claims that...

The UK’s leading provider of retirement villages, Audley Group, has recently announced that, following extensive consultation with the local community and...

In September, Property Investor Today was kindly invited to visit the team at One Green Way to find out all about...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

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

The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

Property investors hoping to get their hands on an income-generating property may want to consider Cheffins’ next property auction on Wednesday September...

A significant nationwide study by leading specialist lender, Together predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion...

Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

Buy-to-let purchase activity saw a spike in June, according to new data from Legal & General’s SmartCriteria tool, which has been...

One bad review is all it takes to ruin the reputation of a business, and the same is true for rental...

As the UK has set its sights on achieving net-zero by 2050, more and more measures will need to be put in...

As an investor, you may be interested in adding a new kitchen to add value to your new home before selling...

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...

In this Q&A, we speak to Adam MacLeod, partner at Castleforge Partners, for his thoughts on data-driven investment, the latest trends...

It’s very often the case that new developments use all the incentives they can to encourage the first few buyers to...

Not for the first time, the worlds of property and football have collided with the proposed takeover of beleaguered Derby County...

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

The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...

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

Two pioneering tech firms have partnered to deliver the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. Octopus Energy and ilke...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

With the Build to Rent (BTR) sector no longer a new phenomenon, and fast becoming a well-established part of the PRS,...

It is unsurprising that electric cars have seen an over 28% surge in demand in the last month alone. From rising...

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

The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...

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

Market analysis from Octane Capital has revealed that the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England has dropped in...

In this guest piece, Rob Lessmann, founder of luxury interior design studio Design'd Living, sets out how Airbnb has led international...

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

Planning consent has been granted for the development of 235 new homes on land at Stump Cross Hill, southeast of London...

Taylor Wimpey España has claimed it’s possible to purchase a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for £160,173 (plus VAT) in Spain – in...

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

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

Gedling Borough Council has approved planning permission for 433 new homes by Keepmoat Homes. This will mark the final phase of...

The number of overseas investors confessing to tax evasion in the UK has more than quadrupled to 338 this year from...

With climate change and environmental degradation becoming a daily feature in news cycles, it’s no wonder why many are becoming increasingly...

It’s my first column for Property Investor Today and I’m grateful to the team for allowing me to share my knowledge...

The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...

With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...

As the market heats up for spring, this auction roundup features the latest lots on offer for the end of March....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

This mini development roundup sees homebuilder Placemakers putting sustainability and profitability at the fore of its new scheme in Beulah Hill,...

With brownfield/greenfield sites (and where is best to develop new housing) still hot on the housing agenda, David Churchill - a planning...

In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...

When it comes to investing money and making it grow, there are few options that deliver as high returns as property....

Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...

Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...

Last week (Wednesday February 2), the government finally released its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, designed to help flesh out a...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...

Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...

Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...

Independent Buying Agents Haringtons reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements and what impact this will have on the...

A pioneering research and development partnership launched this month is to lead to a world-first in the move towards carbon zero, plastic-free...

In this week’s roundup, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from Downing’s development spree after a major...

New research from BDRC BVA highlights the extent of the cost that landlords will need to rack up to get properties...

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

Zero-carbon housebuilder Etopia Homes has pinpointed the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s...

In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...

Cornwall Council has entered into a landmark deal to buy SoloHaus ‘micro homes’ from The Hill Group to help tackle the...

Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...

Paragon Development Finance has provided Burrington Estates with a £28 million funding package to support its 'prestigious' Winslade Park development in Exeter. Burrington Estates is redeveloping...

During the summer, the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) – the new independent body for overseeing the quality of the customer...

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

Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...

First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...

Lovell Partnerships has completed the refurbishment of a former training and enterprise centre owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) to...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, with SDL Property Auctions holding a fundraising sweepstake as part of its latest...

Those investors looking to join the pandemic bounce-back may be asking where the best places in London are to consider for...