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For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

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

An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...

Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...

The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...

Search demand for holiday homes in South Devon rose by as much as 100% in 2021, suggesting a record year for...

First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...

The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

In this guest piece, Alec Watt, chief executive officer of the Accouter Group of Companies, outlines why investors would be unwise...

Since my Zibel Real Estate portfolio first started investing in Berlin over a decade ago, residential real estate prices have increased...

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

One of the most controversial areas of the property market in recent years has been house raffles, but are they a...

A leading Spanish property expert says that British citizens still account for the largest proportion of buyers on the Spanish Costas,...

British appetite for holidays and second homes in Spain remains strong, despite the challenges of the pandemic. That’s according to CostaLuz...

Build to Rent (BTR) has been a growing trend in the UK for a number of years, but what about in...

Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...

In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...

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

It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...

Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...

The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...

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

Despite many people aspiring to own a home, just under half (45%) think they never will, according to Fidelity International’s latest...

The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...

London is now one of the most dynamic cities on the continent when it comes to investment in Build to Rent...

Almost one in four households in Britain will be renting privately by then end of 2021. This is due to soaring...

An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...

Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...

The London Home Show is returning to the capital for the sixth year running on Saturday 23 March. The event is one...

A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...

The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...

Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...

An increasing number of millennials are turning to property crowdfunding as they struggle to get on the property ladder, according to...

Berlin, which next year marks its 30th anniversary as a re-unified city, has witnessed strong price growth over the last five...

Britain’s love affair with property projects is booming, according to Jackson-Stops. Its research revealed that 81% of buyers would purchase a...

More than half of British buyers still want to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to estate agent Jackson-Stops. The...

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...

More than 80% of holiday home owners do not live locally to the area where they own property, new research conducted...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

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

Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

Over the past two decades, investing in residential property in the UK has been a relatively secure way to make money,...

Some 54% of Americans say they are likely to buy a home in the next five years, up 12% year-on-year, according...

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

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

With London’s housing market continuing to slow, a growing number of property investors are reportedly now turning their attentions to England’s...

The UK housing market ground to a virtual halt in December as price growth cooled and fewer homes changed hands, according...

A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...

Residential property prices in Greece fell at a slower pace in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous...

Residential property prices in Scotland rose in June and the signs are that values will increase further as demand continues to...

A rent-to-buy business has announced that it has secured £20 million in funding. Rentplus, which was formed in 2012 and is planning...

The Overseas Property Show – which aims to provide investors with practical steps and considerations involved in purchasing property abroad –...

Research carried out by London estate agents Portico has revealed that 61% of tenants living with partners in rental properties in...

Homeownership rates have massively declined in the last 15 years, with almost two million young buyers priced out of homeownership, according...

A third of private renters spend longer waiting to get on the property ladder than planned, according to research from Experian. Nearly...

In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...

Home ownership is falling starkly in the UK, according to new research by high-end property firm Savills.  The third issue of the...

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