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05 July 2021
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This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
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The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...
19 April 2021
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Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...
07 April 2021
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Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...
02 April 2021
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England’s highest mainline railway station building, which doubles up as self-contained holiday accommodation, has been purchased by the Friends of the...
09 September 2020
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While mindful of the present circumstances, it is encouraging to see the housing and property market remaining high on the government’s...
18 May 2020
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Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...
17 April 2020
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A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...
25 March 2020
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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...
13 March 2020
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The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
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Solihull could be set for an unprecedented era of economic growth and rising property prices on the back of the arrival...
02 March 2020
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Residential property investment platform Bricklane has announced that it’s completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than...
28 February 2020
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The Mayfair property market is set for a ‘Boris Boom’, according to the latest report by estate agency Wetherell. The report –...
19 February 2020
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It was revealed over the weekend that Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes. The Telegraph, which...
14 February 2020
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A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...
10 February 2020
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Bond Wolfe Auctions is to open its 2020 campaign with the first ever 200-plus lots auction to be held outside of...
10 February 2020
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On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...
20 January 2020
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Auction House recorded its most successful year to date in 2019, selling more than 3,800 lots across the UK from its...
20 January 2020
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Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
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With new developments regularly popping up in all parts of the country, Property Investor Today carries out a quick round-up of...
10 January 2020
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While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...
08 January 2020
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Achieving economic growth was revealed to be the most widely shared ambition for 2020 among residential and commercial property developers, investors...
03 January 2020
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Prices in Prime Central London (PCL) are predicted to rise by 18% over the next five years, while cumulative rental growth...
03 January 2020
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With the Conservative Party winning a big majority in last week's general election, it will be expected to honour its manifesto pledge...
16 December 2019
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Buying demand has slightly risen this year, with an average of 320 house buyers registered per branch, compared to 318 on...
09 December 2019
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Reducing stamp duty is the key to unlocking the housing crisis, according to new research from retirement living provider Audley Group. With...
25 November 2019
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Welcome back to our Women in Property Investment series, where we focus on women who are breaking down barriers in the...
22 November 2019
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Auction House has sold its 3,000th property in 2019, with more sales and better success rates than in 2018. The auctioneer is...
18 November 2019
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Confidence among landlords and property investors has slumped to an all-time low, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The latest survey...
13 November 2019
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Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...
13 November 2019
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Here at Property Investor Today, we regularly cover the launch of new developments, from all across the UK. Below, we outline three...
08 November 2019
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The government has been urged to 'recognise the importance of increasing supply' for renters now a date for a General Election...
01 November 2019
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With the current chaos swirling around Westminster – from the prorogation by Boris Johnson to this week’s Supreme Court ruling that...
27 September 2019
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Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...
10 July 2019
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Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...
16 February 2018
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Allsop Residential Auctions has taken a look back on a successful 2017 for the firm, when it raised a total of...
31 January 2018
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December was a quiet month in the property market, with less than 35,000 new properties listed across the UK, according to...
10 January 2018
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Over £23 million of land and property was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers at its autumn auction. Achieving a sale rate of...
15 November 2017
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England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...
04 October 2017
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Asking price reductions continue to stimulate demand in transaction volumes in prime central London with a steady recovery through the summer,...
20 September 2017
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Scotland's property market is at its strongest since 2008, despite the EU Referendum, this year’s general election, higher tax rates than the...
15 September 2017
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There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...
23 August 2017
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The second charge mortgage market saw new business increase 33% by value and 22% by volume in June compared with the...
17 August 2017
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The shock result of the recent UK general election which returned a hung parliament, coupled with ongoing concerns about the impact...
07 August 2017
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What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company. What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...
26 July 2017
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Following May’s fall in property sales, the number of homes sold in the UK during June improved significantly, as buyers and...
26 July 2017
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The UK property auction market saw very little change in terms of overall performance in June, despite the fact that only...
19 July 2017
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With the general election behind us, investors turned out in high numbers last week as Allsop held its latest commercial property...
18 July 2017
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Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...
17 July 2017
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Residential property price growth in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for almost a year as political uncertainty continues...
14 July 2017
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Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...
03 July 2017
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There has been a fall in demand for homes across much of the UK, enabling buyers to negotiate better prices, fresh...
28 June 2017
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Residential property price in the UK rebounded in June after falling for three months, fresh data from Nationwide has revealed. House prices...
28 June 2017
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Mortgage approvals and household credit growth both slowed last month, adding to growing signs that prospective purchasers in the UK are...
27 June 2017
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Investment activity in residential property across the UK continued to perform well despite the political uncertainty from a snap general election. Some...
27 June 2017
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Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...
22 June 2017
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American investor Howard Marks once said about investing in uncertain times, “move forward, but with caution”. The past 18 months or...
21 June 2017
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Britain’s housing market is once again proving resilient despite political turmoil caused by Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general...
14 June 2017
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The Conservative party should stick to proposals put forward in February’s housing white paper, despite having to lead a minority government after...
14 June 2017
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Buy-to-let investors and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London tomorrow where they will be able to...
14 June 2017
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Following last week’s general election, many political commentators believe that currently the only certainty in Britain is uncertainty, after the Prime...
13 June 2017
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House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...
12 June 2017
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The pound fell to an eight-week low after last week’s surprise general election result, which has increased uncertainty over both the...
12 June 2017
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After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...
12 June 2017
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With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
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Property investors who were starved of choice now have more homes to choice to from following a rise in the number...
07 June 2017
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With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
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More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 June 2017
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A new report suggests that a decisive general election victory for the Conservative party this week will empower NIMBYs (Not in...
05 June 2017
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Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...
01 June 2017
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The number of residential property sales has fallen by 20% as many prospective purchasers adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead...
31 May 2017
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The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...
30 May 2017
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Manchester remains the number one UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased faster...
26 May 2017
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The UK will remain a property safe haven despite the upcoming general election and Brexit, new research shows. The study of 1,100...
24 May 2017
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Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...
24 May 2017
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The residential property market in Fife continues to flourish following a strong start to the year thanks to growing buyer confidence,...
23 May 2017
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The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...
18 May 2017
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Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...
17 May 2017
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As soon as the general election determines the next government, emphasis will need to be placed on making more pressing issues,...
16 May 2017
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There was a 9% decline in the number of residential property sales recorded last month, owed in part to a fall...
12 May 2017
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April is traditionally a busy time for the UK housing market, but fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale last...
11 May 2017
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Network Auctions’ first sale of the year at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London saw the sale of 27 lots...
09 May 2017
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Fresh figures from a leading property consultancy in Scotland support the findings of last week’s rather strong quarterly housing price statistics...
08 May 2017
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A growing number of investors are actively investing in the UK commercial property market, the latest report from the Royal Institution...
02 May 2017
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City level residential property price growth gained momentum in the first quarter of the year, rising by 3.5%, led by large...
28 April 2017
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The supply of available housing dropped to the lowest level ever for March, according to the latest figures from the National...
28 April 2017
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Thousands of investors are expected to postpone or pull out of property deals as a result of Theresa May’s decision to...
28 April 2017
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The government’s decision to drop significant proposals to non-domicile rules and inheritance tax changes to UK residential properties from the Finance...
26 April 2017
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Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...
21 April 2017
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Announcing her decision to hold a snap general election on 8 June, Theresa May yesterday made it clear that Brexit would...
19 April 2017
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Jake Russell, director at Russell Simpson, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Much...
29 December 2016
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The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...
24 October 2016
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The annual rate of home price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities hit 8.5% in September, up from 8.2%...
22 October 2016
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Asking prices for homes across the UK rose by 0.9% this month, fresh data from Rightmove shows. According to the property website,...
18 October 2016
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Fewer homes are now changing hands in prime central London than during the trough of 2008, fresh research shows. Looking specifically at...
19 July 2016
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The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...
18 July 2016
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There has been a notable fall in the number of overseas nationals investing in the UK’s commercial property sector due to...
04 May 2016
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There has been a marked recovery in the £2 million+ country house market, according to estate agency Strutt & Parker. The firm...
13 November 2015
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Research from Lloyds Bank has shown that the number of homes sold for more than £1m fell by 11% in the first...
30 October 2015
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I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...
02 October 2015
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The number of sales for properties over £1.5 million seems set to drop for the first time in two years, according...
28 July 2015
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The number of buy-to-let mortgages over three months in arrears fell to 11,900 cases by the end of 2014, according to...