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With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

The private rental sector may have been tough for investors in recent months in particular, but new figures show a healthy...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

The average landlord looking to offload their portfolio from April 6 stands to save 4% on the rate of Capital Gains...

New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023.  The latest report by the Local...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy.  This is...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

Knight Frank says private investors remain the most active buyers in global commercial property. In 2023 private capital invested US$338 billion globally,...

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...

UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

A French court has blocked a law change allowing Britons to stay in France for over 90 days without a visa...

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...

Claire Flynn, mortgages expert at Confused .com, has given 12 tips for anyone considering investing in student housing. “Investing in student properties...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

By Sean Woolley, director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain   In 2022 we were predicting that the market would cool, but...

An investment platform is backing two of the more unusual property sectors - short lets and assisted living - as good...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...

The days of Cornish property selling unseen, over the asking price, overnight, are a long and distant memory. The prime Cornish market...

The latest research by Foxtons reveals just how much London homeowners can add  Ali’s to their property by digging down. The research...

A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...

A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...

A new study has uncovered the most profitable garage conversions investors can consider for properties.  According to the figures, turning a garage...

Real estate finance and investment house TAB has launched a new fractional ownership model called TAB Property - and it’s purchased...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service shows that average UK monthly rents for Q3 2023 were £1,121.46: a rise of...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

Brunel University’s students are the most profitable to house, according to the latest study from Alan Boswell Landlord Insurance.  The firm utilised...

Yields for buy to let or corporate residential rental investors are likely to be reduced as a result of a legal...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...

House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...

Research by a specialist lender has lifted the lid on potential property investment with HMO conversions. Octane Capital says that while the...

Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

A property investment consultancy says off-plan properties “are one of the hottest strategies right now.” Redmayne Smith has analysed the advantages of...

The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...

A new heat map is making available information to investors about the threat of Japanese Knotweed. Investors can enter their postcode directly...

The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

As the trend for working from home slowly diminishes, so there has been a return of the premiums for homes near...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...

A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...

Demand for projects fell like a stone during 2022 as the cost of building supplies were on the rise and tradespeople...

Here Richard O’Neill - managing director of lettings at Romans Estate Agents - advises investors how to recognise and optimise yield for...

A property investment service says investing in the EPC rating of a property before selling can increase sale profits by more...

Cash-paying investors are swooping in and making purchases for less than their mortgage counterparts, new data suggests. In June 2023 cash buyers...

Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...

Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty has published its quarterly report analysing the performance of the Cyprus residential real estate market in the...

The number of completed Build-to-Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to 88,100 units...

Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...

A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...

A property advice service is suggesting that almost anything done to make money from a property could land the owner or...

Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...

A franchise consultancy has calculated how much it costs to start a property development business - and it claims this makes...

The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...

An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...

With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...

A property investment platform has issued a guide to the property development franchise - a business model in which a person...

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

We all need to learn more about how to reduce our energy bills and take steps to ensure our homes are...

Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent  in the past year according to...

Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth.  The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...