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Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...

Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

The number of British citizens officially registered as living in Portugal shot up by more than 30% between 2019 and 2020,...

The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....

Expatriates are a prime target for scammers. And no wonder, usually being wealthier than locals, out of their comfort zone and...

In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...

Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...

With Portugal on the UK’s green list and slowly reopening to British (and other) holidaymakers, the country is likely to be...

The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...

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

Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...

In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...

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

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...

Despite it being not far off 15 years since the global financial crisis, the fallout is still being felt in the...

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...

British citizens are still able to access Portugal’s favourable Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime, despite the UK no longer being part...

Buy-to-let landlords and investors are anxiously anticipating the planned hike to Capital Gains Tax (CGT), which would drastically increase the amount...

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...

Since the Brexit transition period ended just over a month ago, and the UK ceased to be a part of the...

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...

While Brussels and Westminster finally agreed an eleventh-hour trade and security deal before the end of the Brexit transition period –...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

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

Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...

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...

For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...

While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...

European residential real estate giant Cordia International has acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. Cordia, a developer with interests across Hungary, Poland, Spain, Germany and Romania, is the...

Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...

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

Of the four largest Balearic Islands, Menorca – alongside Formentera - is probably the least known and the least celebrated. It is...

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

Portugal, already a highly popular holiday, second home and retirement destination for Brits, has been widely praised for the way it...

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

Emigrating abroad has always been a popular choice for Brits wanting to relocate to sunnier climes for a better quality of...

The coronavirus pandemic has had huge impacts on all parts of the property industry, with the market effectively on pause mode...

It's been abundantly clear in recent months that the coronavirus pandemic - which has caused such drastic restrictions on travel, tourism...

It has been well over a month since the UK government first announced social distancing measures in response to Covid-19. At...

In recent weeks we have extensively covered the impact of Covid-19 on British buyers in Spain, including how buying with a...

Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...

A property investment expert and well-regarded podcaster has offered some top advice to investors on how they can cope with, and...

The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and possibly for much longer than that, the new normal is...

Like everyone else, it's a difficult time for investors in terms of planning ahead and finding out where the safe havens...

The coronavirus pandemic has put all aspects of normal life on hold for the time being, and has affected each and...

While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...

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

Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...

Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...

Despite Brexit, Spain has reclaimed its status as a hotspot for British buyers, with the Costa del Sol a firm favourite. Last...

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

Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...

It’s not hugely surprising that homes near strong transport links enjoy better house price growth, but new research has now revealed...

Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...

Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...

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

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...

The Portuguese capital Lisbon is experiencing a real estate revival, according to Knight Frank’s new insight into the city. It’s currently in...

The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...

It took the Spanish property market several years before it really started to claw its way out of the chaos brought...

Spain’s property market is set for steady growth in 2019, according to Lucas Fox International Properties. With 2018 proving to be another...

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

British citizens have long had a love affair with the Spanish property market and like any love affair; it’s had its...

Propertymark has studied its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year, with the findings revealing that first-time buyer...

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...

The owners of some of London's most affluent homes have faced a number of challenges since the market crashed in 2007,...

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

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fully authorised ‘Lendy – The Property Platform’, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer platforms. Following a detailed...

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

Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...

The number of house-hunters looking for new homes rose by 37% in January in line with the supply of available properties...

Property sales in the UK have still not recovered to anywhere close to their pre-2008 levels, a decade on from the...

Residential property prices in the UK increased at the slowest rate in over four years in July, due to ongoing political...

Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...

A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...

The total number of mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as competition...

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

House prices in Sydney dipped for the first time in 18 months in April, according to new data, as regulators continue...

More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...

Residential property prices in Australia are increasing at their fastest pace in seven years, fuelling growing fears about a property bubble...

Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...

Residential property prices in Canada continued to increase in January, led by gains in Toronto’s red-hot housing market, fresh figures show. The...

A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

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

Residential property price growth in the eurozone continues to exceed the long-term average with no sign of a bubble last seen...

Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...

Take-up of central London office space increased in the third quarter of this year as the market in the heart of...

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...

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