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The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...
08 May 2024
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According to Savills latest Resilient Cities Index, Bristol has moved up the global rankings placing 54th respectively out of a list...
02 May 2024
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The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...
09 April 2024
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The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...
03 April 2024
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The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...
26 March 2024
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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
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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
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Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
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A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...
01 February 2024
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New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...
23 January 2024
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We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...
16 January 2024
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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
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Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
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It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....
14 December 2023
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A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
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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
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New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...
05 December 2023
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Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...
28 November 2023
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Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...
16 November 2023
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The gloomy mood surrounding buy to let with higher taxation and stricter regulation has not stopped it being relatively lucrative for...
14 November 2023
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Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
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Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...
24 October 2023
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A new analysis shows increasing returns on buy-to-let investments serving students, with the strongest yields seen in the UK’s smaller university...
17 October 2023
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The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...
10 October 2023
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A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...
19 September 2023
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Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...
19 September 2023
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Demand for office space has soared in Derbyshire’s largest town following the completion of several high-quality schemes. That’s the claim from Destination...
05 September 2023
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Almost three quarters of investors have yet to see a decline in the value of their property portfolio, it’s being claimed. A survey...
05 September 2023
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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
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Latest figures from HMRC show that Capital Gains Tax receipts hit a record £16.7 billion in tax year 2021/22 - that’s...
10 August 2023
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It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
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According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...
06 July 2023
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Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth. The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...
22 June 2023
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Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...
15 June 2023
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Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...
15 June 2023
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Following three years of seismic shifts in the property sector, the UK is moving towards a ‘new normal’ – with the...
11 May 2023
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The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...
11 May 2023
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Investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) can be a smart move for those looking for a higher return on investment...
13 April 2023
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Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable shift in the real estate market with 4,628 sales in...
02 February 2023
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Spanish property experts Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklin from Spanish Property Insight have been sharing their thoughts...
26 January 2023
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Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...
26 January 2023
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The capital city’s super-top-end property transactions rose by 30% last year, and that is likely to continue in 2023. Multi-millionaires and billionaires...
05 January 2023
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Whilst macro conditions suggest a retrenchment in real estate values across much of the West, the last year has seen real...
08 December 2022
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An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...
23 November 2022
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Ground was recently broken at Pocket Living's Sheepcote Road development, marking the first significant milestone for the scheme which will eventually...
18 November 2022
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In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...
16 November 2022
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Ingenious has announced that Ingenious Real Estate Finance has completed a bridging loan deal with Cole Waterhouse to support its development of a...
26 October 2022
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Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...
12 October 2022
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Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...
07 October 2022
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The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...
05 October 2022
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Investing in property for many people – whether for personal use or as a pure investment opportunity – can be an...
30 September 2022
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Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...
30 September 2022
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Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...
29 September 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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Working from home gives employees autonomy over where they choose to work. Those lucky enough to work from home five days...
21 September 2022
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October’s energy price cap increase will see the average household paying the equivalent of nearly a third of their annual mortgage...
09 September 2022
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Hunter Jones has revealed its new Group structure which aims to establish the brand as a leading consultancy for 'diligently researched and structured property...
26 August 2022
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A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
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Despite a drop in the average number of homes listed for sale per estate agency branch across Britain as a whole,...
24 August 2022
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Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...
19 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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If our auction roundups are anything to go by, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction continues to...
03 August 2022
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Buy-to-let purchase activity saw a spike in June, according to new data from Legal & General’s SmartCriteria tool, which has been...
03 August 2022
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More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...
29 July 2022
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In what is sadly my last ever auction roundup for PIT, SDL Property Auctions launches the catalogue for its July National...
22 July 2022
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Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...
20 July 2022
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This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...
15 July 2022
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A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...
13 July 2022
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There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...
08 July 2022
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PIT looks at the latest trends in the UK rental market and investment strategies for buy-to-let landlords and investors. Revolution Brokers uncovers the...
06 July 2022
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It’s very often the case that new developments use all the incentives they can to encourage the first few buyers to...
06 July 2022
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London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...
01 July 2022
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The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...
29 June 2022
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The number of planning approvals dipped in April and appears to have continued into May, signalling the end of the post-Covid...
24 June 2022
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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
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The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...
22 June 2022
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In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...
17 June 2022
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Real estate agency, Lucas Fox, has revealed that across Spain’s top locations property sales to UK investors have experienced a steady increase. These...
15 June 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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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
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Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...
08 June 2022
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Sequre Property Investment has announced a £10.4 million cash realisation for over 1,400 investors over the last 12 months, across its...
06 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’s auction roundup features a new addition, with Cheffins’ June auction dominated by land lots. Network Auctions anticipates plenty of...
27 May 2022
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The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...
27 May 2022
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Unsurprisingly, with the Elizabeth Line finally opening its doors yesterday, the number of stories we've been seeing about its impact on...
25 May 2022
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Residential property in Cyprus continued to be in high demand in April 2022, with 938 successful transactions completed on the island...
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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One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...
11 May 2022
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Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...
06 May 2022
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With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
06 May 2022
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Leaseholders facing the prospect of huge bills to remove unsafe cladding will be offered valuable insights into the possible implications of...
04 May 2022
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New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...
29 April 2022
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Taylor Wimpey España has claimed it’s possible to purchase a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for £160,173 (plus VAT) in Spain – in...
27 April 2022
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Despite prime London property prices remaining largely flat on a year-on-year basis, some postcodes have seen average sale prices climb by...
27 April 2022
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Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has delivered investment returns of £1.6 million to mezzanine investments as...
22 April 2022
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New research from the find-a-tradesperson platform, Rated People reveals how UK tradespeople are adapting their businesses this year to be more environmentally friendly. The...
20 April 2022
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Developers and estate property managers need to keep abreast of fast-changing, fast charging advances in the world of electrical vehicles (EV),...