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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...

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

New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...

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

Yields for buy to let or corporate residential rental investors are likely to be reduced as a result of a legal...

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

Ground was recently broken at Pocket Living's Sheepcote Road development, marking the first significant milestone for the scheme which will eventually...

New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...

If you’ve wondered whether your home could be more energy-efficient, you’re not alone. Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix,...

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

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, surveyed 3,700 homeowners to discover the true impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on homeowners. The...

As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...

Leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General, announced that a £150 million social loan has been signed. The funds will...

Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...

The first factory-built homes have been craned into place on a site in Hereford to deliver an affordable housing scheme for...

The incredible speed at which organisations were able to transition to remote working when the pandemic hit in 2020 was a...

Two pioneering tech firms have partnered to deliver the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. Octopus Energy and ilke...

The Queen’s speech was yet another opportunity missed by Government to decarbonise the nation’s homes according to Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the...

Letting to students can be an excellent opportunity for landlords and investors. Landlords and investors who are aware of yearly revenue from...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

The current market value of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) sits above wider market values, new research finds, suggesting that new licensing...

We’re currently in a cost-of-living crisis. Living costs are rising at their fastest rate in 30 years; a typical domestic energy bill will...

The capital needs almost 85,000 new private homes a year to meet government housing needs, a new report has cautioned. The report,...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...

Average UK rents have risen to almost £1,000 per month – £62 more than at the start of the pandemic, according...

Plans to build hundreds of new rental homes next to Cockfosters tube station have been given the go-ahead by Enfield Council, subject...

UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...

Despite the continued rise in energy costs, 55% of homeowners are making positive changes to the environmental sustainability of their property,...

Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...

A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

New research from Environet UK has revealed that the blight of Japanese knotweed has wiped an estimated £11.8 billion off the...

The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...

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

New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...

A wave of capital is heading for the UK’s rapidly growing suburban Build to Rent (BTR) sector, according to recent research...

In part 2 of our Black History Month investor special, we speak to Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of property management and development...

In this market update, PIT looks at how HMO licensing will potentially impact Westminster’s rental market, the rising demand for green...

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

In light of the recent research on the Green Homes Grant scheme from the National Audit Office, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and...

In 2019, the UK government announced that it would be bringing in a ban on gas boilers. This was originally scheduled...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

The government has talked plenty about improving the energy efficiency of private rented homes, but despite this rhetoric, only 5% of private...

A number of community-led campaign groups are calling for a landmark Women’s Building and social housing on the former Holloway Prison...

A government-backed modular housing ‘pioneer’ has unveiled the UK’s first mainstream zero carbon home, which it claims can cut energy bills...

Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...

The UK government has implemented a legally binding commitment to achieve net-carbon zero by 2050, meaning that new-build homes must be...

One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...

A future-gazing report by holiday experts Haulfryn Group, titled The Way We Holiday Now, explores the impact of cultural shifts on...

During the pandemic, it has often been said that the importance of a home being near transport links has lessened considerably...

The rental sector has doubled in size in the past 20 years, with an estimated 19% of households (11 million people)...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...

Nearly 800,000 home moves (2.6%) have taken place in the last year, despite numerous periods of lockdown restrictions and the wider...

In June 2019, the UK became the first country to commit to bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Environmentally-friendly...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

With mixed views of what 2021 could bring to the property market, Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

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

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, interest in overseas property remains strong, even if international travel and tourism are currently very much...

Retirees and those in the upper-middle age category are the fastest growing tenant groups in the private rented sector (PRS), analysis...

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

Fast-growing modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a site for residential development in Rushden, Northamptonshire, that has the potential to...

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...

Homebuilding & Renovating – which describes itself as the number one site for self-builders and home extenders – is launching its...

A residential portfolio comprising 118 residential properties across the Central Belt of Scotland has been sold by Places for People to...

The doors have been opened to the first phase of a flagship East London development, with canal-side rental homes now on...

The other major housing announcement in the Chancellor’s recent summer economic update, aside from the headline-grabbing stamp duty holiday, was the...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected every single part of the property market in some shape or form, but some parts were...

It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...

Initial work to restore a historic building to its former glory and bring luxury living space to Stretford, Greater Manchester, has...

Legal & General’s increasing focus on the later living sector has continued apace, with the financial services firm recently announcing its...

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, here at Carter Jonas we have seen three key property trends emerge. The first is...

A leading modular housing company has partnered with housing provider Stonewater to deliver 120 affordable eco-homes to Hereford in a deal...

Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...

The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...

A luxury London estate and lettings agency says it is concerned to see a noticeable rise in ‘situation tenancies’, a specific type...

With the new restrictions on daily life imposed by the UK government, several buyers still want to make property purchases despite...

The green light has been given for Moda Living’s ‘landmark’ £260 million Build to Rent neighbourhood in Hove.   Moda Living, which...

New research by global real estate firm CBRE has identified the UK towns and cities outside London where the future demand...

The rental sector across the UK has grown hugely in recent years, with high house prices and affordability issues meaning many...

The London Eye, Spinnaker Tower and Warwick Castle – all recognisable UK landmarks with a wealth of history behind them, but...

A new group of professional landlords plan to introduce pet-friendly rentals in line with the government’s plans to overhaul the model...

With a whole new decade nearly upon us, now seems as good a time as any to look back on the...

New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...

Legal & General Affordable Homes has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK. The projects would see an...

The property landscape in cities across Europe is being transformed by changing lifestyle patterns, growing affordability pressures and delayed life milestones,...

Groups representing landlords and letting agents have called for section 21 repossessions to be retained in the private rented sector unless...

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

House prices in UK cities increased by 1.7% over the 12 months to March 2019, the same levels of growth recorded...

New research by inventory and property compliance specialists VeriSmart has analysed the value of the English and London rental markets and...

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

Investment in the UK’s private rental sector (PRS) will soar to £75 Billion by 2025, with an additional 560,000 households expected...

At least £75 billion of investment will be committed to the private rented sector (PRS) by 2025, according to the latest...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Property search agency Stacks Property has revealed its predictions for the market in 2019, with expectations of a good year to...

As a landlord, you'll want the reassurance of knowing that you’re going to receive your rent on time each month. This...