Citygate, a UK-based social housing investment firm, and UCEA, a third-generation Single Family Office, say they’re going to help solve the...
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11 April 2024
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New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...
14 March 2024
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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
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Andy Jones, Group Director, Corporate & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional...
09 February 2023
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Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...
15 December 2022
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A five-year joint venture partnership to deliver more than 1,000 highly sustainable, affordable modular homes has been announced by Legal & General...
02 December 2022
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The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...
09 November 2022
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The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...
21 September 2022
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Construction technology firm Modulous has raised £10 million worth of funding to help developers and construction firms build modular housing without...
14 September 2022
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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
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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
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In the first quarter of this year, the number of planning applications received by councils in England has fallen by almost...
17 August 2022
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The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
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It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...
15 June 2022
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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
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This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...
25 May 2022
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The UK Government’s policy of improving the quality of life outside of London is central to its raison d'être. ‘Levelling up’...
20 May 2022
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Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...
11 May 2022
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Build to Rent (BTR) homes could help more Londoners find affordable, high-quality accommodation with additional amenities, playing its part in solving...
30 March 2022
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In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...
30 March 2022
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A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...
02 March 2022
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Cornwall Council has entered into a landmark deal to buy SoloHaus ‘micro homes’ from The Hill Group to help tackle the...
17 January 2022
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Things that don’t mix well? Polka dots and stripes, planning and politics. The run-up to an election is usually an uncertain...
17 January 2022
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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
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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
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In this guest piece, Bidwells discusses the important role that planning plays in housing and social care, and what can be...
24 November 2021
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One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...
19 November 2021
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In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...
11 October 2021
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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
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In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
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One of the key problems facing the UK housing market can be boiled down to: lots of demand and not enough...
01 October 2021
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The Local Government Association (LGA) recently launched the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, a scheme that helps councils tackle...
24 September 2021
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Following the news of the departure of Robert Jenrick and the introduction of Michael Gove as Secretary of State for the newly renamed Department...
24 September 2021
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It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....
25 August 2021
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Over 25 major firms have come together to combat the UK’s housing crisis by forming action groups to tackle present and...
30 July 2021
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The topic of empty homes has long been a contentious one, with many pointing out that existing properties that have fallen...
09 July 2021
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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
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Knights Quarter, the brand-new development in the heart of Winchester, is offering an ‘exciting’ investment opportunity with a collection of apartments,...
23 June 2021
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Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...
21 June 2021
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One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...
24 May 2021
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A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...
07 May 2021
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A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...
05 May 2021
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Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...
23 April 2021
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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
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In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...
11 January 2021
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Hayley and Paul Andrews, a UK couple who have battled life-threatening illness to build a multi-million property portfolio, are now sharing...
09 November 2020
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In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards more innovative methods of construction - such as off-site and modular - to...
26 October 2020
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Last week, Build to Rent (BTR) trade body UKAA and design and consultancy firm Arcadis hosted a Zoom webinar focused on...
07 October 2020
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We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...
23 September 2020
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One of the biggest investors in the fast-growing Build to Rent market is rebranding its ‘lifestyle-focused’ rental operator arm – in...
07 September 2020
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Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...
27 July 2020
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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
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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
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In recent years, there's been a trend for alternative renting options such as Build to Rent and co-living, particularly among millennials...
25 May 2020
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Legal & General Modular Homes has announced that it has secured planning consent to deliver 154 homes, using modular construction, at...
11 May 2020
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The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...
24 April 2020
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One of the very few silver linings of the current coronavirus pandemic has been the seemingly positive impact lockdowns across the...
27 March 2020
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The promise of emerging technologies, championed by the most forward-thinking in the PropTech space, could have been inspired by nostalgic French...
18 March 2020
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With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...
19 February 2020
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Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...
12 February 2020
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Birmingham has been revealed as the council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment of empty residential and commercial...
20 December 2019
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Reducing stamp duty is the key to unlocking the housing crisis, according to new research from retirement living provider Audley Group. With...
25 November 2019
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With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...
18 October 2019
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The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...
25 September 2019
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The regeneration of Britain’s high streets is being significantly boosted by property investors, according to international investment consultancy BuyAssociation. Its figures suggest...
17 July 2019
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Quinta do Lago, an exclusive residential resort situated in the Algarve, recently released its new property market report ahead of the...
29 May 2019
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Brexit! Whether you’re a Brexiteer or a Remainer, no one can deny that this is probably the number one issue on...
22 May 2019
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More than nine out of 10 new-build homes in the UK have defects and almost 40% fail to meet their original...
10 April 2019
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Investment in the UK’s private rental sector (PRS) will soar to £75 Billion by 2025, with an additional 560,000 households expected...
03 April 2019
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Recently we asked whether Build to Rent was the answer to London's housing problems. Now business group London First has joined forces...
13 March 2019
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With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...
01 March 2019
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Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...
01 March 2019
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Micro homes are the next big thing for London’s property market, according to property inventory firm Assist Inventories. The new trend is...
28 November 2018
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As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...
27 June 2018
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New research from Legal & General and economics consultancy CEBR has revealed that last time buyers now own £938 billion of...
09 May 2018
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New research by London estate agent James Pendelton has revealed that the capital now has two distinct commuter belts, with prices...
23 March 2018
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Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...
23 February 2018
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Ahead of today’s Budget, property experts are waiting to see whether their predictions will be dispelled, or whether they will prove...
22 November 2017
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Last week saw the official launch of Homegrown, the UK’s first residential property investment platform focused solely on the construction of...
12 September 2017
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There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...
30 August 2017
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The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...
21 August 2017
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Improvements to the existing stamp duty regime would significantly boost the number of housing transactions across England and Wales, according to...
11 August 2017
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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
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The Conservative party, assuming it is able to form a new government, is being urged to make tacking the growing housing...
09 June 2017
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With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
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With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
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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
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A conference will be held for landowners willing to play their part in solving the rural housing crisis next month. The event,...
06 June 2017
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A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...
05 June 2017
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Plans for what would become one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects have been put forward by Haringey Council in north...
19 May 2017
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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
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Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...
17 May 2017
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Housebuilders may never meet the demand for housing north of the border due to the various challenges that they face when...
15 May 2017
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The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...
11 May 2017
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The supply of available housing dropped to the lowest level ever for March, according to the latest figures from the National...
28 April 2017
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Investors are being offered the opportunity to invest and make ‘great returns’ from property developments, online, at the click of a...
27 April 2017
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Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...
05 April 2017
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Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...
21 March 2017
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A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...