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This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

Despite the ongoing implications of Brexit and, more recently, the pandemic, the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK...

The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...

Knight Frank’s latest PCL (Prime Central London) index reveals that average prices in this market declined by 2.1% in April, the...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today catches up with Charlie Baxter, managing director and co-founder of award-winning development manager Alchemi Group, to find out...

International property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime Ski Property Report 2019, which revealed that the popular ski resort of Val...

With towns and cities across the UK and the world largely becoming dense, mixed-use urban environments, how can investors take advantage...

At Property Investor Today, we regularly like to keep our readers updated with the latest auction goings-on. Here is our latest...

A third of homeowners who have moved house since the referendum in June 2016 say Brexit was behind their decision to...

Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...

Brexit voting areas are displaying the most confidence in the property market, stats released by comparison site NetAnAgent have revealed. While the...

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

The amount spent on European property by Britons has increased by two thirds. That is according to data released by international...

A new survey of housebuilding companies has revealed that the construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum...

Scotland's property market is at its strongest since 2008, despite the EU Referendum, this year’s general election, higher tax rates than the...

There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...

A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...

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

With a growing number of property investors using short-term bridging finance to buy property, June was a landmark for many specialist...

The UK will remain a property safe haven despite the upcoming general election and Brexit, new research shows. The study of 1,100...

There was a sharp rise in the number of property transactions north of the border in March, as demand for property...

Households’ expectations on UK house prices for the coming year remains rather subdued following the outcome of last year’s EU referendum,...

More than nine months on from the historic Brexit vote, and home buyers are now paying 1.3% on average more for...

London’s outer boroughs look set to benefit if they capitalise on an increasing trend towards shorter commutes and flexible working by...

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

More than a third of home sales fell through in the UK prior to completion during the first quarter of the...

Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following initial post-referendum jitters, but with just 24 hours until Theresa May...

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

There has been a significant fall in British demand for Spanish homes since the EU referendum, despite the overall Spanish housing...

A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...

With fears of a residential and commercial property crash having receded following last year’s Brexit vote, London is starting to look...

Investment volumes in London increased to £4.1bn in the final quarter of 2016, the latest Property Perspective report from CBRE shows.  The...

Political and economic uncertainty and a dip in sentiment and transactions generated in part by the outcome of the EU referendum...

Demand for bridging loans surged last year, as a growing number of property investors turned to short-term finance solutions, which typically...

There has been a significant decline in British demand for property in the Algarve since the EU referendum, according to Fine...

More than two thirds of small and medium-sized UK building firms have seen a rise in the cost of materials caused...

Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...

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

Jake Russell, director at Russell Simpson, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Much...

Will Herrmann, director at West Eleven, a property developer and investment company, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we...

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

Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

London has been recognised as the number one retail location in Europe by Savills in its latest European Retail Destination Index,...

With demand for high-end properties in central London cooling following the Brexit vote and property tax increases, Britain’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...

London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...

A strong showing from private investors helped Allsop raise £61.1m at their November residential property auction, held at the Cumberland Hotel...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

There was a surprise rise in UK home prices in October, despite the slowdown in the housing market in recent months,...

Prime residential property prices across the world’s major cities increased on average by 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2016,...

Confidence among housebuilders has improved, with many residential property developers confident that they will succeed in their efforts to build more...

Residential property prices in London are set to fall next year as uncertainty about the UK’s exit from the European Union...

Despite the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, London remains the “most popular European city” for institutional property investors, but...

Despite the rather subdued state of the office market across Sheffield, offices located in the periphery of the city appear to...

A high number of investors up and down the country are continuing to turn to auctions to invest in property despite heightened political...

The slowdown in prime central London’s residential property market caused by overinflated house prices, higher taxes, increasing housing supply, weaker demand...

Investment into the UK hotel market totalled £3.1bn in the first nine months of the year, according to new research from...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

deVere Mortgages and Al Rayan Bank have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sharia-compliant mortgage alternatives to the increasing number...

Residential property prices continued to cool in September as the property market softens, with the latest data from Halifax revealing that...

Housebuilding activity in September rose at the fastest pace since January with various developers reporting resilient demand and generally improving market...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions, confidence in one often-overlooked corner of the market is currently booming. Sentiment among bridging...

Households in all regions of the UK believe the value of their homes increased in September as confidence continued to improve...

Allsop continued to demonstrate market buoyancy last week posting a £56m total from its September residential auction sale, thanks to what...

Three months on from the EU referendum and economists are still trying to assess what impact the decision to leave the...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Properties which are well located, have a reliable income stream or offer the potential to add value will continue to attract...

There has been a significant rise in the volume of prospective property purchasers in the prime central London since the EU...

Consumer confidence in UK house price growth has fallen sharply following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, with almost...

Residential property prices in the UK rose marginally in August to reach yet another all-time high, according to fresh data from...

Online interest in Dubai’s real estate market from overseas investors increased in the first half of the year, according to Dubai...

The volume of mortgages approved dropped to an 18-month low in July suggesting that housing market activity will slow during the...

Activity levels in the UK’s commercial property market have slowed considerably following the UK vote to leave the European Union, as...

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has played a major role in deterring many people from buying property, with...

Since the UK's Brexit vote on June 23, house price growth in the UK has been subdued.  Just yesterday, Rightmove reported that...

Residential property prices in prime central London are currently falling at their fastest rate for seven years owed in part to...

Purchasers remained largely unfazed by the uncertainty in the lead up to the EU referendum as reflected by strong demand for...

Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...

Brexit has had a negative impact on sentiment but many households still expect to see property prices rise at a moderate...

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...

Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...

The UK property market retracted slightly in June in the run-up to the EU referendum and in the few days after...

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

The number of homes that came onto the sales market dropped at its sharpest rate to date while buyer demand fell...

Banks reduced lending to the commercial property sector for the first time in four years in the run-up to the EU...

Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...

There was a marginal rise in the amount of private rents paid by commercial property tenants last month, fresh data reveals. The...

Residential property prices in the UK look set to fall in the coming months as economic and political turmoil have an...

Brexit horror scenarios, including the collapse in UK house prices forecast by the chancellor George Osborne, have failed to materialise so...

Property prices across London’s prime housing markets continued to fall in the run-up to the EU referendum, with further declines anticipated...

UK property shares fell sharply yesterday amid growing uncertainty following the EU referendum vote and the suspension of trading in three...

More than a quarter of residential property sales fell through in the UK during the second quarter of the year mainly because...

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...

Residential property prices in the UK increased marginally in June, despite greater uncertainty in the run-up to the EU referendum, the...

Brexit uncertainty led to demand falling to the lowest level seen since 2013, according to the latest housing market report. The report...

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

Brexit concerns have not dented first-time buyers’ appetite to own their own home, according to estate agents Your Move and Reeds...

Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2bn in May, the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal. Lending was 4% higher...

A sharp fall in the value of the UK pound against the euro, after Britons voted to leave the EU, will...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

It is less than 24 hours until polls open for the EU referendum - and a new survey suggests that Leave is...

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

Homeowners selling their homes in southern regions of the UK have seen the greatest rise in demand for their properties of...

Fewer households across the UK perceive that the value of their home rose in June, according to the latest house price...

Property auction sales rose sharply in May on the back of a significant increase in the volume of lots offered under...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty in...

With bookmakers now offering the shortest ever odds on the UK voting to leave the EU, some homes are being sold...

The majority of Britons who fear that the price of their property will fall if Britain leaves the EU believe that the...

Residential property prices in the UK fell by 0.4% in May, the steepest decline since November 2011, as the European Union...

House prices in the UK are expected to rise further regardless of whether Britain opts to remain or leave the European...

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...

Housing market activity in the UK remained healthy as overall valuation activity in May increased by almost a fifth on an...

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 0.6% in May, twice the rate forecast in a Reuters poll of economists...

A growing number of property investors are adding clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from commercial property...

Up to £900bn worth of property investment in this country will be at risk of harm if the UK votes to...

Residential property prices in cities such as Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester have increased significantly over the past year, a survey...

Demand for residential property across the UK has fallen to one of the lowest levels on record as prospective buyers and...

A marina is not the sort of lot that you would usually see featured in a property auction but investors turned...

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...

Significantly more first-time-buyers would have a chance of getting a foot on the property ladder if Britain votes to leave the...

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

Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...

A vote to leave the EU would have a ‘major hit’ on residential property prices across the UK and increase the...

Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...

There has been a notable rise in Scottish property sales and prices in recent months, although activity in the market has...

There has been a notable fall in the number of overseas nationals investing in the UK’s commercial property sector due to...

Hometrack forecast that residential property prices will continue to rise, albeit at a slower rate of growth. The latest figures released by...

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

Residential property prices across many parts of the UK look set to cool over the next few months amid ‘Brexit’ uncertainty, but...

The rental market in prime central London is starting to slow following a year of record breaking growth with rents either...

New research by Carter Jonas has warned that a vote for Britain to leave the European Union – commonly known as...

There has been a marked recovery in the £2 million+ country house market, according to estate agency Strutt & Parker. The firm...