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With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...

It now takes, on average, 102 days to sell a property in the UK, according to Post Office Money. Its latest ‘City...

Homes that need major structural work can be bought for £40,000 less than the market average, according to new research by...

It appears to be a nightmare to own a home on Elm Street, as more than half (54%) of the 79...

There has been an increase in the number of house sales falling through before completion, according to Quick Move Now. Figures released...

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...

There is a huge gulf between the cost of building a house and its market value, according to new analysis from...

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

The property market was given an early autumn supply boost, according to the latest Property Supply Index put together by online...

The minimum income first-time buyers require to purchase a home in the UK has rocketed by 18% in the past three...

Kensington Palace Gardens (W8) holds the title for the priciest road in Britain, according to Zoopla’s 2018 ‘Rich List’. The property website’s...

Brexit voting areas are displaying the most confidence in the property market, stats released by comparison site NetAnAgent have revealed. While the...

Homeowners living in postcode district BS5 in Bristol and M32 in Manchester currently have the best market conditions for selling, according...

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

New property listings across the UK fell for the third month running, according to the latest Property Supply Index from online...

Homeowners in the UK are selling up and relocating north in record numbers, according to new research from Hamptons. The estate agent...

DIY disasters and cluttered bedrooms could knock £10,000 off the price of an average home in the UK, a panel of...

Dorset’s postcode district BH17 has been crowned the best location to sell a home this month, with a market heat temperature...

London boroughs with an average house price of over £1 million are more likely to have planning permissions approved, according to...

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...

A new tool has been launched with the aim of enabling homeowners and investors to quickly calculate the cost of building...

Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is the biggest challenge facing the UK property sector, according to a survey of investors,...

Pensioners have earned £7,000 a year from their homes, new analysis by Key Retirement has shown. According to the findings, the...

Financial services comparison site GoCompare has announced the creation of its property investment calculator. Teaming up with property expert Henry Pryor, GoCompare’s...

Some 84% of British homeowners expect property prices in their area to rise over the next six months, up 14% from...

Figures from UK Finance have revealed that the number of interest-only mortgages has nearly halved in the last six years, down...

New research from Legal & General and economics consultancy CEBR has revealed that last time buyers now own £938 billion of...

The first full development of family properties featuring Apple Home, Siri and Apple Homekit accessories has been built in the UK,...

Strong demand from home movers at the beginning of the year has led to the average asking price of a newly-marketed...

A free webinar organised by Spain-Holiday.com promising to help holiday rental owners in the Balearic Islands will take place on Thursday...

Sunderland is the slowest city in England for selling property, according to a new report by Ready Steady Sell. The study, carried...

The Ideal Home Show, taking place at Olympia London from Saturday 17 March to Monday 2 April, heralds one of the...

The Ideal Home Show 2018, held at Olympia London from 17 March to 2 April, has announced its line-up of property...

The UK economy was bolstered by more than £7 billion in 2017 thanks to Britain’s older homeowner’s releasing equity for retirement,...

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...

Cornwall has topped the list as the most favoured place to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to new...

Ahead of today’s Budget, property experts are waiting to see whether their predictions will be dispelled, or whether they will prove...

More than a fifth of recent home buyers (those who purchased less than three years ago) would consider moving home if...

UK homeowners fork out roughly £1,800 on average to control Japanese knotweed infestation, while 10% lose over £4,000 because of its...

The UK has been ranked the worst EU country for new homeowners and first-time buyers (FTBs), according to new research from...

New research carried out by NAEA Propertymark has revealed the top things that will devalue a property. The trade body's findings showed...

A decent broadband connection is now a ‘must-have’ for property buyers, with many prospective purchasers now ranking it more important than...

Time may be running out for savvy remortgagors looking for a good deal, according to a leading estate agency. Remortgage customers have...

Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...

There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...

One in 10 adults in this country now own a second home - either to live in themselves or as buy-to-let...

The shock result of the recent UK general election which returned a hung parliament, coupled with ongoing concerns about the impact...

The Bank of England has warned households to expect interest rates to rise over the 12 months but also predicted living...

If you’re not fully covered when it comes to protecting your home and health then you’re not alone. A recent UK...

Some 1.8 million UK adults have primarily stayed or would stay in a relationship in order to get a foot on...

More than three quarters of advisers recommend that homebuyers take out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to...

Equity release continues to grow among UK homeowners in the UK with activity hitting more than £700m in the second quarter...

Following May’s fall in property sales, the number of homes sold in the UK during June improved significantly, as buyers and...

The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...

With the average two-year fixed rate home loan currently at a record low of just 2.26%, there has never been a...

New home prices in Canada continued to increase month-on-month in May, led by growth in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the...

Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged  over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...

People borrowed more than £17bn in new mortgages last year in order to buy property in London, as homeowners, investors and...

The annual rise in UK house prices picked up again in May, the latest figures show, with prices continuing to rise...

It has been exactly one year since Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%, and while the...

Residential property sales in the US rebounded last month following a fall in April, helping to drive up prices in the...

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...

AMP Bank is the latest lender in Australia to introduce more stringent loan application rules and higher interest rates for foreign...

Asking prices for UK homes have fallen over the past month as current political uncertainty continues to deter some potential buyers,...

The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...

The Conservative party, assuming it is able to form a new government, is being urged to make tacking the growing housing...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...

Property investors who were starved of choice now have more homes to choice to from following a rise in the number...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...

Wet weather is not something most of us want to see. But without it, residential properties are more at risk of...

Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...

As soon as the general election determines the next government, emphasis will need to be placed on making more pressing issues,...

April is traditionally a busy time for the UK housing market, but fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale last...

International property investors have been hit by a number of measures in the budget in Australia this week in a bid...

UK house prices fell again in April, as growing uncertainty and affordability constraints continue to have an impact on buyers across...

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

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

Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...

The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...

More than one in 10 homeowners in the UK have tried to move property but decided against it after encountering issues...

London’s housing market continues to slow, with the latest figures revealing that prices increased at their slowest rate for nearly five...

Levels of remortgaging reached the highest level for eight years in February, while the average amount borrowed fell, according to new...

Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following initial post-referendum jitters, but with just 24 hours until Theresa May...

Growth in UK house prices has seen over-65 homeowners’ property wealth hit a new record of £1.072trn, according to new analysis...

Homeowners with a standard variable rate (SVR) mortgage could be spending almost £3,200 a year - or £266 a month -...

Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...

The leasehold system is a feudal form of property ownership in England and Wales, which many investors believe is a flawed...

Homeowners in Dubai are being forced to reduce their asking prices as the property market stagnates, creating a wealth of cheap...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...

Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...

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

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

The average property in the UK could decrease in value by up to £399 a week over 21 months, according to...

Pensioners withdrew £5.8m a day from their homes last year, as growth in house prices boosted retirement incomes, according to analysis...

More than two thirds of small and medium-sized UK building firms have seen a rise in the cost of materials caused...

Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...

For many people investing in residential properly remains an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock...

Residential property prices across many of the UK’s largest 20 cities appear to offer plenty of room for growth in 2017,...

Second charge mortgages, often simply referred to as second mortgages, are a secured loan used to raise extra money instead of...

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...

Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...

A growing number of property investors are looking to reap significant competitive advantages by shifting to a ‘green’ model of potentially...

Hundreds of thousands of homes acquired each year are at risk of a life-threatening gas incident, such as a carbon monoxide...

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

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...

The government’s decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow yesterday may have paved the way for hundreds of thousands more flights...

The UK housing market remains resilient post-Brexit, as illustrated by the latest house price index which shows a housing market that...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

Residential property prices continued to cool in September as the property market softens, with the latest data from Halifax revealing that...

More than a quarter of interest-only mortgage borrowers in the UK may struggle to repay their home loans, new research shows.  Interest-only...

The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

Households in all regions of the UK believe the value of their homes increased in September as confidence continued to improve...

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

Forget good schools, low crime rates and having a decent gym near your property, it would appear that Pokemon Go is...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...

With the outlook for savers looking grim, almost half of over 45 year-old homeowners - equivalent to just over 6m UK...

There has been a notable fall in residential property prices in London which present canny investors with a genuine opportunity to...

With many housebuilders adopting a cautious approach to retirement living in Scotland, Savills has identified ‘an untapped opportunity’ for investors willing...

The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...

One in 10 over-55s UK homeowners are still paying interest-only mortgages and while the majority are confident of clearing the debt...

Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

With thousands of Britons who own property in Spain still trapped in negative equity with their house prices stuck below 2007...

It is less than 24 hours until polls open for the EU referendum - and a new survey suggests that Leave is...

Homeowners selling their homes in southern regions of the UK have seen the greatest rise in demand for their properties of...

Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...

High property prices and an ultra-low interest rate environment are tempting many property owners in prime central London to sell up...

House prices in the UK are expected to rise further regardless of whether Britain opts to remain or leave the European...

Housing market activity in the UK remained healthy as overall valuation activity in May increased by almost a fifth on an...

The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is crucial that your property has a good website...

Fresh caps on private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms have been introduced in Berlin, Germany, in a bid...

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...

New government funding to help significantly boost the supply of new shared ownership homes across the UK looks set to open...

There has been a sharp fall in buy-to-let acquisitions following the hike in stamp duty for investment properties and second homes...

Close to a quarter of a million homeowners (233,697) have advertised for lodgers since the increase to the Rent a Room Scheme...

The property wealth of the over-65s has grown by almost £13.7 billion in the past three months. This comes as rapidly...

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

Across 2016, 50% of UK homeowners anticipate their property to increase in value, according to latest research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says businesses and homeowners must now prepare for extreme weather in the future by creating...

Location has been named as the top characteristic that makes Brits fall in love with their home, according to a recent...

The average homeowner made £27,264 in 2015; around the same as the average salary in the UK, according to research from...

Despite retired homeowners witnessing huge house price growth over the years, the average UK homeowner will live in their home for...

The latest research from Zoopla has revealed that there are now more than 600,000 property millionaires in Britain. Since January the amount...

It has been revealed that Britain’s property buyers are a decisive bunch, with 61% of homeowners buying the first house that...

UK homebuyers have collectively saved £1.9bn since the stamp duty reform in December 2014, according to My Home Move. This equates to...

Kitchen designers and property developers have revealed that almost half of their customers have requested wine coolers in the last year. Wine...

Analysis by conveyancing firm My Home Move has revealed that homes in the South East, South West and London change hands...

Almost 40% of British homeowners are unaware of what a 0.5% increase in interest rate rises could mean for their monthly...

Comparison site MoneySuperMarket.com has advised homeowners to consider fixing their mortgage now while providers are slashing rates. MoneySuperMarket analysed average fixed term mortgage...

The vast majority of UK households believe house prices in their area will rise in the next six months, according to...

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months, with the average pensioner...

Research conducted by financial consultancy Key Retirement has revealed that UK pensioners have earned average returns of £3,725 over the past...

Renters are leaving themselves financially vulnerable by not having adequate savings, according to the findings from Aviva’s Family Finances Report. This report...

Almost half of 18-39 year-olds believe that purchasing a buy-to-let property is the best investment opportunity available at the moment, according...

There’s an argument that the property market in the UK right now is too buoyant for many investors to make money...

The UK’s top 10 property wishes have been revealed by Strutt & Parker’s latest Housing Futures survey. Polling 2,000 adults from...