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The latest market insight from London's Foxtons lettings agency has revealed that so far this year, the average number of buyer...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that rental stock availability is up 12% year on...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Buyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped by 0.1% while stock levels have fallen by 0.5%.  But the quarterly figures show a...

With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions - often seen as the property investor’s favourite...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...

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

Essential Information Group says the UK property auction market saw substantial growth in February - the latest data. Of the 36 metrics...

New research has produced league tables of UK locations which saw the largest residential price rises and falls in 2023. Researchers at...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023.  The latest report by the Local...

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

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

January 2024 has been classed as the busiest ever January in property auction history by the Essential Information Group. Regarding the number...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

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

Knight Frank says private investors remain the most active buyers in global commercial property. In 2023 private capital invested US$338 billion globally,...

House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

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

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

The number of landlords who have fallen behind on their mortgages has jumped, says lenders trade body UK Finance. Buy to let...

The most popular regions in Europe for prospective expats and holiday home owners have been revealed by sales website Your Overseas...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

The West Midlands industrial market is poised for continued rental growth over the next five years, according to Savills latest Big...

A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...

In Q4 2023 the overall commercial vacancy rate was stagnant at 14.0 per cent - but there is good news for prospective...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the city’s top-performing postcodes for rental yields in the last quarter of 2023. The latest rental...

Analysis of £1m-plus sales by property consultancy TwentyCi, analysed by estate agency Savills, suggests that London locations continue to dominate the...

International real estate advisor Savills has started the year with what it calls “a strategic and large-scale expansion” of its regional...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

An expert has shared his eight steps to help boost chances of securing capital growth when investing in property this year.  Jonathan...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

Flipping a property is something that so many people have a desire to do, in fact, data shows that searches for...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

British interest in international property has dipped slightly, claims property portal Kyero. It says British buyers await a possible relaxation of post-Brexit...

Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...

A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

Richard Worrall, the NAVA Propertymark President, writes: Having been in having been involved in the sale of properties for nearly 38 years...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

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

Holiday Cottage Handbook and The Property Investor Show have joined forces to organise a new event dedicated to the short-term rentals...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

The prestigious Property Investors Awards - organised by the Property Investors Bureau - have announced their 2023 results. “This year we saw...

A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...

David Leary of the Essential Information Group writes: As we conclude 2023, the property auction market reflects a year of twists and...

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

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service shows that average UK monthly rents for Q3 2023 were £1,121.46: a rise of...

Organisers say the seventh Ghana Property and Lifestyle Expo 2023, which took place recently in Chelsea, saw a record number of...

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

Louise Dell, co-founder of property portal Kyero, shares tips and advice Perhaps more so now than in recent years, investing in the Spanish property...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

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

A property and legal consultancy has identified what it calls Scotland’s buy to let capital - and it’s neither of the...

Well located building plots and renovation projects near the Cornish coast have historically been in high demand and short supply -...

The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

Knight Frank has launched West Way Square to market.  Located in Oxford, West Way Square is a fully operational purpose built student...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

High net worth investors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE see the UK property market as a strong investment opportunity as...

The level of rental properties remains drastically low, according to the latest Housing Insight report from letting agents trade body Propertymark. The...

House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...

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

Lots submitted to residential auctions have more than doubled in numbers in recent months. Fresh figures released by EIG Property Auctions show...

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

All regions saw annual price falls in Q3 The Nationwide has produced regional house price indices for Q3 - the July to...

In August, Dubai's real estate market experienced a remarkable surge, presenting an exciting opportunity for investors like myself. Sales soared by...