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![Rental Demand climbing but still lagging behind 2023 highs](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(4).jpg)
Tenant demand for mainstream rental homes climbed by 1.5% between Q1 and Q2 2024, although demand remains 2.3% lower than this...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![A look into 2024 so far: 3 key insights for landlords](/upload/images/Mature%20man%20orange%20shirt%20sat%20down%20on%20a%20phone%20call%20-%20360x280(1).png)
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
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![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
![Rental demand to stay high as first time buyers hit obstacles](/upload/images/24%2003%2007%20%2001.jpg)
New research by consumer group HomeOwners Alliance shows that for many young people, homeownership has become an impossible dream. A sentiment survey...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![High profile Spanish resort offers new apartments to investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2005%20%2001.jpg)
La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Private rental demand to soar long-term following social housing failures](/upload/images/240213%2003.jpg)
New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investment boost for Build To Rent in major UK cities](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2004.jpg)
The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Insight from Zoopla: what makes the UK rental market tick?](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%202.jpg)
A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years. UK rents...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - How Residential Rental Market will perform in 2024 and beyond](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2002.jpg)
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets - new build schemes branded as ideal for investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2014%201.jpg/23%2011%2014%201__400x265.jpg)
A property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on how to get into property investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Top%20tips%20property%20investment%20rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
Leading property investment experts Redmayne Smith offers advice to new investors With rental demand at an all-time high, research from Aviva...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Planning permission for new £85m BTR scheme in Leeds](/upload/images/Locations/Beck%20Yard%20development_400x310.png)
Leeds City Council yesterday granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to a national developer for a new Build to...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – do auctions still have a long way to go?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week, Property Investor Today looks at research that suggests auctions aren’t as popular as they seem. However, the latest news from...
24 June 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
![London exodus reverses as rental demand climbs in Q1](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMap400x310-min.png)
With tenants returning to the capital in 2022, research by rental portal Rentd has revealed that the London rental market has...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Running a successful holiday rental business - what do you need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CornwallHomes400x310.png)
In this guest piece, James Cassidy, Senior Director, Partner Success Vacation Rentals, EMEA at Expedia Group, outlines what it takes to run a successful...
03 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
![Rents on the rise – UK rental demand increase by 10% in Q3](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Estate and lettings agent Barrows and Forrester recently explored the rental demand across the nation during the third quarter of the...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bigger than London – buy-to-let goes regional](/upload/images/library/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Are you a buy-to-let investor considering selling up? You’re not alone. Research by the Nottingham Building Society revealed that a fifth...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![What to look for in your first property: tips from NW property expert](/upload/images/library/Investment(3)-400x310-min.jpeg)
As the property investment industry becomes ever more complex, it can be difficult for a first-timer to take the plunge and...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Is the tide turning for London’s rental market?](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has undoubtedly shaken the market for buying and selling, with national house prices on the rise with no signs...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![PBSA update – top hotspots and ‘revolutionary’ solution revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Sheffield has been revealed as the top regeneration hotspot of the Yorkshire region, with projects set to drive investment to the...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 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
![Staycation 2021 – where are the top UK holiday rental hotspots?](/img/default/pit.png)
With travel abroad clouded by uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, throwing many travel plans into disarray, there has been an influx...
28 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
![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
![Webinar roundup – what do new-builds offer to property investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week, two of the UK’s biggest housebuilders – Barratt and Berkeley – held webinars aimed at investors. While new-build developments have traditionally...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![How house prices & rents will affect your property portfolio in the 2020s](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...
12 March 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
![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
![Cornwall and the SW should feature in every investor’s portfolio, expert argues](/img/default/pit.png)
The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property expert claims investors should consider Doncaster's property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![The world has changed – what next for Build to Rent?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Easing traveller anxiety and rebuilding trust in short-lets](/img/default/pit.png)
It's been abundantly clear in recent months that the coronavirus pandemic - which has caused such drastic restrictions on travel, tourism...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let hotspots – where are yields climbing despite the pandemic lockdown?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic disrupting pretty much every aspect of daily life, the latest research from lettings management platform Howsy...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can property investors come out the other side of the Covid-19 crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property investment expert and well-regarded podcaster has offered some top advice to investors on how they can cope with, and...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus impact – how is the short-lets market fighting back against Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly stark effect on the short-term rental market, given its reliance on travel, business,...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![The show must go on: Cullen Property launches virtual property viewings](/img/default/pit.png)
Edinburgh residential property investment and lettings specialist Cullen Property has introduced virtual viewings for its student properties. Prospective tenants can use video...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where will the future demand for BTR outside London be at its strongest?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research by global real estate firm CBRE has identified the UK towns and cities outside London where the future demand...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The Preston effect – North West city once again identified as investment hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of this year, Property Investor Today took a detailed look at why Preston is the perfect city for...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vauxhall and Nine Elms Battersea will come of age in 2021, JLL report claims](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report from global real estate firm JLL has claimed that 2021 will be the year when the mammoth new...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![2020: The drive towards more tenant-friendly regulation](/img/default/pit.png)
The past decade has seen many companies that converge property portfolios, hospitality and travel benefit from an unprecedented pace of growth. Landlords...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where is the highest tenant demand for buy-to-let homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
The hottest UK cities for rental demand have been revealed by new research from rental management platform Howsy. The platform has examined...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Should investors be considering investment in ski homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
International property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime Ski Property Report 2019, which revealed that the popular ski resort of Val...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords confident about 'growing' and 'booming' tenant demand](/img/default/pit.png)
A higher proportion of landlords believe tenant demand for rental properties is 'growing' or 'booming', according to Paragon. The buy-to-let lender's latest...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK’s hottest rental market](/img/default/pit.png)
Stockton-on-Tees’ lettings market is seeing a significant spike in activity, according to the latest analysis from Zoopla. The property portal delivered 75%...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Department store in Reading set to be transformed into luxury apartments](/img/default/pit.png)
Jacksons, a once renowned department store in the heart of Reading town centre, is undergoing a major renovation that will see...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s investment boom - sold-out Digbeth scheme starts build](/img/default/pit.png)
A new-build residential development near Birmingham city centre that sold out before contractors had even started work on site has now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lisbon property market bounces back as demand and investment soars](/img/default/pit.png)
The Portuguese capital Lisbon is experiencing a real estate revival, according to Knight Frank’s new insight into the city. It’s currently in...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cannes property market goes from strength to strength](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market in Cannes, France, has steadily grown in recent years with price increases of 6.5% between 2017 and 2018,...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Returns from London BTL homes don’t outweigh risks, firm claims](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Should you consider Asia for your next property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Seaside town revealed as the UK’s top buy-to-let destination](/img/default/pit.png)
Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Manchester establishes itself as a major buy-to-let property hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Tim Morgan, owner of ERE](/img/default/pit.png)
AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental home shortage pushes up letting prices in Spain](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental prices are rising in most Spanish cities, led by gains in Barcelona, new figures show. Average rental prices in Barcelona...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts currently range between 4% and 5%, according to fresh research by the Spanish property...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Holiday home rental demand soars in Spain](/img/default/pit.png)
Those of you who have long thought about the idea of owning a dream holiday home abroad that literally pays for...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Common mistakes made when purchasing a BTL property](/img/default/pit.png)
According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...