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Round Hill Capital (RHC), a leading global real estate investment, development and asset management firm, has secured a deal to acquire...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...
16 December 2020
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Student accommodation provider Future Generation is ending the year on a high note by topping out three schemes in two months...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

York is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful cities in the UK, but is perhaps overlooked by investors and holiday...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Here at PIT, we regularly cover regeneration stories – and last year we even ran a 10-piece series zoning in on...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Phase one of The Oaks, a student development constructed by Howard Ward Associates (HWA) in Coventry, has completed. The building, known as...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Hayley and Paul Andrews, a UK couple who have battled life-threatening illness to build a multi-million property portfolio, are now sharing...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Construction of new buildings – on time, and in a smooth, unencumbered way, if possible – plays a vital role in...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

It’s painfully apparent that the risk of landlords and investors not receiving rent during the Covid-19 pandemic is far higher than...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A small family-run company is attempting to raise the bar of student housing in Swansea with swish refurbished homes rather than...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

We recently reported on the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which has seen a net increase of 2.6%...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest apartment building from leading city centre lettings firm Manchester Apartments has opened its doors, designed to provide ‘first-class accommodation’ to students...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Unite Students, one of the UK's most prolific providers of student accommodation, has completed construction of its latest development worth £114...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is becoming increasingly flexible, accommodating different course lengths and formats, as well as the uncertainty...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Few would disagree that it has been a difficult year for the residential lettings sector. With the market effectively frozen for...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Overseas and domestic students have returned to the London lettings market in full force this month, accounting for 25% of all...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is showing signs of recovery following market disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With students starting or returning to university in the next few weeks – and question marks over how things will play...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The former Master Brewer Hotel in Hillingdon, which has been left vacant since 2012, has taken a step closer to being...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Urban Village Capital has achieved a ‘first-class’ transformation of a former Coventry office block to university accommodation. Ringway House has undergone a...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Chicago-based CA Ventures (CA), a global investment management company, recently announced the launch of Novel Student, a ‘pioneering property management platform’...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Most universities will be reopening in some shape or form from late September/early October, and an increasing number of students attending...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Work on a former vacant office building at Gosforth’s Regent Centre is three months ahead of schedule and is due to...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

As the UK slowly eases out of lockdown and home movers eagerly search for their next property, virtual viewings and video...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The student sector has been one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but most universities are returning in some...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions imposed across the globe as a result of Covid-19 are preventing international students from coming...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Google searches for ‘moving abroad’ have once again returned to the peak search figures of last year. The current Covid climate,...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Oaks – Student Roost’s 50th student accommodation, situated near Warwick University - is on course to open early, it has...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the uncertainties posed by coronavirus for the higher education sector, new student accommodation developments are showing no signs of slowing...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Studios24 – which delivered the first major co-living development in the Midlands – has secured funding of £6.4 million from...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Legal & General’s increasing focus on the later living sector has continued apace, with the financial services firm recently announcing its...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

While Covid-19 continues to affect us all in differing ways, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe are tentatively lifting lockdown...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is continuing to grow despite the huge impact on universities from the coronavirus pandemic, which...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

In these social distancing times, where so many of us are working remotely and being encouraged to stay at home as...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With all face-to-face teaching across the UK on hold for the time being thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, student accommodation providers...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted all industries, including the whole of the property sector, but the short-lets market has perhaps been...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Edinburgh residential property investment and lettings specialist Cullen Property has introduced virtual viewings for its student properties. Prospective tenants can use video...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

In this latest development round-up, we zone in on three new student developments and the relaunch to the market of one...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – has had a dramatic impact on the world since the first reported cases in...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With more and more people going to university every year, landlords and investors may wish to tap into the increasingly lucrative...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week we covered the initial works being started on a new luxury development in Preston, redeveloped by Wigan-based property developer...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Many property pundits have been espousing the benefits of investing in the North West to take advantage of low buy-in costs...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Scape, the global student living specialist, has acquired the Australian Urbanest portfolio (‘Urbanest’) of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets from M3...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A new student housing report from global real estate firm JLL has revealed that the outlook for UK PBSA (purpose-built student...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment (slightly delayed thanks to technical difficulties caused by pesky Christmas gremlins). This...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Co-living is currently a nascent market in the UK – still highly niche, albeit growing – but there are signs that...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Confidence among landlords and property investors has slumped to an all-time low, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The latest survey...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Alumnno and Fresh Student Living are launching the first show room at their Benedict’s Gate student residence. Contractors HG Construction is making...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

With approximately 120,250 Chinese people living in London, accounting for 1.5% of the capital's population, and many young Chinese people coming...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in major European cities are continuing to level out, but Amsterdam and Munich are bucking this trend. That’s the major...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A funding agreement has been reached between Alumno Group and Curlew Capital on the former’s new student accommodation development at Benedict’s...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Cardiff may be small, but those who know the city would probably agree that it’s perfectly-formed and it’s certainly a great...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In the latest part of our series focusing on London’s regeneration hotspots, Property Investor Today zones in on the ongoing transformation...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Moorfield, a boutique UK real estate private equity fund manager, has announced the practical completion of the latest purpose-built student accommodation...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The term 'generation rent' now covers a much wider demographic, according to new research. The Urban Being - The Future of City...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The property landscape in cities across Europe is being transformed by changing lifestyle patterns, growing affordability pressures and delayed life milestones,...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In terms of buy-to-let investments, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are a key feature of the future of renting. Not only do...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Global investment into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) reached a record $16.3 billion in 2018, surpassing the previous high of $15.9 billion...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A startup housing app which aims to provide a safe haven for international students recently won the North West regional final...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A recent study by landlord insurance provider, Towergate, unveiled how landlords can better target student tenants in the UK. The study of...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

£5,632. You’d be questioning me if I said that, right? Of course, the answer is a touch more complex than that. However,...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An AI-led room rental platform has identified Europe's 'coolest rental neighbourhoods', with London continuing to be one of the continent's largest...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Airbnb hosts and landlords of short-term let properties in Walton, Liverpool are achieving the best yields of any location in the...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An industry first ‘Student Accommodation’ podcast was released last week by City Room Rentals, a leading online marketplace for student housing. The...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

HMRC’s ‘Let Property Campaign’ has led to disclosures from less than 3% of eligible landlords, new data acquired by accountancy firm...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Funding has been secured for a 407-bed student scheme on a prime site in Leeds, it has been revealed. Gregory Property Group...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that Bristol is the best city for house shares – a way of renting which is particularly...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management company Hostmaker has partnered with long term listings site Spotahome to diversify its offerings. Hostmaker, which largely deals in short-lets...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has purchased the long leasehold of a modern student accommodation residence at the University of Oxford for approximately...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Students appear to be generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlords, according to a new...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank remains top of the student market after a 33% increase in its visibility over the past year, according to...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Being a student landlord can be very lucrative, especially if you choose a densely populated investment location. Student properties are always...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Durham is the university city which offers landlords the best buy-to-let returns, new research has revealed. Simple Landlords Insurance yesterday published a...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Student housing is increasingly becoming an attractive prospect for investment, with a 17% increase in investment in student accommodation in the...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of two high-quality student accommodation blocks which have been pre-let to the...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last year, Savills statistics showed that investment into student accommodation had risen by 17%. And with the number of students being accepted...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

France has been revealed as the top choice of EU country for British emigrants when it comes to moving overseas with...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The London and Moscow-based real estate consultancy AZ Real Estate has acquired City Edge, a 136-apartment student accommodation block in Birmingham...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Crosslane Student Developments has secured planning consent for a 266-bed, purpose-built student accommodation development in Coventry. The scheme, which is set to...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Regeneration specialist Urban Splash has joined forces with student accommodation developer, Alumno Developments, to create accommodation for around 350 students, as well...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Students from overseas made up approximately 75% of applicants in Prime Central London (PCL) over the past few months, according to...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Research carried out by Prime Student Living has revealed that the number of private purpose-built student accommodation beds in Newcastle has,...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Private student rent has remained at an average of £100 to £119 a week for the second year running, according to...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A 25-year lease has been signed between Durham University and Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, on its...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...
26 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

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

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

There has been a sharp rise in the number of students living in private sector purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
19 January 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

University locations in the North East of England provide landlords and property investors with the best returns, according to new data. As...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...
06 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Northern cities Leeds and Manchester offer the best buy-to-let property investment opportunities for parents of undergraduate students, according to research. Both areas...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK's student numbers have been growing for the past few years, despite an initial slump in the wake of the...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

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...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Student tenants’ expectations of rental property have reached an all-time high, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC). Student numbers...
29 January 2016
From: Breaking News

New data from leading personal property investments company Experience Invest has revealed that inhabitants of Liverpool are most likely to invest...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The University of Essex has become the first university to join the YourGuarantor scheme, a new service which is designed to...
15 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Students are expecting much more from their rental property, with a third of students requesting an en suite bathroom or shower...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

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

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

Student property has been big news in the investment world for some time now. High yields and even higher demand mean...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Sales at a property auction in London this week eclipsed the £25 million mark, hitting a record high in the process. The...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Research from flat and house share website SpareRoom.co.uk has revealed that up to 22 people – professionals and students – are...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Student property is currently the UK’s best performing asset class, with over £4 billion invested into the sector in the first...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Select Property Group has joined forces with property company Bruntwood to redevelop a former BBC site in Manchester’s city centre. Select has...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Two prime city centre sites in York and Glasgow have been acquired by Select Property Group. Combined, the sites have a...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An online property letting portal that aims to help landlords and letting agents reach students seeking private accommodation in university cities...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Typically, the best investment opportunities in London centre around areas with planned redevelopment or transport hub improvements are expected. This means...
15 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

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