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![Revealed - Strongest House Prices Over Last Five Years](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%203.jpg)
House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent in Greater Manchester - an Investment Powerhouse](/upload/images/24%2005%2021%20%2002.jpg)
The strength and popularity of the Greater Manchester single-family Build To Rent sector has been revealed by new research by Manchester...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buy to let as renting judged lower cost than buying](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2003.jpg)
For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Investors face more red tape](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2002.jpg)
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Insight from Zoopla: what makes the UK rental market tick?](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%202.jpg)
A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years. UK rents...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Investors used to part-fund purchases by home buyers](/upload/images/2%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build to Rent growth a product of changing Britain, says Wise Living](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![A buyers battle for shared ownership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
As households reassessed where and how they were living during the pandemic, an increasing number of renters are now considering shared...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![How BTR can offer attainable access to desirable lifestyles](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could the surging BTR market alleviate the UK housing crisis?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/BTR-400x310.jpg)
The build-to-rent market has long been characterised by providing expensive, urban flats for young adults; but 2021 was a landmark year...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Entering the holiday let market? New report says try South Devon](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
Search demand for holiday homes in South Devon rose by as much as 100% in 2021, suggesting a record year for...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![First Homes: one month to go - what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bristol – will it be the next Build to Rent hub?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – should operators be turning to single family BTR to increase value?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - why investors should wake up to the BTR revolution](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/AlecWatt-400x310.png)
In this guest piece, Alec Watt, chief executive officer of the Accouter Group of Companies, outlines why investors would be unwise...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investor claim - Berlin remains Europe’s hottest real estate market](/img/default/pit.png)
Since my Zibel Real Estate portfolio first started investing in Berlin over a decade ago, residential real estate prices have increased...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why the rental market is ripe for FinTech-like disruption](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![House raffles – are they a bargain of a lifetime or just a con?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the most controversial areas of the property market in recent years has been house raffles, but are they a...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Overseas news - desire to move to Spain still strong despite Covid and Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading Spanish property expert says that British citizens still account for the largest proportion of buyers on the Spanish Costas,...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how to buy a Spanish home safely during lockdown](/img/default/pit.png)
British appetite for holidays and second homes in Spain remains strong, despite the challenges of the pandemic. That’s according to CostaLuz...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – from cohesive-use schemes to sustainable housing](/img/default/pit.png)
Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Senior housing – severe undersupply in Scotland could lead to housing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are we approaching the end of the road for HMOs?](/img/default/pit.png)
You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Generation Rent Better’: improve renter experience and maximise returns](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s no secret that young people in the UK are struggling to get onto the property ladder, with the age of...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![The birth of Build to Rent – how did it become the PRS’s biggest trend?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic struck, Build to Rent (BTR) was undeniably the property market’s fastest-growing trend. Many expect it to recover quickly,...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: has coronavirus derailed investment in retirement living?](/img/default/pit.png)
The general consensus in the property market pre-pandemic was that retirement living was one of the next biggest things, with growing...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How are the Bristol and Portsmouth property markets performing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nearly half of aspiring homeowners are prepared to rent for life](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite many people aspiring to own a home, just under half (45%) think they never will, according to Fidelity International’s latest...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Majority of private tenants aren’t interested in buying a home](/img/default/pit.png)
The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty plans – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
19 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Are fully-affordable towers really the future for London?](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![London revealed as one of Europe’s major Build to Rent hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
London is now one of the most dynamic cities on the continent when it comes to investment in Build to Rent...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why the government shouldn’t scrap Section 21](/img/default/pit.png)
Almost one in four households in Britain will be renting privately by then end of 2021. This is due to soaring...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![The most affordable rents in Great Britain revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rental market - how does it compare with the rest of Europe?](/img/default/pit.png)
Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![London’s biggest event for first-time buyers returns to the capital](/img/default/pit.png)
The London Home Show is returning to the capital for the sixth year running on Saturday 23 March. The event is one...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will luxury renting replace home ownership for Generation Y?](/img/default/pit.png)
A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![London development industry continues to bemoan government inaction](/img/default/pit.png)
The property and development industry in London remains unimpressed with central and local government when it comes to enabling development activity. That’s...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Could transforming ex-retail premises into homes boost flagging high street?](/img/default/pit.png)
Former retail premises could be the biggest untapped resource for new residential development, according to property software company MRI Software. The firm’s...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![More and more millennials are investing in property crowdfunding](/img/default/pit.png)
An increasing number of millennials are turning to property crowdfunding as they struggle to get on the property ladder, according to...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Berlin property market shows strong price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Berlin, which next year marks its 30th anniversary as a re-unified city, has witnessed strong price growth over the last five...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Survey: majority of Brits would purchase a home in need of renovation](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s love affair with property projects is booming, according to Jackson-Stops. Its research revealed that 81% of buyers would purchase a...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brits still keen to purchase holiday homes in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
More than half of British buyers still want to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to estate agent Jackson-Stops. The...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Investors are seeking low cost, high yield properties](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Most holiday home owners do not live locally, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
More than 80% of holiday home owners do not live locally to the area where they own property, new research conducted...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let purchases driven by pension pot hunters](/img/default/pit.png)
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...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![The number of BTL landlords registering to buy property is down 30% y-o-y](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Transaction volumes fall 3.2% in April](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Rise in cash buyers due to ‘over-zealous’ lending rules](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investors target property in main German cities](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage debt for the over-65s set to double by 2030](/img/default/pit.png)
Over the past two decades, investing in residential property in the UK has been a relatively secure way to make money,...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Over half of Americans making plans to buy real estate](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 54% of Americans say they are likely to buy a home in the next five years, up 12% year-on-year, according...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Estate agent claims 10 buyers are now chasing each property for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
There are currently 10 buyers chasing every property on the market across England and Wales, according to a leading estate agency firm. haart,...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices in England and Wales rise at their fastest pace for 12 months](/img/default/pit.png)
The average price of a home in England and Wales increased by almost £1,900 in February compared with the previous month,...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Northern regions are ‘now a primary focus’ for UK property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
With London’s housing market continuing to slow, a growing number of property investors are reportedly now turning their attentions to England’s...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market activity slows for first time since July](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market ground to a virtual halt in December as price growth cooled and fewer homes changed hands, according...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing shortage means no letup in rising home prices](/img/default/pit.png)
A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Greek property prices fall at slower pace](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Greece fell at a slower pace in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Outlook for Scottish housing market ‘looks favourable’ as prices rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Scotland rose in June and the signs are that values will increase further as demand continues to...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rent-to-buy initiative secures further £20 million in funding](/img/default/pit.png)
A rent-to-buy business has announced that it has secured £20 million in funding. Rentplus, which was formed in 2012 and is planning...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Overseas Property Show to take place in the capital next month](/img/default/pit.png)
The Overseas Property Show – which aims to provide investors with practical steps and considerations involved in purchasing property abroad –...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News
!['Couple tenants' feel positive about future home ownership](/img/default/pit.png)
Research carried out by London estate agents Portico has revealed that 61% of tenants living with partners in rental properties in...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Two million young buyers locked out of the housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeownership rates have massively declined in the last 15 years, with almost two million young buyers priced out of homeownership, according...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Record number of tenants frustrated by home-buying barriers](/img/default/pit.png)
A third of private renters spend longer waiting to get on the property ladder than planned, according to research from Experian. Nearly...
22 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![George Osborne’s efforts to boost housebuilding criticised](/img/default/pit.png)
In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Home ownership falls, demand for buy-to-let soars](/img/default/pit.png)
Home ownership is falling starkly in the UK, according to new research by high-end property firm Savills. The third issue of the...