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![If Property Investment Doesn’t Work... there are alternatives](/upload/images/shutterstock_1966564417.jpg)
Since the beginning of 2024, there has been a 32% increase in searches for ‘alternative investments’ according to Arbuthnot Latham Private...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![INSIGHT: Latest UK sales and lettings snapshot](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Property data consultancy TwentyEA has released its latest snapshot of the housing sales and lettings markets. One stand-out point is the substantial...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Office landlords retain long-term optimism despite huge challenges](/upload/images/shutterstock_1011269995.jpg)
A new survey of 250 UK office landlords commissioned by workspace provider infinitSpace has found that 14% say their office buildings...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fast Bridging Loans:The 2024 Guide to Finance Property Deals](/upload/images/4(2).png)
What are bridging loans and when are they useful? Bridging loans are a type of short-term financing that property investors can use...
28 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Property investment service launched for global HNW individuals](/upload/images/24%2005%2010%20%2003.jpg)
UK Sotheby’s International Realty has launched The Family Office to provide global ultra-high-net-worth individuals and multi-family offices with investment advice as...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Professional BTL investors continue to streamline portfolios](/upload/images/24%2004%2018%20%2001.jpg)
The typical buy-to-let investor has reduced the size of their portfolio by as much as 27% across England and Wales in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![High proportion of property investors rely on ‘sources like us’](/upload/images/240328%20%2005.jpg)
More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning: Buy To Let doesn’t offer guaranteed returns to investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2003.jpg)
New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How to Optimize Your Property Investment Returns](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%202%2090x70px.png)
Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2002.jpg)
Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![What’s Best? Ready-made Property Portfolio or Innovative Finance ISA?](/upload/images/23%2011%2030%2004.jpg)
Research by peer-to-peer investment business easyMoney reveals that London is the hotspot for investors who are looking to purchase ready-made property...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property targeted by fed-up residential investors - claim](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2007%204.jpg/23%2011%2007%204__400x267.jpg)
A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![No New Tax Incentives For Investors - government statement](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2031%203.jpg/23%2010%2031%203__400x267.jpg)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Commercial Property tempts hard pressed BTL landlords](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2017%2003.jpg/23%2010%2017%2003__400x267.jpg)
One-in-five landlords are considering diversifying into commercial property, according to research from Shawbrook. In the midst of economic volatility and uncertainty within...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yields 6%-plus available in this investment hotspot - claim](/upload/images/2%20Builders-400x310.png)
A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform helps investors grow portfolios - claim](/upload/images/4%20PropTech1-400x310.png)
A platform for property investors and landlords has launched a suite of features which it claims will “help property investors to...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors - Opportunity Knocks as House Prices Tumble](/upload/images/1%20House_pound-400x310.png)
A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Signs of rising default risk in Spanish mortgage market](/upload/images/__thumbs/Signs%20of%20rising%20default%20risk%20in%20Sapanish%20mortgage%20market.jpg/Signs%20of%20rising%20default%20risk%20in%20Sapanish%20mortgage%20market__400x257.jpg)
Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, has released data which points to potential future increases in credit impairments in the...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Profitable portfolios dip but yields remain stable - report](/upload/images/Profitable%20portfolios%20dip%20-%20PIT%20Team%20FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
UK property developer Godwin Developments has appointed leading industry figure Lesley Roberts, a highly experienced residential and Build to Rent (BTR)...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![American dream! US buyer demand for London property doubles](/upload/images/Locations/UnionJack-USFlags-400x310.jpg)
American investors are increasingly interested in prime London property, boosted by favourable exchange rates, the current need for diversification of portfolios and...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent growth a product of changing Britain, says Wise Living](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Analysing your property portfolio this autumn](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/autumn%20analysis%20property_OPG.jpg)
The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...
29 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Revealed - the most popular areas to bulk buy properties](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
New research shows that an average of £1.2 million is being spent by investors to purchase full property portfolios. These ready-made property...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bulk buying - property investors buy full portfolios](/upload/images/library/Property-portfolio400x310.png)
New research shows that the buying trends of property investors are changing. In hope of boosting their property portfolios, investors have...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors: Don't be afraid to change your property investment strategy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPurchase-1-400x310.jpg)
Property remains a highly attractive asset class in which to invest. The demand for the product is virtually guaranteed: we’re busy...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Castleforge - talking interest rates, BTR trends, data and rental reform](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
In this Q&A, we speak to Adam MacLeod, partner at Castleforge Partners, for his thoughts on data-driven investment, the latest trends...
08 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
![Tenants-in-situ? Not an issue for selling by auction](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
Regardless of whether you’re looking to sell your property by auction or on the open market, there are primarily two ways...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New platform launched to make property investment more inclusive](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/PropertyInvestmentLaunchPlatform400x310.png)
A PropTech start-up launched in 2017 to make property investment less clunky and more inclusive has announced the launch of its...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – nightlife prospects and investment homes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This mini auction roundup has a commercial twist, with SDL Property Auctions offering a range of nightclubs and other nightlife spaces,...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![How digitalisation can speed up your property’s sales process](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTL tax changes are making portfolios less profitable – survey](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Landlords’ portfolios are not generating the same income as they once were, as many are concerned about the future of the...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let is still lucrative despite licensing changes – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chris Holland - Director of Sales and Lettings at the Heaton Group](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Heaton%20Group/Urban%20Green.png)
Who are you? Chris Holland What does it say on your business card? Director of Sales and Lettings What is Heaton Group? Heaton Group are a...
06 April 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Jide Taiwo & Co. opens its first international office in London](/upload/images/Locations/nigeria%20flag%20400%20x%20310.png)
Jide Taiwo & Co., the estate surveyors and valuers’ firm for both individual and corporate clients from Nigeria, are beginning their...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why 2022 is the year of hotel investment](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Hotel-400x310.jpg)
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...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to capitalise on short-term rentals and the BTR market in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
Investors and developers are catching the short-term and flex rental wave, and they are in for a long and thrilling ride. Emmanuel...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC woes – landlords faced with £10k costs to upgrade their homes](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
New research from BDRC BVA highlights the extent of the cost that landlords will need to rack up to get properties...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from BTR portfolios to resi partnerships](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development and investment news, featuring Avanton’s breakout into the BTR sector...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![New bespoke app launched for property investors](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Sourced-App-400x310.jpg)
Sourced Property, the sourcing arm of the Sourced Group, has announced the launch of a 'bespoke property listing app', focused on the investor...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Barry McKeown - are yields the most important thing for investors?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this latest Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of Shoosmiths' Glasgow office, for...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investment – is it worth it?](/upload/images/library/Investment(3)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ten easy mistakes buy-to-let landlords should avoid making](/upload/images/library/Investment(3)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham provides some simple steps to help landlords save time, stress, and ultimately money, in the months and years...
10 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
![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
![Why UK investors should consider property overseas](/upload/images/library/ParisFrance-400x310-min.jpeg)
In this guest piece, Martin Dell, Founder of Kyero, explores what makes overseas properties, particularly those in France, an attractive option...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - what is the future of property investing?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices400x310.png)
In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![China update – increased interest in UK resi buying and a demand bounce-back](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.jpg)
Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup - record levels of investment, £500m JV and Leeds scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sandstone - company launches fund across ten UK cities](/img/default/pit.png)
A UK-based private property investment and management company has launched the Sandstone Residential REIT, focused on traditional residential property across ten...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Peter Grant, Sandstone Group](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...
27 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![SevenCapital - how can I invest like the ultra-rich?](/img/default/pit.png)
If you could be one thing in your life, what would it be? Chances are the answer to this question for...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – auction market set to soar despite SDLT return](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why the end of the eviction ban is no magic wand for landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
It seems rare that the government delivers good news to landlords, but there were sighs of relief all round when the...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – housing digitisation, women in property and the future of short-lets](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – thriving cities, new hires and BTR awareness week](/img/default/pit.png)
Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...
24 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
![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
![Green homes – fossil-free construction and a new leader of sustainability](/img/default/pit.png)
Pipelife Norway has become the latest supplier to use BIOVYN™, the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC from INOVYN. As Norway’s largest...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - these cities will continue to attract investors post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![An eco-boost – Lendlease and WorldGBC to create net zero built environment](/img/default/pit.png)
Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group, has partnered with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) on its Advancing Net...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Serviced apartments: the major player on the hospitality stage](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are the traditional investment portfolio allocations still relevant?](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals how to sell to Chinese buyers plus foreign investor 'club' deals](/img/default/pit.png)
There is a much greater sales potential to be unleashed from Chinese buyers, a leading China expert has claimed. Domenica Di Lieto,...
02 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
![What a Covid vaccine could mean for the property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – luxury towers, £1m-plus homes and a hopeful 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a closer look at the diverse lots at Bond Wolfe’s next sale, Allsop’s range of...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Alexander is joint Chief Executive Officer of property lettings firm apropos](/img/default/pit.png)
Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Post-Budget BTL hacks - advice for investors to beat the stamp duty chaos](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages...
10 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Investors could be between a rock and a hard place after Budget – claim](/img/default/pit.png)
The Budget could leave many property investors and landlords ‘between a rock and a hard place’, according to Apropos. The letting firm...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Growing out - 60% of landlords expand portfolio in race for stamp duty savings](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 60% of multi-property landlords have expanded their property portfolio since the introduction of the stamp duty holiday in July 2020,...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Avanton plans huge BTR growth; Red Loft marks major SE expansion](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading London investor-developer has revealed its plans to invest up to £500 million in strategic land acquisitions over the next...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget preview: is it time to transfer your BTL portfolio?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government has not been quiet in targeting landlords and the rental sector. The changes to mortgage interest restrictions for individuals...
19 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
![Top of the agenda: keeping property investment on the map in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Roundup: Brexit causes decline in homes for overseas firms plus co-living growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is Manchester’s Wardour Point the next golden investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Wardour Point, a development crafted for modern living, has been launched in Manchester to meet the growing demand for regional property. The...
18 January 2021
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
![Looking to scale your portfolio? Here’s some top tips for seasoned investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold Reform – the potential impact on landlords, developers and investors](/img/default/pit.png)
On 21 July 2020, the Law Commission published its latest proposals to reform the law of leasehold. It was asked to make...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is this the right time to invest in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...
28 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Rise of corporate landlords – why do so few now invest as individuals?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – historic properties, record lots and auction grievances](/img/default/pit.png)
As we settle into a new month, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest news in the auction realm. Another...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK Landlords need to prepare to survive these challenging times By David Alexander, joint Managing Director of apropos](/img/default/pit.png)
There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Inside the mind of a Chinese investor – what are they searching for?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors take advantage of stamp duty cut by remortgaging to raise funds](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent introduction of a stamp duty holiday, property investors can remortgage to raise funds for future purchases. According to Paragon...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage advisers confident buy-to-let business will grow over next year](/img/default/pit.png)
Some four in 10 mortgage advisers expect to write more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon Bank. The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s BTR boom continues with Grainger’s latest scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer Nikal recently announced that it has signed contracts with Grainger plc for the latest Build to Rent scheme to...
08 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
![Property investors 'building war chests' to expand portfolios](/img/default/pit.png)
The nation's property investors are increasingly looking to grow their cash reserves and expand their portfolios, according to Mortgages for Business. The...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Changes to the UK tax system – a guide for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Ernst & Young (EY) have collaborated to create a guide for property investors on the changes...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Think beyond your postcode: international supply is the answer](/img/default/pit.png)
Since lockdown, we have witnessed an increased focus on overseas properties, with many UK buyers using the extra time at their...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – who is managing the Build to Rent boom?](/img/default/pit.png)
In parts one and two, we looked at the investors and developers with a large stake in the fast-emerging Build to...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let mortgage market recovery well underway, latest research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest industry research and market commentary shows that the buy-to-let sector is showing signs of recovery following the strain of...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK’s best and worst places for buy-to-let](/img/default/pit.png)
Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...