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Letting to students can be an excellent opportunity for landlords and investors. Landlords and investors who are aware of yearly revenue from...

PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...

Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...

The online platform of a student rentals company has raised £700,000 in its first funding round as it continues to disrupt...

Off the back of International Women's Day, which took place on March 8 2022, Property Investor Today hears from Chitra Stern, co-founder...

Housemates, the instant book student accommodation marketplace operating across 40 cities in the UK and Ireland which we have closely followed...

In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...

Proposals for a new mixed-use development in Bristol were approved by a Government Planning Inspector at the start of March while...

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from 160 new green homes coming to Croxley Green...

It’s been a tumultuous year for the student accommodation market, with distance learning and travel restrictions taking their toll on occupancy...

In this mini update, Property Investor Today looks at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), from the locations with the...

In this guest piece, Neil Smith, managing director UK and Ireland at Scape, sets out how providers of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)...

A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...

Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...

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

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has published its net zero carbon pathway. The pathway sets...

In this opinion piece, Jourdan Prowting, Partner Residential Auction at Allsop, analyses London's residential property market and discusses whether now is...

Leeds is witnessing a ‘frenzied’ rental market, with students reserving homes for next summer on the back of virtual viewings and...

Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...

After years of speculation and alterations, the Elizabeth Line is now set to launch in the first half of 2022. Initially,...

James Gray from Cluttons discusses why the race to net zero is the wrong wording - and it should be all...

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...

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

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

Who are you? Daniel James McGowran MNAEA, originally from London, now living in Shropshire. What does it say on your business card? “Love...

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

The Student Property team of global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched Capital House in Southampton on behalf of joint venture partners Kier Property...

This BTR roundup features an insight into the UK PBSA sector, good news for the London co-living market, and a brand-new...

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

New research by Select Property Group has named the top 20 UK locations property investors should look to next. According to Select’s...

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

Are you a buy-to-let investor considering selling up? You’re not alone. Research by the Nottingham Building Society revealed that a fifth...

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

PBSA specialist, Future Generation by Southern Grove, is offering pet-friendly student accommodation from September 2021 at its site in Guildford. The move...

Build to Rent furnishing solutions firm Manor Interiors recently researched UK student accommodation standards during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 1,032 UK...

A UK-based private property investment and management company has launched the Sandstone Residential REIT, focused on traditional residential property across ten...

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...

Unite Students, a student accommodation provider, has announced its new property in Bristol will be named after Princess Campbell, the city’s...

Real estate company, Amro Partners is developing two new student accommodation projects in Iberia – Madrid and Porto. The new development...

In this guest piece, Tom Ward - founder and global CEO of PBSA provider Scape - which offers student accommodation in...

The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...

Sheffield has been revealed as the top regeneration hotspot of the Yorkshire region, with projects set to drive investment to the...

Despite having only around three million inhabitants, Lithuania is punching well above its weight, enjoying years of economic growth. Its architecture...

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...

The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...

A residential and commercial property developer has submitted proposals for a 692-unit purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Nottingham city centre. Godwin...

Research by a student accommodation platform has found that the majority of student tenants would like to see utility costs more widely included...

Since the onset of the pandemic, the concept of the 15-minute city has come to the forefront more than ever, with...

Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...

Real Estate Capital Holdings has agreed to sell a prime PBSA development opportunity in Leeds for £18.5 million to global living...

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

Prime developer Harbright has unveiled its first development outside the centre of the capital with the launch of Whitelocke House in West London.  The...

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Last week, two of the UK’s biggest housebuilders – Barratt and Berkeley – held webinars aimed at investors. While new-build developments have traditionally...

Construction work on a set of new riverside apartments in North Tyneside has begun. The £10 million development, Shepherds Quay, will be...

A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...

A new report based on research conducted in 2020 has been launched by The Property Marketing Strategists, a new venture from...

Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...

It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...

In the third and final instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the theme of inspiration, with partnerships to...

International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...

Southampton, Portsmouth and Nottingham are the cities with the highest density of student rental availability, research from UniHomes has revealed. The student...

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...

Round Hill Capital (RHC), a leading global real estate investment, development and asset management firm, has secured a deal to acquire...

Brighton and Hove council last week (January 13 2021) granted planning permission to developer Alumno to construct purpose-built student accommodation on...

A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...

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

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

As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...

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

Here at PIT, we regularly cover regeneration stories – and last year we even ran a 10-piece series zoning in on...

Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...

Phase one of The Oaks, a student development constructed by Howard Ward Associates (HWA) in Coventry, has completed. The building, known as...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

Hayley and Paul Andrews, a UK couple who have battled life-threatening illness to build a multi-million property portfolio, are now sharing...

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

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

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

It’s painfully apparent that the risk of landlords and investors not receiving rent during the Covid-19 pandemic is far higher than...

A small family-run company is attempting to raise the bar of student housing in Swansea with swish refurbished homes rather than...

We recently reported on the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which has seen a net increase of 2.6%...

The latest apartment building from leading city centre lettings firm Manchester Apartments has opened its doors, designed to provide ‘first-class accommodation’ to students...

The UK purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) has grown by a net increase of 2.6% in 2020, with more than 25,000...

Unite Students, one of the UK's most prolific providers of student accommodation, has completed construction of its latest development worth £114...

Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is becoming increasingly flexible, accommodating different course lengths and formats, as well as the uncertainty...

Few would disagree that it has been a difficult year for the residential lettings sector. With the market effectively frozen for...

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the London lettings market in full force this month, accounting for 25% of all...

Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is showing signs of recovery following market disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...

The 31 October 2020 is a big day for me and my family. It is the day we fly out of...

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...

While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...

With students starting or returning to university in the next few weeks – and question marks over how things will play...

The former Master Brewer Hotel in Hillingdon, which has been left vacant since 2012, has taken a step closer to being...

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

Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...

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’...

Most universities will be reopening in some shape or form from late September/early October, and an increasing number of students attending...

Work on a former vacant office building at Gosforth’s Regent Centre is three months ahead of schedule and is due to...

As the UK slowly eases out of lockdown and home movers eagerly search for their next property, virtual viewings and video...

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

Next week (Monday 3 August 2020) developer St Joseph will launch its 21-storey The Regent building to market as it pushes forward with its...

It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...

The lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions imposed across the globe as a result of Covid-19 are preventing international students from coming...

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...

Google searches for ‘moving abroad’ have once again returned to the peak search figures of last year. The current Covid climate,...

The Oaks – Student Roost’s 50th student accommodation, situated near Warwick University - is on course to open early, it has...

Despite the uncertainties posed by coronavirus for the higher education sector, new student accommodation developments are showing no signs of slowing...

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...

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

Legal & General’s increasing focus on the later living sector has continued apace, with the financial services firm recently announcing its...

While Covid-19 continues to affect us all in differing ways, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe are tentatively lifting lockdown...

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is continuing to grow despite the huge impact on universities from the coronavirus pandemic, which...

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...

Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...

In these social distancing times, where so many of us are working remotely and being encouraged to stay at home as...

A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...

A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...

A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...

With all face-to-face teaching across the UK on hold for the time being thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, student accommodation providers...

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted all industries, including the whole of the property sector, but the short-lets market has perhaps been...

Edinburgh residential property investment and lettings specialist Cullen Property has introduced virtual viewings for its student properties. Prospective tenants can use video...

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...

In this latest development round-up, we zone in on three new student developments and the relaunch to the market of one...

Coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – has had a dramatic impact on the world since the first reported cases in...

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...

With more and more people going to university every year, landlords and investors may wish to tap into the increasingly lucrative...

Last week we covered the initial works being started on a new luxury development in Preston, redeveloped by Wigan-based property developer...

Many property pundits have been espousing the benefits of investing in the North West to take advantage of low buy-in costs...

While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...

Scape, the global student living specialist, has acquired the Australian Urbanest portfolio (‘Urbanest’) of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets from M3...

A new student housing report from global real estate firm JLL has revealed that the outlook for UK PBSA (purpose-built student...

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment (slightly delayed thanks to technical difficulties caused by pesky Christmas gremlins). This...

Co-living is currently a nascent market in the UK – still highly niche, albeit growing – but there are signs that...

Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...

Confidence among landlords and property investors has slumped to an all-time low, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The latest survey...

Alumnno and Fresh Student Living are launching the first show room at their Benedict’s Gate student residence. Contractors HG Construction is making...

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...

With approximately 120,250 Chinese people living in London, accounting for 1.5% of the capital's population, and many young Chinese people coming...

Rental prices in major European cities are continuing to level out, but Amsterdam and Munich are bucking this trend. That’s the major...

A funding agreement has been reached between Alumno Group and Curlew Capital on the former’s new student accommodation development at Benedict’s...

Cardiff may be small, but those who know the city would probably agree that it’s perfectly-formed and it’s certainly a great...

In the latest part of our series focusing on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today zones in on the ongoing transformation...

Moorfield, a boutique UK real estate private equity fund manager, has announced the practical completion of the latest purpose-built student accommodation...

The term 'generation rent' now covers a much wider demographic, according to new research. The Urban Being - The Future of City...

The property landscape in cities across Europe is being transformed by changing lifestyle patterns, growing affordability pressures and delayed life milestones,...

With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...

In terms of buy-to-let investments, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are a key feature of the future of renting. Not only do...

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...

Global investment into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached a record $16.3 billion in 2018, surpassing the previous high of $15.9 billion...

A startup housing app which aims to provide a safe haven for international students recently won the North West regional final...

A recent study by landlord insurance provider, Towergate, unveiled how landlords can better target student tenants in the UK. The study of...

A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...

£5,632. You’d be questioning me if I said that, right? Of course, the answer is a touch more complex than that. However,...

An AI-led room rental platform has identified Europe's 'coolest rental neighbourhoods', with London continuing to be one of the continent's largest...

Airbnb hosts and landlords of short-term let properties in Walton, Liverpool are achieving the best yields of any location in the...

An industry first ‘Student Accommodation’ podcast was released last week by City Room Rentals, a leading online marketplace for student housing. The...

HMRC’s ‘Let Property Campaign’ has led to disclosures from less than 3% of eligible landlords, new data acquired by accountancy firm...

Funding has been secured for a 407-bed student scheme on a prime site in Leeds, it has been revealed. Gregory Property Group...

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

Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...

A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...

Property management company Hostmaker has partnered with long term listings site Spotahome to diversify its offerings. Hostmaker, which largely deals in short-lets...

Legal & General has purchased the long leasehold of a modern student accommodation residence at the University of Oxford for approximately...

Students appear to be generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlords, according to a new...

The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...

Plymouth has been named as the top location for landlords investing in purpose-built student accommodation, data from online buy-to-let agency yieldit has...

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...

Knight Frank remains top of the student market after a 33% increase in its visibility over the past year, according to...

Being a student landlord can be very lucrative, especially if you choose a densely populated investment location. Student properties are always...

Durham is the university city which offers landlords the best buy-to-let returns, new research has revealed. Simple Landlords Insurance yesterday published a...

Student housing is increasingly becoming an attractive prospect for investment, with a 17% increase in investment in student accommodation in the...

As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of two high-quality student accommodation blocks which have been pre-let to the...

Last year, Savills statistics showed that investment into student accommodation had risen by 17%. And with the number of students being accepted...

France has been revealed as the top choice of EU country for British emigrants when it comes to moving overseas with...

The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...

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

Crosslane Student Developments has secured planning consent for a 266-bed, purpose-built student accommodation development in Coventry. The scheme, which is set to...

Regeneration specialist Urban Splash has joined forces with student accommodation developer, Alumno Developments, to create accommodation for around 350 students, as well...

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...

Property Partner, the world’s first property stock exchange, recently saw individual investors raising £2,992,800 of equity to buy a Purpose-Built Student...

Students from overseas made up approximately 75% of applicants in Prime Central London (PCL) over the past few months, according to...

Research carried out by Prime Student Living has revealed that the number of private purpose-built student accommodation beds in Newcastle has,...

Private student rent has remained at an average of £100 to £119 a week for the second year running, according to...

A 25-year lease has been signed between Durham University and Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, on its...

A student property portfolio in Nottingham worth £3.25m has been purchased by Nottingham-based MS Estates on behalf of a London-based institution. Located...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

You may have noticed a renewed flurry of post-referendum pessimism in early February as UCAS published its January 2017 deadline application...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of students living in private sector purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the...

Name Tarlochan Garcha What does it say on your business card? CEO, Kuflink What does the business do and what are you offering? The Kuflink Group...

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...

There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...

University locations in the North East of England provide landlords and property investors with the best returns, according to new data.  As...

A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...

Northern cities Leeds and Manchester offer the best buy-to-let property investment opportunities for parents of undergraduate students, according to research. Both areas...

The UK's student numbers have been growing for the past few years, despite an initial slump in the wake of the...

More than 4,500 purpose-built student accommodation units were constructed in 2015, according to figures from Barbour ABI. Overall, the value of construction projects in this sector...

Student tenants’ expectations of rental property have reached an all-time high, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC). Student numbers...

New data from leading personal property investments company Experience Invest has revealed that inhabitants of Liverpool are most likely to invest...

The University of Essex has become the first university to join the YourGuarantor scheme, a new service which is designed to...

Students are expecting much more from their rental property, with a third of students requesting an en suite bathroom or shower...

In the first half of 2015, £3.8 billion was invested in student property in the UK, and it’s predicted that this...

London rental values have increased by 5% in the four months to October 2015, it has been revealed. According to figures released...

Student property has been big news in the investment world for some time now. High yields and even higher demand mean...

Sales at a property auction in London this week eclipsed the £25 million mark, hitting a record high in the process. The...

Research from flat and house share website SpareRoom.co.uk has revealed that up to 22 people – professionals and students – are...

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

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...

Select Property Group has joined forces with property company Bruntwood to redevelop a former BBC site in Manchester’s city centre.  Select has...

Two prime city centre sites in York and Glasgow have been acquired by Select Property Group. Combined, the sites have a...

An online property letting portal that aims to help landlords and letting agents reach students seeking private accommodation in university cities...

Typically, the best investment opportunities in London centre around areas with planned redevelopment or transport hub improvements are expected. This means...

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

Half of UK broadband users have never switched provider, according to new research carried out by comparison site Cable.co.uk. This alarming...