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A developer claims there’s been an uptick in interest in property in Cyrpus and Greece because of strong yields. Leptos Estates claims...

NatWest has announced it will introduce new Airbnb-friendly mortgage terms that embrace home sharing via short lets. And now Airbnb wants...

Buy To Let is still an attractive investment with demand significantly outstripping supply according to Rightmove. The number of available rental properties...

Property auction house Allsop raised £54.5m from the sale of 65 lots at this month’s commercial auction, making an 80% success...

A new analysis suggests landlords quitting the sector and selling in high-rent areas enjoy strong premiums. A lettings agency has analysed average...

A property investment service called Deluze Holiday Homes has analysed apartment prices per square meter across much of Europe over the...

New research has given a detailed breakdown of Bristol’s housing market, claiming the city has seen the private rental sector grow...

Malta has a big ex-pat community making up 22% of its population of 518,000.  Americans are part of this demographic, who...

Property data consultancy TwentyEA has released its latest snapshot of the housing sales and lettings markets. One stand-out point is the substantial...

Property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, which reveals that investment in UK Purpose Built...

Construction industry consultancy Glenigan says the new government is already reducing political uncertainty, rallying markets, and boosting long-term prospects for house...

A prominent city centre investment site with change of use and redevelopment potential is now on the market for £2.3m.   Watling Real...

New research shows the average premium for waterfront homes in the UK standing at 48%. Knight Frank says that premiums broken down...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to market Cornerstone, a freehold residential investment in Knightsbridge, SW7 London.   Situated at 47...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% in the past month to £373,493 says Rightmove. This...

Barclays Property Insights data shows the top 10 attributes that renters consider non-negotiable or ‘deal-breakers’ when assessing a property, as well...

Downing - a real estate developer with a 35 year track record - is launching a property investment management business alongside...

Property investment experts Abi Hookway and Gordie Dutfield have joined forces to pen ‘The Off-Plan Investor’s Handbook’ launching on August 1. Publicity...

Property investors are cautiously optimistic and focusing on the prospect of base rate cuts ahead of UK and global political issues,...

According to the Savills estate agency’s latest report on the UK Build to Rent sector, the past decade has seen £35...

Co-living is emerging as an alternative approach to delivering high quality rental accommodation in accessible locations, says prominent agency Knight Frank.  It...

Tenant demand for mainstream rental homes climbed by 1.5% between Q1 and Q2 2024, although demand remains 2.3% lower than this...

A UK agency has opened a new office on the Algarve aimed at wooing investor clients. Fine & Country Algarve’s new branch...

Property portal OnTheMarket has offered investors and other canny would-be purchasers some negotiating advice on new to secure discounts or other...

The commitment by the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to lift the onshore wind ban is set to ignite UK renewable investments. That’s...

There’s a new investment hotspot list prepared by fast-growing UK property portal OnTheMarket. It applies to the second quarter of this year...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £628m over the last 12 months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a high...

Dubai-based international luxury property developer Select Group has launched Velocity Tower, a newly refurbished 21-storey urban development in Sheffield. Situated to the...

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

The latest house price index for the UK - released as Sir Kier Starmer was still celebrating his move into 10...

A new analysis of buy to let properties now on sale, shows that those with tenants in situ make good investments...

A data hub established by one of Spain’s leading property experts is helping to make Barcelona the most transparent housing market...

Property portal Zoopla says it has developed a long-run model showing whether UK house prices are too expensive or fairly valued. It...

A property in one of Birmingham’s prime suburbs where five self-contained flats producing rents of nearly £40,000 a year will be...

Propertymark latest Commercial Outlook gives a mixed view of the sector’s imminent future.     Propertymark’s commercial property agent members were asked to...

There’s been a 23% rise in the number of homes hitting the market across Britain over the past six months with...

A slew of lenders have slashed rates on their buy to let mortgage products in recent days as competition hots up...

Looming tax changes around furnished holiday lets and the approaching holiday season are driving inquiries for tax advice from current owners...

The stats for the property sales transaction numbers in Spain, and particularly in Andalucia, are out for April and they are...

Nearly three in five High Net Worth investors plan to significantly increase their overall investment allocation to real estate in the...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

House prices in Britain’s hottest coastal housing markets have grown by 4.2% in the past 12 months, bucking the wider national...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, London features in the top 10 most expensive cities in the world, slotting into eighth place. The ranking comes from...

A new survey of 250 UK office landlords commissioned by workspace provider infinitSpace has found that 14% say their office buildings...

Property developer and investment specialist Select Property has launched Select Residential, one of the first in-house lettings businesses of its kind...

E.R.E Property Group, a property investment firm for over two decades, has unveiled its latest development, The One Residences, in Leeds.   This...

The last-ever ‘village’ of homes in a high profile holiday estate has just been launched to the market. The purpose-built Lower Mill...

New buy to let investors are being advised to factor in the costs of stricter energy rules if Labour wins the...

Estate agency Knight Frank has been appointed to market a transformative redevelopment opportunity in the heart of Norwich. Anglia Square, a substantial...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

Price reductions across the prime London sales market offer opportunities for investors seeking out high-value properties in one of the world’...

Northumberland is fast becoming a very profitable hotspot in the UK to own a holiday let, according to a new report...

On July 3 the National Landlord Investment Show returns to Old Billingsgate in London - just the day before the General...

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

An estate agency suggests anyone owning a property in a sought-after school catchment area could enjoy a 20% premium if Labour...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

A prominent housing index claims prices are, on average, some 3.3% lower than a year ago but with the North East...

New research suggests there’s a clear split between England’s rural and urban areas when it comes to the price performance over...

Buyers and sellers are proving determined to press ahead with their home moves, despite the looming General Election, research has shown....

New penthouses, directly overlooking Lord’s Cricket Ground and with cricket-inspired interiors, have been launched for sale. Lord’s View One, from boutique developer...

Two amazing Victorian island forts are up for auction, providing an extraordinary opportunity fort enterprising investors. Spitbank Fort in Hampshire and No...

An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...

Latest research from Savills reveals how much space £340,837, the average house price for Great Britain, can buy you across different...

Demand remains relatively subdued in London’s prime postcodes, as the General Election nears. The number of offers made above £5m was 22%...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new comprehensive and impartial guide to assist investors and other property owners...

A new portfolio of 262 single-family houses located across city centres in the Midlands to market for offers in excess of...

Britons’ obsession with bathrooms is growing, according to estate agent Savills. The latest analysis found that across London, asking prices for homes...

Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...

The Halifax says the North West is the strongest performing nation or region in the UK, where house prices grew +3.8%...

There’s been a modest rebound in house price growth according to new figures from the Nationwide. The lender says UK house prices...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month. Rents across...

A new self-build housing development in the Gower will be led and part built by the community, following a grant from...

We’re two weeks into the election campaign and there’s an increasing volume of evidence pointing to it having only limited impact...

A total of 175 lots across southern England has been unveiled by Clive Emson Auctioneers for the firm’s milestone 250th auction...

Savills has given an upbeat assessment of how the new homes sector has performed so far in 2024 - but it...

So Hamptons wants that in percentage terms, tenants are now facing bigger rent increases when they renew their contract rather than...

High end and high profile estate agency Hamptons has entered what it calls “a landmark partnership” with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI),...

There’s good news for investors looking to retail property - until recently, down in the dumps. But footfall in UK retail destinations...

While renovation activity remains consistent with 48% of homeowners having taken on a renovation project in 2023, this is down a...

Lender and investor sentiment has improved compared to 12 months ago, says property consultancy Savills. The firm’s survey suggests there’s more enthusiasm...

New research shows that while the wider London property market has struggled since Crossrail officially opened, locations with a Crossrail station...

House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban...

Off-plan house purchases have plummeted in the last year - and that’s largely down to higher mortgage rates. Property consultancy Hamptons says...

The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...

As Taylor Swift's  "Eras" tour sweeps through the UK next month, investors in key concert cities have a unique opportunity to...

Following its recent expansion into the West Country, buying agency Black Brick’s newly founded Country & Coast team has analysed the...

Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...

Non-residential transactions have performed better than residential in the past year, research suggests. Software service APRAO analysed the latest data on quarterly...

Figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC) show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down...

Handelsbanken’s latest ‘Property Investor Report’ shows the East of England as the most attractive region for property investors over the next...

Despite the well publicised problems hitting buy to let investment, demand looks set to stay strong as first time buyers struggle...

International real estate firm Chestertons Global has announced its expansion into a new property market - Mongolia. Chestertons will operate there through...

A striking art deco former cinema building in Cheltenham has been brought to the market for redevelopment by Savills. The Daffodil Cinema...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rose by 0.8% this month (+£2,807) to a new record...

The Cotswolds is the most lucrative place in the UK to own a holiday let, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages. With annual...

The strength and popularity of the Greater Manchester single-family Build To Rent sector has been revealed by new research by Manchester...

The first quarter of 2024 witnessed an average annual growth rate of 4.1% across the 44 markets covered by the Knight...

The latest UK house price index from e.surv suggests house prices have fallen over the past year - this is in...

New research by property software firm APRAO shows that developer demand for land-only plots has declined by 11% on an annual...