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![This is how much investor buyers can save at auction](/upload/images/240328%20%2001.jpg)
New research claims investors who buy at auction can bag a bargain for 43% less than the price on the wider...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London’s struggling prime market offers opportunities for investors](/upload/images/240326%20%2003.jpg)
The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big discounts for cash buyers as vendors stay desperate to sell](/upload/images/240312%2003.jpg)
New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![High profile Spanish resort offers new apartments to investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2005%20%2001.jpg)
La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Auction properties promise big discounts - but do they deliver?](/upload/images/24%2001%2018%2003.jpg)
A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Large price discounts may tempt investors back to resi market](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2001.jpg)
A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![House Price Discounts Hit Four Year High](/upload/images/1%20House-pounds_400x310.png)
The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index shows the...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Investor Insight - front line data from 550 agent branches](/upload/images/2.png)
It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pocket Living secures multi-site funding of up to £100m](/upload/images/__thumbs/pocket-living.jpg/pocket-living__400x267.jpg)
Pocket Living has announced that it has secured a new senior debt package with Lloyds Bank, which is capable of being...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prime London properties attract top dollar!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/prime%20London(695%20%C3%97%20395px)%20(400%20%C3%97%20310px).jpg)
The capital city’s super-top-end property transactions rose by 30% last year, and that is likely to continue in 2023. Multi-millionaires and billionaires...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Affordable East London house scheme coming soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/pocketliving400x310.jpg)
Developer of affordable housing, Pocket Living, recently submitted a planning application for 74 homes targetted towards first-time buyers. The properties are adjacent...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Three strategies for investors to see great returns in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-forecast_400x310.png)
The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pocket Living breaks ground at affordable homes scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Portal_Agents-400x310.png)
Ground was recently broken at Pocket Living's Sheepcote Road development, marking the first significant milestone for the scheme which will eventually...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency mortgage discounts encouraging upgrades](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Southern Grove gains planning for major Hackney Wick scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/SouthernGrove-PianoFactory_View01-400x310.png)
A developer has secured permission to create a £75 million mixed-use student accommodation scheme that aims to complete the transformation of Hackney...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![The top UK regeneration projects of 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Sky-Hands-400x310.jpg)
For Investors choosing the location of their next property investment, regeneration projects are often a clear indicator that a city is...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![City & Docklands and Unlatch – a PropTech partnership that actually solves big problems](/upload/images/Property%20People/Unatch%20%26%20City%20%26%20Docklands_400x310.png)
City & Docklands, the residential developer, has announced their partnership with Unlatch, the innovative new homes CRM, data analysis, sales progression...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![What does Liz Truss mean for the prime London property market?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Silbury Finance provides a sustainable £74 million loan for York development](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Silbury400x310.jpg)
Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Liverpool's Chinese & Hong Kong buyer boom - purchases up 160% since 2017](/upload/images/Locations/LiverpoolChineseBuyers-400x310.png)
There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major firms continue to invest in the PRS – what’s the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to maximise bookings for your holiday home this summer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
After a tough few years for the travel industry, foreign travel is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer due to the...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - firm delivers £10.4m cash returns to buy-to-let investors](/upload/images/Locations/ManchesterMap-400x310.jpg)
Sequre Property Investment has announced a £10.4 million cash realisation for over 1,400 investors over the last 12 months, across its...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Co-living roundup – London boom, new launch and Brighton’s first scheme](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Studentsimage400x310.jpg)
The still nascent co-living sector is starting to gather momentum if the last week is anything to go by, with the...
20 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
![Aspiring holiday let landlords – top tips from a lending expert](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime London homes remain discounted, but the figures start to drop](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that although prime London properties are subject to discounts, this discount is starting...
15 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes could ease housing shortage - how could investors help?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Your 12-step 2022 property investment plan](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
It’s a new year – 11 more months lie ahead. With some discipline and focus you could be much closer to your investment...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cockfosters – plans for hundreds of rental homes given green light](/upload/images/Locations/Cockfosters-TfL-400x310.jpg)
Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must focus on housing supply imbalance – claim](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![First Homes - what is going on with the scheme?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
The First Homes scheme, one of the flagship housing schemes announced by the government last year as Boris Johnson finally tried...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![First Homes: one month to go - what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![How to maximise your short-let investment this winter](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/winter-homes400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, sets out how investors can make the most from their holiday...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![EPC change could be 'catastrophic' for property investors, experts warn](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green property - Octopus and Homes England launch £175m eco alliance](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![A new breed of co-living - can a ready-made community really be achieved?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Co-living400x310.jpg)
Some believe co-living as a concept has only grown in significance as society has had a chance to reassess its priorities and...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Affordable housing – huge £1bn investment pledged by AHTO and Citi UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housebuilding – first deals, hidden abodes and Gloucestershire homes](/upload/images/library/Housebuilders-400x310.jpg)
This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![First of its kind! Pocket Living strikes deal with HGP and Barclays](/upload/images/Forest%20Road%20in%20Walthamstow_Pocket%20Living_.jpg)
Multinational universal bank Barclays will join Housing Growth Partnership as the two new funding partners at Pocket Living’s Waltham Forest scheme. HGP is a...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycations post-Covid: travel industry guide for second homeowners](/upload/images/Site%20logos/StaycationSeriesLogo-400x310.jpg)
Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19,...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![In the loop - property investment franchise partners with prospecting tool](/upload/images/library/SourcedLoopPartnership-400x310.png)
A leading property investment franchise, Sourced Partners, has partnered up with Loop, an all-in-one property prospecting tool. As a result of...
09 August 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
![Overseas investors – should Florida be on your radar this summer?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Florida property market has seen a rise in sale prices for 112 consecutive months, and with lower mortgage interest rates...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord confidence grows as many plan to buy new investments](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a third (34%) of landlords have recently purchased another buy-to-let (BTL) property or intend to buy one within the...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![How lockdown has changed the way we live: boosting the BTR trend](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development works – major schemes in the East Midlands and Bristol](/img/default/pit.png)
A historic dye works and laundry is being transformed into contemporary new homes by developers Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group. This month, the developers...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Algarve investment – why golf resorts are fighting back as residential hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green – interest in green buy-to-let mortgages rises sixfold](/img/default/pit.png)
Three in every five landlords are now interested in green mortgages, according to Mortgages for Business. The buy-to-let (BTL) broker says 62%...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will UK property remain a long-term investment choice for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green - landlords and investors eye up eco mortgage products](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 62% of landlords are now interested in mortgages which reward borrowers with discounted rates for making their properties more energy...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – making a move and the largest portfolio for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight – are off-plan developments a good investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – are branded residences the next major investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Branded residences have grown in popularity and scope in recent years, but are they something investors should keep an eye on?...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![The BTR Paradox – how does supply, demand & seasonality impact on success?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Jess Brookes - content & research executive at Home Made, a London lettings company specialising in Build to...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – can the construction & development industry be plastic-free?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are Europe's real estate markets bracing for a sell-off?](/img/default/pit.png)
2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets - how can owners prepare for a reimagined spring?](/img/default/pit.png)
Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager at The Cumberland, discusses how the holiday let sector can prepare for a spring like no...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the best universities for a buy-to-let investment](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...
15 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
![Revealed – demand for European living and property investment remains strong](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Revealed – what does 2021 hold for the student market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: top tips for buying property in Spain in the new normal](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...
10 November 2020
From: Overseas Property
![Property guide: how to invest for success](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Investing in a leasehold? You may want to think again!](/img/default/pit.png)
With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Moda Living and Apache Capital to invest £10m into Hove project](/img/default/pit.png)
Moda Living, an owner-operator of private, build-to-rent (BTR) homes, and its joint venture, Apache Capital Partners, have taken the final step...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how has Covid-19 changed house-hunting in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
Across the world, people buying and selling homes are having to adapt to new ways of doings things as a result...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development: Approval for Kent project and Brum demand boom](/img/default/pit.png)
A long-awaited riverside regeneration project has moved a step closer after planning approval was granted for Clifton Slipways, a contemporary mixed-use...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent bounces back - UNCLE opens its latest scheme in Wembley](/img/default/pit.png)
Well-known rental brand UNCLE recently opened its fifth property within its rapidly expanding chain of serviced rental apartments. Made up of two...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Student housing giant looks to continue rapid growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – interiors expert answers questions for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at Property Investor Today, we recently caught up with David Conlon, the founder of en masse bespoke interiors to ask...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![PCL witnesses large lockdown price drops, but market is recovering](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest PCL (Prime Central London) index reveals that average prices in this market declined by 2.1% in April, the...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – will the luxury property market bounce back quicker?](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Three tips for investors - the benefits of extensions](/img/default/pit.png)
An extension is a worthwhile investment that can add 20-30% to the value of a property while simultaneously providing a much...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![The world has changed – what next for Build to Rent?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Discounts for NHS workers! Developers offer gesture to key staff](/img/default/pit.png)
To do their bit during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, two housebuilders are offering discounts on their developments for key workers. Below, we...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why are HNWIs from developing markets investing in European assets?](/img/default/pit.png)
The knock-on effects of the coronavirus – widespread panic, quarantine, falling oil prices, and weakening oil-dependent currencies like the Russian ruble – are...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – how is the short-lets market fighting back against Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly stark effect on the short-term rental market, given its reliance on travel, business,...
20 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
![Eutopia gets the go-ahead on former Network Rail site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Eutopia Homes, a developer specialising in mid-market homes for rent and for sale, has secured planning permission for a new sustainable...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2020 – wish-lists and predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regeneration: former biscuit factory to be transformed into 1,500 homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Under plans approved this week by Jules Pipe, the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, the site of a former...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – finding buyers the right home to invest in](/img/default/pit.png)
In this week’s Women in Property Investment, we speak with Gemma Thomas, buying adviser for the northern Home Counties at Middleton...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – “believe in what you are building”](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome back to Women in Property Investment (or WIPI), where we focus on inspiring women who are making their mark in...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sales and rental values in PCL set to rise over the next five years](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Two in five Brits can’t afford to buy a house in their hometown](/img/default/pit.png)
Nearly two in five (37%) Brits say it is unlikely they will ever be able to afford to buy a property...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The PCL market has bottomed out - so where’s the bounce?](/img/default/pit.png)
Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bulk buyers flock to Central London before Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Central London has seen a 55% increase in demand from family offices, real estate funds and large investors looking to bulk-buy...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Midlands regeneration – new homes at Ilkeston Co-op conversion sell in weeks](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest multi-million pound residential development from Prosperity Developments – the company behind a recent scheme in Digbeth which was sold...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Where can investors pick up buy-to-let bargains for under £65,000?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed Darlington as the UK's top location for bargain properties priced under £65,000 with the potential to increase...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![The benefits of an online platform, such as Zillios, for international property searches](/img/default/pit.png)
Technology is developing constantly, which is steadily changing the scope of property purchasing both domestically and abroad. Zillios.com is seeking to re-define the...
01 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![The best performing £1 million-plus property postcodes in 2019 revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Super-prime property portal, Vyomm, has looked at the highest average house price across England and Wales to determine the best performing...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property investors to receive annual rent upfront in one lump sum](/img/default/pit.png)
Buy-to-let landlords and property investors are being offered the opportunity to receive their year's rent in advance in one lump sum. Known...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Five tips for reducing void periods](/img/default/pit.png)
For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...
11 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Rents rise rapidly in areas surrounding Elizabeth Line stations](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed that average rental growth around the stations of the Elizabeth Line (excluding zone 1) has been more...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Home-movers warned to act now to move by Christmas](/img/default/pit.png)
Average asking prices of newly-marketed property show a fall of 2.3% in August as new sellers launch a ‘late summer sale’,...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General announces details of its largest Build to Rent site](/img/default/pit.png)
This week Legal & General - one of the biggest players in the emerging Build to Rent sector - has announced...