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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...

The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...

The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...

New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.   She...

A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....

A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...

The gloomy mood surrounding buy to let with higher taxation and stricter regulation has not stopped it being relatively lucrative for...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...

A new analysis shows increasing returns on buy-to-let investments serving students, with the strongest yields seen in the UK’s smaller university...

The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...

A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...

Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...

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...

Almost three quarters of investors  have yet to see a decline in the value of their property portfolio, it’s being claimed. A survey...

Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...

Latest figures from HMRC show that Capital Gains Tax receipts hit a record £16.7 billion in tax year 2021/22 - that’s...

It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...

According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...

Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth.  The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...

Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...

Following three years of seismic shifts in the property sector, the UK is moving towards a ‘new normal’ – with the...

The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...

Investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) can be a smart move for those looking for a higher return on investment...

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable shift in the real estate market with 4,628 sales in...

Spanish property experts Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklin from Spanish Property Insight have been sharing their thoughts...

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...

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...

Whilst macro conditions suggest a retrenchment in real estate values across much of the West, the last year has seen real...

An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...

Ground was recently broken at Pocket Living's Sheepcote Road development, marking the first significant milestone for the scheme which will eventually...

In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...

Ingenious has announced that Ingenious Real Estate Finance has completed a bridging loan deal with Cole Waterhouse to support its development of a...

Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...

Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...

The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...

Investing in property for many people – whether for personal use or as a pure investment opportunity – can be an...

Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...

Working from home gives employees autonomy over where they choose to work. Those lucky enough to work from home five days...

October’s energy price cap increase will see the average household paying the equivalent of nearly a third of their annual mortgage...

Hunter Jones has revealed its new Group structure which aims to establish the brand as a leading consultancy for 'diligently researched and structured property...

A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...

Despite a drop in the average number of homes listed for sale per estate agency branch across Britain as a whole,...

Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...

In the first quarter of this year, the number of planning applications received by councils in England has fallen by almost...

If our auction roundups are anything to go by, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction continues to...

Buy-to-let purchase activity saw a spike in June, according to new data from Legal & General’s SmartCriteria tool, which has been...

More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...

In what is sadly my last ever auction roundup for PIT, SDL Property Auctions launches the catalogue for its July National...

Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...

This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...

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...

It’s very often the case that new developments use all the incentives they can to encourage the first few buyers to...

London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

The number of planning approvals dipped in April and appears to have continued into May, signalling the end of the post-Covid...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at research that suggests auctions aren’t as popular as they seem. However, the latest news from...

The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...

In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...

Real estate agency, Lucas Fox, has revealed that across Spain’s top locations property sales to UK investors have experienced a steady increase. These...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

In this week's roundup, PIT takes a look at the month just gone. Auction House saw record figures in the first five...

Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...

Sequre Property Investment has announced a £10.4 million cash realisation for over 1,400 investors over the last 12 months, across its...

The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...

This week’s auction roundup features a new addition, with Cheffins’ June auction dominated by land lots. Network Auctions anticipates plenty of...

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...

Unsurprisingly, with the Elizabeth Line finally opening its doors yesterday, the number of stories we've been seeing about its impact on...

Residential property in Cyprus continued to be in high demand in April 2022, with 938 successful transactions completed on the island...

Dave Butler recently stood down as the CEO of the UKAA (the UK Apartment Association), the main membership body for the...

One of Europe’s biggest transport infrastructure projects is finally set to open later this month after many years of delay and...

Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...

Leaseholders facing the prospect of huge bills to remove unsafe cladding will be offered valuable insights into the possible implications of...

New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...

Taylor Wimpey España has claimed it’s possible to purchase a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for £160,173 (plus VAT) in Spain – in...

Despite prime London property prices remaining largely flat on a year-on-year basis, some postcodes have seen average sale prices climb by...

Shojin Property Partners, an FCA-regulated online real estate investment platform, has delivered investment returns of £1.6 million to mezzanine investments as...

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...

Developers and estate property managers need to keep abreast of fast-changing, fast charging advances in the world of electrical vehicles (EV),...

With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...

In a ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, Blaenau Gwent in South East...

This week continues the trend of successful property auctions, with SDL Property Auctions reporting exciting results for its March sale and...

Grainger plc has announced the launch of Pin Yard as part of it’s expanding portfolio of Build-to-Rent (BTR) properties in Leeds. Launched...