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Despite the uncertainty caused by the global pandemic and the UK’s departure from the European Union, the international property market shows...

Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...

The property market in England is beginning to reopen, with the government green-lighting its restart on May 13, but are investors...

It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...

Welcome to this special, VE Bank Holiday (and lockdown), edition of Property Investor Today. We hope all our readers are having...

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge impact on all our lives, with all schools now closed (other than for...

Property Investor Today focuses on two brand new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes from Future Generations and a refinance deal for...

Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...

Experience Invest, a London-based firm which provides property investors in the UK and overseas access to exclusive investments across a variety of...

Nearly one in three people retiring this year plan to use their property wealth to help bolster their retirement income, highlighting...

Some 84% of landlords are committed to the buy-to-let market and eager to maintain or grow the number of properties in...

Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

In some parts of the country the typically busy spring market is on hold, weighed down by Brexit uncertainty, according to...

Property Investor Today recently spoke with Alex Cook, Litigation Solicitor and Partner at Helix Law to discuss the rise of property...

An increasing number of landlords are choosing five-year fixed rate products, according to Mortgages for Business’ Buy-to-Let Index. In fact, 84% of...

The majority of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently down year-on-year – some by as much as £29 per month for...

Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...

The number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies has increased by 47% over the past year, according to Mortgages for...

Hundreds of landlords are moving from long to short-term lets on Airbnb and other online outlets to counter falling yields, according...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...

Australia has added more measures to curb speculation on residential properties in an effort to curb rising home prices and help...

The Bank of England has warned households to expect interest rates to rise over the 12 months but also predicted living...

With more investors than ever before now buying property online, specialist lender Together has teamed up with Bamboo Auctions, one of...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...

People borrowed more than £17bn in new mortgages last year in order to buy property in London, as homeowners, investors and...

Buying property abroad has always been attractive to many UK-based investors, and it would appear that demand from the UK for...

The average asking price in the UK fell 0.4% in June compared with the previous month according to new data released...

Asking prices for UK homes have fallen over the past month as current political uncertainty continues to deter some potential buyers,...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...

UK house prices fell again in April, as growing uncertainty and affordability constraints continue to have an impact on buyers across...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

More than nine months on from the historic Brexit vote, and home buyers are now paying 1.3% on average more for...

UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...

More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

Residential property prices will surge by more than £50,000 over the next four years despite Brexit uncertainty, economists predict. The average UK...

Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...

The average value of a home in Portugal increased to €1,106sqm (£971sqm) in January, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). Based...

A chronic lack of homes for sale and historically low mortgage borrowing costs will continue to push UK house prices even...

Residential property prices in Canada continued to increase in January, led by gains in Toronto’s red-hot housing market, fresh figures show. The...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

A chronic shortage of homes for sale is pushing house prices in the UK even higher, a property investment specialist has...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

Property prices across the largest UK cities rose by an average of 7.2% in 2016, taking the 20 city average to...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

With a growing number of investors turning to auctions to buy property, online mortgage lender LendInvest has decided to launch its...

With mortgage borrowing costs at a record-low, home price growth relatively flat and new housing supply failing to meet demand, one...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...

It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

Residential property price growth in the eurozone continues to exceed the long-term average with no sign of a bubble last seen...

There was a surprise rise in UK home prices in October, despite the slowdown in the housing market in recent months,...

The number of mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19-month low in August, according to fresh data...

The number of home sales fell sharply in the year to September, the latest figures from the tax office show. According to...

The annual rate of home price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities hit 8.5% in September, up from 8.2%...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

Britons thinking about investing in the French property market may have seen the value of the UK pound fall to a...

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with buy-to-let and commercial mortgage broker TBMC to provide property investors with auction and bridging...

The Bank of England, as expected, opted to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 0.25% yesterday in the wake of recent...

A growing number of property investors are attracted by rising residential property prices in Germany’s main cities, supported largely by high...

Despite uncertainty around the property market post-Brexit, investor confidence remains unchanged, according to the managing director of Network Auctions. Ahead of the...

The volume of mortgages approved dropped to an 18-month low in July suggesting that housing market activity will slow during the...

Rental values across the UK’s commercial property market remained steady last month, the latest figures show.  But despite stable rents, capital values,...

Residential property prices continued to increase in most of Australia’s major cities in July, led by gains in Sydney and Melbourne,...

There has been a notable fall in residential property prices in London which present canny investors with a genuine opportunity to...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to push house prices upwards across Barcelona, according to a new report. The report from CBRE reveals...

The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...

The Bank of England (BoE) decided not to make the first cut to UK interest rates in more than seven years...

Farmland values in England have stabilised after falling at their fastest pace in at least 12 years, but the long-term direction...

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...

Residential property sales in the United States rose further in April despite rising prices and a decline in housing supply, the...

The Buy to Let app from Mortgages for Business has now been made available to Android users. Previously, the free to...

The latest report by Nationwide has shown that the average price of property in the UK has now risen to £196,999, an...

Research by equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that almost a third of over-55s would rather use property wealth...

The number of mortgages approved by British banks in September dropped to its lowest levels since May, according to findings by...

New research conducted by retirement lending specialist more 2 life has revealed that older borrowers want to see age limits on...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

Landlords and property investors are changing their approach on how to finance borrowing, according to Mortgages for Business. A recent survey carried...