Dubai-based international luxury property developer Select Group has launched Velocity Tower, a newly refurbished 21-storey urban development in Sheffield. Situated to the...
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![Footfall boom gives Retail Property Investment boost](/upload/images/24%2006%2004%20%204.jpg)
There’s good news for investors looking to retail property - until recently, down in the dumps. But footfall in UK retail destinations...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Improving Retail Footfall figures comfort commercial investors](/upload/images/24%2004%2018%20%2002.jpg)
March witnessed a modest rise in retail footfall across the UK, with an increase of 1.7% compared to February, signalling the lowest...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial Good News - Retail Parks hit highest occupancy since 2019](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2002.jpg)
In Q4 2023 the overall commercial vacancy rate was stagnant at 14.0 per cent - but there is good news for prospective...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can Investors Take Advantage of Baby Boomers Getting Old?](/upload/images/24%2001%2023%2005.jpg)
Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don’t Write Off Office Space As An Investment](/upload/images/4%20MortgageCalculated(1).png)
New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Dolphin Living and Moxon Street combine to bring affordable homes to Marylebone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Dolphin400x310.jpg)
Dolphin Living, a provider of intermediate affordable housing, has exchanged contracts with Moxon Street Residential for the purchase of the long leasehold of 25...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investor outlines bold £50m vision for Kirkcaldy site](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/TahirAliKircaldy-400x310.jpg)
The man who purchased The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy for £320,000 from pension fund Columbia Threadneedle three years ago has revealed...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ealing lowdown – how has its market changed since 1994?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
As one of West London’s most desirable locations, and one of the capital’s biggest transport hubs, it’s perhaps not surprising that...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kebbell unveils plans to build three new developments worth £89 Million](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Alderbrook.jpg)
Berkshire, Hampshire, and Buckinghamshire will become home to new developments over the next few years. Housebuilder Kebbell is behind the three new...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dear Prime Minister: A planning & environmental wish list from Irwin Mitchell](/upload/images/library/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
Following Liz Truss’s victory last week, Nicola Gooch and Claire Petricca-Riding of Irwin Mitchell have put the below together as to...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![September Auctions – income boosting property auctions to consider at Cheffins](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Property investors hoping to get their hands on an income-generating property may want to consider Cheffins’ next property auction on Wednesday September...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Battersea Power Station finally opens to the public – what does it include?](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/power%20station%20400x310(1).jpg)
Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors – where are the UK’s best locations for regeneration?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
At PIT, we have regularly focused on stories surrounding regeneration and the impact this has on investment. Very often, an area that...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Community ownership key to reviving UK high streets, says research](/upload/images/Locations/UKHighStreet-Frome-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Seven Sisters set for major regeneration as new vision outlined](/upload/images/Locations/SevenSisters-400x310.png)
One of London’s most neglected areas could soon see a high-quality new town centre after Haringey Council agreed to purchase land...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – live auctions return and a landmark mansion for sale](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In this week's roundup, PIT looks at the latest auction news, from a landmark auction up for sale with Strettons and Bond...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Barkingside Up! More than 90 affordable homes in the pipeline](/upload/images/Locations/Barkingside%20Image_Credit%20_Sheppard%20Robson_400x310.png)
Transport for London (TfL) is putting its heads together with regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnership, and housing association, Peabody, on proposals that could...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![The £3 billion transformation of Queensway – what exactly are the plans?](/upload/images/Locations/Queensway_400x310.png)
Last week the £3 billion vision for the future of Queensway in West London was unveiled, including Parisian-style street pavilions, significant...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – land lots, camping and a blessing in disguise](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup features a new addition, with Cheffins’ June auction dominated by land lots. Network Auctions anticipates plenty of...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why suburban Build to Rent is the one to watch](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Build to Rent (BTR) market has traditionally focused primarily on young professionals, with developments generally comprising apartment blocks with bolt-ons...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The 'all-in-one-living experience' – what does Vonder Wembley offer?](/upload/images/Locations/VonderWembley-400x310.jpg)
PIT was recently invited along by the Vonder Wembley team to spend a weekend at its flagship development and enjoy the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Stockport Shouldn’t be Overlooked as an Up-and-Coming Property Investment Hotspot](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Heaton%20Group/360x280.png)
For many years, Manchester has been the number one location for buy-to-let investors in the UK. A young, professional population, strong...
12 April 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Auction roundup – colossal results in such a short month](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Despite being a fleeting month, February has seen impressive auction results across the board. Acuitus saw an emphatic start to the...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail special: part 3 – what should investors know about the Central section?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/CrossrailSpecial-400x310.jpg)
Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Gravity Co is on the rise with fourth development launched](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/gravity%20co%20living%20featured%20image.png)
London based co-living PRS operator, Gravity Co continues to see rapid growth and interest in its co-living properties as it fills...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![A letter to Gove - why affordable housing is vital to truly level up the country](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![A rental room with a view! First glimpse of homes overlooking Brentford FC](/upload/images/Locations/BrentfordFCView-400x310.jpg)
The latest collection of 487 rental homes in Brentford, West London, has been revealed by Apo (a-part-of.com), the innovative new London-based residential...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to resi – boom continues across the country](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHighStreet-400x310.jpg)
We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and the good news continues…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Should property investors lock in interest rates now?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to resi – a market boom from Leeds to Staines](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
In the fourth and final part of our series on the fast-growing commercial to resi trend, we check in on schemes...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to resi – will this trend continue to boom?](/upload/images/Locations/EmptyHighStreet400x310.jpg)
In this ongoing series, PIT will explore whether commercial to residential conversions – one of the biggest trends during the pandemic as...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Art Deco building in West Bromwich undergoes a luxurious transformation](/upload/images/Society%20House%20-%20West%20Bromwich.jpg)
What was once known as the West Bromwich Building Society, a 169-year-old art deco building, is now undergoing a drastic redevelopment...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The next evolution of shopping centres - could they be converted to resi?](/upload/images/Locations/TheNextEvolutionofShoppingCentres-695x395.jpg)
Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Elephant Park – what's happening at one of London’s greenest new schemes?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
Elephant & Castle is, without doubt, an incongruous area – very busy, chaotic and some might say ugly, but also full...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Athena House is the first residential development launched on Instagram](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/horley%20400%20x%20310.png)
Property Experts, a Greater London developer, has launched its development Athena House in Horley, Surrey, exclusively on Instagram. The development is a...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – is office/retail to resi now more important than ever?](/upload/images/Locations/EmptyHighStreet400x310.jpg)
One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Complex’ loan granted for £10m residential Manchester building](/upload/images/library/FiduciamLoan-400x310.png)
Lender Fiduciam has provided a £5 million development loan for the construction of a £10 million seven-storey residential apartment building in...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Majority of UK adults unaware of mortgage guarantee scheme](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialPayingLaptop-400x310.jpg)
A new poll has revealed that 15% of working-age people believe that the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme could apply to them....
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![The £800bn question: how resi developers can save the high street](/upload/images/Locations/EmptyHighStreet400x310.jpg)
In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – from public toilets to historic wineries](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup sees record toppers from Bond Wolfe Auctions and Strettons, a particularly unusual lot on sale via Pugh, and...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Retail to residential – new episode from Winkworth’s podcast](/img/default/pit.png)
In June, estate agents Winkworth launched their Property Exchange podcast where they discuss the latest developments in the property market. The...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - should a bottom-up approach be used to revive UK high streets?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest debates raging at the moment concerns the future of the high street, which has been hit harder...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The pandemic - has it made property sales less personable?](/img/default/pit.png)
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – construction works begin and brand-new PRS scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction works on a new £19 million residential scheme in Nottinghamshire, led by property developer Taggart Homes, are set to begin...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - why the rise in W2 should keep PCL investors optimistic](/img/default/pit.png)
The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Covid make airspace development more or less likely?](/img/default/pit.png)
One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...
24 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
![Regent’s Crescent success, hotel to resi and Liverpool landmark revival](/img/default/pit.png)
In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Update: new schemes in West London plus Guinness housing development](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown easing and the vaccine rollout continuing to go well, there is hope on the horizon again for a brighter...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![From landlord to landlord-developer - the top investment strategy?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how can we repurpose retail assets with lasting relevance?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how has Crossrail boosted capital growth?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investment opportunity - what next for South London brownfield site?](/img/default/pit.png)
A prominent brownfield site in South London has been brought to market by Colliers with a guide price of £12 million. The...
16 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
![Insight - how can investors capitalise on the rise in flexible living?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Looking ahead – towns and city centres in a post-Covid world](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has had a radical impact across almost every aspect of society, and it is no different when it comes to...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can the high street be saved by residential redevelopment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – are cities investment dead-zones or will they bounce back post-Covid?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev update – affordable scheme in Castleford and a derelict home in SJW](/img/default/pit.png)
Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investment roundup – self-build decline, Birmingham growth and new modular](/img/default/pit.png)
The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Could 2021 be the year of the small indie developer?](/img/default/pit.png)
Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – is now the time to be investing in distressed assets?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New planning laws and social change could boost London town centres](/img/default/pit.png)
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH), an independent property services group based in London, recently explored the scale of opportunity for new...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: young development firm aims to transform homes in SE London and Kent](/img/default/pit.png)
A privately-owned development company founded in 2016 by well-known property developer Ben Carrington is continuing to deliver on its plans to...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Goldman Sachs grows, L&G expands, new scheme in Brum](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what will 2021 have in store for the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With 2020 wrapped up and many anticipating the year ahead, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, provides commentary...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 outlook – what are the predictions from our property experts?](/img/default/pit.png)
With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Season’s greetings – after a year like no other](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![2021 - could it be the year more developers turn to BTR?](/img/default/pit.png)
In early December, senior researcher at AMA Research, Alex Blagden, talked about an expected surge in Build to Rent (BTR) applications...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Retail to resi – rising number of conversion applications are being rejected](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors - is housing the future of the high street?](/img/default/pit.png)
On PIT, we’ve asked this question quite a lot in recent months, with John Lewis entering the Build to Rent market...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property market predictions for 2021 – what can we expect?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent sector set for growth, research firm claims](/img/default/pit.png)
Purpose-built Build to Rent (BTR) housing is only a recent concept, with just over 51,000 dwellings completed across the UK as of Q3...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas interest in UK real estate and construction through the roof – report](/img/default/pit.png)
The proportion of overseas investors who consider real estate and construction to be a key driver of future UK growth has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Empty homes in England – can’t alternative uses be found?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent months, we’ve covered a number of stories extolling the virtues of converting retail units to residential in light of...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Carved by nature’ - sustainable inner Algarve resort starts to take shape](/img/default/pit.png)
The Algarve has long been a favourite destination of the Brits, for its warm climate, golf courses, sun-kissed beaches and relaxed...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 2: retail to residential – will the high street need to change forever?](/img/default/pit.png)
In Part 1, we asked whether other major retailers will follow John Lewis’s lead in moving into the world of building...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 1: retail to residential – has John Lewis set a precedent?](/img/default/pit.png)
The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of Home](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of Home www.storyofhome.co.uk How...
13 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![When adding height, don’t forget about Rights to Light!](/img/default/pit.png)
After spending so much time in our homes this year, many homeowners may be contemplating extending their properties to create some...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – Luxury hotels and iconic partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, we provide a rundown of the latest auction news, from a one-of-a-kind hotel business site up for sale in...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Does high street decline represent opportunities for resi investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Ooh na na, where’s my home?’ – Rihanna’s £32m mansion up for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
The former London home of Rihanna, the globally renowned singer, songwriter and actress, is currently up for sale for £32 million. Located...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside! Should you invest in Bognor Regis?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now is the ultimate time to invest in the West Sussex market town of Bognor Regis, according to Sussex-based property lettings...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Doing it differently – private developer transforms affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Data: a critical tool for landlords and retailers post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
Businesses involved in the retail sector – either as corporate occupiers leasing space for stores, warehousing and distribution, or as property...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing shortage for older people: stamp duty cut is short-term fix](/img/default/pit.png)
It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Update – regeneration in Aldershot and £19m Belgravia home for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Aldershot – best known as the ‘Home of the British Army’ - is set for a major investment to transform the...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vehicles to homes: could government car parks ease housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
Government-owned car parks have the potential to deliver 110,000 new homes across the country, according to a pioneering study carried out...
20 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
![The future of the high street? LCP completes office-resi conversion in Oxford](/img/default/pit.png)
LCP, a national commercial property and investment company, has announced that the last apartment in a transformed office-residential conversion in Oxford...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Could the changes to UK planning laws lead to opportunities for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will Covid-19 actually increase the demand for co-living?](/img/default/pit.png)
A niche, but much-discussed, sub-sector of the rental market, co-living has never really taken off in the UK in the way...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 impact – will it lead to a rise in retail to resi conversions?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – new student homes in Leeds and a new quarter for Acton](/img/default/pit.png)
Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![West Midlands boom - property pockets set to see a transport-inspired price boost](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading Birmingham estate agent has highlighted the potential increase in property prices anticipated across the West Midlands market as a...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why should investors be considering tertiary towns?](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...