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

Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...

Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...

A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...

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

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

Investors looking for the next hot location will keep an eye on a new residential neighbourhood promised by a real estate...

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

A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...

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

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

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

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...

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...

Property investment specialist lender Shawbrook has completed its first limited company remortgage in just 28 business days. The professional property investor, an existing...

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

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

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

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

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

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

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...

Birmingham council, which last autumn declared itself effectively bankrupt, has instructed retained auctioneers Bond Wolfe to put 29 disused properties, investments,...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

By specialist estate agent Sean Woolley Marbella has suddenly become a hotspot for branded residences – villa or apartment developments, in collaboration...

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

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

A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

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

England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...

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

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

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

The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...

Dubai has been a property investment favourite in the past - and it’s had some investment issues too with over supply. Those...

Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

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

A high profile buy to let lender has announced the launch of top slicing on applications. This enables investor borrowers to use...

Here Richard O’Neill - managing director of lettings at Romans Estate Agents - advises investors how to recognise and optimise yield for...

Buy to Let investors about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even...

Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...

Paragon Bank has given investors a valuable insight into where tenant demand is at its strongest in Britain. The research of 983...

Proposed tougher energy efficiency requirements for rental properties are already influencing investor buying decisions, with a quarter acquiring higher-rated properties, research...

The government is pushing ahead with controversial plans which, if they come to fruition, will make Cambridge the so-called Silicon Valley...

A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...

Fashionable Central London enclave Camden Town is set to undergo a transformation with a string of new projects. It’s already famous for...

Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...

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

A unique location combined with attractive rentals and below-market-value prices are on offer close to a F1-capable race track in Portugal. The...

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...

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...

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

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

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, has released data which points to potential future increases in credit impairments in the...

With the latest news of interest rates rising, banks closing, and the stock market plummeting, now is not a “safe” time...

Fans of Kevin Costner* may recall Field of Dreams. The above quote went to the heart of the 1989 film. It...

Retirement Villages Group (RVG), owned by AXA IM Alts, has revealed the concept for its future collection of Integrated Retirement Communities,...

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

Pocket Living has announced that it has secured a new senior debt package with Lloyds Bank, which is capable of being...

Andy Jones, Group Director, Corporate  & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional...

One of prime central London’s most anticipated residential developments has its sales launch this month. A prominent part of the original Grosvenor...

Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...

Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...

The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...

An £8.75 million revolving debt package has been provided by Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division to Whitehill and Bordon Dev Co...

Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...

Build to Rent (BTR) has a ‘broad and evolving customer base’ similar to the wider private rented sector and is a...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

Wharfedale Homes has secured £6.15 million in funding from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance. The package will support the development of 62 new-build...

A leading housing expert has claimed that property owners could witness the value of their homes dipping by more than £50,000...

When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...

Following a major planning application to Bradford Council, a ‘spectacular vision’ to transform a vacant office block on the edge of the...

The man who purchased The Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy for £320,000 from pension fund Columbia Threadneedle three years ago has revealed...

A leading buying agent has claimed that, with the mortgage market still in turmoil post-the disastrous mini-Budget (and its near total...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...

Cordia Group has completed a residential building along the Corvin Promenade in Budapest, Grand Corvin 2. With the second phase of Grand...

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed provider of private rental homes, has expanded its portfolio of Build to Rent properties in Milton...

Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, recently submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council.  The submission included plans to build a 1.3...