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30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ongoing Housing Shortage means demand still outstrips supply](/upload/images/2%20shutterstock_1393919921.jpg)
Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Market waiting for base rate cut to take off for autumn - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% in the past month to £373,493 says Rightmove. This...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour game changer tax plan offers chance for investors](/upload/images/240618%20%2001.jpg)
An estate agency suggests anyone owning a property in a sought-after school catchment area could enjoy a 20% premium if Labour...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Build volumes plummet as councils accused of blocking](/upload/images/240403%20%20%2004.jpg)
The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield Land Development to be easier, pledges government](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2002.jpg)
Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut - will Chancellor give investors a Budget Gift?](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2003.jpg)
Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let - is the US better than UK?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2010%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2010%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims. Alistair Brown,...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Largest land value declines on record as economic downturn bites](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2012%203.jpg/23%2009%2012%203__400x267.jpg)
A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![BTR boom! New analysis suggests sector could increase five-fold by 2032](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR - Native Group growth, BTR taskforce and Investec loan for Rugby scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Figures/Alec-400x310.png)
Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A private affair - London 'must embrace' private capital to build homes, says report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Land agent Aston Mead calls for planning to be privatised](/upload/images/library/Adam%20Hesse400x310.jpg)
Land agent Aston Mead argues housebuilding targets can only be met by the government if the planning system is privatised. Land &...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Modular housing set for a boost as build costs soar – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors – are you ready for the Property Investor Show?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – funding for Leeds project, Hammersmith scheme begins](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is Britain set for a housebuilding boom? Expert says yes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Construction costs could set developers back £3.2bn a year – claim](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/buildings%201.png)
The cost of construction for a new-build property is set to climb by almost £18,000 per unit – a jump that...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Supply/demand imbalance will continue in 2022 – warning](/upload/images/library/HousingReview-400x310.jpg)
New home supply challenges will persist throughout the year, housebuilders have warned. The WhatHouse? Predictions Report 22 reveals that while 71% of...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major planning changes needed to achieve housing targets – claim](/upload/images/library/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...
06 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
![Insight - is the government really serious about its ‘brownfield-first’ pledge?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development – funding for high quality schemes and sustainable homes](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...
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
![Yorkshire housebuilder signs £50 million JV with Dominvs](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/dominvs%20400%20x%20310.png)
Bespoke housebuilder Yorkshire Country Properties has signed a joint venture with real estate group, Dominvs Group, that will result in an...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Co-living scheme, housebuilding hiatus & construction milestone](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/York%20Way%20CGI%20400%20x%20310.png)
In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why creativity and ambition are needed to solve the UK’s housing shortage](/img/default/pit.png)
It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular – partnerships, digital construction and reaching climate goal](/img/default/pit.png)
Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The big debate! Is flexible working the future for construction?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest lifestyle changes wrought by the pandemic has been a considerable change in working practices and patterns, with...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![A day in the life of a land and planning developer](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today gains insight from Dudley Mills, land and planning director of property developers Kebbell, to uncover what the role is...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech update – boosting homebuilding and revamped deposit service](/img/default/pit.png)
A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can new-build homes lead the renewable energy revolution?](/img/default/pit.png)
In December 2015, the UK accepted the terms of the Paris Agreement. The accord recognised the growing threat of climate change...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Construction roundup – building our way out of the pandemic](/img/default/pit.png)
A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – major Liverpool and Wokingham schemes underway](/img/default/pit.png)
Multi-specialist banks Leumi UK and NatWest have teamed up on a 50/50 club facility to help deliver Galliard Homes’ Tottenham Court...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – in which UK areas has housebuilding activity thrived?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding update – supporting investors, but also warning them…](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...
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
![Q&A with St. Modwen Homes - how has Covid affected buyers and investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Housebuilding took a hit as a result of the pandemic, but there are signs that it is now starting to recover. In...
24 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
![International Women’s Day – diversity, going green and equality in property](/img/default/pit.png)
In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day – paving the way for women in construction](/img/default/pit.png)
A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vilamoura – why there is ‘far more to come’ from the famed resort](/img/default/pit.png)
People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modular housing roundup – the perks of MMC and the Covid-19 effect](/img/default/pit.png)
Pre-Covid, interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), specifically modular, was steadily growing. However, the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions put in...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![A topic for debate – should the construction industry remain open?](/img/default/pit.png)
With Britain, and many other parts of the world, currently undergoing the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic, some have called...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how will the property market look in 2021?](/img/default/pit.png)
It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why you should exhibit at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show](/img/default/pit.png)
Many home improvement companies will target their products and services towards property investors. Here, Natalka Antoniuk outlines the reasons why such companies...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are we approaching the end of the road for HMOs?](/img/default/pit.png)
You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![North/south divide - is the Treasury's 80/20 rule really that unfair?](/img/default/pit.png)
“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the UK’s top five areas for development identified by Knight Frank](/img/default/pit.png)
The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green homes - want to save the planet & improve your house using free money?](/img/default/pit.png)
I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green property – organisation aims to remove plastic from construction](/img/default/pit.png)
The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green property - local authority enables nitrate neutral regeneration](/img/default/pit.png)
A unique site in Havant has been visited by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow after its borough council became the first local...
16 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
![What are the pros and cons of brownfield sites for self-builders?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know the government has made a real commitment to pushing the redevelopment of brownfield land, and recent research reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Unprecedented property demand not being matched by supply - claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Housing supply in the UK is struggling to meet unprecedented levels of demand from property purchasers post-lockdown, according to Legal &...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![New development – go-ahead for 56 new apartments in Longbridge](/img/default/pit.png)
The dedicated housebuilding arm of developer St. Modwen has secured approval for 56 new apartments in Longbridge Town Centre. St. Modwen Homes...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Modern methods of construction acceptance service launched by NHBC](/img/default/pit.png)
In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will modular housing and self-build homes thrive post-pandemic?](/img/default/pit.png)
Two of the biggest emerging trends pre-pandemic, from a housebuilding and investment perspective, were the rise of modern methods of construction...
15 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...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housebuilding and construction: the winners, losers and long-term shifts](/img/default/pit.png)
The construction and housebuilding sectors have undergone dramatic shifts in recent weeks – from site shutdowns and dividend cancellations to salary...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan – what has his record been on housing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day: Raising the roof for women in construction](/img/default/pit.png)
International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...
09 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
![Looking for a new build? Here’s the nation’s housebuilder hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regen: new homes in Bournemouth and conversions in Kilmarnock](/img/default/pit.png)
Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development update: new homes in Stafford and Barking](/img/default/pit.png)
In our latest development round-up, we zone in on projects in Staffordshire and Barking. A Worcestershire-based developer has won planning permission for...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will furnished holiday lets spearhead the UK’s green revolution in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether it’s the shocking bushfires currently raging in Australia or the floods in Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are being...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can technology in the property sector increase homes built and sold?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Modular housebuilder launches DIY house design app](/img/default/pit.png)
Built & Spaces has launched its own software which it claims can turn a customer’s dream into a fully constructed house...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Do regeneration projects need to consider their cultural responsibilities?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are modular homes the solution to the worldwide housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are fully-affordable towers really the future for London?](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Residential buildings account for only a tiny proportion of Green Belt development](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester has become the first place in England to develop more than a third of its Green Belt, analysis of new...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate extend PRS partnership](/img/default/pit.png)
Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Factory building 2,000 new homes a year opens in Ellesmere Port](/img/default/pit.png)
A smart home developer has opened a new factory capable of producing 2,000 houses a year. Project Etopia’s facility – a 50,000...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Big investment in housing deals set to deliver thousands of new homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Outcomes of review into housebuilding published by Sir Oliver Letwin](/img/default/pit.png)
Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![“Javid must bring public sites to auction,” says auction boss](/img/default/pit.png)
The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housebuilding rate falling substantially, survey finds](/img/default/pit.png)
A new survey of housebuilding companies has revealed that the construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![England’s new homes shortfall will reach over 1m by 2022](/img/default/pit.png)
England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Leeds the best location for building new homes, research reveals](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Riccardo Iannucci Dawson of Shape Real Estate](/img/default/pit.png)
Name and business title: Riccardo Iannucci Dawson, head of design at Shape Real Estate. What does Shape Real Estate do? We’re a boutique...
31 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![London has opportunity to boost significantly the supply of housing](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housebuilding in England at highest level since 2008](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing will be ‘top’ of the political agenda this autumn](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK construction growth prospects downgraded](/img/default/pit.png)
Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![The cost of materials is on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Mayor of London urged to speed up housebuilding process](/img/default/pit.png)
The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Major £500m regeneration scheme moves closer as initial plans are approved](/img/default/pit.png)
A new £500m regeneration scheme moved a step closer after plans for the project, which include the proposed construction of a...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![New investment fund will help ‘unlock building thousands of new homes’](/img/default/pit.png)
Various major physical infrastructure projects will be supported by the new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) launched by the communities secretary,...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Marshall Group teams up with Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge](/img/default/pit.png)
Marshall Group Properties has agreed a strategic 50:50 joint venture partnership with housebuilder Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge. The...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices in England and Wales hit new record high](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Custom and self build could deliver up to 50,000 new homes a year, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Election day is here, but which party is capable of fixing the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Public trusts Conservatives more than Labour to fix housing crisis, poll says](/img/default/pit.png)
More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lib Dems manifesto fails to address ‘lack of supply’ in the housing market – claim](/img/default/pit.png)
The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Scotland has a ‘mountain’ to climb to solve its housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
Housebuilders may never meet the demand for housing north of the border due to the various challenges that they face when...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK sees rise in new housing despite fall in overall construction output](/img/default/pit.png)
New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investors target property in main German cities](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...