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Buy To Let is still an attractive investment with demand significantly outstripping supply according to Rightmove. The number of available rental properties...

A property investment service called Deluze Holiday Homes has analysed apartment prices per square meter across much of Europe over the...

New research has given a detailed breakdown of Bristol’s housing market, claiming the city has seen the private rental sector grow...

Malta has a big ex-pat community making up 22% of its population of 518,000.  Americans are part of this demographic, who...

Property data consultancy TwentyEA has released its latest snapshot of the housing sales and lettings markets. One stand-out point is the substantial...

Property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, which reveals that investment in UK Purpose Built...

Construction industry consultancy Glenigan says the new government is already reducing political uncertainty, rallying markets, and boosting long-term prospects for house...

According to the Savills estate agency’s latest report on the UK Build to Rent sector, the past decade has seen £35...

The commitment by the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to lift the onshore wind ban is set to ignite UK renewable investments. That’s...

The latest house price index for the UK - released as Sir Kier Starmer was still celebrating his move into 10...

Property portal Zoopla says it has developed a long-run model showing whether UK house prices are too expensive or fairly valued. It...

House prices in Britain’s hottest coastal housing markets have grown by 4.2% in the past 12 months, bucking the wider national...

New buy to let investors are being advised to factor in the costs of stricter energy rules if Labour wins the...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

Northumberland is fast becoming a very profitable hotspot in the UK to own a holiday let, according to a new report...

An estate agency suggests anyone owning a property in a sought-after school catchment area could enjoy a 20% premium if Labour...

New research suggests there’s a clear split between England’s rural and urban areas when it comes to the price performance over...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new comprehensive and impartial guide to assist investors and other property owners...

A new portfolio of 262 single-family houses located across city centres in the Midlands to market for offers in excess of...

The Halifax says the North West is the strongest performing nation or region in the UK, where house prices grew +3.8%...

There’s been a modest rebound in house price growth according to new figures from the Nationwide. The lender says UK house prices...

Savills has given an upbeat assessment of how the new homes sector has performed so far in 2024 - but it...

So Hamptons wants that in percentage terms, tenants are now facing bigger rent increases when they renew their contract rather than...

New research shows that while the wider London property market has struggled since Crossrail officially opened, locations with a Crossrail station...

House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban...

The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...

Following its recent expansion into the West Country, buying agency Black Brick’s newly founded Country & Coast team has analysed the...

Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...

Figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC) show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rose by 0.8% this month (+£2,807) to a new record...

The first quarter of 2024 witnessed an average annual growth rate of 4.1% across the 44 markets covered by the Knight...

The latest UK house price index from e.surv suggests house prices have fallen over the past year - this is in...

A European real estate valuation service has released what it calls “a comprehensive study on housing affordability in the United Kingdom”,...

There are signs of a seasonal pick-up in activity in country house markets, but higher mortgage rates are keeping demand in...

The future of Build To Rent and its impact on the Birmingham rental market will come under the spotlight later this...

Property investment platform GetGround has launched its first general investment accounts (GIAs), known as ‘Investment Pots’. It says these will enable its...

A new analysis by online agency Yopa suggests that London has a weak ripple effect for house price growth across local...

A new analysis of major demographic changes in the UK offer pointers for long-term property investment aiming to find different tenants. A...

New figures from the Halifax show where in the UK capital appreciation is running at its highest. Northern Ireland remains the strongest...

A new analysis suggests that despite a fall in inflation, the stuttering housing market means that just 56 areas of the...

Southall in West London is set to be one of the capital’s hottest property investment spots in 2024, according to a...

Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A Scottish property investment specialist is launching what he calls “an innovative new course, designed specifically to encourage property investment and...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...

Essential Information Group says the UK property auction market saw substantial growth in February - the latest data. Of the 36 metrics...

The average landlord looking to offload their portfolio from April 6 stands to save 4% on the rate of Capital Gains...

New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023.  The latest report by the Local...

The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

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

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Four key ‘megatrends’ are set to dominate investment decisions in 2024 despite the year potentially bringing uncertainty and volatility, a property...

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

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

London-focussed property data firm LonRes says there are signs of green shoots in the capital’s prime housing market. January saw a rise...

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

The West Midlands industrial market is poised for continued rental growth over the next five years, according to Savills latest Big...

Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...

An estate agency has analysed the latest sold price data from the Land Registry looking at the best performing markets when...

International real estate advisor Savills has started the year with what it calls “a strategic and large-scale expansion” of its regional...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

An expert has shared his eight steps to help boost chances of securing capital growth when investing in property this year.  Jonathan...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

By Sean Woolley, director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain   In 2022 we were predicting that the market would cool, but...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

British interest in international property has dipped slightly, claims property portal Kyero. It says British buyers await a possible relaxation of post-Brexit...

Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...

A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...