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![First Time Buyers take advantage of slowly-reducing rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2009%2002.jpg)
Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank beefs up help for big-scale investors and landlords](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2002.jpg)
Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big discounts for cash buyers as vendors stay desperate to sell](/upload/images/240312%2003.jpg)
New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor’s 11-property limited company remortgage deal in 28 days](/upload/images/240215%2002.jpg)
Property investment specialist lender Shawbrook has completed its first limited company remortgage in just 28 business days. The professional property investor, an existing...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial Property Investment - annual uplift over 20% in best-performing UK region](/upload/images/24%2001%2025%2004.jpg)
Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing from Dad for investment? Call in the lawyers…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning: Buy To Let investors’ losses mount](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2021%201.jpg/23%2009%2021%201__400x267.jpg)
New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Investors Paying Cash Swoop On Property Deals As Market Slumps](/upload/images/23%2008%2029%201%20Investors%20Paying%20Cash%20Swoop%20On%20Property%20Deals%20As%20Market%20Slumps.jpg)
Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paddleboarding intern praises Dorset property firm for ‘great culture’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/PaddleboardIntern400x310.jpg)
An ambitious intern with career ambitions in property or finance has praised Poole-based MSP Capital for extending his summer work experience...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency mortgage discounts encouraging upgrades](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...
26 October 2022
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
![Provide Finance launches a new era for specialist finance](/upload/images/Logos/PROVIDE_FINANCELogo-400x310.png)
Pitch 4 Finance has announced that it is relaunching as Provide Finance, heralding a new era for sourcing, and securing specialist...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pluto Finance provides £130 million development finance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BridgingFinance_400x310.png)
Pluto Finance closed £130 million of senior development finance in August, at an average margin of 4.1% and an average Loan...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - 500,000 mortgage applicants could be shut out the market by 2030](/upload/images/library/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
A significant nationwide study by leading specialist lender, Together predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![Insight - Your Questions Answered about Mortgages in Spain](/upload/images/Locations/Spain-SunnyView-400x310.jpg)
I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why the merging of hotels and short-term rentals is a trend worth tracking](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this summer, I attended the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York. The foundation for the summit was the...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Addressing the housing crisis – the role of non-bank lenders](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessDeal-1-400x310.jpg)
It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – was May the most successful month for auctions yet?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In this week's roundup, PIT takes a look at the month just gone. Auction House saw record figures in the first five...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Which city is driving HMO decline? The answer may (not) surprise you…](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Market analysis from Octane Capital has revealed that the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England has dropped in...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: The secret weapon that will make your development a success](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInvestment-400x310.jpg)
There are many shades on the ‘developing property’ spectrum, and for my money, one of the most attractive hues is a...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Aspiring holiday let landlords – top tips from a lending expert](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could now be the time for your Place in the Sun?](/upload/images/Locations/SpanishVilla-400x310.jpg)
It’s my first column for Property Investor Today and I’m grateful to the team for allowing me to share my knowledge...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investors are making 12 per cent returns with Innovative Finance ISAs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Balance-400x310.jpg)
Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time for action? Two-thirds of rental homes not green enough](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Living costs crisis is upon us, but resi property will always weather the storm](/upload/images/Locations/Edinburgh-Skyline-400x310.jpg)
This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![London property predictions: will the market continue to grow in 2022?](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![China: The beat of a different drum](/upload/images/library/China400x310.png)
A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Half of UK renters want to buy out their landlord – study](/upload/images/library/HandingOverKeys-1-400x310.jpg)
A significant proportion of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord if circumstances allowed, new research...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
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
![Bournemouth boom – study shows town was the most in-demand coastal location](/upload/images/Locations/Bournemouth-Pier-400x310.jpg)
The popular coastal town of Bournemouth has been the most in-demand coastal location for buyers this year, according to Rightmove data. Analysis...
13 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
![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
![Green property - Octopus and Homes England launch £175m eco alliance](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Cumberland Building Society Industry Panel Q&A - what did it reveal?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Black History Month - breaking down barriers and improving diversity](/upload/images/Site%20logos/BlackHistoryMonthInvestorSpecial.jpg)
In part 2 of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of property management and development...
18 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
![First of its kind! Pocket Living strikes deal with HGP and Barclays](/upload/images/Forest%20Road%20in%20Walthamstow_Pocket%20Living_.jpg)
Multinational universal bank Barclays will join Housing Growth Partnership as the two new funding partners at Pocket Living’s Waltham Forest scheme. HGP is a...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Complex’ loan granted for £10m residential Manchester building](/upload/images/library/FiduciamLoan-400x310.png)
Lender Fiduciam has provided a £5 million development loan for the construction of a £10 million seven-storey residential apartment building in...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – nearly half of UK landlords slashed monthly rent prices](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed personal lives and the economy. UK firms have suffered because of the outbreak. Staying at...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development - £6.26m raised for new residential property development](/upload/images/library/BeestonNewDevelopment400x310.jpg)
Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can I use my holiday let investment as a holiday home for my family too?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this article, building society The Cumberland - specialists when it comes to holiday let lending - offer expert input on...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – the largely untapped market for British lending abroad](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to investing in developments and resorts abroad, UK-based development firms might be concerned about finance and how to...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The future of PBSA: its investment and growth opportunities](/img/default/pit.png)
The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is an incredibly exciting industry to be in right now with a very promising future...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what you need to know about applying for a holiday let mortgage](/img/default/pit.png)
Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property? Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – why should you invest in Lisbon?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Thursday May 6, a webinar was held – ‘Invest. Work. Live. In Lisbon’ – to highlight the best ways of...
17 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
![Revealed - 8 staycation trends for 2021 and what they mean for owners](/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
![Why Manchester remains a buy-to-let investment hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green: shift to sustainable construction plus Scottish Passivhaus](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![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
![Update – Sheffield regen, RAF ‘garden village’ and Bloomsbury office to resi](/img/default/pit.png)
In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – strategic partnerships and steady project progress](/img/default/pit.png)
A joint venture between Audley Group, Schroders Real Estate and Octopus Real Estate has secured a £47 million development loan for...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets - how can owners prepare for a reimagined spring?](/img/default/pit.png)
Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager at The Cumberland, discusses how the holiday let sector can prepare for a spring like no...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fabrik Invest – ‘adaptation is key to survival during the current crisis’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment, like everything else at the moment, continues to be heavily influenced by Covid-19 and Brexit. But what does the market...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Securing a Spanish mortgage after Brexit – what do you need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the transition period for the UK leaving the EU ending in a matter of weeks, there is no doubt that...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing market resilience will continue in 2021 – analysis](/img/default/pit.png)
Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...
09 December 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
![Rethinking hospitality in a post-Covid world – how to meet rising demand for holiday lets](/img/default/pit.png)
For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![What should any prospective holiday let investor ask themselves before investing?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Multi-million-pound London mansions you can ‘buy now and pay later’](/img/default/pit.png)
Two super-prime London mansions are on offer as part of a ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme that allows buyers to move...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![The UK’s holiday let market is booming – could you be the next investor?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the potential for restrictions to be in place on and off for many years to come, and the likely continued...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – German real estate investment company expands into UK](/img/default/pit.png)
A Berlin-based investment company has continued its expansion by establishing a presence in the UK. LINUS Capital finances real estate projects with...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘We need to talk about Brexit’ - how does it affect property buying in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
“It’s time to talk about Brexit,” according to Spanish property expert and author Sean Woolley. While the Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious...
25 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
![Insight – where next for prestige property in France?](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of 2020, the French property market had been flying, with demand for prestige property leading the way. Sales were at...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![The birth of Build to Rent – how did it become the PRS’s biggest trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how has Covid-19 affected the ski property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this week, we conducted a Q&A with Mark Lightfoot - the founder of ski property platform SnowOnly – to get...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why landlords must not use ‘no DSS’ to discriminate against benefit tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Insight - is self-build a rising investment trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment in UK Build to Rent set for a sharp rebound, report finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...
13 July 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...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to encourage investment in senior living sector](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading private wealth firm has called on the government to take urgent action to help encourage investment into much-needed senior...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - how has the prime property market coped with lockdown?](/img/default/pit.png)
While England slowly starts to emerge from lockdown under the UK government’s three-point plan (the devolved administrations are taking a slightly...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19: how has the HMO sector coped with the pandemic so far?](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Urgent government stimulus is needed to reignite the housing market - claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![What can the property industry do to recover from the coronavirus crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and possibly for much longer than that, the new normal is...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19: Considerations for real estate finance](/img/default/pit.png)
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on real estate finance has thrown the sector into uncharted and worrying waters. So, what...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property – why should investors be considering the eastern Algarve?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic currently has us all in lockdown and getting used to a new world of social distancing, self-isolating, remote...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![2020 outlook – should investors expect a stronger market performance?](/img/default/pit.png)
A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The barn life – Cornwall holidaymakers snap up luxury homes](/img/default/pit.png)
A set of luxury two, three and four-bedroom boutique barns have opened in Cornwall, offering a prime lifestyle investment opportunity. Launched by...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment - a surge in capital investment from women](/img/default/pit.png)
We’re back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, where we chat with inspiring women who are making their mark...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – making it in the super-prime market](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome back to Women in Property Investment, your bi-weekly dose of tales, tips and tidbits from inspiring women breaking barriers in...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where to look: the best current property investment locations in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![PAPA’s got a brand-new home – student development scheme launches](/img/default/pit.png)
PAPA Architects has completed a 64-unit student accommodation scheme in Tottenham, with the £12 million development, at Chesnut Road, funded by Secure...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development update: new homes in Bedfordshire, Bucks and Newcastle](/img/default/pit.png)
A flourishing SME housebuilder has purchased 15 acres of residential development land in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Storey Homes aims to go head-to-head...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why Prime Central London is still appealing to investors](/img/default/pit.png)
On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Octopus Real Estate completes refinance of huge Bedfordshire residential site](/img/default/pit.png)
Octopus Real Estate, working alongside Cardiff-based brokerage Pure Commercial Finance, has completed the £28.3 million refinancing of UK Regeneration’s 970-acre development...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Should investors be considering the Algarve’s newest development?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new five-star hotel and branded residences have started construction in the heart of the Algarve, it has been revealed. Ombria Resort,...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the sun shining on the UK’s furnished holiday let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL mortgage market remains stable despite overall lending dip](/img/default/pit.png)
Lending in the buy-to-let mortgage market has been steady in recent months, despite a slowdown in overall mortgage business, according to...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let choice for first-time landlords hits record high](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite several changes in the buy-to-let market, 73% of prospective investors considered property to be the best, least volatile long-term investment,...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![The growing appeal of peer to peer property lending](/img/default/pit.png)
Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL rates begin to shift upwards, says online broker](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![East London dominates rental growth table while West London dwindles](/img/default/pit.png)
Renters in East London are seeing twice the growth of their West London counterparts, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index,...