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Buy To Let is still an attractive investment with demand significantly outstripping supply according to Rightmove. The number of available rental properties...

A new analysis suggests landlords quitting the sector and selling in high-rent areas enjoy strong premiums. A lettings agency has analysed average...

Property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, which reveals that investment in UK Purpose Built...

New research shows the average premium for waterfront homes in the UK standing at 48%. Knight Frank says that premiums broken down...

Barclays Property Insights data shows the top 10 attributes that renters consider non-negotiable or ‘deal-breakers’ when assessing a property, as well...

Property investors are cautiously optimistic and focusing on the prospect of base rate cuts ahead of UK and global political issues,...

Tenant demand for mainstream rental homes climbed by 1.5% between Q1 and Q2 2024, although demand remains 2.3% lower than this...

There’s a new investment hotspot list prepared by fast-growing UK property portal OnTheMarket. It applies to the second quarter of this year...

The latest house price index for the UK - released as Sir Kier Starmer was still celebrating his move into 10...

Property portal Zoopla says it has developed a long-run model showing whether UK house prices are too expensive or fairly valued. It...

Propertymark latest Commercial Outlook gives a mixed view of the sector’s imminent future.     Propertymark’s commercial property agent members were asked to...

There’s been a 23% rise in the number of homes hitting the market across Britain over the past six months with...

Nearly three in five High Net Worth investors plan to significantly increase their overall investment allocation to real estate in the...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

The savvy property investor knows the importance of adapting their strategy to the ever-changing market. In 2024, one strategy has emerged...

An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...

Buyers and sellers are proving determined to press ahead with their home moves, despite the looming General Election, research has shown....

Demand remains relatively subdued in London’s prime postcodes, as the General Election nears. The number of offers made above £5m was 22%...

Savills has given an upbeat assessment of how the new homes sector has performed so far in 2024 - but it...

House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban...

The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...

As Taylor Swift's  "Eras" tour sweeps through the UK next month, investors in key concert cities have a unique opportunity to...

Following its recent expansion into the West Country, buying agency Black Brick’s newly founded Country & Coast team has analysed the...

Figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC) show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down...

Handelsbanken’s latest ‘Property Investor Report’ shows the East of England as the most attractive region for property investors over the next...

Despite the well publicised problems hitting buy to let investment, demand looks set to stay strong as first time buyers struggle...

The strength and popularity of the Greater Manchester single-family Build To Rent sector has been revealed by new research by Manchester...

New research by property software firm APRAO shows that developer demand for land-only plots has declined by 11% on an annual...

There are signs of a seasonal pick-up in activity in country house markets, but higher mortgage rates are keeping demand in...

A new analysis by online agency Yopa suggests that London has a weak ripple effect for house price growth across local...

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

A developer claims international investors are flocking to purchase properties across Paros and Crete. Leptos Estates says south east Asian purchasers are...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. And the greater the supply,...

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...

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...

The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...

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

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

Essential Information Group says the UK property auction market saw substantial growth in February - the latest data. Of the 36 metrics...

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

A new study conducted by comparison site GetAgent has revealed the most in-demand locations to buy a second property in. Global searches...

The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...

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

Proposals to deliver a “once in a lifetime” regeneration of Glasgow’s Charing Cross have taken a step forward with the submission...

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

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

Mallorca is booming.  Visitor numbers are at an all-time high and the property market has shown a stable 1.7 per cent annual...

House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...

La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

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

Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.   She...

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

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

Landlords and property developers can access a free course from a retrofit knowledge and skills provider. The online course - called Retrofit...

Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...

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

Birmingham council, which last autumn declared itself effectively bankrupt, has instructed retained auctioneers Bond Wolfe to put 29 disused properties, investments,...

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

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

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

Anastasia Yianni of Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty writes:  For overseas property investors looking for an investment in 2024, Cyprus continues to stand...

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

British interest in international property has dipped slightly, claims property portal Kyero. It says British buyers await a possible relaxation of post-Brexit...

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

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

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

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

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

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

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

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

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

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

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

Integritas Property Group, which describes itself as one of the fastest-growing property developers in the North West of England, is opening...

Well located building plots and renovation projects near the Cornish coast have historically been in high demand and short supply -...

The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...

Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

An ethical property investment is claiming impressive rental yields on student accommodation in the north of England. The Integritas Property Group says...

A property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...

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

The commercial property market has performed well in recent years, although trends differ from inner city and local markets, reports Dutton...

High net worth investors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE see the UK property market as a strong investment opportunity as...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

The level of rental properties remains drastically low, according to the latest Housing Insight report from letting agents trade body Propertymark. 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...

England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...

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

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...

One-in-five landlords are considering diversifying into commercial property, according to research from Shawbrook. In the midst of economic volatility and uncertainty within...