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Sara Ransom of Stacks Property Search gives her take on which areas savvy prospective buyers should focus on for their next...

Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...

British citizens have long had a love affair with the Spanish property market and like any love affair; it’s had its...

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...

Property search agency Stacks Property has revealed its predictions for the market in 2019, with expectations of a good year to...

A property investment company, One & Only Pro, has launched its online offering after spending two years developing its complex algorithms...

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...

Under half of UK landlords rely on brokers to guide their financial choices for a property purchase, new research by Market...

An online property exhibition dedicated to bringing together the very best off-plan, new and key ready projects from international developers and...

Blackpool’s property market is set to exceed a valuation of £250m this year, with the total spent on sales growing by...

Home rental management company Hostmaker has launched its own home sharing bookings platform - ‘Stayy with Hostmaker’ – in London. The new...

Dundee’s residential property market is being boosted by the V&A effect, with prices regularly well above Home Report valuations and homes...

Ground has now been broken for the new gondola that plays a major role in creating Austria’s largest ski terrain, the...

New data from AA Financial Services recently revealed that the number of British adults who say they want to move from...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £28 million from 180 lots catalogued for its autumn auction. Its penultimate auction of 2018...

Allsop achieved a total of £42.5 million from 155 lots at its residential auction on October 25. This equates to a success...

Buying a new home is a risk even when it doesn’t need renovating. By taking the chance on an unrenovated property,...

The number of British expats living in Spain has dropped by 40%, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais. What’s more, between 2012...

Brexit is due to happen, in one way or another, on March 29 2019. This means that UK nationals interested in...

The Portuguese are currently enjoying the benefits of a strong property market which has been boosted by the attractive prospect of...

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...

There is a huge gulf between the cost of building a house and its market value, according to new analysis from...

The annual celebration of all things French, The France Show, returns to London Olympia on 25th-27th January 2019. Now in its twelfth...

Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...

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)...

Strettons’ catalogue for its October auction, which features 62 lots, is now available online. Taking place on October 8, Strettons’ national property...

Houses in London’s commuter belt will be the hardest hit in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to property investment...

Berlin, which next year marks its 30th anniversary as a re-unified city, has witnessed strong price growth over the last five...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction. The auction – the sixth...

Millennials all across the world are starting to make their way onto the property ladder, driving a major first-time buyer market...

The UK’s second largest city is home to the nation’s highest rental yields surrounding a university, making it the top choice...

Liverpool’s property market is set to reach a £1 billion valuation this year as the total spent on house sales has...

There has been a striking rise in the number of people using equity release to buy a new property, according to...

Despite a significant drop in purchase activity in Central London, landlords are still picking up property in the East and West...

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

The number of landlords with more than 10 Airbnb accommodations listed in London has risen by 8.4% year-on-year, according to recent...

A new generation of property investors is being created by a rise in the number of affordable homes coming to the...

Britons still top the numbers of foreign buyers purchasing homes in France, according to new research by BNP Paribas. What’s more, as...

Brexit uncertainty has ramped up the cost of overseas property, according to Hargreaves Landsdown Currency Service. Despite house prices in Spain still...

Auctions are an excellent opportunity for purchasers to avoid the drawn-out buying process and secure a bargain with competitive prices. However,...

It's not just first-time buyers relying on financial help to purchase a property. According to new research from Lloyds Bank, second-steppers...

International interest in Montenegro property has doubled in the year since the country joined NATO, according to IM Property Group. On 5...

The Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) has introduced the ‘Alliance’ service in a bid to provide free legal advice for...

An unusual 19th century chateau is being offered to the market by French estate agents Leggett Immobilier at a massively reduced...

One in eight Brits looking to move in the next twelve months have an average budget of £322,000 in order to...

The Ideal Home Show 2018, held at Olympia London from 17 March to 2 April, has announced its line-up of property...

The Overseas Property Show returns to Birmingham this weekend, showcasing hundreds of luxury properties in Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde and California. Taking...

British people will not be put off by the weaker pound and Brexit negotiations and will continue to buy French properties...

The inaugural Homebuyer Urban Flood Risk Report has found that nearly one in seven UK homebuyers faced a potential flood risk...

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...

Cornwall has topped the list as the most favoured place to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to new...

London has long been viewed as the UK’s premier location for property investment. In recent years, however, high property prices and...

More than a fifth of recent home buyers (those who purchased less than three years ago) would consider moving home if...

Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...

Specialist lender Together is granting over £800,000 to buy and develop an idle office block, enabling a development company to expand...

The latest research by luxury estate agency Lucas Fox has revealed that Madrid is cementing its status as a key European...

First-time buyers in London are taking a step back to wait for a reasonable deal, causing a lack of demand in...

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

Specialist commercial property auction and investment house, Acuitus, has recruited Peter Mayo as an investment director. Richard Auterac, chairman of Acuitus, commented...

St Albans has been ranked as the most expensive location for a family to upsize from a two-bed flat to a...

Central London commercial investment levels hit £11.5bn during the first seven months of 2017, marking a 24% rise on the corresponding...

A decent broadband connection is now a ‘must-have’ for property buyers, with many prospective purchasers now ranking it more important than...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...

There was a 30% rise in the number of foreign buyers of property in Montreal in the first half of this...

Millennials are the generation born between the early 1980s and the early years of the 21st century, which means that at...

There was a marginal increase in the number of residential property sales in prime central London in the first half of...

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

Some 1.8 million UK adults have primarily stayed or would stay in a relationship in order to get a foot on...

Chinese investors maintained their leading position regarding dollar sales for the fourth consecutive year by spending a record high $31.7bn (£24.1bn)...

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

Investing in overseas property is becoming increasingly popular, and there are certain locations around the globe that are becoming some of...

Growth in residential property prices in the UK continued to slow, but the cost of the average home still increased by...

While many of us dream of owning property in faraway places, the reality is that most people acquiring property abroad tend...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of bargains often going under the hammer. But...

Auctions provide an excellent way to buy property competitively, with a number of great deals often secured under the hammer. However,...

The proportion of people acquiring property with a large deposit dropped in May, the latest mortgage monitor from e.surv shows. Those buying...

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

The recent surge in small deposit mortgage deals for first-time buyers is good news for purchasers, especially first-time buyers. Recently released data...

Many young people are being left with little alternative but to live with their parents to save enough money for a...

Mortgage approvals and household credit growth both slowed last month, adding to growing signs that prospective purchasers in the UK are...

It has been exactly one year since Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%, and while the...

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...

Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...

The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...

The first British purchaser of property at Swiss ski resort Andermatt Swiss Alps says she has been ‘blown away’ by how...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

International buyers of residential property in the U.S. may not necessarily have a major impact on the overall housing market, but...

The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...

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

Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, sales volumes are starting to pick up in the prime central London property market as...

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of foreigners buying property in Spain, according to the latest figures from...

Many buyers desperate to purchase their desired home have been asked to enter into a bidding war, which can often include...

Economic and political turmoil in Turkey is making many investors ‘rethink’ their strategy when it comes to investing in the country’s...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...

As soon as the general election determines the next government, emphasis will need to be placed on making more pressing issues,...

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

Over the past two decades, investing in residential property in the UK has been a relatively secure way to make money,...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of bargains available under the hammer, but only...

Who are you? Franz-Xaver Simmen What does it say on your business card? CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, responsible for the development, planning...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered on the 29th March and now...

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

Property investors are increasingly taking note of a new ski resort development situated in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Andermatt Swiss...

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...

More than a third of home sales fell through in the UK prior to completion during the first quarter of the...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

Residential property prices in Portugal are expected to keep on rising, with experts forecasting growth of about 4% this year, after...

Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following initial post-referendum jitters, but with just 24 hours until Theresa May...

The average price of a home in central London hit a new high of £1,818,262 in 2016, thanks largely to a rally...

Sales volumes are increasing in the prime central London property market as purchasers look to take advantage of more ‘realistic’ asking...

Competitive bidding, lower asking prices, a weak pound, the residential property market in the capital continues to appeal to many prospective...

There has been a significant fall in British demand for Spanish homes since the EU referendum, despite the overall Spanish housing...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

Borrowers that require a very quick turnaround to secure their next property investment will be pleased to learn that LendInvest has...

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

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...

High residential property prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are rippling out into nearby markets, especially those within commuting distance,...

More than 20 properties across Coventry and Warwickshire will go under the hammer this evening – representing the highest number of...

Fewer people are buying resale properties in the U.S., mainly because there is a shortage of housing on the market, new...

The prime minister’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the single market has been cautiously welcomed by leading business figures and...

There has been a significant decline in British demand for property in the Algarve since the EU referendum, according to Fine...

Asking prices for homes in Britain have increased marginally in the last month, while demand on the house-hunting website Rightmove has...

When it comes to investing in property, it pays to know about the latest property hotspots and up-and-coming areas. Here are Portico’s...

The biggest talking point in 2017 will be triggering Article 50 to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the EU,...

Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders, offers her thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming...

Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...

Simon Tollit, director of central London sales at United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty, offers his thoughts on what property market trends...

Many Britons often think about the idea of jetting off overseas to invest in property. Well, if you are planning to make...

Attracted by the prospect of no property chain, with buyers and sellers entering into an immediate and legally binding contract as...

Residential property price inflation across the UK is continuing to slow, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

Scott Hendry of Together shares some tips on buying at auction. Buying at auction is a popular choice for property investors...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

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

Hundreds of thousands of homes acquired each year are at risk of a life-threatening gas incident, such as a carbon monoxide...

While buying property in the UK has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords, it is increasingly holding...

Those investing in newly-built leasehold flats, marketed as ‘virtual freehold’ properties with 999-year leases, are in danger of losing their capital...

If you time your property investment right you could potentially save thousands of pounds on your acquisition, as reflected by historical...

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors taking advantages of some ‘compelling income returns’ in Scotland,...

The property markets in London, New York and Singapore have been among the most popular international destinations for the Gulf’s wealthiest...

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

Fresh moves are being made to help increase transparency in Spain’s second-home market which is sure to appeal to those investing...

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

Dubai, along with the rest of the UAE, would have a better chance of attracting long-term property investors if they provided...

Who are you? Rob Jarrett What does it say on your business card? CEO How long has The Resort Group been trading? We are in...

Three months on from the EU referendum and economists are still trying to assess what impact the decision to leave the...

There was more bad news for the pensions industry after a new study found that young people feel saving for property is...

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

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

The U.S. housing sector is gradually returning to pre-crisis levels, with the latest data revealing that the average price of a home in...

They say no man is an island, however the UK is – and there is only so much land available, says...

With several reports out this week showing that parents are prepared to pay significantly more money to buy property within the catchment...

There has been a notable increase in the number of opportunistic overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive...

More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...

Online interest in Dubai’s real estate market from overseas investors increased in the first half of the year, according to Dubai...

The volume of mortgage enquiries received by deVere Mortgages has surged by 55% week on week since the Bank of England...

It is a tenants’ market in Dubai, as reflected by weakening rental values across many areas in the emirate, owed in...

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has played a major role in deterring many people from buying property, with...

In future only investors with hefty deposits will qualify for mortgages to acquire property in New Zealand under tough new restrictions...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

International property investors are poised to pile into the UK and take advantage of favourable buying conditions by snapping up a...

The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...

Floods of foreign property purchasers, including many investors, are currently looking to take advantage of the rapidly improving real estate recovery...

Fewer homes are now changing hands in prime central London than during the trough of 2008, fresh research shows. Looking specifically at...

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...

Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...

Residential property prices in the UK look set to fall in the coming months as economic and political turmoil have an...

There has been a significant increase in the number of Britons registering an interest in buying property in Spain post-Brexit, according...

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of buying residential property outside of Dublin in the past year, various...

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is set to have a mixed impact on housing markets across London, according to...

My office has been like a doctor’s waiting room at times this year but it is amazing what a bit of...

A sharp fall in the value of the UK pound against the euro, after Britons voted to leave the EU, will...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people from the within the eurozone acquiring property in London in...

Buying property now costs less than renting in more than half of UK cities - and the biggest savings are in...

House prices rose by 8.2% across the UK to a national average of £209,054 over the year to April 2016, according...

There has been a notable rise in the volume of people acquiring their homes outright with numbers of sales registered with...

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...

Buying a property at auction is both exciting and potentially profitable - as long as you can hold your nerve, says...

Whether investing in a standard or more unusual property, the auction house remains a good place to pick up ‘great value’...

The average price of a home in the Algarve has increased for the first time since 2008, thanks largely to a...

It is essential that you conduct your own due diligence before buying property at auction, as Andy Thompson, auction consultant at...

The residential property market in Ireland continues to attract investors due to strong growth witnessed in recent years, particularly as the...

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

A growing number of Britons are investing in Berlin’s property market, according to a local leading estate agent. Bewocon, one of Berlin’s...

Name and business title: Andy Thompson, Auction Consultant, Edward Mellor Auctions. Where in the country does your firm cover? We operate in the North West...

A growing number of vendors are opting to sell homes under the hammer in order to avoid the conventional drawn out...

Work is set to get underway on a £1.3bn Lincolnshire Lakes project later this month that will completely transform the area...

BT has announced a £6bn investment in broadband and 4G coverage to ensure that the ultrafast Openreach service is extended to...

Given the recent introduction of a number of less favourable tax changes relating to buy-to-let properties in the UK, property investors...

A sharp rise in the number of homes coming on to the rental market in Australia is placing downward pressure on...

Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...

More than a third of prime London property acquisitions made by buy-to-let investors in the first quarter of the year were...

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

2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...

Northern cities Leeds and Manchester offer the best buy-to-let property investment opportunities for parents of undergraduate students, according to research. Both areas...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...

Britain is officially obsessed with property, according to new findings by Direct Line Home Insurance. Their latest research found that 63%...

Research by specialist insurer Partnership has shown that one in five people regret choices they have made around property. As part of...

Two more properties have been acquired by property investment firm Drum Income Plus Real Estate Investment Trust (DRIP REIT). The acquisitions,...

Announced in the Summer Budget of 2015, the government is introducing significant changes to how UK landlords can cover the cost...

New research has revealed that a third of renters in the UK currently pay no money into a savings account in...

In 2013, the United Nations (UN) revealed that over five million Brits are now living outside of the UK. However it...

George Osborne’s recent tax reforms have sparked a surge in landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard tax...

The frustrations vented over the looming buy-to-let tax hike has sadly been all too predictable. In the latest twist to what have...

A third of private renters spend longer waiting to get on the property ladder than planned, according to research from Experian. Nearly...

Rightmove has revealed in its annual round-up that in 2015, the busiest month was in fact March, proving that the New...

It has been revealed that Britain’s property buyers are a decisive bunch, with 61% of homeowners buying the first house that...

The unexpected increase in stamp duty for buy-to-let homes will precipitate a rush of property investment, according to buying agency Black Brick.  Chancellor...

Good mobile phone signal is now more important for buyers than the quality and performance of local schools. This is according...

65% of renters are negative about their prospects of purchasing a home, according to new research by online estate agent Urban.co.uk. Nearly...

Since the Chancellor’s announced measures to curb the buy-to-let in the Summer Budget, there has been a flurry of debate –...

Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning...

On the 70th anniversary of UNESCO, the body which awards heritage status, it has been revealed that the longer a place...

Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rates across its 75% loan-to-value (LTV) range by 0.35%, and offered a range of...

The majority of househunters would not be put off buying a property that contained a ghostly presence, it has been revealed. In...

I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...

The Luxury Property Show will return to London for the ninth time next month.  The event, which showcases exclusive properties from across the...

Landlords looking to manage the upfront costs of buying or remortgaging are being helped in this task by Accord Buy to...

Almost half of 18-39 year-olds believe that purchasing a buy-to-let property is the best investment opportunity available at the moment, according...

Quanta is the latest property crowdfunding opportunity to hit the headlines. It is looking to raise £3 million by offering UK...

Property investors are becoming increasingly interested in expanding their portfolios outside of the UK.   Some 46% of property investors surveyed by FXcompared...

A new deal, set to give property owners all over the world the opportunity to save even more money through competitive...

Q: What does it say on your business card? We aren’t really into Job titles, but I run the show! Q: Who are...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Anthony O’Toole – Affiliate Manager Q: Who are Simply Business? Simply Business are an online...

Whether you’re buying to let or simply flipping a property, you will inevitably run into the age old ‘stuff’ obstacle –...