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06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property investment opportunity at new housing scheme](/upload/images/23%2011%2030%2002.jpg)
Volume housebuilder Weston Homes has announced a commercial opportunity at its new £185m Langley Square waterside scheme in Dartford. The 2,960 square...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New later living role for former care home](/upload/images/__thumbs/Ty%20Darran%20before.jpg/Ty%20Darran%20before__400x240.jpg)
A county council in Wales is preparing to develop a new later living scheme on the site of a former care...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Luxury housing development commences following £3.6 million funding](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/cgi%20street%20400x310.jpg)
Specialist lender Together has approved a £3.6 million funding facility for housing development in South Yorkshire. Walshaw Homes will construct 22...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![The heart of Soho - Landsec completes affordable homes scheme in Westminster](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/116-126%20Wardour%20Street%20London%20%20_400x310.png)
Practical completion has been reached by Landsec at their new affordable homes site, situated in Soho, which will provide much-needed intermediate...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![ilke Homes installs first factory-built homes in Hereford](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The first factory-built homes have been craned into place on a site in Hereford to deliver an affordable housing scheme for...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - England’s largest first-time buyer-only housing scheme](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Pocket%20Living%20Osier%20Way%20400x310.jpg)
Deputy leader of Waltham Forest, Ahsan Khan, Leyton ward councillor Rhiannon Elgin and Pocket’s chief commercial officer Nick Cuff recently laid...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fusion set to open first London development at Brent Cross Town](/upload/images/Locations/BrentCrossTown%20%2CRelatedArgent_400x310%20(1).png)
Student accommodation brand Fusion is ready to launch Fusion at Brent Cross Town, its first development in London, to provide 662...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could the surging BTR market alleviate the UK housing crisis?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/BTR-400x310.jpg)
The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...
06 June 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
![Predictions for 2022 - what could happen to the property market?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Begins-400x310.png)
It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – from modular apartments to affordable homes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
In this planning update, PIT takes a closer look at the 400-plus homes coming to Cambridge as part of a joint...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – a ‘five-star' PBSA and breaking ground in Bristol](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from an architect's pledge to design a hotel-style student...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – ambitious BTR schemes and Henden regen underway](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – should operators be turning to single family BTR to increase value?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – ambitious investments and more modular homes](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This mini development roundup features significant funding and investment for a Kensal Green development, a housing scheme in Corby and a...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – major UK expansion and £4m housing scheme](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK's largest low-rise modular housing scheme is underway in Nottingham](/img/default/pit.png)
Nottingham will soon become home to the UK's largest low-rise modular housing development. Yorkshire-based home manufacturer company ilke Homes will deliver...
21 July 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
![BTR – boosting Ilford's community and new SFR scheme in Dublin](/img/default/pit.png)
Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...
12 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
![Modular update – Affordable housing scheme and wooden buildings](/img/default/pit.png)
Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Builder partners with agent on ‘ambitious’ £35m housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Dundas Estates has teamed up with an estate agent expert for the first time to deliver a £35 million development in...
21 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
![Development roundup – new projects underway from Leicester to Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...
02 April 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
![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
![Property news – issues with regeneration and a multi-million Indian development](/img/default/pit.png)
In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property news – new podcast launched, investor prospects and Castleford scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Across the property investment and development market, activity continues apace despite the challenges posed by Lockdown 3.0.Here, PIT zones in on...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bringing people and places together - how can it be done in the new normal?](/img/default/pit.png)
Roy Ledgister, founder and chief executive of the Convivia Group, is both a barrister and an entrepreneur. Originally qualifying as a solicitor and...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development – Sussex cricket, new offsite homes and Notts scheme go-ahead](/img/default/pit.png)
Construction work has commenced on the Tate Residences, an ‘eagerly awaited’ luxury collection of 37 spacious apartments which overlook Sussex Cricket...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development: last phase of The Silk District and new approach to later living](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the many challenges posed by Covid, new housing schemes, developments and initiatives continue unabated. Here, Property Investor Today explores the latest...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Funding Affordable Homes secures £16.5m for trio housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Social and affordable housing provider Funding Affordable Homes (FAH) has secured a £16.5 million loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate...
14 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
![Southern Grove’s £25m Lewisham housing scheme unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Plans to provide dozens of affordable homes on a derelict site in Lewisham have been unveiled by developer Southern Grove. Part of...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 – why future developments must prioritise green space](/img/default/pit.png)
Local plans across the country for new housing developments and schemes must prioritise access to green space for the long-term benefit...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Former Maidstone library site to be transformed into affordable housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer Southern Grove has secured a site in London commuter hotspot Maidstone, Kent, for an affordable and design-led housing scheme. All 175...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green news – developer rescues eco-scheme and Bristol the UK's greenest city](/img/default/pit.png)
Developer Southern Grove has rescued out of receivership a site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower. The...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is Dudley about to be the UK’s newest property hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
Invest Dudley, the inward investment arm of Dudley Council, has revealed that it will be showcasing many regeneration projects in the...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pawfect news: fresh wave of pet-friendly rentals coming to market](/img/default/pit.png)
A new group of professional landlords plan to introduce pet-friendly rentals in line with the government’s plans to overhaul the model...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General invests £750m into developing new affordable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Developer starts work on £43m Bradford housing scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Keepmoat has broken ground at a new £43m residential property development in Bradford; which will see major local infrastructure improvements and...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to scrap tax on land to boost new housing supply](/img/default/pit.png)
The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government housing schemes are pushing up UK house prices](/img/default/pit.png)
More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Planning overhaul needed to speed up housebuilding](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...