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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

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

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

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),...

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

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

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

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...

There are signs of a seasonal pick-up in activity in country house markets, but higher mortgage rates are keeping demand in...

A new analysis by online agency Yopa suggests that London has a weak ripple effect for house price growth across local...

The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by over £1,000 a week over the last year according to...

A property consultancy says Birmingham has “untapped potential” for real estate investment. Fisher German - which has just opened an office in...

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...

The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...

New research from fast-growing agency group Lomond  has revealed the top 10 postcodes that are currently offering the strongest rental yields to...

A barn conversion in Highland Perthshire has been launched to the open market through property consultancy Galbraith, offering what the agency...

The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...

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

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

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

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

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

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

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

Commercial property agency Bond Wolfe is selling a major residential development site with planning permission for 93 apartments in the Suffolk...

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...

Hamptons has struck a deal for its name and brand to be used in a new overseas territory - and in...

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

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

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

A new networking service for property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched by two brothers. The UK Homes Network is...

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

An estate agency has analysed the latest sold price data from the Land Registry looking at the best performing markets when...

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

An estate agency claims its research shows that fixer-uppers sell at only 6.2 per cent less than comparable ready-to-occupy properties. YOPA analysed...

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

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...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, better known as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen Taudien in...

This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...

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

By Sean Woolley, director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain   In 2022 we were predicting that the market would cool, but...

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

House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...

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

Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...

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

A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...

New data appears to show that the average UK house price would need to increase by over £13,400 just to keep...

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

Integritas Property Group, which describes itself as one of the fastest-growing property developers in the North West of England, is opening...

There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...

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...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

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

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

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 leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says high end agency Savills. Prices in...

A property entrepreneur best known for having been a contestant on The Apprentice is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...

Demand for projects fell like a stone during 2022 as the cost of building supplies were on the rise and tradespeople...

House price growth in the UK’s countryside towns is outperforming the national average, while coastal areas are failing to match the...

Houses on corner plots with possible potential for small-scale development are attracting a premium of around £25,000. An estate agency has searched...

New figures from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than...

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

It didn’t take long, but the gloss has already begun to come off the hugely expensive new Crossrail service in London. The...

Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...

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

A new report shows that average sales in the UK take a depressingly long time - some 220 days. This comprises of...

We all need to learn more about how to reduce our energy bills and take steps to ensure our homes are...

The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend.  A study by PropTech operator The...

Billionaire investors are buying even larger, more expensive and more luxurious ultra-prime homes in London during 2023 a new wealth survey...

Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...

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

An international ratings agency has given its verdict on investors’ prospects for the UK buy to let market - and it...

Whether for a holiday home or a permanent move, Cyprus has no shortage of reasons to invest in property. The island...