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The government’s plan to reform leasehold laws has been met with much fanfare. Under the plans, ground rents would be removed,...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When dealing with property auctions in any capacity, you will likely be faced with some unfamiliar words, phrases, acronyms and expressions. To shed...
15 February 2021
From: Property Auctions

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The annual price decline in prime central London (PCL) was 4.3% for the third consecutive month in January, while average rents...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Planning consent has been granted by Glasgow City Council to affordable housing developer Swan Group to build 151 new homes in...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...
20 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been such buzzwords in the last decade. We hear these concepts often pertaining to a variety...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether...
15 January 2021
From: Property Auctions

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today checks in with the founders of luxury London property developers One Point Six - Bhavnish Chandaria...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Like everything else, the highest echelons of the property market in the UK haven't been immune from the impact of Covid-19. But what...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

After a few weeks of being top of the news agenda again, Brexit has been relegated to second fiddle thanks to...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

2020 has been the strangest of years, and not particularly pleasant either! Here on the Costa del Sol, our buyer market...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK’s appetite for European property investment in 2020 has not been significantly hampered by the major disruptions of a global...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...
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

Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...
30 October 2020
From: Property Auctions

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

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

For any investor, one of the biggest concerns will be identifying issues after acquiring an asset which impairs value. In the context...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Palazzo Ricci, a new private residence club located in Abruzzo, Italy, is launching sales this summer. Approximately two hours from Rome and Naples, the 220-year-old palazzo,...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor has agreed to provide Heworth Green Developments, under the North Star banner,...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Since lockdown, we have witnessed an increased focus on overseas properties, with many UK buyers using the extra time at their...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a further sign of some sense of normality returning – albeit with many new restrictions and protocols remaining in place...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here,...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

On the back of the London housing market being restarted, Beauchamp Estates has successfully sold a £15.45 million mansion at 26...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus pandemic has had huge impacts on all parts of the property industry, with the market effectively on pause mode...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...
25 May 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

Two brownfield sites overlooking the River Irwell are set to be converted into 500 apartments for sale and private rent after...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Like everyone else, it's a difficult time for investors in terms of planning ahead and finding out where the safe havens...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The coronavirus crisis has shut down most aspects of normal life, but with us all being told to stay at home...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s best-known for its starring role in one of The Proclaimers’ most iconic songs – and the musical film based on...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Property Investor Today explores New York's biggest ever office to residential conversion, in the heart of the city's main financial district. Lower...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week tech giant Facebook announced that it would be hiring 1,000 more staff in London, bringing its total workforce in...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

With a rising number of Brits choosing to turn their backs on airport queues and the current poor exchange rates, and...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new group of professional landlords plan to introduce pet-friendly rentals in line with the government’s plans to overhaul the model...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

To kick off the new year, we conduct a Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva, who looks after the PR and ecosystem building at Round...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Prices in Prime Central London (PCL) are predicted to rise by 18% over the next five years, while cumulative rental growth...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have announced a collaboration which aims to explore the possibilities that blockchain technology provides for...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Whoobid has announced its partnership with Humberts to support its ongoing expansion. Humbers, an established agent with extensive coverage across the UK,...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

With Christmas fast approaching, sellers’ hopes to sell before the festive season are dwindling. However, according to SDL Auctions’ national sales director,...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Every cloud has a silver lining and where the property market is concerned, London’s recent stagnation and downturn in some areas...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Leading property developer Galliard Homes has now launched TCRW – a landmark residential-led regeneration project fronting onto Oxford Street – in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The Modern Method of Auction (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in property, according to online auction service LetsBid...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Property Investor Today has covered the work of Smartlands - the first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, and the...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Instances of gazumping have been few and far between in Central London for the past five years. However, a shortage of housing...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month Property Investor Today looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK. And...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest research from global real estate firm CBRE has revealed that the total institutional investment into multifamily housing (much more...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

As Brexit draws closer it is only natural that home owners are worried about how it will affect them. However, experts...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Financial services company Legal & General, already a major player in the burgeoning Build to Rent (BTR) sector, has revealed that...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Interest in London residential property from the US and India has surged over the last three years, according to Chestertons. The London...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Bracknell’s former bus depot is set to undergo a grand transformation into a 155,000 square foot development of 242 luxury apartments,...
02 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...
05 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland. In a bid to meet the...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Legal & General has recently exchanged contracts on a new Build to Rent (BTR) site in Chelmsford City Centre on behalf...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Property auctioneer Auction House has sold 3,076 lots this year, exceeding the figure one month earlier than in 2017. The cumulative total...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A property in Swansea ‘beset with bad’ luck from the start is going under the hammer in London at the end...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Property investors with holiday lets are set for a bumper year as record numbers of tourists visit Britain. New research from...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

For years, buy-to-let has been heralded as the most lucrative form of property investment. For those with money to invest, the...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...
06 August 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

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

This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Property Partner has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ with GAMA Property that aims to give investors the chance to access returns from...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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

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

The auction market continues to prosper while estate agent sales are still struggling, according to research conducted by Auction House. The auctioneer...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Brighton will soon receive its first ever Build to Rent (BTR) development following the announcement that Legal & General has exchanged...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Ahead of its first auction of 2018, SDL Auctions Graham Penny has taken time to reflect on its success in 2017. Having...
12 January 2018
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

Asking price reductions continue to stimulate demand in transaction volumes in prime central London with a steady recovery through the summer,...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville have for the third time revised their plans to redevelop part of Manchester...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

LendInvest, the UK online platform for property lending and investing, has listed a £50m retail bond on the London Stock Exchange’s...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

More than £2bn was invested into the UK hotel market in the first half of the year, according to the latest...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The pound fell to an eight-week low after last week’s surprise general election result, which has increased uncertainty over both the...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of new homes breaking ground in central London has plunged by 75% year-on-year as housebuilders put planned projects on...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

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

A growing number of high-end property investors, including many overseas nationals, are now targeting ‘safe haven’ prime central hotspots in Scotland,...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of investors turning to auctions to buy property, online mortgage lender LendInvest has decided to launch its...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

When investing in property abroad, many people fail to take into consideration the impact that fluctuating exchange rates can have on...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

While buying property in the UK has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords, it is increasingly holding...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Britons thinking about investing in the French property market may have seen the value of the UK pound fall to a...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News

South Africa's price index for medium-sized apartments fell by 0.32% during the year to Q2 2016, its fourth quarter of annual...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Mexico's housing market continues to go from strength to strength, buoyed by strong foreign demand in resort communities, the latest market...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Brazil's housing market remains depressed, amidst the ongoing economic crisis and an uncertain political landscape, according to the latest market analysis...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Clive Emson, one of the largest land and property auction houses in the south of England, has launched a new online...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a notable increase in the number of opportunistic overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Close to £120,000 has so far been raised via a crowdfunding platform by two property entrepreneurs catering for professionals seeking house...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tenants’ market in Dubai, as reflected by weakening rental values across many areas in the emirate, owed in...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Up to 350 lower-cost residential units, including 150 affordable properties, will be developed in Croydon, after a property fund managed by...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville have for the third time revised their plans to redevelop part of Manchester...
13 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK’s decision to exist the European Union could place upward pressure on residential property prices in Australia, new analysis shows. Research...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A former telephone exchange with residential planning consent near Diss in rural Norfolk, which sold for £110,000 against a guide of...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people from the within the eurozone acquiring property in London in...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With bookmakers now offering the shortest ever odds on the UK voting to leave the EU, some homes are being sold...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Buying a property at auction is both exciting and potentially profitable - as long as you can hold your nerve, says...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The extent to which Portugal’s improving housing market is being propped up by foreign buyers was laid bare by figures showing...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June. 01/06/2016 Auction House Devon & Cornwall Okehampton Business Centre, Higher Stockley...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The pound rose 1% against the dollar yesterday and also strengthened against the euro amid signs that the 'remain' camp is pulling...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of vendors are opting to sell homes under the hammer in order to avoid the conventional drawn out...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in May. 03/05/2016 Clive Emson Kent & South East London Clive Emson Conference...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Spanish property prices have been plummeting since the 2008 global financial crisis struck, but market conditions appear to be improving, according...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Property investment firm Circle Property has announced its decision to float on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which owns a number...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

This week property auctions data firm Essential Information Group (EIG) released its latest National Auction Analysis, so it's time to take...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Former Manchester United players Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have told around 30 homeless people who have set up camp in an...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s possible to live in the capital for just £1 per month, according to the flatshare and houseshare website EasyRoommate. London’s rental...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A new deal, set to give property owners all over the world the opportunity to save even more money through competitive...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

IT’S universally acknowledged that being a landlord has its fair share of headaches. No matter how nice your tenants are; you’re...