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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...

Residential property prices rose by an average of £3,217 north of the border in April, the latest Your Move’s Scotland House...

Overall housing output north of the border continued to flatline with just 88 more homes, the equivalent of around 1%, built...

House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...

The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...

A conference will be held for landowners willing to play their part in solving the rural housing crisis next month. The event,...

Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...

Residential property prices continued to increase at a modest pace in April, the latest figures show. The average home in England and...

Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...

Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...

The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...

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

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to last year’s referendum, with various experts, including...

There are currently 10 buyers chasing every property on the market across England and Wales, according to a leading estate agency firm. haart,...

Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...

Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...

The average price of a home in England and Wales increased by almost £1,900 in February compared with the previous month,...

The leasehold system is a feudal form of property ownership in England and Wales, which many investors believe is a flawed...

Asking prices for residential properties listed for sale in England and Wales increased by 2% in the month to early February, the...

The average price of a home in Scotland in December 2016 increased by 2.2% compared with the previous year to reach...

Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...

The average residential property price in England and Wales edged up by 0.1% in November, according to the latest the LSL/Acadata...

Demand from homebuyers in the UK continued to fall in November and is now down by more than a fifth year-over-year,...

Asking prices for homes across the UK rose by 0.9% this month, fresh data from Rightmove shows. According to the property website,...

The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...

Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...

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

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

The average asking price for a residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.2% in August compared with the previous...

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

The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...

The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...

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

The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...

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

Analysis of official figures has revealed the worst performing UK location for average house price growth since the first quarter of...

Home.co.uk's latest Asking Price Index has shown that house prices in the East of England have surged thanks to a chronic...

The year is commencing with significant optimism, as prices have risen 0.3% across England and Wales in the last month; the...

Average house prices in England and Wales increased by almost £18,000 across 2015, meaning the UK average property price now stands...

It has been revealed that residential property investment in England and Wales has massively outperformed other major asset classes over the...

The value of prime country houses increased by 3.1% during 2015 – a sign that the market is finally adjusting to...

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...

Diminishing levels of supply means the UK’s property marketplace is continuing to contract, according to the findings from Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...

Rents across England and Wales dipped on a monthly basis between September and October, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from...

The number of properties for sale in England and Wales has fallen to a new low, according to property website Home.co.uk. The...

The latest Rightmove Rental Trends Tracker has revealed that Halstead has been named as the highest performing investment location outside of...

I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...

According to the Family Hotspots Report by OneFamily, the historic market town of Wokingham has been crowned the best place in...

Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...

Average rents in England and Wales accelerated at a faster rate in June than in any other month on record, according...

New research by Knight Frank has revealed there is a premium for properties situated within a National Park or an Area...

The latest Buy-to-Let index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents throughout England and Wales increased by 4.6%...

Properties situated near to independent schools and university towns hold their value and are able to recover faster from a housing...

165,000 people in England and Wales have a second property which they keep as a holiday home, new research from Direct...

House prices in all English regions and Wales increased over the last month as demand rose across the UK, according to...