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At Property Investor Today, we regularly like to keep our readers updated with the latest auction goings-on. Here is our latest...

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...

Brexit! Whether you’re a Brexiteer or a Remainer, no one can deny that this is probably the number one issue on...

When furnishing a rental property, it’s important to think about how you can maximise your income and really make the most...

High yield properties in Coventry continue to sell A broad number of properties in Coventry continue to be snapped up by investors...

£5,632. You’d be questioning me if I said that, right? Of course, the answer is a touch more complex than that. However,...

A new index to help Britain’s private landlords and investors ‘benchmark the performance of their residential property investments’ has been created...

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

A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...

Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...

Property Partner has announced its performance statistics since launch, and also over the last twelve months. According to the latest RICS valuations,...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

Landlords with bigger portfolios are switching to using limited company status for new purchases, according to research carried out by specialist...

JaeVee, the ‘disruptive’ PropTech business which launched in February 2018, is aiming to revolutionise how people develop, invest and learn about...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

Only 3% of landlords are currently active in the informal short-term lettings market, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Of those...

There has been a surge in the number of new properties appearing in the French Alps. Erna Low Property has over a...

If you thought getting on the property ladder was easier in soapland than in real life, it’s time to think again. Most...

Property Partner has announced the launch of an Innovative Finance ISA. The property investment platform, which recently created its first opportunistic...

If you’re considering investing in property, the chances are you’ve weighed up the pros and cons of becoming a landlord. An obvious...

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

Property management company Hostmaker has partnered with long term listings site Spotahome to diversify its offerings. Hostmaker, which largely deals in short-lets...

Students appear to be generally happy with their living conditions and the services provided by their landlords, according to a new...

Serviced accommodation specialists Pass the Property recently announced an upcoming event to showcase the company’s approach to creating luxury serviced accommodation. The...

Property investment is no longer confined to the UK’s borders. In fact, these days, the global market can offer some of...

Property Partner, the property investment platform launched in January 2015, recently announced the sale of two properties, generating returns of up...

Shojin Property Partners has launched a new crowdfunding investment opportunity for a newly built student property block in Nottingham. The block consists...

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

Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...

Allsop’s final residential auction of the year will see 270 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel in London. The catalogue of the...

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...

Bridging loan finance continues to grow amidst low interest rates, Brexit uncertainty and mortgage lender caution, Commercial Trust Limited research has...

The High Court has shut down a property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme which misused close to £20 million of...

France, the home of the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, has more recently gained a reputation as one of...

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

The Portuguese are currently enjoying the benefits of a strong property market which has been boosted by the attractive prospect of...

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...

Being a student landlord can be very lucrative, especially if you choose a densely populated investment location. Student properties are always...

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

Currency expert FairFx has revealed the best and worst destinations to purchase a second home overseas. With Brexit approaching, a second home...

The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...

There has been a striking rise in the number of people using equity release to buy a new property, according to...

Almost one in 10 UK adults have shown an interest in taking out a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage in 2018, new research...

Remortgage affordability decline & a £19,000 consolidation to make monthly savings Problem The client wanted to borrow £19,000 to consolidate her two...

Hundreds of landlords are moving from long to short-term lets on Airbnb and other online outlets to counter falling yields, according...

Property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd, has advised landlords to remortgage before further increases in interest rates. The firm found that one...

Tell us about yourself? I’m currently the founder and director at online credit broker and comparison site Lending Expert which includes our second charge...

The income women earn from property investment is lower than that of their male counterparts, according to new data from Knight...

Britons still top the numbers of foreign buyers purchasing homes in France, according to new research by BNP Paribas. What’s more, as...

Allsop’s next residential auction – which will take place on Thursday 19 July at the luxury InterContinental London Park Lane hotel –...

Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...

The third Private Capital Survey from Cluttons, which details the results of a survey of 250 wealthy property investors in the...

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of two high-quality student accommodation blocks which have been pre-let to the...

Kissimmee in Florida is the best place to buy a holiday home for those looking for a good return on investment....

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...

Landlords with portfolios comprising houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFB) are achieving the highest rental yields, new...

Landlords from the Yorkshire and Humberside region have the biggest appetites for property investment, according to a new survey by property...

Acuitus saw another successful auction with nearly a third of the lots sold achieving yields of 6% or lower as investors...

The London and Moscow-based real estate consultancy AZ Real Estate has acquired City Edge, a 136-apartment student accommodation block in Birmingham...

The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...

Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...

The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...

Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...

Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...

The cost of the Bank of Mum and Dad phenomenon to parents has been laid bare by new research carried out...

Property Partner, the world’s first property stock exchange, recently saw individual investors raising £2,992,800 of equity to buy a Purpose-Built Student...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

The latest HSBC Expat Explorer survey has revealed that Singapore is the top expat destination for the third year in a...

After a decade of uncertainty, the Spanish prime property market finds itself on its firmest footing, according to Knight Frank’s latest...

The number of agricultural to residential conversions in the UK has dropped from 574 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016...

Three in five (59%) consumers across Europe believe that prices will rise over the next 12 months, according to the ING...

A student property portfolio in Nottingham worth £3.25m has been purchased by Nottingham-based MS Estates on behalf of a London-based institution. Located...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...

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

Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...

Soaring home values provided a major boost to Britons holding property assets in 2016 as they helped push the nation’s wealth through...

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...

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

As a landlord, you should know exactly who a potential tenant is before you hand over the keys to your property...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

Residential property prices in key UK cities have proved resilient in the first half of the year, with growth of 5.1%,...

Investing in overseas property is becoming increasingly popular, and there are certain locations around the globe that are becoming some of...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...

More than £2bn was invested into the UK hotel market in the first half of the year, according to the latest...

Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to announce that it will be implementing changes for portfolio...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...

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...

Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...

BrickCoin, a blockchain financial platform backed entirely by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has unveiled its vision for a ‘real estate-backed’...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

Dublin, Milan and Madrid lead the way in terms of European ‘hot’ cities for hotel investment, fresh research shows. The study, conducted...

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...

You may have noticed a renewed flurry of post-referendum pessimism in early February as UCAS published its January 2017 deadline application...

Despite the recovery in housing markets across some part of the U.S. in recent years, most notably in large metropolitan areas,...

There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...

Allsop’s third commercial auction of the year on 23 May at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge, SW1, will see 179 lots offered,...

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

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

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

City level residential property price growth gained momentum in the first quarter of the year, rising by 3.5%, led by large...

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

A former shop in a former mining village in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, which has been converted into a studio...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...

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

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

Mortgage accessibility in the UK has improved to its highest level since tougher lending conditions came into play as part of...

With just 12 months until the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, property software provider Arbnco, formerly known as CO2 Estates, has released...

From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...

Properties offering guaranteed yields proved particularly popular with investors at Cheffins’ first auction of 2017 in Cambridge. Almost £4.2m worth of property...

Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...

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

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon may be making plans to hold a second Scottish independence referendum, but property investors are not deterred...

The government yesterday launched its Midlands Energy strategy, which is expected to boost the supply of much needed new homes in...

International investors’ interest in UK food stores is likely to increase this year, according to a new Savills report, as the...

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...

There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...

The housebuilding industry has opposed plans by the Scottish government to raise the maximum fee level for planning applications to £125,000...

Residential property price growth continues to slow across parts of the UK, led by falls in London where annual home price...

Overseas investors and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages in the UK to fund property acquisitions, according...

A new a wealth tax on properties in Portugal valued at more than €600,000 (£507,700) has been introduced by the Portuguese...

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...

The core US property market has produced its lowest annualised return since 2009, fresh data from the National Council of Real...

Is it time to get your finances in order? Why not consider these five property financial resolutions? 1.    Consider increasing your mortgage payments With...

Rental prices are continuing to race ahead across some of Spain’s main cities, led by gains in Barcelona and Madrid, where...

Specialist lender Together has increased its maximum mortgage loan amount to £1m to enable more investors to invest in property in light of...

Planning consent has been awarded for a £20m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. Sheffield City Council gave London-based developer Southern...

European property markets finished 2016 strongly, experiencing both improving fundamentals and further yield compression, according to Savills. Savills Investment Management transacted €5bn...

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

With just over two weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let investors are being reminded that there are tax tutorials...

Residential property prices in 20 major cities monitored across the U.S. maintained steady growth in October as demand continued to outstrip...

Some 30% of all Middle Eastern capital targeting the UK post EU referendum has been deployed outside of central London with...

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

Many Britons often think about the idea of jetting off overseas to invest in property. Well, if you are planning to make...

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...

Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...

Mortgage arrears in Ireland dropped by 3.1% in the third quarter of 2016, the 13th consecutive quarter of decline, the latest...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors looking to buy property, ensuring that hundreds of residential and...

Undeterred by the news of Brexit, investors from across the world were attracted by the long term secure income and exceptional...

Allsop’s final commercial auction of the year will see 237 properties located throughout the UK go under the hammer, with guide...

Those investing in newly-built leasehold flats, marketed as ‘virtual freehold’ properties with 999-year leases, are in danger of losing their capital...

It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

A strong showing from private investors helped Allsop raise £61.1m at their November residential property auction, held at the Cumberland Hotel...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors taking advantages of some ‘compelling income returns’ in Scotland,...

Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts currently range between 4% and 5%, according to fresh research by the Spanish property...

Inflation in the UK will quadruple to around 4% in the second half of 2017, which would slash disposable income, according...

Despite the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, London remains the “most popular European city” for institutional property investors, but...

Kickboxer Paul Daley is celebrating a knock-out deal after acquiring a new property under the hammer for just £39,000. The 33-year-old bought...

Investment into the UK hotel market totalled £3.1bn in the first nine months of the year, according to new research from...

Bitex Home has announced that it will be holding a residential property investment seminar this week in aid of LOROS – a hospice...

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

There was more bad news over the future of the UK economy published yesterday with a report by EY’s Item Club...

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...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

Competition is intensifying among investors for sensibly priced properties, particularly refurbishment opportunities and income-producing homes, as a growing number of investors...

The UK commercial property market could see an exceptionally high amount of activity in the coming weeks as investors flood to...

House prices in London are at risk of falling sharply because they are grossly overvalued, according to research from UBS Global...

Who are you? Rob Jarrett What does it say on your business card? CEO How long has The Resort Group been trading? We are in...

Properties which are well located, have a reliable income stream or offer the potential to add value will continue to attract...

The Buy-to-let market is booming in Spain with as many as one in three homes in the country’s main cities now...

A growing number of property investors are attracted by rising residential property prices in Germany’s main cities, supported largely by high...

A significant drop in the value of sterling has seen a number of Europeans move to secure UK property investments while...

The London mayor Sadiq Khan has paved the way for up to 10,000 new homes to be built in Barking after...

They say no man is an island, however the UK is – and there is only so much land available, says...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, has confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property is...

Savills will host its latest regional auction in Nottingham this week with 29 lots set to go under the hammer. The sale, which...

Residential property prices look set to fall across many part of the UK next year as the housing market and wider...

A property firm specialising in buy-to-let investment says that despite the negative headlines surrounding Britain's impending exit from the EU, the...

YT Realty Group Ltd, the Hong Kong-based investment company, has purchased the Travelodge Hotel close to Liverpool Street Station in London...

Savills has not yet released its catalogue for next month’s regional auction in Nottingham, but one lot that we know will...

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

Investor interest in Ireland’s commercial property market is growing, with many investors now looking beyond Dublin to the country’s provincial markets,...

The cost of renting a home in the non-rent controlled sector in the Netherlands continued to increase during the second quarter...

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union is expected to have an adverse impact on the Dubai property market in...

The Brexit fallout is testing the faith of property investors in the UK which could lead to greater interest in US...

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...

There has been a significant increase in the number of Britons registering an interest in buying property in Spain post-Brexit, according...

Allsop Commercial has released the summer catalogue ahead of its next London property auction in July, which will feature 174 properties. The...

Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...

Located around 600 miles from mainland Portugal lies the popular year-round sub-tropical holiday destination of Madeira - an island rich in...

Five entries have been added to SDL Graham Penny’s auction which takes place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester today. There...

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

UK farmland prices have dropped back below £8,000 an acre following an average 3% decline in values in the first quarter...

People using crowdfunding to invest in property should be wary of the tax consequences of raising money through this increasingly popular platform,...

Allsop has announced details for their third commercial property of 2016, which will take place on 16 May at The Berkeley...

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

British investors pumped £1.9bn into Dubai’s property sector last year, the latest statistics from the Dubai Land Department show. Property investments have...

Property investor Marco Robinson is offering fellow property investors an opportunity to win a buy-to-let property in Manchester worth in the...

The latest property auction to be held in London saw a diverse portfolio of residential properties help ensure an 82% success...

There has been a notable rise in demand for small holdings and rural properties with land in Scotland, reflecting the fact...

In response to recent calls for landlords and property investors to incorporate, one letting agency is urging people to take a...

Research carried out by Nottingham Trent University has shown that new-build properties may be making owning a home in the UK...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...

The National Landlords Association's latest research has revealed that the number of landlords in Central London who plan to sell their...

Two more properties have been acquired by property investment firm Drum Income Plus Real Estate Investment Trust (DRIP REIT). The acquisitions,...

Never one to miss an opportunity, George Osborne knew he was onto a winner when he chose to raise stamp duty...

Announced in the Summer Budget of 2015, the government is introducing significant changes to how UK landlords can cover the cost...

Recent research has unearthed that one in ten over 55’s own a buy-to-let, and this is only set to grow in...

Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...

Research by equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that almost a third of over-55s would rather use property wealth...

Residential property investors are facing a number of tax reforms that will fundamentally change the profitability of their portfolios.  The changes will...

Tenants who request anything other than the most urgent repairs will face an uphill struggle this winter, according to research from...

If rents continue at the same pace, the average two bed home in the capital will surpass the £2,000pcm mark by...

Since the Chancellor’s announced measures to curb the buy-to-let in the Summer Budget, there has been a flurry of debate –...

A new survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has claimed that property investment is seen as a better...

Research from housebuilder Barratt Homes has revealed that savings accounts continue to be the most popular haven for investors in the...

Residential property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has listed 42 flats for sale, its first ‘higher-yielding’ block investment opportunity to date.  The block...

The University of Nottingham provides one of the UK's best student property investment locations in terms of rental returns. This is the...

Mile End is the capital’s top buy-to-let London hotspot, according to recent research published by London estate agent Portico.com. It has been...

After being awarded full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, a new property crowdfunding platform – Propnology – is preparing for...

Recent research conducted by Rentify has revealed that tenants in the UK spend on average 41% of their monthly income on...

New research conducted by retirement lending specialist more 2 life has revealed that older borrowers want to see age limits on...

Residential property investment platform Property Partner has launched a major advertisement campaign using a speed-dating theme to attract more investors.  The platform...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

An online property investment portal has launched this month, allowing investors to get involved for as little as £100. Elevate Invest says...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, would have racked up a cool £1bn in rental income had she rented...

More than half of landlords say they are likely to increase rents to cover the cutting of mortgage interest relief announced...

Research by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) shows that in the wake of this month's Summer Budget, over two thirds of...

Residential crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported another success, after half a million pounds was raised in just 35 minutes for...

A letting agency can charge between 10% and 15% of the total rental income that you receive from a property, but...

The first two buy-to-let mortgages for Axis Bank have been successfully brokered by Mortgages for Business. The deals, processed for a London-based...

A property listed on residential crowdfunding platform Property Partner reached its funding target in a record 35 minutes, the website has...

With the number of people working from home at its highest levels since records began, the importance of good, reliable internet...