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March witnessed a modest rise in retail footfall across the UK, with an increase of 1.7% compared to February, signalling the lowest...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...

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

A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

2024 could be the year of investment in the regeneration of historic buildings a sector specialist forecasts. Charles Warrack, partner at property...

This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...

Institutional investors are increasingly recognising their crucial role in meeting residential property building targets and plan to boost funding levels, it’s...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...

Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...

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

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

Shakeel Adli is not your average property developer – first and foremost, he wants to give away half of his profits. And...

Alliance Investments have announced the official sales launch of their sixth Manchester development, Berkeley Square, located between Manchester City Centre and...

Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...

The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...

The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...

A property developer which describes itself as 'revolutionary' has increased its portfolio through the acquisition of four new sites located in Ipswich,...

A leading housing expert has claimed that property owners could witness the value of their homes dipping by more than £50,000...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

Investing in property for many people – whether for personal use or as a pure investment opportunity – can be an...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

A new market analysis from Benham and Reeves shows that property prices remain on the incline. The lettings and estate agent...

A significant nationwide study by leading specialist lender, Together predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion...

A Manchester-based developer has expanded its growing nationwide property portfolio into the historic city of York. Alliance Investments' latest scheme - City...

Leeds City Council yesterday granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to a national developer for a new Build to...

With temperatures reaching over 30 degrees this week, and with yet another heatwave forecast for the end of August, building experts...

More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...

Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...

Global consultancy Knight Frank recently revised its UK residential house price forecast upwards, with the firm saying the supply of houses coming onto the...

The travel industry was hard hit by the pandemic, but the bounce back is well in progress. According to PhocusWire, Europe’s...

The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...

Alliance Investments, the sales arm of Property Alliance Group, has revealed its latest development – The Residence in trendy Clapham – which it says...

After a tough few years for the travel industry, foreign travel is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer due to the...

Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...

There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...

This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...

This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has delivered investment returns of £1.6 million to mezzanine investments as...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that although prime London properties are subject to discounts, this discount is starting...

The National Landlord Investment Show, widely considered to be the UK's number one landlord and property investment exhibition, is returning to...

The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...

In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...

The cost of construction for a new-build property is set to climb by almost £18,000 per unit – a jump that...

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...

This BTR roundup features an insight into the UK PBSA sector, good news for the London co-living market, and a brand-new...

Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....

New research by Select Property Group has named the top 20 UK locations property investors should look to next. According to Select’s...

The North West of England has held the title for buy to let property hotspot for some time now. However, property...

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,...

The importance of good-quality senior housing has become starker than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there still remains a shortage...

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

Throughout the year people looking to enjoy a local or international getaway rely on services such as Airbnb. Homestays for cabin...

If you could be one thing in your life, what would it be? Chances are the answer to this question for...

In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...

With the property market undergoing tumultuous changes since the onset of the pandemic, recent figures from A-Plan Insurance has highlighted the...

One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...

The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...

Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...

As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...

The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...

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

In this guest piece, property development and investment company SevenCapital outline three ways investors can diversify their portfolio.  After the turbulence of...

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

With recent research predicting that there will be over 482 million smart homes in the market worldwide by 2025, home automation is...

In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...

Build to Rent (BTR) specialist Ascend Properties has forecast that completions in the sector will double by 2025, as the fast-growing...

The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...

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

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

It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...

With mixed views of what 2021 could bring to the property market, Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...