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Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

March witnessed a modest rise in retail footfall across the UK, with an increase of 1.7% compared to February, signalling the lowest...

Buyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped by 0.1% while stock levels have fallen by 0.5%.  But the quarterly figures show a...

The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...

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

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

New research by consumer group HomeOwners Alliance shows that for many young people, homeownership has become an impossible dream. A sentiment survey...

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

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

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

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

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

Investment returns and activity in London’s property market has been stronger than the rest of the country over the last 12...

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

New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

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

The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...

All regions saw annual price falls in Q3 The Nationwide has produced regional house price indices for Q3 - the July to...

A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...

Market analysis by Sirius Property Finance, a debt advisory firm, reveals that commercial property transactions are down 67 per cent while...

Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...

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

Almost three quarters of investors  have yet to see a decline in the value of their property portfolio, it’s being claimed. A survey...

New figures from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than...

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

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

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...

Research by Nested, the modern estate agent, reveals that £250bn worth of property has been sold in the UK in the...

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...

Andy Jones, Group Director, Corporate  & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional...

Spanish property experts Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklin from Spanish Property Insight have been sharing their thoughts...

The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

The private rented sector (PRS) has been under the looking glass for the past few weeks, yet the PRS is not...

With summer in full swing and temperatures rising, GetAgent has analysed the property market performance of the UK’s most popular coastal...

With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...

Market analysis from Octane Capital has revealed that the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England has dropped in...

New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

With tenants returning to the capital in 2022, research by rental portal Rentd has revealed that the London rental market has...

With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...

Russian residential property purchases contributed an estimated £190 million in market value and £13.2 million in stamp duty tax last year,...

Labour’s London Assembly planning spokesperson has claimed that much-needed new homes will remain unbuilt and potential jobs unfilled without long-term investment...

While the level of new homes being granted planning permission dipped during the first year of the pandemic, this negative trend...

It’s been a tumultuous year for the student accommodation market, with distance learning and travel restrictions taking their toll on occupancy...

The UK is currently trailing a number of other major European nations when it comes to the delivery of new homes...

In this mini update, Property Investor Today looks at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), from the locations with the...

Last week saw Sandwell’s Cabinet approve ambitious plans to regenerate and revitalise West Bromwich’s town centre over the coming decades. The West...

A construction output report has revealed that the value of underlying work commencing on-site has fallen 15% in the three months...

Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...

Average UK rents have risen to almost £1,000 per month – £62 more than at the start of the pandemic, according...

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

Homebuyer demand in the UK remained robust for much of Q4 2021, sitting at an average of 65.6%, up by 0.9%...

Research by Unlatch has revealed where across the UK we’re most in need of new homes based on the size of...

The prime London rental market has enjoyed an 8% uplift in rental values over the last year, with the most in-demand...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

Research by real estate debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance has revealed how the pandemic halved the profits taken by the...

Those investors looking to join the pandemic bounce-back may be asking where the best places in London are to consider for...

Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...

The UK has a longstanding problem with housing. A shortfall in available and viable land in areas with investment potential is...

John Clay, a board member and past chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, has written an open letter to the...

Shopping centres have taken a hit in recent years thanks to changing shopping habits, the growth of online retail, a decline...

New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

New research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that all but one line on the London Underground has...

The short-term rental sector has bounced back quicker than most accommodation sectors since the UK’s reopening, recent performance data from STR...

During the Housing and Build to Rent Conference, a leading architect based in Nottingham declared that the death of the city...

Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at property buyers, GoodMove, shares his thoughts on the stamp duty holiday, how it’s contributed to higher...

Findings from a Build to Rent (BTR) specialist have revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to...

When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...

Research from a new-build snagging company has found that a number of new-build homes being delivered are unfit for purpose as housebuilders...

The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...

One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

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

The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...

The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...

Just a decade ago the term ‘silver surfers’ was common media parlance for an older person attempting to use technology. Looking...

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

If, over the years, you have been interested in an investment property abroad, chances are that France was one of the...

Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...

Since the coronavirus crisis began, there has been lots of talk about the death of the city-centre as people seek more...

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

After several years of growth across all real estate segments, 2020 was anticipated to maintain this trend. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic...

LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...

Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

Two of Australia’s most popular cities - Melbourne and Sydney - are tipped for a Build to Rent (BTR) boom, according...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

The annual price decline in prime central London (PCL) was 4.3% for the third consecutive month in January, while average rents...