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In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...
20 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy

While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A development offering promising returns has launched in Liverpool as the famous old port city’s property market remains resilient in the...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

When Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Summer Statement last month, many people were surprised to learn that buy-to-let investors would be...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Some four in 10 mortgage advisers expect to write more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon Bank. The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week tech giant Facebook announced that it would be hiring 1,000 more staff in London, bringing its total workforce in...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Properties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, Stockport and Leicester show significant potential for capital growth after seeing double-digit house price growth in...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Last week we explored whether senior living - a rental model aimed at the over-75s - could be the next major property...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

In its latest project, Birmingham-based Prosperity Developments has been given the green light to transform a huge retail unit in Birkenhead town...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest multi-million pound residential development from Prosperity Developments – the company behind a recent scheme in Digbeth which was sold...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage costs have continued to fall since the second quarter of 2019, according to Mortgage Brain analysis. The cost of...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Stockton-on-Tees’ lettings market is seeing a significant spike in activity, according to the latest analysis from Zoopla. The property portal delivered 75%...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Following our piece on the ongoing works at Battersea Power Station and its environs, Property Investor Today this time explores the...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Jacksons, a once renowned department store in the heart of Reading town centre, is undergoing a major renovation that will see...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new-build residential development near Birmingham city centre that sold out before contractors had even started work on site has now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Property Investor Today was recently invited for a tour of the Landmark Pinnacle development in Canary Wharf, the tallest residential tower...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

High yield properties in Coventry continue to sell A broad number of properties in Coventry continue to be snapped up by investors...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Recent research by London sales and letting agent Benham and Reeves has highlighted which areas across London and the UK offer...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed the cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Students appear to be generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlords, according to a new...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Dundee’s residential property market is being boosted by the V&A effect, with prices regularly well above Home Report valuations and homes...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

France, the home of the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, has more recently gained a reputation as one of...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A Grade II listed former military barracks in Pembrokeshire is being offered for sale at John Pye Property’s next online auction. Built...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Allsop saw strong results at its May residential auction despite growing wariness among investors across the UK. By close of business, the...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Registration for the latest National Landlord Investment Show is now open. The event, being held at Olympia London on March 15...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Greenwich Peninsula Hotel has been acquired by hotel and investment company, Nine Group, from fixed charge receivers following its fall...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The price of the average UK home will rise by more than 50% in the next 10 years, say online estate...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London tomorrow where they will be able to...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The residential property market in the UK tends to be cyclical, moving in upward cycles of boom, bust and stability, and...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The supply of available housing dropped to the lowest level ever for March, according to the latest figures from the National...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The property auctions market continued to slow across the UK last month, with the number of lots offered and sold at...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Marsden Building Society has launched more than 40 new mortgage products, which includes a number of new deals aimed at buy-to-let...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in Portugal are expected to keep on rising, with experts forecasting growth of about 4% this year, after...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

With attractive returns on offer, a growing number of property investors are looking to add commercial properties to their portfolios, according...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News

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

With just over two weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let investors are being reminded that there are tax tutorials...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Scott Hendry of Together shares some tips on buying at auction. Buying at auction is a popular choice for property investors...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

While buying property in the UK has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords, it is increasingly holding...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

We live in interesting times indeed; who would have predicted at the start of 2016, Britain voting to leave the European...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There may be a high level of uncertainty in the UK economy at the moment, but this is doing little to...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgage products on the market has increased sharply over the past two years, led by gains in the...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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

The UK's largest auction network, Auction House, says that the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge in April has paved...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The residential property market in Ireland continues to attract investors due to strong growth witnessed in recent years, particularly as the...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in cities such as Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester have increased significantly over the past year, a survey...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...
06 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

More than a third of prime London property acquisitions made by buy-to-let investors in the first quarter of the year were...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp fall in buy-to-let acquisitions following the hike in stamp duty for investment properties and second homes...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Analysis of official figures has revealed the worst performing UK location for average house price growth since the first quarter of...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

As the deadline for stamp duty purchases before the 3% surcharge passed last night, it has been reported that investors have...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

If interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years, the average investment property could make an annual loss of...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors must ensure that they are compliant with current legislation to avoid facing costly consequences, according to Legal Associate Andrew...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Nearly three quarters (72%) of buy-to-let investors have claimed that legal changes to the sector this year will have a negative...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Supply and demand of rental property dipped in December, according to the December Private Rental Sector (PRS) report from the Association...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Paragon Group has released its results for the year ending 30 September 2015, reporting that buy-to-let lending has increased by over...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Government’s decision to reduce landlords' buy-to-let tax relief to the basic rate of 20% is a major factor for half...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove Rental Trends Tracker has revealed that Halstead has been named as the highest performing investment location outside of...