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Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...
23 April 2024
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With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...
18 April 2024
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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
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London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...
16 April 2024
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Citygate, a UK-based social housing investment firm, and UCEA, a third-generation Single Family Office, say they’re going to help solve the...
11 April 2024
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A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...
11 April 2024
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The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...
09 April 2024
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The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...
03 April 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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A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...
19 March 2024
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UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...
14 March 2024
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New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...
14 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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UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
12 March 2024
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Knight Frank says private investors remain the most active buyers in global commercial property. In 2023 private capital invested US$338 billion globally,...
07 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 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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Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
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Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...
29 February 2024
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Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
29 February 2024
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove is changing the rules governing Airbnb-type lettings by requiring planning permission for properties let for more than...
27 February 2024
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Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...
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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Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...
22 February 2024
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Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has confirmed that Awaab’s Law - putting a strict timescale on urgent repairs being done -...
22 February 2024
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Commercial property agency Bond Wolfe is selling a major residential development site with planning permission for 93 apartments in the Suffolk...
20 February 2024
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The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...
15 February 2024
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UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...
15 February 2024
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Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...
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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Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
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A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...
08 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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In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 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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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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New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...
23 January 2024
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Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...
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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Claire Flynn, mortgages expert at Confused .com, has given 12 tips for anyone considering investing in student housing. “Investing in student properties...
18 January 2024
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We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...
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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Institutional investors are increasingly recognising their crucial role in meeting residential property building targets and plan to boost funding levels, it’s...
11 January 2024
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Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...
09 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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The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
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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A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...
28 December 2023
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Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...
28 December 2023
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Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
19 December 2023
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An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...
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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It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....
14 December 2023
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Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...
14 December 2023
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A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
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A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...
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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A new service to investors has been launched by Joivy, which describes itself as “the first comprehensive residential platform in Europe.” It...
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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One of the West Midlands most famous landmark buildings has been listed for sale. Commercial agents and investment specialist Robert Irving Burns...
23 November 2023
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The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...
21 November 2023
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Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...
21 November 2023
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Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...
16 November 2023
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Yields for buy to let or corporate residential rental investors are likely to be reduced as a result of a legal...
16 November 2023
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Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...
09 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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Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
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The level of rental properties remains drastically low, according to the latest Housing Insight report from letting agents trade body Propertymark. The...
02 November 2023
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Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
02 November 2023
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Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...
31 October 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
31 October 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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The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...
26 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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A property investment consultancy says off-plan properties “are one of the hottest strategies right now.” Redmayne Smith has analysed the advantages of...
19 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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Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...
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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Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...
28 September 2023
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One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...
21 September 2023
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An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...
19 September 2023
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Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...
19 September 2023
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As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 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...