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

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...

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...

Lender and savings bank Paragon Bank recently conducted research highlighting the top student property investment locations in the UK. The findings...

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...

After graduating from university, priorities in life tend to shift. Studying and living near the university is no longer important, but...

It’s famous for oil, football, the North Sea chill and granite, but Scotland’s third biggest city – and the UK’s 39th...

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...

Student accommodation owner/operator Student Roost has exchanged contracts on a major deal to purchase a prime new 703-bed property in Nottingham. Currently...

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

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

For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...

Research from Yoppie has found that when it comes to long-term investment, women are more likely to see a greater return than...

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

Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have completed a £22 million co-loan for the next phase of an...

Research by London South Bank University (LSBU) has claimed that the high-profile collapse of construction giant Carillion in January 2018 highlights ‘a culture of financial...

A leading data insight company has revealed the best places in the UK to buy an investment property. Address Intelligence has been...

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

A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...

Developing and constructing homes in an eco-friendly way – to lower the property industry’s currently high carbon footprint – has become...

Renowned architects, developers and one of the Costa del Sol’s leading real estate firms have launched an ‘exciting new collaboration’ to...

One of Birmingham’s most distinctive areas, which is looking to escape from its manufacturing past and transform itself into one of...

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

Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...

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

Kingston upon Hull is the hidden hotspot for property investors in the north of England, a developer firm has claimed. Iguana Developments, which specialises...

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

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

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...

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

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

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

A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...

In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...

Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...

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

Summix Capital’s plans to turn the former Plumb Center in the heart of Bath into student accommodation have been granted planning...

The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...

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

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today checks in with the founders of luxury London property developers One Point Six - Bhavnish Chandaria...

In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...

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

In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...

With UK-EU trade talks going down to the wire, there is still no clarity over exactly what will happen when the transition...

Work is set to get underway in the coming weeks on the construction of a new Build to Rent (BTR) development...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

The government’s Help to Buy scheme has reportedly assisted 80% of buyers to purchase more than £1 million-worth of apartments at...

A new report from international law firm Withers claims that Covid-19 is accelerating rapid change in what people want from their...

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...

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) development has now successfully delivered another multi-million pound BTR...

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%...

Earlier this year, we ran a number of stories on Preston’s burgeoning reputation as a property investment hotbed, including one about...

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...

The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...

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

A 20-year old university student has founded a PropTech startup which aims to improve the investment process for property investors. Below, Property...

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

A Berlin-based investment company has continued its expansion by establishing a presence in the UK. LINUS Capital finances real estate projects with...

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

The Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Autumn Show is making a 'flashy comeback' this weekend following a successful virtual summer event, where 70% of...

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

A Nottingham-based luxury home developer has started construction works on a new ‘sought-after’ luxury residential scheme in the Beeston area. Located in...

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

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...

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...

Last week we ran a story on the latest part of the landmark Snow Hill Wharf scheme being launched to market...

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

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

Aldershot – best known as the ‘Home of the British Army’ - is set for a major investment to transform the...

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

Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the movement in mainstream residential prices across 150 cities worldwide using official...

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...

Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...

It’s really important now, more than ever, that investors think strategically – with so much uncertainty and so many unknowns as...

In recent years, there's been a trend for alternative renting options such as Build to Rent and co-living, particularly among millennials...

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

One of the few positive things to emerge from this crisis has been the greater sense of community across the whole...

Godwin Developments, a national multi-sector property developer, has announced the purchase of a one-acre site, situated prominently within Sheffield city centre,...

In March, to coincide with International Women's Day, we ran a series of articles about women working in property - and...

In this week’s auction roundup, we look at SDL Auctions’ success at its 100th Derby auction, Bond Wolfe’s cancellations of its...

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

In an unprecedented global climate, and with the new tax year looming, investors everywhere will be thinking about the future and...

In this Q&A, we speak to Thomas Balashev, the 30-year-old founder and chief executive of Montague Property - a bespoke Mayfair-based...

Eutopia Homes, a developer specialising in mid-market homes for rent and for sale, has secured planning permission for a new sustainable...

Developer Southern Grove has rescued out of receivership a site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower. The...

With efforts being made across the property industry to improve the deep-rooted gender disparities, women in property are still considered a...

International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...

We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, where we chat with inspiring women who are making their mark...

Auctions are becoming an increasingly popular way for people to buy and sell homes, but the process behind them - and...

As an investor, you will probably want to invest in an area with high tenant demand – and in many cases...

At the start of this year, Property Investor Today took a detailed look at why Preston is the perfect city for...

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

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today catches up with Charlie Baxter, managing director and co-founder of award-winning development manager Alchemi Group, to find out...

Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

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

To kick off the new year, we conduct a Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva, who looks after the PR and ecosystem building at Round...

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...

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

A historic Turkish baths building located in Sheffield’s city centre is up for sale at Mark Jenkinson & Son. The Victorian building,...

The Conservative Party has unveiled plans for a 3% stamp duty surcharge for non-UK tax residents who are purchasing property, which...

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...

It’s the sixth biggest city in the UK, has become a home from home for Londoners looking to escape the capital...

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

With towns and cities across the UK and the world largely becoming dense, mixed-use urban environments, how can investors take advantage...

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

Property Investor Today was recently invited along to the 150th anniversary celebrations of renowned constructor Sir Robert McAlpine, where we met...

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

The June Zoopla UK Cities House Price Index has revealed that average house price growth across southern cities is running at...

Connection Capital is giving private investors the chance to participate in a £10 million fundraise for a company that owns and...

Research has revealed that 17 of the UK’s top 20 best postcodes for buy-to-let rental yields are located within close proximity...

The average income required for a first-time buyer (FTB) to purchase a home has grown 9% since 2016 and stands at...

At Property Investor Today, we like to keep our readers updated with the latest happenings at the various auctions taking place...

Newcastle is the best UK university town or city for property investment, new research by AI-powered property investment portal One and...

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

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

High yield properties in Coventry continue to sell A broad number of properties in Coventry continue to be snapped up by investors...

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

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...

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,...

Two new Build to Rent schemes are set to be built in Manchester and Liverpool after a deal was agreed between...

The UK’s second largest city is home to the nation’s highest rental yields surrounding a university, making it the top choice...

Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...

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...

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...

One of the biggest landlord exhibitions returns to Bristol on June 13. Taking place at the University of the West of England,...

A former Baptist church in Warwickshire will be available for prospective property buyers at the upcoming Loveitts auction. Located in the countryside...

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, has acquired a major Build to Rent scheme in the heart of Southampton. The...

Activity of transactions in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) exceeded £100 million in 2017, according to recent figures for GVA’s Student...

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...

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...

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...

The Greenwich Peninsula Hotel has been acquired by hotel and investment company, Nine Group, from fixed charge receivers following its fall...

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

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

Council chiefs are urging all private landlords and developers to check the cladding on any buildings they own in Plymouth following...

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

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

Prime minister Theresa May this week signed off a deal that could trigger close to £1.3bn of investment in Swansea and...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...

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

Planning consent has been awarded for a £20m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. Sheffield City Council gave London-based developer Southern...

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...

The biggest talking point in 2017 will be triggering Article 50 to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the EU,...

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

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...

Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...

The Cardiff office market has recorded its best ever third quarter on record, with take up levels reaching 183,992 sq ft,...

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

Who are you? Edward Trustworth, 23 What does it say on your business card? Founder, MyTenantedProperty.com What does the business do and what are you...

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

YT Realty Group Ltd, the Hong Kong-based investment company, has purchased the Travelodge Hotel close to Liverpool Street Station in London...

Research carried out by Nottingham Trent University has shown that new-build properties may be making owning a home in the UK...

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

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

The University of Nottingham provides one of the UK's best student property investment locations in terms of rental returns. This is the...

London-based property investment consultancy Experience Invest has created a new investment opportunity in Luton. With demand for student accommodation increasing year...

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...

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...

A town planning expert from Birmingham City University has warned that reviving the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is simply a cynical...

Properties situated near to independent schools and university towns hold their value and are able to recover faster from a housing...