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05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why investing in off-plan is a safe option](/upload/images/__thumbs/Why%20investing%20off-plan%20is%20a%20safe%20option.jpg/Why%20investing%20off-plan%20is%20a%20safe%20option__400x250.jpg)
With the latest news of interest rates rising, banks closing, and the stock market plummeting, now is not a “safe” time...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property investors are making 12 per cent returns with Innovative Finance ISAs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Balance-400x310.jpg)
Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investment will be the best asset class in 2022, says research](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_265319498.jpeg)
Property investment will be the best-performing investment asset in 2022, making it the top pick ahead of cash, stocks and cryptocurrency,...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Hub duo launch game-changing app - what's it all about?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
The pair behind one of the property industry's most popular podcasts have now launched an app that they say will 'completely...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![What you need to know to get finance for your property development project](/upload/images/library/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
Why would a commercial lender give you money for a small-scale property development project? The answer is … profit. They’ll typically...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Airbnb hosts ramp up prices by 300% during popular seasons](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Throughout the year people looking to enjoy a local or international getaway rely on services such as Airbnb. Homestays for cabin...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![SevenCapital - how can I invest like the ultra-rich?](/img/default/pit.png)
If you could be one thing in your life, what would it be? Chances are the answer to this question for...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors - Women total 48% of UK’s buy-to-let investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Until recently, the world of buy-to-let investing has traditionally been dominated by men. Current figures, however, reveal women now make up...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The future of smart tech: how our homes will look in 50 years’ time](/img/default/pit.png)
From health monitoring panic rooms to biometric sensors in every corner, by 2071 our homes could virtually run themselves. With the recent...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – can you really build a property empire in five years?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – fossil-free construction and a new leader of sustainability](/img/default/pit.png)
Pipelife Norway has become the latest supplier to use BIOVYN™, the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC from INOVYN. As Norway’s largest...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Patience and planning makes women better investors than men – study](/img/default/pit.png)
Research from Yoppie has found that when it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day – diversity, going green and equality in property](/img/default/pit.png)
In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - common mistakes when investing in European property](/img/default/pit.png)
In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why international investors are looking at UK’s tier 2 cities for returns](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – is it changing the makeup of overseas investors in the UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all of our lives, including those who operate in the property...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Destination Downtown – what does New York's One Wall Street offer?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today explores New York's biggest ever office to residential conversion, in the heart of the city's main financial district. Lower...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Gender gap narrows as women now make up almost half of the UK’s BTL investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why it's all about the timing for international investors in London](/img/default/pit.png)
Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the UK holiday property sector attracting huge investment interest?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The care home market: economically viable for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week we explored whether senior living - a rental model aimed at the over-75s - could be the next major property...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment: a bricks and mortar education](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the official launch of PropElle, the women-centric network for property investment, founder Ayesha Ofori tells Property Investor Today what it...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![The growing appeal of peer to peer property lending](/img/default/pit.png)
Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment platform Propio.com launches ‘The Property ISA’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment platform Propio.com is set to launch a property ISA ahead of its April deadline. Part of a new breed of...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit not a major concern for property investors, claims study](/img/default/pit.png)
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)...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords in London see buy-to-let income soar](/img/default/pit.png)
Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![SDL Auctions raises over £6.1 million through strong interest in bungalows](/img/default/pit.png)
SDL Auctions Graham Penny’s recorded a successful auction, with a strong interest in bungalows propelling sales forward. More than £6.1 million was...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Women just as likely as men to invest in property](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed that women are just as likely to get into the lucrative market of property investment as men,...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![How much have home prices increased by since end of The Great Recession in 2009?](/img/default/pit.png)
Eight years of quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates is estimated to have cost savers more than £160bn, but...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Is boom and bust just a natural part of the property cycle?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market tends to be cyclical, when you study property markets from across the globe, it is clear that the...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![More investors swap stocks and shares for bricks and mortar](/img/default/pit.png)
Competition is intensifying among investors for sensibly priced properties, particularly refurbishment opportunities and income-producing homes, as a growing number of investors...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property remains the ‘highest yielding investment on offer’ in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are choosing to invest in property, despite the introduction of higher stamp duty purchasing costs and...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investing in property is better bet than a pension, says BoE’s chief economist](/img/default/pit.png)
Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, has confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property is...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit impact on house prices is ‘not certain’](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices increased at their fastest annual pace in four months in July, but the early impact of Brexit has...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 11th-17th July](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for July 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June. 01/07/2016 Auction House Symonds & Sampson The Memorial Hall, High Street,...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Emerging markets look more attractive following Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
With Britain in turmoil following the vote to leave the EU and uncertainty mounting in the USA ahead of the presidential elections,...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Eurozone wealth disparity widens](/img/default/pit.png)
The wealth inequality in the eurozone is continuing to widen on the back of rapid rises in house prices in Germany...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investments in Germany are a boon for small budgets](/img/default/pit.png)
Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 25th-30th April](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a great place to find a bargain, and every week these events are taking place at venues across...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![How higher rate taxpayers can avoid the 'George Osborne Penalty'](/img/default/pit.png)
At the last budget the Chancellor announced that from 2017 he was phasing out higher rate tax relief on the interest...
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![More success for Property Partner as London flat sells out in half an hour](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported another success, after half a million pounds was raised in just 35 minutes for...