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I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...

With around 35,000 Brits buying property abroad each year, it is vital that investors seek advice and do their research before travelling overseas to...

Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....

Over 5,500 people have applied for the dream job of becoming a holiday home tester in Spain – and there’s still a...

Owning an overseas property is a dream for many people, but the safest way to ensure this is smooth sailing is...

Property investment will be the best-performing investment asset in 2022, making it the top pick ahead of cash, stocks and cryptocurrency,...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...

Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...

Smartlands - the first company to tokenise property in the UK, and one we've covered a number times on PIT in recent...

In this guest piece, Martin Dell, Founder of Kyero, explores what makes overseas properties, particularly those in France, an attractive option...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s main financial regulator, has warned a number of times in the past about the...

Expatriates are a prime target for scammers. And no wonder, usually being wealthier than locals, out of their comfort zone and...

Here at PIT, we have covered a number of stories in recent times about the potential dangers of get-rich-quick schemes, often...

A leading property developer has claimed that a successful property empire can be built within a short space of time, albeit...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...

The Florida property market has seen a rise in sale prices for 112 consecutive months, and with lower mortgage interest rates...

There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and...

Britain and Hong Kong have long had close relations, not least because it was a British colony until as recently as...

In this guest piece, property development and investment company SevenCapital outline three ways investors can diversify their portfolio.  After the turbulence of...

UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been such buzzwords in the last decade. We hear these concepts often pertaining to a variety...

At the start of this year, you would have got very, very long odds on the prospect of UK-wide lockdowns, mandatory...

No matter if you have a property abroad, a holiday home, or rent a place long-term, 2020 has definitely been a...

“It’s time to talk about Brexit,” according to Spanish property expert and author Sean Woolley. While the Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious...

The 31 October 2020 is a big day for me and my family. It is the day we fly out of...

A top five gaming Dapp, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual properties mapped to actual addresses, has announced...

In a further sign of some sense of normality returning – albeit with many new restrictions and protocols remaining in place...

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...

Women now account for 47% of the total 2.5 million buy-to-let investors in the UK, up from 46% in the previous...

With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...

Welcome back to Women in Property Investment (or WIPI), where we focus on inspiring women who are making their mark in...

Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...

The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...

Chris Dale, the co-founder and CEO of Investa, tells us why he launched an interior design brand especially for the investment...

Last week we explored whether senior living - a rental model aimed at the over-75s - could be the next major property...

Property Investor Today has covered the work of Smartlands - the first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, and the...

The Luxury Property Show is returning to Olympia London on October 31 and November 1, with a brand-new look and a...

A new, unique platform for crowdfunding investment was recently launched by Smartlands, with the company becoming the first to tokenize property...

The current uncertainty being caused by Brexit has had a clear impact on the number of Chinese residential acquisitions in the...

Currency expert FairFx has revealed the best and worst destinations to purchase a second home overseas. With Brexit approaching, a second home...

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...

New research has revealed that women are just as likely to get into the lucrative market of property investment as men,...

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...

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

The third Private Capital Survey from Cluttons, which details the results of a survey of 250 wealthy property investors in the...

Turkish property agency Spot Blue International Property has revealed that the country is emerging as an unlikely champion of cryptocurrencies, with...

Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...

Following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union on June 24 2016, investment in the London property market has...

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

Aston Property Ventures has announced the development of two luxury apartment towers and a shopping mall in the heart of Dubai...

The decline in property prices at the upper end of London’s housing market has led to a sharp rise in home...

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...

The pound fell to an eight-week low after last week’s surprise general election result, which has increased uncertainty over both the...

Portugal has long appealed the Britons looking to buy property overseas, and with housing market conditions continuing to improve now could...

Thousands of investors are expected to postpone or pull out of property deals as a result of Theresa May’s decision to...

International investors’ interest in UK food stores is likely to increase this year, according to a new Savills report, as the...

Despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty, sales volumes are rising in the central London prime property market as buyers look to...

Central London’s office investment market has had another strong year with total turnover for 2016 expected to reach in excess of...

Global house prices rose 5.3% on average in the 12 months to September 2016, with Turkey, New Zealand and Iceland recording...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year.  2016 has...

Some 30% of all Middle Eastern capital targeting the UK post EU referendum has been deployed outside of central London with...

When investing in property abroad, many people fail to take into consideration the impact that fluctuating exchange rates can have on...

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

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...

There was more bad news over the future of the UK economy published yesterday with a report by EY’s Item Club...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

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

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...

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

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

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

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

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

Despite widespread reports that international businesses are already pulling investment from the UK in light of the EU referendum result, one estate...

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...

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

The pound rose 1% against the dollar yesterday and also strengthened against the euro amid signs that the 'remain' camp is pulling...

UK property investors seeking lucrative buy-to-let investments should consider looking to the continent for higher rental yields, according to new research...

Property investments in London are likely to attract more overseas investors, as the UK Britain decides whether to stay in the...

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