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![How to Optimize Your Property Investment Returns](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%202%2090x70px.png)
Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...
15 March 2024
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![Investor Briefing - the market has turned the page says Hamptons](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2004.jpg)
Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration of iconic London hotspot offers investment scope](/upload/images/3%20LondonMapUK-400x310.png)
Fashionable Central London enclave Camden Town is set to undergo a transformation with a string of new projects. It’s already famous for...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors Guide: What is a property development franchise?](/upload/images/1%20RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT%20Construction-400x310.png)
A property investment platform has issued a guide to the property development franchise - a business model in which a person...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the investment hotspots of 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023NY-400x310.png)
Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Community ownership key to reviving UK high streets, says research](/upload/images/Locations/UKHighStreet-Frome-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five Key Tips to Make Your New Kitchen Sustainable](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Natural%20Light%20Interior%20Modern%20Design_400x310.png)
As an investor, you may be interested in adding a new kitchen to add value to your new home before selling...
26 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Paddington – is it finally ready to be more than bears and marmalade?](/upload/images/Locations/PaddingtonStation-400x310.png)
There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – joint ventures, FTB homes and co-living thrives](/upload/images/Site%20logos/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Coast of the Rising Sun: Is it time to invest in the Far East?](/upload/images/Locations/MargateBeach-400x310.jpg)
Property in many of the UK’s coastal towns and villages has often taken a pounding and not just from the elements...
06 May 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
![Innovate UK - how formerly homeless entrepreneur aims to help buyer couples](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Kotini-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we've regularly championed the work of young entrepreneurs involved within the property industry, from Lydia Jones...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Who built The Arc? Ghelamco did!](/upload/images/Locations/PIT-TheArc-400x310.jpg)
Ghelamco - which is well-known for the creation of sustainable, energy neutral concepts - has officially launched The Arc in Shoreditch,...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from BTR portfolios to resi partnerships](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development and investment news, featuring Avanton’s breakout into the BTR sector...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold consultation – what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – partnerships, promotions, and peculiar lots](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
As we approach the end of another turbulent year, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; iamsold partners with...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development – will tall towers now be a thing of the past?](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
For quite a number of years, the sky has literally been the limit for new residential, commercial and tourism-based towers –...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Outer London - why it could be a boom town for 20 minute neighbourhoods](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Moving to Portugal – what should investors know?](/upload/images/Locations/Portugal-400x310(1).jpg)
Expat financial planning firm Blevins Franks held a webinar earlier this month – named ‘A conversation about Moving to Portugal’ –...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Co-living scheme, housebuilding hiatus & construction milestone](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/York%20Way%20CGI%20400%20x%20310.png)
In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ombria - surge in demand due to Golden Visa and work from anywhere boom](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the Algarve’s most anticipated new developments has witnessed ‘unprecedented demand’ for its flagship Viceroy Residences since they launched in...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why the rental market is ripe for FinTech-like disruption](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from car depot sites to 800-year-old buildings](/img/default/pit.png)
A new residential development in Salford, Manchester is set to offer a ‘refreshing’ collection of apartments. The gritty suburb-turned-cultural-goldmine location is home...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![A diamond in the rough: what to know about Lithuania’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite having only around three million inhabitants, Lithuania is punching well above its weight, enjoying years of economic growth. Its architecture...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors in Spain – how is the market being affected by Covid and Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![The roaring 20s – will there be a return to the cities that never sleep?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the strangest sights during the pandemic has been the image of some of the biggest, busiest cities in the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – new projects underway from Leicester to Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![A look at leasehold – what investors should know before signing paperwork](/img/default/pit.png)
Having been a building surveyor for more than 20 years, specialising in the leasehold sector for the past 15 or so...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – are cities investment dead-zones or will they bounce back post-Covid?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Part 2 – is the construction industry safe enough to remain open?](/img/default/pit.png)
In Part 1, we asked a number of industry experts if the construction industry should remain open at the current time,...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – developers aim for zero carbon and L&G expands its portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
Fast-growing Build to Rent company Moda Living has joined FOOTPRINT as a founding member, pledging its commitment to net zero carbon. FOOTPRINT is...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buyers use H2B to purchase £1m worth of apartments in Worcester](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s Help to Buy scheme has reportedly assisted 80% of buyers to purchase more than £1 million-worth of apartments at...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five reasons why property investors are feeling the 'Verbier vibe'](/img/default/pit.png)
Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Carved by nature’ - sustainable inner Algarve resort starts to take shape](/img/default/pit.png)
The Algarve has long been a favourite destination of the Brits, for its warm climate, golf courses, sun-kissed beaches and relaxed...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid isn’t a slippery slope for property in the French Alps – here’s why](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has undoubtedly affected the ski property market. However, local market conditions are helping resorts in the French Alps to weather...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Starting young – student launches PropTech platform for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A 20-year old university student has founded a PropTech startup which aims to improve the investment process for property investors. Below, Property...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Planting seeds - what does the planning system overhaul involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cornwall and the SW should feature in every investor’s portfolio, expert argues](/img/default/pit.png)
The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – time’s running out to claim thousands lost in Spain’s property crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why landlords must not use ‘no DSS’ to discriminate against benefit tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
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![Portugal investment – Finnish group commits €30 million to scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Ombria Resort – a ‘world-leading luxury real estate development in the heart of the Algarve’ – recently announced that Pontos Group,...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![How the property industry must evolve to be fit for the future](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK property sector has been hit with the full force of coronavirus, but while it has certainly packed a punch,...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property – why should investors be considering the eastern Algarve?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Luxury penthouse on historic Mayfair barbershop ‘a cut above the rest’](/img/default/pit.png)
The penthouse of a luxury boutique development located above Mayfair’s most renowned barbershop is available to let through Wetherell Mayfair Estate...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Galliard Homes records sales success with 50% of Shoreditch scheme sold](/img/default/pit.png)
London property developer Galliard Homes, along with joint venture partners Cain International, McCourt, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch, have announced...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from riverside London to the Northern Gateway](/img/default/pit.png)
In this latest roundup of development news, we zone in on a Grade-II listed Georgian warehouse next to the oldest pub...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration of The Chocolate Factory to bring 140 new homes to Bristol](/img/default/pit.png)
Developers have worked with Bristol City Council to ensure The Chocolate Factory in Greenbank, Bristol, will have a thriving community and...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will furnished holiday lets spearhead the UK’s green revolution in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether it’s the shocking bushfires currently raging in Australia or the floods in Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are being...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why is the sun shining on the UK’s furnished holiday let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is Cornwall the UK’s most popular staycation market?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s famed for its beaches, fish restaurants, rugged coastline, ice cream and pasties, and property agency Spot Blue International Property believes...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![The later living sector - an opportunity for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have featured articles on the investment potential of retirement living and care homes. Here, Alex Pelopidas - partner at...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![2020 predictions: property to remain an attractive investment asset](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nottingham property investors receive large sum from bank to expand portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
Two experienced property investors have been handed £2 million by specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank to help fund the purchase...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can you Brexit-proof your property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the current chaos swirling around Westminster – from the prorogation by Boris Johnson to this week’s Supreme Court ruling that...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over half of millennials would live in a caravan to get on the property ladder](/img/default/pit.png)
Over half (51%) of millennials are willing to purchase an alternative dwelling over a house or flat to get on the...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![No Letting Go backs property MOTs to raise standards in the PRS](/img/default/pit.png)
Inventory services provider No Letting Go has claimed that property MOTs are the next logical step for rental sector regulation. The proposal...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are you ready for The France Show?](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual celebration of all things French, The France Show, returns to London Olympia on 25th-27th January 2019. Now in its twelfth...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Summer in the Swiss Alps – what is attracting investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today was recently invited to ski resort Andermatt Swiss Alps, located in the heart of Switzerland’s world-renowned mountainous region,...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average UK rents drop for the first time in six years](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK has seen average rents decrease for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter of 2018, according to...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Turkish property market embraces cryptocurrencies](/img/default/pit.png)
Turkish property agency Spot Blue International Property has revealed that the country is emerging as an unlikely champion of cryptocurrencies, with...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average UK rents increased more slowly in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has found that average UK rents increased at less than half the rate during 2017...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Most U.S. homes are worth less than before the real estate crash of 2007](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the recovery in housing markets across some part of the U.S. in recent years, most notably in large metropolitan areas,...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![New guidance report to help property investors meet MEES](/img/default/pit.png)
With just 12 months until the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, property software provider Arbnco, formerly known as CO2 Estates, has released...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![No measures to plug VAT ‘inequality’ between new builds and renovations](/img/default/pit.png)
There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Geoff Hurst among thousands of investors reclaiming Spanish property losses](/img/default/pit.png)
World Cup legend Sir Geoff Hurst is among thousands of Britons offered fresh hope of retrieving money feared lost following the...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents talk up UK housing market post-Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market is returning to ‘business as usual’ after the vote to leave the EU, estate agents have claimed. According...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit adversely affects property investment into UK to Germany’s benefit](/img/default/pit.png)
Uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an adverse impact on investor sentiment when it comes to investing in the UK’s property market,...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords cut rents across U.S.](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Fresh help for thousands of investors who lost fortunes in Spanish property crash](/img/default/pit.png)
British investors who lost big deposits in the Spanish property crash have been given fresh hope of getting back their money. As...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Industry welcomes Berlin's latest Airbnb ruling](/img/default/pit.png)
A recent court ruling in Berlin has been welcomed by landlords and letting agents with properties in the German capital. Last week,...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investment ‘massive vote of confidence in Sheffield’](/img/default/pit.png)
A major Chinese manufacturing firm will invest more than £1bn in Sheffield over the next 60 years, including around £220m by...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord tax changes will lead to rent increases](/img/default/pit.png)
A survey by The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that 68% of landlords believe that changes in landlord tax will lead...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![80% of renters want a short-term tenancy](/img/default/pit.png)
80% of those renting accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, according to findings from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS). The...