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

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

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...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

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...

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

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

An investment consultancy has produced new data analysing the complex regional differences between rental returns. Analysts at Invezz examined data provided by...

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

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

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

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

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

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

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...

A new analysis by Compare My Move shows how much a 10 per cent deposit would be for an average priced...

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

Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...

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

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

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

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

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

Researchers at UK conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, have identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents...

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

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

As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...

I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...

The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...

Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...

Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...

Postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by 79% since the project was first...

Schofields Insurance has claimed that there are pros and cons for and against second homes as the dispute about second home...

There are many shades on the ‘developing property’ spectrum, and for my money, one of the most attractive hues is a...

Build to Rent (BTR) homes could help more Londoners find affordable, high-quality accommodation with additional amenities, playing its part in solving...

In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...

Off the back of International Women’s Day 2022, which took place on Tuesday March 8, PIT analyses the findings from find-a-tradesperson...

In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day 2022 series, PIT takes a closer look at a new study that uncovers...

In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...

This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...

UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...

The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...

New-build homes account for 6.5% of pandemic property purchases, new research from Unlatch finds. The new-build sales optimisation platform looked at the...

Throughout this week, Property Investor Today has been exploring the investment potential of the locations that sit on the controversial and...

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...

The latest collection of 487 rental homes in Brentford, West London, has been revealed by Apo (a-part-of.com), the innovative new London-based residential...

One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

In this latest Q&A interview, PIT speaks to Convivia Group's Roy Ledgister about creating parity between social and private housing, and...

Some believe co-living as a concept has only grown in significance as society has had a chance to reassess its priorities and...

In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...

In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...

In this article, Reece Mennie, an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of HJ Collection and Hunter Jones, explains why many people who...

In what will be seen as a major win, one of the UK’s leading developers and managers of retirement communities has...

It’s famous for oil, football, the North Sea chill and granite, but Scotland’s third biggest city – and the UK’s 39th...

A holiday home abroad is a dream for many, while others like the idea of an investment property in the sun,...

Over 25 major firms have come together to combat the UK’s housing crisis by forming action groups to tackle present and...

Quintain Living, formerly known as Tipi, is the Build to Rent (BTR) brand of well-known developer Quintain and has made a...

Quinta do Lago, one of the most famous resorts in the Algarve and a key part of the famed Golden Triangle,...

Living well in retirement and into old age has become a very hot topical issue in the last 15 months or...

Sheffield has been revealed as the top regeneration hotspot of the Yorkshire region, with projects set to drive investment to the...

Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property?  Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...

Two already popular parts of South London – Oval and Kennington – are set to be even more in-demand as a...

Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...

Portugal has long been a popular destination for Brits to retire to or have a second home in, while an increasing number...

Herefordshire Council has approved plans for a development that will see the delivery of 120 factory-built affordable homes – one of...

One of the big questions that has become even more stark during the pandemic – which has devastated the already struggling...

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...

The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...

Few places remain unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with cases fluctuating across the nation, but still high overall. Domestically, as far...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

Wardour Point, a development crafted for modern living, has been launched in Manchester to meet the growing demand for regional property. The...

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...

The housing market in Scotland is showing no signs of slowing down, with marked increases throughout Q4 2020 despite Covid setbacks,...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

As we look ahead to 2021, one of the biggest questions on the lips of property investors – as is always...

The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...

If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

Plans to provide dozens of affordable homes on a derelict site in Lewisham have been unveiled by developer Southern Grove. Part of...

Ski resorts were at the centre of some of the earliest spikes of Covid-19 in Europe, including examples of super-spreaders in...

Modular housing is growing in popularity, with many viewing it as one fast, eco-friendly way of solving the housing crisis. An...

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...