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06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Tip - buyers happy to pay handsome premiums for bathrooms](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2003.jpg)
Britons’ obsession with bathrooms is growing, according to estate agent Savills. The latest analysis found that across London, asking prices for homes...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Briefing: Asking Prices up despite Affordability and Interest Rate woes](/upload/images/24%2005%2023%20%2005.jpg)
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rose by 0.8% this month (+£2,807) to a new record...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors advised to price sensibly when selling](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2005.jpg)
New figures from a comparison website suggest that many sellers - including investors realising their assets - are failing to price...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Opportunity - asking prices still thousands below last spring’s peak](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2002.jpg)
The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Positive About Spain - the year ahead for investors and buyers](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2003.jpg)
In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Resi Investment to Avoid? Areas where asking prices are routinely exceeded](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2003.jpg)
New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price. The study by experts at moving platform Getamover...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial Property Investment - annual uplift over 20% in best-performing UK region](/upload/images/24%2001%2025%2004.jpg)
Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 Lessons from London’s Property Market and what they mean for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%203.jpg)
Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Which way for the Housing Market in 2024? Rightmove’s forecast](/upload/images/23%2012%2019%201.jpg)
Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Changing Face of Property Investment Hotspots in 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%201.jpg)
A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ bargains to be found as sellers slash asking prices](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%202.jpg)
Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large price discounts may tempt investors back to resi market](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2001.jpg)
A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement - will incentives make market even better than expected?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2021%201.jpg/2023%2011%2021%201__400x273.jpg)
It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Wait To Invest? House prices forecast to fall in late 2023](/upload/images/23%2011%2002%203.jpg)
House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sluggish Asking Price Rises as Housing Market Flatlines](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2017%2004.jpg/23%2010%2017%2004__400x267.jpg)
The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Snapshot of the UK Housing Market Right Now](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2021%202.jpg/23%2009%2021%202__400x267.jpg)
One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors - Opportunity Knocks as House Prices Tumble](/upload/images/1%20House_pound-400x310.png)
A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Does a Waterside Home flow into a Sound Investment?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_1468487837.jpg/2%20shutterstock_1468487837__400x267.jpg)
According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla’s deep dive into house price changes and investment potential](/upload/images/__thumbs/Zoopla%20deep%20dive%20into%20house%20price%20changes%20and%20investment%20potential.jpg/Zoopla%20deep%20dive%20into%20house%20price%20changes%20and%20investment%20potential__400x267.jpg)
The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fit for a Queen – property prices double around Elizabeth Line stations](/upload/images/Transport%20(Crossrail%2C%20HS2%2C%20Tube)/ElizabethLine-400x310.png)
With the Elizabeth Line due to open on May 24, it’s perhaps unsurprising that many areas near stations on the line...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Short lease hotspots - what are the pros and cons for investors?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-in-Hand-400x310.jpg)
The regions of England and Wales home to the least time remaining to renew when it comes to properties listed for...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bournemouth boom – study shows town was the most in-demand coastal location](/upload/images/Locations/Bournemouth-Pier-400x310.jpg)
The popular coastal town of Bournemouth has been the most in-demand coastal location for buyers this year, according to Rightmove data. Analysis...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why UK investors should consider property overseas](/upload/images/library/ParisFrance-400x310-min.jpeg)
In this guest piece, Martin Dell, Founder of Kyero, explores what makes overseas properties, particularly those in France, an attractive option...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Study – coastal homes fly off the shelf 20 days quicker than pre-pandemic](/img/default/pit.png)
New data from Rightmove shows a surge in demand for homes in coastal locations from people living in cities, leading to...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investor claim - Berlin remains Europe’s hottest real estate market](/img/default/pit.png)
Since my Zibel Real Estate portfolio first started investing in Berlin over a decade ago, residential real estate prices have increased...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal update – Golden Visa 2022 webinar and Ombria Resort surge](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week, Global Citizen Solutions – a boutique migration investment firm headquartered in Lisbon – held a webinar to discuss the...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 - how can British sellers sell their Spanish home post-Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
For those who are looking to sell their property in Spain and return to the UK, Simon Pelling, managing director of...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the UK's top coastal property hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
The scenic Welsh town of Mumbles has been named as Britain's top coastal property hotspot by Rightmove. The town has seen average...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lockdown 2? No worries, transaction levels on the up – report](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![The top property hotspot of the last decade revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Bristol is home to Britain’s top property hotspot, as well as six of the top 10 places outside of London, according...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment round-up – from eco-friendly developments to retirement living growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![European property and Brexit: does it pay to invest now?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the UK’s official departure from the European Union due to take place on December 31, Chris Nye, editor at Property...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Surge in market activity will delay a drop in house prices, says Zoopla](/img/default/pit.png)
The resurgence of the property market, which has seen a significant uptick in demand for homes, is expected to delay property...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pier pressure – most sought-after seaside property locations revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Whitby in North Yorkshire has been named the UK's most in-demand coastal location, according to fresh research from property website Rightmove. The...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bullish sellers hike up asking prices in response to soaring demand](/img/default/pit.png)
Sellers re-entering the market are taking a bullish approach and pricing their properties higher, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says vendors...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![PCL witnesses large lockdown price drops, but market is recovering](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest PCL (Prime Central London) index reveals that average prices in this market declined by 2.1% in April, the...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas roundup – continued activity in Cyprus and rising prices in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stable market promises sound investment opportunities in Mallorca](/img/default/pit.png)
The Balearic Islands remain a ‘safe haven’ for property investments, with the overall volume of transactions on the market levelling out...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![The Preston effect – North West city once again identified as investment hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
At the start of this year, Property Investor Today took a detailed look at why Preston is the perfect city for...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Parents need to pay a significant premium to live near an outstanding school](/img/default/pit.png)
The additional cost of buying a home near an ‘outstanding’ rated state school in England has been revealed as £180,000, according...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Spring bounce dampened by Brexit uncertainty, says Rightmove](/img/default/pit.png)
In some parts of the country the typically busy spring market is on hold, weighed down by Brexit uncertainty, according to...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Popular sitcom location tops the list for house price growth in Great Britain](/img/default/pit.png)
The home of one of the nation’s best-loved sitcoms is currently Great Britain’s hottest market for property asking prices, new data...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sellers in Scotland achieve 8.5% above average asking price](/img/default/pit.png)
Properties across Scotland continue to sell above their asking price, according to the latest quarterly house price report by s1homes.com. During Q4...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Price growth slips into the red after 87 months of positive data](/img/default/pit.png)
Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Overall asking prices will remain flat in 2019, Rightmove predicts](/img/default/pit.png)
The national average asking price of property coming to market is to remain flat at 0% in 2019, according to a...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![How badly has Brexit and the recession affected Prime Central London?](/img/default/pit.png)
The owners of some of London's most affluent homes have faced a number of challenges since the market crashed in 2007,...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![It’s official! No more £100,000 properties for sale in London](/img/default/pit.png)
The death of the £100,000 property in London is now official, with research revealing that there are now no properties for...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Home-movers warned to act now to move by Christmas](/img/default/pit.png)
Average asking prices of newly-marketed property show a fall of 2.3% in August as new sellers launch a ‘late summer sale’,...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Menorca sees rise in residential property prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Sale prices for residential property in Menorca have risen 15% across the island in the last two years alone, according to...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices hit record highs in the FTB and second-stepper markets](/img/default/pit.png)
Strong demand from home movers at the beginning of the year has led to the average asking price of a newly-marketed...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Outdated house price indices misleading buyers and sellers](/img/default/pit.png)
The most well-known house price indices in the UK are publishing out-of-date statistics and misleading buyers and sellers, according to recent...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Reduced asking prices in prime central London triggers demand](/img/default/pit.png)
Prime central London has seen a steady recovery in transaction volumes in 2017 as asking price reductions stimulates demand. According to the...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices in the UK fall](/img/default/pit.png)
The average asking price of property coming on to the market has dropped by 0.9%, or £2,758, this month, according to...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![London is a ‘strange market’ filled with people living in unsuitable properties](/img/default/pit.png)
It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy prime property in...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property asking prices slashed across London as market stalls](/img/default/pit.png)
Many vendors in London are now reducing the asking price of their homes by tens of thousands of pounds as the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices ‘remain muted’ despite high demand from buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rents continue to rise in Spain](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental asking prices are increasing fast across many parts of Spain, particularly in hot markets like Barcelona and the Balearics; an...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices fall in June for first time in eight years](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for UK homes have fallen over the past month as current political uncertainty continues to deter some potential buyers,...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![More realistic pricing attracts motivated buyers in prime central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, sales volumes are starting to pick up in the prime central London property market as...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices for homes rise to record average of £317,281](/img/default/pit.png)
Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK asking prices edge higher](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Typical property asking price up £3.5k in April 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of homes listed for sale increase across the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shortage of ‘suitable property for sale’ drives up asking prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales of prime London property pick up as prices become more ‘realistic’](/img/default/pit.png)
Sales volumes are increasing in the prime central London property market as purchasers look to take advantage of more ‘realistic’ asking...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment demand in London's prime residential markets improves](/img/default/pit.png)
Competitive bidding, lower asking prices, a weak pound, the residential property market in the capital continues to appeal to many prospective...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions see a ‘marked upturn’ across prime central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty, there has been a major improvement in sales volumes throughout prime central London as purchasers...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Home sellers in Dubai slash asking prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners in Dubai are being forced to reduce their asking prices as the property market stagnates, creating a wealth of cheap...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking price growth slows for homes in England and Wales](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for residential properties listed for sale in England and Wales increased by 2% in the month to early February, the...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Spanish politicians call for rent controls in Barcelona and Madrid](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental prices are continuing to race ahead across some of Spain’s main cities, led by gains in Barcelona and Madrid, where...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Average asking prices in Britain break £300,000 barrier, says Rightmove](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for homes in Britain have increased marginally in the last month, while demand on the house-hunting website Rightmove has...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property sales rising in prime central London but prices continue to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty, sales volumes are rising in the central London prime property market as buyers look to...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![London home prices slashed by housebuilder](/img/default/pit.png)
With demand for high-end properties in central London cooling following the Brexit vote and property tax increases, Britain’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Now is a good time to invest in property as prices start to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
If you time your property investment right you could potentially save thousands of pounds on your acquisition, as reflected by historical...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords cut rents across U.S.](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts currently range between 4% and 5%, according to fresh research by the Spanish property...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sellers in the UK up their asking prices, but it’s a buyer’s market down south](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for homes across the UK rose by 0.9% this month, fresh data from Rightmove shows. According to the property website,...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market ‘remains alive and active’ three months after EU poll](/img/default/pit.png)
Three months on from the EU referendum and economists are still trying to assess what impact the decision to leave the...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![London’s prime house prices forecast to fall 9% this year - Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in London’s prime locations will fall by 9% this year and not rise again until 2019 as increased...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices see autumn bounce-back](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![A third of homes in main Spanish cities owned by buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
The Buy-to-let market is booming in Spain with as many as one in three homes in the country’s main cities now...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices in the UK fall sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
The average asking price for a residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.2% in August compared with the previous...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market “remains remarkably resilient” post-Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
The former chancellor George Osborne may have predicted pre-Brexit that UK house prices could take an 18% hit over the next...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices drop as summer lull falls on the market](/img/default/pit.png)
The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in property prices outside Dublin](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buying residential property outside of Dublin in the past year, various...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![‘Frantic’ bidding from investors helps sales exceed guide prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Auctions continue to prove to be an attractive and successful format with sales at Cheffins’ latest auction far exceeding guide prices. Cambridgeshire...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Dartford named as fastest selling property hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
Dartford in Kent has become the fastest place to sell a property across Great Britain, according to new Rightmove data. Dartford homes...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![East of England leading the way on price rises](/img/default/pit.png)
Home.co.uk's latest Asking Price Index has shown that house prices in the East of England have surged thanks to a chronic...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Supply of property continues to fall as asking prices continue to rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Diminishing levels of supply means the UK’s property marketplace is continuing to contract, according to the findings from Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Cost of culture: Homes near heritage sites rocket in value](/img/default/pit.png)
On the 70th anniversary of UNESCO, the body which awards heritage status, it has been revealed that the longer a place...