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![Non-residential property out-performs resi in new investor analysis](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2004.jpg)
Non-residential transactions have performed better than residential in the past year, research suggests. Software service APRAO analysed the latest data on quarterly...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Struggling market means capital appreciation rarely beats inflation rate](/upload/images/24%2005%2010%20%2004.jpg)
A new analysis suggests that despite a fall in inflation, the stuttering housing market means that just 56 areas of the...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two Day Event pledges to “revolutionise property investment education”](/upload/images/24%2004%2011%2001.jpg)
A Scottish property investment specialist is launching what he calls “an innovative new course, designed specifically to encourage property investment and...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Front Line - UK market snapshot from sales and lettings agents](/upload/images/23%2008%2031%202%20The%20Front%20Line%20-%20UK%20market%20snapshot%20from%20sales%20and%20lettings%20agents.png)
Propertymark, the UK agents’ trade body, has given a snapshot of what’s happening with lettings and sales. Chief executive Nathan Emerson says...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cities Coming Back! Prime regional markets buck pandemic trend](/upload/images/4%20HousePrices_400x310.png)
Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![HJ Collection returns over £10m to investors and looks to USA](/upload/images/__thumbs/HJ%20Collection%20Trucks.jpg/HJ%20Collection%20Trucks__400x533.jpg)
Fast-growing property developer, HJ Collection, has returned over £10 million to its investors after scaling its development portfolio by 40%. Established in...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Co-living brand reveals partnership with Italian startup accelerator](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
A UK-based co-living and PRS brand focused on personal and professional growth has announced its partnership with an Italian startup and...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Singapore nationals help to drive UK property market activity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
New research by Benham and Reeves, highlights that a supporting cast from Singapore is helping to drive UK market activity. The bonus of the...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva - talking PropTech, equality and LinkedIn tips](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Marie-Julie Gheysens - talking family ties and gender barriers](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
A few weeks ago we reported on Ghelamco's first UK scheme in Shoreditch, which is being spearheaded by 27-year-old Marie-Julie Gheysens, the firm's...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR in the South West - Wise Living set to provide 500 new homes](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Good news? New-build property prices premium shoot up by 10.8%](/upload/images/library/NewHousing-1-400x310.jpg)
The property price premium paid by new-build buyers has increased by 10.8% in the past year – now commanding 40.2% more...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the most affordable buyer hotspots for electric car owners](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/ElectricCarCharger-400x310.png)
For many, cars are an integral part of our home, with more people opting for electric or hybrid options when it...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Cumberland Building Society Industry Panel Q&A - what did it reveal?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - what is the future of property investing?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices400x310.png)
In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Student Hotel - Scotland’s largest 500-room hotel is on the way](/upload/images/The%20groundbreaking%20at%20Candleriggs%201.jpg)
Candleriggs Square is undergoing a £300 million transformation that is the first of its kind in the UK. Plans for the The...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![What are the best locations by the sea with new builds available?](/upload/images/Locations/BigburyOnSea-400x310.jpg)
If seaside living is high up on your property wish list, the latest research by Warwick Estates could make your property...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how Quinta do Lago's USPs have served it well during Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
Quinta do Lago, one of the most famous resorts in the Algarve and a key part of the famed Golden Triangle,...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – the largely untapped market for British lending abroad](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – May madness and spring success](/img/default/pit.png)
This auction roundup takes a look at the month just gone, with record results at Sutton Kersh Auctions, Network Auctions and...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – BTR re-cladding and the declining appeal of flats](/img/default/pit.png)
LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - why alternative property investment is overtaking buy-to-let](/img/default/pit.png)
There is no question that Covid-19 has completely torn through the UK economy, with any signs of recent recovery likely to...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![We are Primethorpe Paving](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? We are Primethorpe Paving. Supplying the UK with the finest...
23 February 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Development roundup – new BTR schemes in Birmingham and Hertfordshire](/img/default/pit.png)
Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has officially handed over its Hockley Mills site to Legal & General (L&G) and Sir Robert...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - why will Birmingham continue to attract investment in 2021?](/img/default/pit.png)
In September last year, Hungarian-based property developer Cordia International acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. The Blackswan acquisition marked Cordia’s first investment in the UK market and is...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent rebounds strongly in Q3, CBRE report says](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![New government funding 'a small but vital step to boost UK market'](/img/default/pit.png)
In a previous article for Property Investor Today, which you can read here, I highlighted the importance of utilising brownfield sites...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK PBSA sector remains resilient despite regional disparity – study](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Revealed – German real estate investment company expands into UK](/img/default/pit.png)
A Berlin-based investment company has continued its expansion by establishing a presence in the UK. LINUS Capital finances real estate projects with...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: The highs and lows of London’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![‘Exciting’ new growth for Midlands PRS developer acquired by real estate giant](/img/default/pit.png)
European residential real estate giant Cordia International has acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. Cordia, a developer with interests across Hungary, Poland, Spain, Germany and Romania, is the...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to invest in UK property now despite the recession](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Greek property – government programmes to spark boom for market](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Modern methods of construction acceptance service launched by NHBC](/img/default/pit.png)
In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Webinar roundup – from the future of second homes to the future of PropTech](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![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
![Overseas roundup – continued activity in Cyprus and rising prices in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the Greek property investment market coping with Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic is currently dominating all our lives, and is all anyone can really talk or think about at present. In the property...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the coronavirus affecting British buyers and sellers in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't just affected the UK's domestic property market, it's also badly affected overseas investment, too, especially in countries...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - talking modular housing, sustainability and the self-build boom](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – what are the differences between UK Build to Rent and US Multifamily?](/img/default/pit.png)
With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Senior living – is it the next major property investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last month Property Investor Today attended AEW UK’S economic briefing on senior living to find out whether this could be the...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK market sees seasonal slowdown in September](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal increase in the number of properties coming onto the market in September, but a decline in properties...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Does Size Matter for Property Investors](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to property investment, the old adage is ‘location, location, location’. Any property investor that has found success will...
16 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Global investment into PBSA reaches record high of $16.3 billion](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Lee Dahill, Director of Sales for the Today publications and The ValPal Network](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate Agent Today,...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ officially up for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ property.co.uk is available to purchase and is expected to attract strong interest from online estate agents...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![BidX1 launches second UK online auction catalogue](/img/default/pit.png)
Online auction house, BidX1, has launched its second catalogue, with 40 lots consisting of residential and commercial listings throughout the UK. The...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![BidX1 to launch first UK online auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction after its acquisition of auctioneer Andrews & Robertson as part...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Strawberry Star secures GBP 260m Luton development mix-use scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Strawberry Star has announced that it has exchanged contracts on a major residential-led mixed use development scheme in Luton, Bedfordshire. Located close...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Retirement lending market set to double in size over the next decade](/img/default/pit.png)
The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chronic housing shortage could keep UK house prices rising](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices are likely to continue to rise in 2017 as building lags demand for homes, the Halifax has warned. The...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Britain quitting the single market will please ‘opportunistic investors’](/img/default/pit.png)
The prime minister’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the single market has been cautiously welcomed by leading business figures and...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors exploit weak pound for cut-price UK property deals](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Expect the unexpected’ in 2017, says Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![London’s super prime housing market is not ‘dead in the water’](/img/default/pit.png)
London remains among the most desirable cities in the world for the super wealthy, but with property prices reaching record-breaking levels...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Student property investors target homes in continental Europe](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Flexible workspace demand in UK reaches record levels](/img/default/pit.png)
UK demand for offices providing flexible workspace has increased by 21%, according to a study carried out by workspace specialist Instant. The...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![International investors spooked by Brexit fears](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a notable fall in the number of overseas nationals investing in the UK’s commercial property sector due to...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![A bunfight followed by a fast? Why the buy-to-let tax hike should not be feared](/img/default/pit.png)
The frustrations vented over the looming buy-to-let tax hike has sadly been all too predictable. In the latest twist to what have...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investment volumes for commercial property to reach their peak in 2015](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research from estate agency Carter Jonas has revealed that investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to pass...
23 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Property prices near independent schools outstrip national average](/img/default/pit.png)
Properties situated near to independent schools and university towns hold their value and are able to recover faster from a housing...