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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
28 March 2024
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More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...
28 March 2024
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A new study conducted by comparison site GetAgent has revealed the most in-demand locations to buy a second property in. Global searches...
26 March 2024
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The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...
26 March 2024
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From executive homes to single-bedroom flats, an enormous range of homes feature in Bond Wolfe’s 190-lot live-streamed auction this Wednesday. A guide...
26 March 2024
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Investors looking for the next hot location will keep an eye on a new residential neighbourhood promised by a real estate...
21 March 2024
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Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...
19 March 2024
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A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
12 March 2024
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House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...
07 March 2024
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The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...
07 March 2024
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La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...
05 March 2024
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A prestigious development of 39 apartments carved from a former Victorian wool warehouse has been officially unveiled in the centre of...
05 March 2024
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The UK house building industry needs “significant intervention” from government to address planning, quality and financial problems according to the Competition...
05 March 2024
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Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...
05 March 2024
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Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...
29 February 2024
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International entrepreneur David von Rosen has launched 25 Degrees – a new top-end Dubai-based property development company co-founded with a Dubai-based...
27 February 2024
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Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
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London-focussed property data firm LonRes says there are signs of green shoots in the capital’s prime housing market. January saw a rise...
27 February 2024
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Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...
22 February 2024
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New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price. The study by experts at moving platform Getamover...
22 February 2024
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Thames Ditton Marina in Surrey has come to the market for the first time in nearly 20 years. The freehold marina was...
20 February 2024
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Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...
20 February 2024
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Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...
15 February 2024
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The most popular regions in Europe for prospective expats and holiday home owners have been revealed by sales website Your Overseas...
13 February 2024
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New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...
13 February 2024
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Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...
08 February 2024
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The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...
08 February 2024
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A new networking service for property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched by two brothers. The UK Homes Network is...
08 February 2024
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Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the city’s top-performing postcodes for rental yields in the last quarter of 2023. The latest rental...
06 February 2024
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Waypoint has launched its UK Affordable Single-Family Housing Fund focused on new build, affordable single-family housing. The vehicle will be kick-started with...
06 February 2024
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A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...
01 February 2024
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A French court has blocked a law change allowing Britons to stay in France for over 90 days without a visa...
01 February 2024
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Landlords and property developers can access a free course from a retrofit knowledge and skills provider. The online course - called Retrofit...
01 February 2024
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An estate agency claims its research shows that fixer-uppers sell at only 6.2 per cent less than comparable ready-to-occupy properties. YOPA analysed...
25 January 2024
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Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...
25 January 2024
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Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
23 January 2024
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Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...
23 January 2024
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A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...
18 January 2024
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A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...
18 January 2024
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16 January 2024
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New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...
16 January 2024
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It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...
16 January 2024
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A teenager from Caterham in Surrey has shown that age has nothing on ambition after successfully completing his first redevelopment project...
11 January 2024
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An investment platform is backing two of the more unusual property sectors - short lets and assisted living - as good...
09 January 2024
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There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...
09 January 2024
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Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...
04 January 2024
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“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...
21 December 2023
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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
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Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
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The prestigious Property Investors Awards - organised by the Property Investors Bureau - have announced their 2023 results. “This year we saw...
19 December 2023
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A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...
14 December 2023
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Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...
14 December 2023
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A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...
12 December 2023
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Organisers say the seventh Ghana Property and Lifestyle Expo 2023, which took place recently in Chelsea, saw a record number of...
07 December 2023
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The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
05 December 2023
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New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...
05 December 2023
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Volume housebuilder Weston Homes has announced a commercial opportunity at its new £185m Langley Square waterside scheme in Dartford. The 2,960 square...
30 November 2023
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Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...
28 November 2023
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There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...
28 November 2023
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It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...
21 November 2023
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Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...
16 November 2023
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A property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...
14 November 2023
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What do the property markets in North Norfolk, Kensington and Chelsea and East Devon have in common? They are the only areas...
07 November 2023
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Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...
31 October 2023
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An off-plan property consultancy is claiming “record returns” after launching a series of so-called Assisted Living flats in partnership with developers...
26 October 2023
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Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...
24 October 2023
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Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...
17 October 2023
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The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...
17 October 2023
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House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...
12 October 2023
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The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...
10 October 2023
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A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...
10 October 2023
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The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims. Alistair Brown,...
10 October 2023
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The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index shows the...
05 October 2023
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The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...
05 October 2023
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A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...
03 October 2023
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Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...
28 September 2023
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As the trend for working from home slowly diminishes, so there has been a return of the premiums for homes near...
19 September 2023
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With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...
14 September 2023
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If you want the best chance of snagging a new home, the place to be is South Derbyshire, which has embraced...
14 September 2023
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Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...
12 September 2023
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A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...
12 September 2023
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Almost three quarters of investors have yet to see a decline in the value of their property portfolio, it’s being claimed. A survey...
05 September 2023
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Propertymark, the UK agents’ trade body, has given a snapshot of what’s happening with lettings and sales. Chief executive Nathan Emerson says...
31 August 2023
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The Algarve’s world-famous Vale do Lobo golf course has seen a dramatic renovation of its residents with a show home now...
22 August 2023
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Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...
17 August 2023
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The number of completed Build-to-Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to 88,100 units...
17 August 2023
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Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...
15 August 2023
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A property investment platform’s research may throw cold water on the potential of new build properties to offer short term profits...
10 August 2023
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The government has been making a flurry of announcements about new investment areas in recent weeks, the single biggest of which...
03 August 2023
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Property consultancy Knight Frank has announced the launch of Palmerston Court – a deluxe collection of six three-bedroom homes in sought-after...
03 August 2023
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The government is pushing ahead with controversial plans which, if they come to fruition, will make Cambridge the so-called Silicon Valley...
27 July 2023
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Fashionable Central London enclave Camden Town is set to undergo a transformation with a string of new projects. It’s already famous for...
27 July 2023
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It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
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Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...
20 July 2023
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British landlords with holiday rentals located in countries within the European Union may soon be required to pay VAT on rental...
13 July 2023
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According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...
06 July 2023
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With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...
06 July 2023
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A unique location combined with attractive rentals and below-market-value prices are on offer close to a F1-capable race track in Portugal. The...