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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...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes says there are signs of green shoots in the capital’s prime housing market. January saw a rise...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...

Claire Flynn, mortgages expert at Confused .com, has given 12 tips for anyone considering investing in student housing. “Investing in student properties...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...

Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...

A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...

Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...

It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...

The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...

Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...

Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...

The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims.  Alistair Brown,...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index  shows the...

Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...

Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...

A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...

The North of England is outperforming the South for both capital appreciation and rental yields.  Sourced Franchise has analysed annual changes in...

Arguably the most comprehensive source of market snapshot data about the UK housing market comes from the TwentyCi consultancy. In addition to...

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...

The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...

Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...

A new report shows that average sales in the UK take a depressingly long time - some 220 days. This comprises of...

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

The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend.  A study by PropTech operator The...

Research by Nested, the modern estate agent, reveals that £250bn worth of property has been sold in the UK in the...

The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...

A new report, published by leading international property portal Kyero, has revealed that British buyers remain the biggest overseas spenders when it comes to buying...

Retirement Villages Group (RVG), owned by AXA IM Alts, has revealed the concept for its future collection of Integrated Retirement Communities,...

Two experts on Spanish property have come together to launch a Spanish property podcast. Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark...

Historical market trends infer that a good World Cup performance by the England team usually correlates to a boost in house...

The significant expected growth of Build to Rent (BTR) homes in the UK is a result of a changing society, according...

As one of West London’s most desirable locations, and one of the capital’s biggest transport hubs, it’s perhaps not surprising that...

The UK’s leading provider of retirement villages, Audley Group, has recently announced that, following extensive consultation with the local community and...

Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...

A property purchase is a convenient way to process the spoils of illegal endeavours, making anti-money laundering checks necessary within 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...

A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...

The importance of property wealth in retirement planning is often overlooked, however, new research from Aviva has revealed the increasing importance...

A residential real estate investment manager has published a White Paper on the Build to Rent (BTR) sector and the pivotal...

Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...

Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...

With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...

House prices are now more than 130 times higher than they were when Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952...

This week, PIT delves into the latest in property development news – from the new partnership between ilke Homes and Man...

Here at PIT, we’re kicking off the month of May with some good news for in-person auctions. Meanwhile, agents witnessed another...

The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...

In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...

In this guest piece, Charles Brown, content writer of LDN Properties, discusses the potential impact of the latest reform on leasehold,...

Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...

Hong Kong buyers currently have the biggest property footprint within the London market, new research from Benham and Reeves shows. The agent’s...

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...

This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...

The government’s ambitious plans to ‘level up’ in the UK could boost the value of the nation’s property market by a...

We’re already into the second month of 2022, but predictions on what the market could bring for the remainder of the...

Small-scale property development is entering a phase full of fantastic opportunities. A huge housing shortage, an increase in permitted development rights,...

Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...

In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...