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The typical buy-to-let investor has reduced the size of their portfolio by as much as 27% across England and Wales in...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

The West Midlands industrial market is poised for continued rental growth over the next five years, according to Savills latest Big...

An investment consultancy has produced new data analysing the complex regional differences between rental returns. Analysts at Invezz examined data provided by...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...

A new analysis by Compare My Move shows how much a 10 per cent deposit would be for an average priced...

One of the West Midlands most famous landmark buildings has been listed for sale. Commercial agents and investment specialist Robert Irving Burns...

New research by digital mortgage lender Molo shows where in England and Wales offers the highest and lowest rental yields.  The current...

England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...

HomeLet’s latest rental data showing that the average UK rental price has hit another all-time high of £1,276 per calendar month...

All regions saw annual price falls in Q3 The Nationwide has produced regional house price indices for Q3 - the July to...

New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...

Market analysis by debt advisory firm Sirius Property Finance reveals the North East is currently England’s mixed-use property hotspot, providing opportunities...

The North of England is outperforming the South for both capital appreciation and rental yields.  Sourced Franchise has analysed annual changes in...

A new survey throws light on how investors get their ideas. An Opinium survey conducted for business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown asked some...

Houses on corner plots with possible potential for small-scale development are attracting a premium of around £25,000. An estate agency has searched...

A property investment platform has analysed rental yields to see the best returning areas for buy to let investors. Sourced Franchise analysed...

Investors looking to buy into commercial property have a guiding hand from a new analysis which shows that the North West...

A property investment platform’s research may throw cold water on the potential of new build properties to offer short term profits...

Welsh Houses in Multiple Occupation are generating the highest yields across Britain, new data has revealed. The data from buy to let...

The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend.  A study by PropTech operator The...

UK and international investors and developers have been presented with £20 billion worth of opportunities to invest in a diverse range...

The West Midlands is, from my point of view, the beating heart of England. In this industrial centre of the country,...

Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...

Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...

Anvil Homes has secured a hefty £4.2 million funding package from Paragon Development Finance to support its nine-home new build development...

Legal & General Modular Homes has recently been drafted by the City of Wolverhampton Council as its preferred developer from a...

A housing development in Cradley Heath will be up for grabs on Thursday 15 September. Seller of residential, commercial and mixed-use...

New research shows that an average of £1.2 million is being spent by investors to purchase full property portfolios. These ready-made property...

As the UK has set its sights on achieving net-zero by 2050, more and more measures will need to be put in...

This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...

The total market value of foreign-owned homes in England and Wales currently stands at £90.7 billion, research from Benham and Reeves...

PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...

Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...

New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...

The government’s ambitious plans to ‘level up’ in the UK could boost the value of the nation’s property market by a...

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...

Homebuyer demand in the UK remained robust for much of Q4 2021, sitting at an average of 65.6%, up by 0.9%...

Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...

A study by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has analysed how a move to city status could bring about a substantial...

As a property investor, you are more than likely to require building work at some point – whether you are flipping...

A recent survey has revealed that only one in eight (13%) people in the UK admit that they seriously considered the...

Research by Share to Buy has revealed the top locations to buy houses, with the biggest increase in property value over...

Bespoke housebuilder Yorkshire Country Properties has signed a joint venture with real estate group, Dominvs Group, that will result in an...

What was once known as the West Bromwich Building Society, a 169-year-old art deco building, is now undergoing a drastic redevelopment...

Company founders from the likes of Gymshark, Tinder, Zoom, Uber and Deliveroo have already turned that initial spark of an idea...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

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

This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...

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

Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...

Virtual tours are to be offered at the Springfields Independent Living facility in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, as the project delivered by contractor...

The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...

The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...

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...

As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises dropped for the second month in a row, according to ARLA Propertymark. The trade body's...

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

Residential property searches by local councils have skyrocketed by as much as 1,400% as house hunters race to buy and beat...

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

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...

Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...

In part one, we spoke to a number of high-profile auction houses about how they see the sector’s post-lockdown future. Here,...

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...

Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...

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

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

A leading Birmingham estate agent has highlighted the potential increase in property prices anticipated across the West Midlands market as a...

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic shaking the property world, developers and investors continue to brave the storm, with Godwin Development and Lord...

A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...

New research by global real estate firm CBRE has identified the UK towns and cities outside London where the future demand...

Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...

With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...

Birmingham development partners Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital have achieved £70 million worth of sales at their flagship apartment scheme,...

Weston Homes will tomorrow launch Watford Cross, a £44 million scheme in Watford, Greater London, which is set for completion in...

A vast majority of landlords have revealed their acquisition plans for the year ahead, with the North West expected to be...

New properties are pouring in for Bond Wolfe Auctions’ first auction of the year following a record-breaking success in its first...

Police investigations into electricity theft are 13% higher this year than in 2018, according to Direct Line for Business. The insurance company...

Following on from our recent article about the average property scam costing victims more than £107,000, fresh research from fraud prevention...

Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...

The property sales market took a dip last month in line with a traditional summer lull, according to Agency Express. The boards...

There's been some good news for investors and landlords as fresh research shows that typical void periods dropped in every UK...

Bond Wolfe Auctions’ next sale will feature three former police stations. Put up for sale by West Midlands Police, the spacious properties...

Landlords in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties (an average of £3,134 each), according...

Claremont Property Group recently completed work on a Grade II listed Carnegie library in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, converting ‘The...

The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in the UK rose by just 1% in 2018, ending...

A rapid increase in property prices surrounding Sheffield train station is expected to be triggered by what is commonly known as...

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...

A hotel in Manchester has taken the crown as the most popular lot sold by John Pye Property as the auctioneer...

The latest data from Agency Express has revealed a slowdown across the UK property market in April. According to its Property Activity...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...