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![Fast Bridging Loans:The 2024 Guide to Finance Property Deals](/upload/images/4(2).png)
What are bridging loans and when are they useful? Bridging loans are a type of short-term financing that property investors can use...
28 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Late Autumn Property Sentiment surges in prime London](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%203.jpg)
It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Register of Overseas Entities for UK property – the clock is ticking…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/YourOverseasHome_400x310.png)
All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kensal on the rise! Yellow Brick Estates launch landmark Help to Buy project](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Kensal400x310.jpg)
Yellow Brick Estates, a London-based real estate development company, have successfully launched a new residential development in the heart of the...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General Modular Homes selected for Wolverhampton residential scheme](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Wolverhampton_400x310.png)
Legal & General Modular Homes has recently been drafted by the City of Wolverhampton Council as its preferred developer from a...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Spain roundup – dream job alert, market update and rise in UK buyers](/upload/images/Locations/Spain-CostaDelSol-400x310.jpg)
Over 5,500 people have applied for the dream job of becoming a holiday home tester in Spain – and there’s still a...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bouncing back – Brit buyers return to Europe after Covid and Brexit](/upload/images/Locations/SpanishProperty400x310.png)
Just over a year ago (December 31 2020), the transition period for Brits to retire to European Union countries without the...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – despite a dreary December…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![HS2 – will investors in the North now miss out?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360%20x%20280%20Inadash.jpg)
Since its announcement all the way back in 2009, HS2 is a project that has attracted controversy, derision, support, protests, high-profile...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, enormous sales and a Rapunzel tower](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will 2022 be the time to invest in property?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Plans-400x310.png)
Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Everything you need to know about buying a new build](/upload/images/library/NewHousing-1-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, the experts at regulated property buyers GoodMove explore everything investors need to know about buying a new build, including what...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – looking back at a successful September](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
The theme of this week’s roundup is reflection, as Allsop and SDL Auctions report successful auction results for September, while Auction...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Debunking the myths regarding the 2025 boiler ban](/upload/images/library/GasBoiler-400x310.png)
In 2019, the UK government announced that it would be bringing in a ban on gas boilers. This was originally scheduled...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – the all-stars of August auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
Although summer is winding down, the world of property auctions is still very much active, with data from iamsold revealing that...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - a day in the life of a show home interior designer](/img/default/pit.png)
For property developers, show homes and marketing suites play a key role when it comes to advertising and selling properties in...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Record high - properties continue to sell over asking price](/img/default/pit.png)
NAEA Propertymark has released its June Housing Report, revealing that properties are selling over their asking price at an all-time high. The...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – can you still benefit from the stamp duty holiday?](/img/default/pit.png)
Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why the end of the stamp duty holiday is good for the property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How will the end of the stamp duty holiday affect today's property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at property buyers, GoodMove, shares his thoughts on the stamp duty holiday, how it’s contributed to higher...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – a rare opportunity and the best auction house hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ‘rare opportunity’ for buyers to purchase a former Edwardian school, the...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Records, rebranding and Rightmove: a year at SDL Property Auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
Managing Director and auctioneer at SDL Property Auctions, Andrew Parker, takes a look back at how SDL Property Auctions has grown...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![More money spent on housing – are things looking up?](/img/default/pit.png)
More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new ventures, league tables and the stamp duty race](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![What a Covid vaccine could mean for the property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus vaccine roll-out is going far better than any of us could ever have imagined, with more than a third...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – luxury towers, £1m-plus homes and a hopeful 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a closer look at the diverse lots at Bond Wolfe’s next sale, Allsop’s range of...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Volume of properties falls nearly 22% across UK - study](/img/default/pit.png)
The average volume of properties advertised on the market has fallen by nearly 22% since it hit a peak in November, according...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Post-Budget BTL hacks - advice for investors to beat the stamp duty chaos](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages...
10 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Auction roundup – record results and the cure for stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, fruitful partnerships and Feb catalogues](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property investor Today looks at SDL Property Auctions’ latest extensive catalogue, BidX1’s 2020 success and Auction Estates’ landmark appointment...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: Prime property continues to bear the brunt of Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s prime property market is evolving, rather than suffering, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, new data from wealth manager and private...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Centrick secures £400k grant for cladding in Brum city centre](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property firm Centrick has become one of the first in the Midlands to secure remuneration as part of the government’s...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – How has Covid affected global housing market trends?](/img/default/pit.png)
Few places remain unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with cases fluctuating across the nation, but still high overall. Domestically, as far...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021: is it the comeback year for PCL property?](/img/default/pit.png)
It goes without saying that 2020 was an incredibly eventful year for us all. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns meant...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Spain update – post-Brexit residency rules and high UK demand for second homes](/img/default/pit.png)
While Brexit may now be well and truly done, British citizens residing in Spain who have yet to complete the necessary...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top tips for selling a property in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite 2020 being a turbulent year for many businesses across the UK, the property market actually saw a mini-industry boom. As...
15 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Auction roundup – record results and PropTech partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
As we settle into 2021, Auction House and iamsold reflect on last year’s record sales, while Pugh announces new technology designed...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal update – Golden Visa confusion and alternative forms of residency](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countdown - Brits have 6 months to secure EU residency with PT Golden Visa](/img/default/pit.png)
While Brussels and Westminster finally agreed an eleventh-hour trade and security deal before the end of the Brexit transition period –...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what will 2021 have in store for the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With 2020 wrapped up and many anticipating the year ahead, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, provides commentary...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how will the property market look in 2021?](/img/default/pit.png)
It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 - how can British sellers sell their Spanish home post-Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
For those who are looking to sell their property in Spain and return to the UK, Simon Pelling, managing director of...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![An outlook on the year ahead, as told by property specialists](/img/default/pit.png)
With mixed views of what 2021 could bring to the property market, Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – ending 2020 on a high note!](/img/default/pit.png)
With tighter Covid restrictions throughout the UK, concerns surrounding the pandemic spike once again. However, property auctions continue to prevail during...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – demand for European living and property investment remains strong](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s appetite for European property investment in 2020 has not been significantly hampered by the major disruptions of a global...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can investors meet the rising demand for sustainable homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
With some 20% of the UK’s carbon emissions coming from domestic buildings, the importance of sustainable construction has become undeniable. Over the...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Going, going…gone: has Covid killed off the traditional auctioneer?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like many other sectors, auction houses have headed exclusively online during the pandemic - and have made a huge success of...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – November results and December promises](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest auction results from iamsold and SDL Property Auctions, as well...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![A long road ahead for the rental property sector](/img/default/pit.png)
The residential and commercial lettings market has always required those involved to be on their toes in order to keep up...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buyers use H2B to purchase £1m worth of apartments in Worcester](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s Help to Buy scheme has reportedly assisted 80% of buyers to purchase more than £1 million-worth of apartments at...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – the guaranteed success of auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
October was a fruitful month for auctioneers, with iamsold, Auction House and Strettons seeing good results from their most recent sales....
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is the issue with hidden developers in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain has long been one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations and has also long been a favourite location for holiday...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Answers to the most common questions when it comes to the 30-day CGT rule](/img/default/pit.png)
Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance
![Revealed – new hope for buyers who lost deposits for Spanish off-plan homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Spanish homebuyers who paid and lost deposits on off-plan properties in the country as a result of the global financial crisis have been urged...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Event roundup – Green Home Awards launched and landlord event heads online](/img/default/pit.png)
Homebuilding & Renovating – which describes itself as the number one site for self-builders and home extenders – is launching its...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘We need to talk about Brexit’ - how does it affect property buying in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
“It’s time to talk about Brexit,” according to Spanish property expert and author Sean Woolley. While the Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Greek property – government programmes to spark boom for market](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – time’s running out to claim thousands lost in Spain’s property crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![European property and Brexit: does it pay to invest now?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the UK’s official departure from the European Union due to take place on December 31, Chris Nye, editor at Property...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![How does collaboration benefit the property industry?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property industry is among the most collaborative out there, or at least it should be. Any one property project requires the...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - could alternative property investment thrive post-Covid?](/img/default/pit.png)
As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Reminder to investors - changes to Capital Gains Tax now in effect](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is causing such destruction and disruption to all our lives, new tax legislation is still...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the coronavirus affecting British buyers and sellers in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't just affected the UK's domestic property market, it's also badly affected overseas investment, too, especially in countries...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: top tax tips for investors in short-term rentals](/img/default/pit.png)
The short-let rental market is booming, despite controversy and opposition around the world. In recent months, we have covered both the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - will the built environment ever be completely digital?](/img/default/pit.png)
To kick off the new year, we conduct a Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva, who looks after the PR and ecosystem building at Round...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Staying in the EU is best for real estate development activity - claim](/img/default/pit.png)
More than half (59%) of people believe that staying in the EU would be ‘the most advantageous outcome’ to London development...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Secure a sale before Christmas through auction, says auctioneer](/img/default/pit.png)
With Christmas fast approaching, sellers’ hopes to sell before the festive season are dwindling. However, according to SDL Auctions’ national sales director,...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Striking a policy balance is crucial for foreign property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to regulating and managing foreign investment in highly desirable UK bricks and mortar, understanding the subtleties of the...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit blight refuted by UK property market](/img/default/pit.png)
A majority of active home sellers in the UK are unfazed by political uncertainty in 2019, and only 14% think a...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property developer blames the South for 2019 house sales slump](/img/default/pit.png)
The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nine out of 10 new-build homes in the UK have defects](/img/default/pit.png)
More than nine out of 10 new-build homes in the UK have defects and almost 40% fail to meet their original...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investment platform Propio.com launches ‘The Property ISA’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment platform Propio.com is set to launch a property ISA ahead of its April deadline. Part of a new breed of...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investing in crowdfunded development projects – what you need to know](/img/default/pit.png)
Crowdfunded property development projects are great for home buyers and investors alike. For investors, the pros are that you don’t need a...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![A third of landlords at risk of overpaying tax, research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
Almost a third (29%) of UK landlords are still yet to submit their self-assessment before the January 31 deadline, putting them...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property investment outlook remains positive despite Brexit uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
The outlook for property investment in the UK remains positive, despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations. That’s according to a...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brits continue to be the top foreign buyers in France despite Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Britons still top the numbers of foreign buyers purchasing homes in France, according to new research by BNP Paribas. What’s more, as...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices hit record highs in the FTB and second-stepper markets](/img/default/pit.png)
Strong demand from home movers at the beginning of the year has led to the average asking price of a newly-marketed...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buying agent says Brexit won't put British buyers off French property](/img/default/pit.png)
British people will not be put off by the weaker pound and Brexit negotiations and will continue to buy French properties...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Minimum energy efficiency standards for rented properties – are you ready?](/img/default/pit.png)
If you are a buy-to-let investor you are may be required to take action to ensure that your rental properties comply...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Transaction volumes fall 3.2% in April](/img/default/pit.png)
Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices for homes rise to record average of £317,281](/img/default/pit.png)
Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![650 reasons not to worry about student intake from the EU in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
You may have noticed a renewed flurry of post-referendum pessimism in early February as UCAS published its January 2017 deadline application...
17 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![New website enables property investors to swiftly ‘find the best deals’ at auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of bargains available under the hammer, but only...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK property auctions market is ‘easing back the throttle a little’](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Typical property asking price up £3.5k in April 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Bridging loans open up opportunities for budding investors](/img/default/pit.png)
The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shortage of ‘suitable property for sale’ drives up asking prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Business lease renewal compensation deadline – are you prepared?](/img/default/pit.png)
If your property is currently occupied by a business tenant and you want the space back at the end of the...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low rates boosts remortgage market activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![LendInvest completes first auction finance loan](/img/default/pit.png)
Borrowers that require a very quick turnaround to secure their next property investment will be pleased to learn that LendInvest has...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investors who missed tax return deadline urged to act now](/img/default/pit.png)
Private property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, who missed their self-assessment tax return payment last week and do not have a valid...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales of prime central London properties continue to fall but prices pick up](/img/default/pit.png)
Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Average asking prices in Britain break £300,000 barrier, says Rightmove](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Buy-to-let investors offered online tax training](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Tax deadline approaching, are you ready?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including property...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction generates ‘considerable enthusiasm’ as bidding goes global](/img/default/pit.png)
A packed room and competitive pricing saw more than £3.5m raised at the latest Savills regional auction in Nottingham, which took...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK property sales fall in August, HMRC figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices in the UK fall sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
The average asking price for a residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.2% in August compared with the previous...