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Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...

Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...

With the pandemic heavily impacting interest rates, people are searching for a more lucrative return on their investments. Research by insurance and...

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...

With global stock markets in turmoil, many investors are turning to property as a less volatile investment option. For practical purposes, the...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

A development offering promising returns has launched in Liverpool as the famous old port city’s property market remains resilient in the...

Now is the ultimate time to invest in the West Sussex market town of Bognor Regis, according to Sussex-based property lettings...

With a rise in staycations as a result of Covid-19 and the restrictions it has placed on overseas travel, investors will...

The latest industry research and market commentary shows that the buy-to-let sector is showing signs of recovery following the strain of...

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic disrupting pretty much every aspect of daily life, the latest research from lettings management platform Howsy...

At the start of this year, Property Investor Today took a detailed look at why Preston is the perfect city for...

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

As the property market looks set to recover somewhat in 2020, a new survey has revealed that many people still believe...

Portsmouth-based agency NEXA Properties has released its latest report on the city which analyses how its property market is currently functioning. The...

On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...

The government has been urged to 'recognise the importance of increasing supply' for renters now a date for a General Election...

As a landlord, it helps to understand current trends in the private rented sector and how you can maintain your buy-to-let...

The results are in - the UK's top 25 buy-to-let postcodes, as well as some of the worst performing areas, have...

The latest statistics from Cifas revealed that mortgage fraud is up 5%, but what exactly is it and what can lenders,...

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

You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...

Despite several changes in the buy-to-let market, 73% of prospective investors considered property to be the best, least volatile long-term investment,...

Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...

Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed the cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate...

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

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

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

Some 18% of landlords said they intended to remain in the buy-to-let (BTL) market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio...

The average age of buy-to-let investors has dropped by 10 years since 2014, according to analysis by Manchester-based estate agent yieldit. Analysing...

There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...

For years, buy-to-let has been heralded as the most lucrative form of property investment. For those with money to invest, the...

New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...

The income women earn from property investment is lower than that of their male counterparts, according to new data from Knight...

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...

The National Landlord Investment Show is set to head back to London Olympia for its 57th show on June 14. This follows...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

Despite challenging buy-to-let (BTL) conditions, private landlords remain positive about the future of the industry, a new report from specialist bank,...

The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...

The latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report has revealed that Manchester is the top buy-to-let destination in the country. Published every quarter, the...

With less than a month to go until the Property Investors Awards, held at The Royal National Hotel in Russell Square,...

Network Auctions’ November sale generated 80% of successful bids for investment lots overall, raising over £4 million. The buy-to-let market is very...

The proportion of new buy-to-let purchase applications in Northern England has grown year-on-year for Q3 2017, according to a fresh report...

Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...

The UK is now the fifth worst country in Europe for buy-to-let investment, with average rental yields of just 4%. The findings,...

The number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance fell during the second quarter of 2017. This...

The number of mortgage products has continued to rise, with the volume of deals on the market having increased by 61%...

What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company.  What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...

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

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

Residential property prices in Portugal increased by 7.9% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period of...

The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

The property auctions market continued to slow across the UK last month, with the number of lots offered and sold at...

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

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...

From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...

The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

The number of mortgage products on the market has increased sharply over the past two years, led by gains in the...

The Buy-to-let market is booming in Spain with as many as one in three homes in the country’s main cities now...

Hometrack forecast that residential property prices will continue to rise, albeit at a slower rate of growth. The latest figures released by...

Mortgage lenders are slashing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages in a move that will bring some relief to private investors eyeing...

Last month was a good one for the UK property auction sector, which continues to attract a wide array of national...

There has been a sharp fall in buy-to-let acquisitions following the hike in stamp duty for investment properties and second homes...

A report recently released by Royal London revealed that Brits earning the national average wage of £27,600 a year who saved...

Research by conveyancing experts My Home Move has revealed that activity within the buy-to-let and second home market has risen by...

If interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years, the average investment property could make an annual loss of...

Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...

Home ownership is falling starkly in the UK, according to new research by high-end property firm Savills.  The third issue of the...

With a launch of several new 70% LTV purchase and remortgage products, Tipton and Coseley Building Society has now entered the buy-to-let...

As the summer months come to a close, and some of us prepare for a few months of hibernation, the opposite...

At the last budget the Chancellor announced that from 2017 he was phasing out higher rate tax relief on the interest...

Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services (NBSIS) has this month announced its entry into the buy-to-let (BTL) market with a range of...