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

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

A wealth management company suggests that the HS2 debacle may have a silver lining for Birmingham. With news that the high speed...

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

As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

Since the regeneration scheme was completed in 2015, over 250 properties have sold. At present, only one two-bedroom apartment which forms...

In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...

Research by Rentd has revealed that, despite the government’s best efforts, the return on a buy-to-let (BTL) purchase currently sits at...

A PropTech firm says it recently saved one of its premium Build to Rent (BTR) clients more than £160,000 by preventing a US-based...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham provides some simple steps to help landlords save time, stress, and ultimately money, in the months and years...

Property investors are always looking for new strategies and Rent-to-Rent has recently risen to the top of the popular strategies list....

It emerged a few weeks ago that TV stars Ant & Dec and Phillip Schofield are set to lose around £8...

A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...

A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...

Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...

This week’s roundup features Savills Auctions’ new auction platform, Clive Emson’s extensive auction catalogue, a returning brand with SDL Property Auctions...

Some self-styled property gurus have courted controversy for offering near-instant financial freedom through their training courses, or arguing that anyone –...

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

flatfair, the rental payments technology firm, has partnered with PropTech company Spike Global to further streamline the rental experience of tenants...

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

British appetite for holidays and second homes in Spain remains strong, despite the challenges of the pandemic. That’s according to CostaLuz...

Build to Rent (BTR) specialist Ascend Properties has forecast that completions in the sector will double by 2025, as the fast-growing...

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

When I became interested in property, I didn’t have a large amount of capital that I could invest. This meant that...

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...

A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...

Spain has long been one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations and has also long been a favourite location for holiday...

It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...

A property valuations and disposals firm has been appointed by the joint administrators of two further Elliot Group development schemes in...

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...

One of the biggest investors in the fast-growing Build to Rent market is rebranding its ‘lifestyle-focused’ rental operator arm – in...

Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...

House prices in Spain will close 2020 with little variation over the previous year, according to a recent market analysis of...

  The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mortgage market has been significant and that's why consumers will be seeking expert...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a considerable amount of uncertainty and worry since it took hold in Europe in early March,...

Lettings deposit replacement scheme Ome has looked at how much tenants are paying to secure a rental property, how this has...

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

A huge sum of tenant money is thought to be held by landlords and agents without protection via a deposit protection...

The past decade has seen many companies that converge property portfolios, hospitality and travel benefit from an unprecedented pace of growth. Landlords...

London-based Insurtech start-up Canopy has announced a partnership with 360Globalnet, the next-generation of no-code online digital claim and risk assessment technology.  The...

Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...

With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...

Residently, the London-based rental platform, has secured £7 million in seed investment to help fund its growth in London and New...

Technology is developing constantly, which is steadily changing the scope of property purchasing both domestically and abroad. Zillios.com is seeking to re-define the...

The average income required for a first-time buyer (FTB) to purchase a home has grown 9% since 2016 and stands at...

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...

A leading law firm in Dorset and Somerset has revealed its success in enabling British clients to recover deposits lost on...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Some 98% of tenants are not fully aware of the correct rights of the tenancy deposit law, according to a recent...

Christmas, more than any other time of the year, is one for watching films you've seen a hundred times before. We all...

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Millennials all across the world are starting to make their way onto the property ladder, driving a major first-time buyer market...

Rental innovator and winner of Landlord of the Year 2018, Get Living, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of scrapping deposits with...

Government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech in June to cap tenancy deposits at no more than one month’s rent could...

The number of investors using gifted deposits, a sum of money that is given by a family member forming all or...

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...

Australia has added more measures to curb speculation on residential properties in an effort to curb rising home prices and help...

The Bank of England has warned households to expect interest rates to rise over the 12 months but also predicted living...

Some 1.8 million UK adults have primarily stayed or would stay in a relationship in order to get a foot on...

Recent months have seen the UK property market starting to slow down. So what has caused this, and will it change? Whilst...

Growth in residential property prices in the UK continued to slow, but the cost of the average home still increased by...

The proportion of people acquiring property with a large deposit dropped in May, the latest mortgage monitor from e.surv shows. Those buying...

The recent surge in small deposit mortgage deals for first-time buyers is good news for purchasers, especially first-time buyers. Recently released data...

Many young people are being left with little alternative but to live with their parents to save enough money for a...

Buy-to-let investors and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London tomorrow where they will be able to...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

As soon as the general election determines the next government, emphasis will need to be placed on making more pressing issues,...

TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...

The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme will come to an end tomorrow and there are fears that its withdrawal could...

World Cup legend Sir Geoff Hurst is among thousands of Britons offered fresh hope of retrieving money feared lost following the...

An online property service has launched a major crowdfunding campaign to fuel expansion plans. No Agent, launched three months ago, claims to...

Homebuyer deposits rose by an average of £5,000 in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period last...

The number of properties for sale on the UK housing market has hit a six month high, helping to alleviate the...

British investors who lost big deposits in the Spanish property crash have been given fresh hope of getting back their money. As...

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

A campaign to tackle the issue of landlords in Ireland withholding tenants’ deposits was launched this week by the Union of...

In future only investors with hefty deposits will qualify for mortgages to acquire property in New Zealand under tough new restrictions...

Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...

The European Commission (EC) has not yet taken any decision regarding the capitalisation of Portuguese state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos. Portugal’s...

Portugal’s largest bank, Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), which holds almost one-third of all deposits in the country, is on the...

It is essential that you conduct your own due diligence before buying property at auction, as Andy Thompson, auction consultant at...

An estimated £5 million is wasted in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) each year as rental properties are not cleaned to...

New research has revealed that a third of renters in the UK currently pay no money into a savings account in...

Almost 300,000 landlords have failed to protect their tenants' deposits, totalling over £500 million of unprotected funds, according to a new...

65% of renters are negative about their prospects of purchasing a home, according to new research by online estate agent Urban.co.uk. Nearly...

80% of those renting accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, according to findings from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS). The...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says that basic communication is the key to avoiding official deposit disputes.  A simple conversation...

The importance of good communication between landlords and tenants at the end of a tenancy has been further highlighted by recent...

Tenants across Britain could be losing thousands of pounds due to incomplete inventories, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has...

Deposit protection legislation coming into force today is a ‘step in the right direction’, according to the Association of Independent Inventory...