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02 February 2023
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
![BTL searches remained buoyant in June, reveals Legal & General Mortgage Club](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Green homes – three-quarters of councils say they need more help to reach net zero](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
A recent survey carried out by strategic property advisers Cluttons and sustainability consultants AESG has found that the majority of 50...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![And so it continues – yet another new Housing Minister in mini-reshuffle](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Boris Johnson has appointed yet another new Housing Minister as he yesterday continued the rearranging of his team in an effort...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Partygate – will there soon be another new Housing Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
The revolving door of housing ministers could swing open once again if Boris Johnson survives the current crisis affecting his leadership...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK buyers don’t want the ‘hassle’ of owning a holiday let – study](/upload/images/library/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Some nine out of 10 adults in the UK could be losing out on tax breaks because they don’t want the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Affordable housing – huge £1bn investment pledged by AHTO and Citi UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A real estate specialist and a banking giant have joined forces to invest £1 billion over the next 3-5 years in...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle housing shortage](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
The Local Government Association (LGA) recently launched the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, a scheme that helps councils tackle...
24 September 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
![HMRC’s new VAT reverse charge – how will construction firms be affected?](/img/default/pit.png)
From March 1 2021, HMRC’s new VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services comes into effect. With this in mind,...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – Goldman Sachs grows, L&G expands, new scheme in Brum](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the introduction of Lockdown 3.0, the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market shows no signs of slowing down, with acquisitions,...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Uruguay to become more investor-friendly ‘with relaxed requirements’](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this year, we wrote a number of articles about the potential of Uruguay as an investment destination. Unheralded compared to...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas buyers take advantage of stamp duty holiday before 2021 surcharge](/img/default/pit.png)
Interest in UK property from overseas buyers is surging as investors look to take advantage of the current stamp duty holiday...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage advisers confident buy-to-let business will grow over next year](/img/default/pit.png)
Some four in 10 mortgage advisers expect to write more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon Bank. The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight - when and how to claim back overpaid stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major new BTR scheme set for Sheffield following acquisition of one-acre site](/img/default/pit.png)
Godwin Developments, a national multi-sector property developer, has announced the purchase of a one-acre site, situated prominently within Sheffield city centre,...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fogle’s on board – TV adventurer announced as event’s keynote speaker](/img/default/pit.png)
TV star Ben Fogle has been announced as the keynote speaker at the latest South East Property Expo, one of the...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Residential mortgages remain at historic low](/img/default/pit.png)
Two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgages have all dropped in cost over the past 12 months, and witnessed some big...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Economic growth the top priority for UK real estate sector in 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
Achieving economic growth was revealed to be the most widely shared ambition for 2020 among residential and commercial property developers, investors...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![2020 predictions: property to remain an attractive investment asset](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...
13 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
![Huge residential development opportunity brought to London market](/img/default/pit.png)
An enormous 14.85 hectare site is being brought to the market after the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) instructed Avison Young to...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Europe’s only dedicated luxury property event set to return to Olympia](/img/default/pit.png)
The Luxury Property Show is returning to Olympia London on October 31 and November 1, with a brand-new look and a...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Which famous fictional home could you afford to buy this Christmas?](/img/default/pit.png)
Christmas, more than any other time of the year, is one for watching films you've seen a hundred times before. We all...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Winners of the 2018 Property Investors Awards revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The winners of the 2018 Property Investors Awards were revealed at the ceremony on Saturday 1 December at The Royal National...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![A secured loan and declined mortgage enquiry [Case Study]](/img/default/pit.png)
Remortgage affordability decline & a £19,000 consolidation to make monthly savings Problem The client wanted to borrow £19,000 to consolidate her two...
16 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![The Landlord Expo returns for 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest landlord exhibitions returns to Bristol on June 13. Taking place at the University of the West of England,...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![New UK Capital Gains Tax regime ‘unsettles’ investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report commissioned by Intertrust has revealed that nearly two thirds (61%) of real estate investors are concerned by the...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Vail Williams recruits two property and asset management specialists](/img/default/pit.png)
With the appointment of two new associates, property advisers Vail Williams LLP has bolstered its property asset management team. Specialising in property...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Record low equity release rates drive switching](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a surge in the number of switching plans from existing equity release customers, thanks to record lows in...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General Mortgage Club to host specialist lending events this autumn](/img/default/pit.png)
Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its calendar of autumn events that focus on the specialist lending sector. The half day...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers strongly urged to take out full private survey](/img/default/pit.png)
More than three quarters of advisers recommend that homebuyers take out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![New buy to let tax changes and how to work your way around them](/img/default/pit.png)
Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...
18 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Business lease renewal compensation deadline – are you prepared?](/img/default/pit.png)
If your property is currently occupied by a business tenant and you want the space back at the end of the...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low rates boosts remortgage market activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free buy-to-let tax tutorials – download them now!](/img/default/pit.png)
A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![New dates for property development course announced](/img/default/pit.png)
LendInvest has released new dates for a training course aimed at aspiring property developers to be held early next year. The course...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage product numbers soar](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of mortgage products on the market has increased sharply over the past two years, led by gains in the...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![One in three mortgage holders unaware of interest rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by Which? Mortgage Advisers have revealed that 32% of mortgage holders have no idea what interest rate they are paying,...