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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

The typical buy-to-let investor has reduced the size of their portfolio by as much as 27% across England and Wales in...

With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

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

A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...

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

New research by digital mortgage lender Molo shows where in England and Wales offers the highest and lowest rental yields.  The current...

House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...

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

New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

That’s the clear result of a survey by the National Residential Landlords Association.  It says some 12 per cent of landlords in...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...

Anvil Homes has secured a hefty £4.2 million funding package from Paragon Development Finance to support its nine-home new build development...

Pluto Finance closed £130 million of senior development finance in August, at an average margin of 4.1% and an average Loan...

The total market value of foreign-owned homes in England and Wales currently stands at £90.7 billion, research from Benham and Reeves...

There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...

Pinch, punch, it’s the first of the month! While it is indeed April Fools’ day, these record sales at auction are...

With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...

The regions of England and Wales home to the least time remaining to renew when it comes to properties listed for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...

This week’s roundup is centred around demand, with iamsold reporting a strong rise in Modern Method of Auction as market conditions...

In the first auction roundup of 2022, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; from iamproperty’s successful year with...

On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...

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

A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...

A study by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has analysed how a move to city status could bring about a substantial...

In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...

The North West of England has held the title for buy to let property hotspot for some time now. However, property...

In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...

The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...

Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property?  Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...

More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...

The latest figures from an online estate agent have revealed which region in England and Wales is the most energy-efficient. With 85%...

In the first quarter of 2021, the escape to the country trend triggered by the pandemic drove annual price growth to its...

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...

Housebuilding took a hit as a result of the pandemic, but there are signs that it is now starting to recover. In...

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...

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

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 Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...

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

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

A third of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property boom, according to research from leading letting firm Apropos. It looked...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

If you’re an investor with an asset you’re keen to get rid of, you’ll be eager to know where the best...

Research by TrustedLand and LandTech has revealed that more than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized property developers expect to...

With the potential for restrictions to be in place on and off for many years to come, and the likely continued...

Landlords and property investors with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty...

Construction work has commenced on the Tate Residences, an ‘eagerly awaited’ luxury collection of 37 spacious apartments which overlook Sussex Cricket...

In recent days we have been exploring the future of property auctions with a number of major auction houses across the...

Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...

The lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has frozen the housing market, according to Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...

The housing market in England and Wales remains on course to record strong growth this spring, according to reallymoving.com. Its House Price...

New data from AI-powered property investment portal oneandonlypro.com has revealed that the North of England is the best place to nab...

Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...

House prices in England and Wales are set to end the year 4.1% higher than at the end of 2018, reallymoving’s...

Buy-to-let landlords operating in the East Midlands are the most positive about the future prospects for their rental business, according to...

The number of residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past 20 years, propelled by rising property prices, according to...

Police investigations into electricity theft are 13% higher this year than in 2018, according to Direct Line for Business. The insurance company...

The number of Londoners purchasing country properties costing £2 million and above between January and June was at its highest level...

Average house prices in England and Wales are set to see an average 0.9% monthly drop over the next three months,...

Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...

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

Instances of gazumping have been few and far between in Central London for the past five years.  However, a shortage of housing...

Super-prime property portal, Vyomm, has looked at the highest average house price across England and Wales to determine the best performing...

A new study from AI-powered property investment portal One and Only Pro has revealed the top ten seaside towns for property...

Newcastle is the best UK university town or city for property investment, new research by AI-powered property investment portal One and...

Townhouses have recently outperformed all other property types in the prime country house market, according to Knight Frank's latest Index. The agency's...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...

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

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Blackpool’s property market is set to exceed a valuation of £250m this year, with the total spent on sales growing by...

How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment?   When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...

LendInvest has released the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report. The LendInvest BTL Index is published quarterly and ranks 105 postcode areas around...

Online estate agency yieldit has unveiled the best buy-to-let locations in England and Wales. The new data, gathered from the agency's current...

Reduced demand in the market has led to price-cutting becoming the new norm, according to home.co.uk. Its ‘October Asking Price Index’ recorded...

Liverpool’s property market is set to reach a £1 billion valuation this year as the total spent on house sales has...

Dorset’s postcode district BH17 has been crowned the best location to sell a home this month, with a market heat temperature...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...

New data from property consultancy Carter Jonas has revealed that a high volume of farmland stock is set to come to...

While home prices may have nudged up this month across England and Wales, market conditions in London and the South East...

The latest research from Lloyds Bank has crowned Grosvenor Crescent in Belgravia as the most expensive residential street in England and...

The inaugural Homebuyer Urban Flood Risk Report has found that nearly one in seven UK homebuyers faced a potential flood risk...

The latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report has revealed that Manchester is the top buy-to-let destination in the country. Published every quarter, the...

The CLA has condemned the government for an ‘abdication of responsibility’ over new energy efficiency rules for listed buildings. In a damning...

House prices in Scotland increased by an average of 0.5% in June to reach an average of £175,941, according to the...

Annual house price growth slowed in July, according to the latest figures from LSL Property Services. Last month, annual growth dipped by...

Improvements to the existing stamp duty regime would significantly boost the number of housing transactions across England and Wales, according to...

The average value of bare agricultural land in England and Wales fell by 1.7% to £7,313 an acre in the second...

Residential property prices in Scotland continue to rise, according to new figures. The average price of a property in Scotland in May...

Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged  over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...

Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...