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UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...
14 March 2024
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Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...
22 February 2024
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Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
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Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...
25 January 2024
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New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...
23 January 2024
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Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...
09 January 2024
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The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
09 January 2024
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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
It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....
14 December 2023
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A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
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A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...
07 November 2023
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The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...
26 October 2023
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England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...
24 October 2023
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The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...
10 October 2023
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Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...
28 September 2023
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Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...
28 September 2023
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Buy to Let investors about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...
29 August 2023
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A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...
27 July 2023
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Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...
20 July 2023
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Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...
15 June 2023
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In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...
16 November 2022
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As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...
16 September 2022
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Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...
31 August 2022
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Global consultancy Knight Frank recently revised its UK residential house price forecast upwards, with the firm saying the supply of houses coming onto the...
29 June 2022
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Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
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Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...
08 June 2022
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The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...
06 June 2022
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This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...
29 April 2022
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In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...
04 February 2022
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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
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Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...
01 December 2021
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New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...
08 November 2021
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On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...
01 November 2021
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This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
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More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
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Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
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Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...
31 March 2021
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Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...
09 December 2020
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As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...
25 November 2020
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The majority of UK investors are worried the government’s handling of Covid-19 and Brexit will have a negative impact on the...
23 November 2020
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A leading private wealth firm has called on the government to take urgent action to help encourage investment into much-needed senior...
29 May 2020
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Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...
08 May 2020
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Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...
22 April 2020
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Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price, all within...
17 April 2020
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The housing market in England and Wales remains on course to record strong growth this spring, according to reallymoving.com. Its House Price...
16 March 2020
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Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
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While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...
08 January 2020
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Research from online mortgage broker Property Master has shown the majority of fixed rate buy-to-let rates are continuing to fall due...
16 August 2019
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New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...
12 June 2019
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Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...
08 October 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
The average price for a two-bed city centre flat in the UK is £227,000, nearly £100,000 more than in Europe (£131,000)...
26 September 2018
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Houses in London’s commuter belt will be the hardest hit in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to property investment...
21 September 2018
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Property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd, has advised landlords to remortgage before further increases in interest rates. The firm found that one...
08 August 2018
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Since the start of the year, the cost of a typical five-year fixed buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage has fallen despite the possibility...
11 May 2018
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The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...
13 April 2018
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February has already seen strong auction activity across the board, with many lots snapped up and sold at whopping prices well...
14 February 2018
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On a day set to be dominated by the Budget, Skipton Building Society has launched two new seven-year fixed-rate mortgages to...
22 November 2017
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The number of borrowers seeking fixed rate mortgages has surged ahead of the prospect of an interest rate rise this Thursday,...
01 November 2017
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The cost of mortgages has continued to fall despite the regular warnings of interest and mortgage rate rises. After the UK’s economy...
27 October 2017
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Mortgage approvals for residential property purchases rose slightly in July to its highest level since March 2016, despite a general fall...
31 August 2017
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The Bank of England has warned households to expect interest rates to rise over the 12 months but also predicted living...
04 August 2017
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With the average two-year fixed rate home loan currently at a record low of just 2.26%, there has never been a...
25 July 2017
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Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...
17 July 2017
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Eight years of quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates is estimated to have cost savers more than £160bn, but...
21 June 2017
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More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...
21 April 2017
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The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...
18 April 2017
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A commercial property in the heart of London’ West End which is occupied by Pizza Express has been snapped up by...
13 April 2017
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More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
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The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...
11 April 2017
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Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...
03 April 2017
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High demand from national and international investors for strong performing assets across all property sectors helped Allsop raise more than £87m...
30 March 2017
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Concerns that interest rates could rise sooner than markets currently expect has triggered an increase in remortgaging activity, a new study...
21 February 2017
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UK inflation has reached its highest rate since June 2014, mainly due to the increasing cost of fuel and food. Annual inflation...
15 February 2017
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Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...
31 January 2017
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The number of commercial property loans being written off has dropped to its lowest level since the credit crunch, fresh figures...
25 January 2017
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The number of homes changing hands in the UK look set to rise over the next few months, as reflected by...
12 January 2017
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Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...
30 December 2016
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The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...
01 December 2016
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From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...
29 November 2016
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Inflation in the UK will quadruple to around 4% in the second half of 2017, which would slash disposable income, according...
03 November 2016
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UK mortgage approvals rose last month as the housing market continued to show signs of recovery following June's vote to leave...
01 November 2016
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The number of mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19-month low in August, according to fresh data...
29 October 2016
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There was more bad news over the future of the UK economy published yesterday with a report by EY’s Item Club...
18 October 2016
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Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...
14 October 2016
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International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...
11 October 2016
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The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, which has attracted strong demand from borrowers looking for higher loan-to-value (LTV) home loans,...
30 September 2016
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It is now a ‘great time’ to invest in the UK housing market despite a new report showing that house price...
26 September 2016
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The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
There was more bad news for the pensions industry after a new study found that young people feel saving for property is...
22 September 2016
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The Bank of England, as expected, opted to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 0.25% yesterday in the wake of recent...
16 September 2016
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The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...