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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...

The private rental sector may have been tough for investors in recent months in particular, but new figures show a healthy...

The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

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

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

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...

House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...

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

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

There was a record number of properties sold by agents using online auctions in the third quarter of this year, according...

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

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

HomeLet’s latest rental data showing that the average UK rental price has hit another all-time high of £1,276 per calendar month...

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...

A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...

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

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

For Britons contemplating a European move or affluent expats already relocating, Portugal bucks the property market as an increasingly attractive proposition. Two...

Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth.  The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

Leading property investment experts Redmayne Smith offers advice to new investors With rental demand at an all-time high, research from Aviva...

Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...

In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...

The leading provider of cloud-based, Dye & Durham, efficient workflow software for legal and business professionals, is significantly upgrading its Index...

Comparison website for home switching services, USwitch, recently revealed the cheapest places to buy a house for the best broadband coverage. Each...

Working from home gives employees autonomy over where they choose to work. Those lucky enough to work from home five days...

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

Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...

The areas of the UK where there is the fastest house price growth have been changing in recent years. While London...

More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...

After a tough few years for the travel industry, foreign travel is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels this summer due to the...

Knight Frank's latest Global House Price and Residential Cities Index has revealed that Istanbul was the city with the highest rate of...

Last week the £3 billion vision for the future of Queensway in West London was unveiled, including Parisian-style street pavilions, significant...

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

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

Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....

The UK construction sector saw its fastest rate of growth in eight months during February despite a problematic pandemic period, the...

In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...

A construction output report has revealed that the value of underlying work commencing on-site has fallen 15% in the three months...

Top five housebuilder Bellway has selected leading modular housing company ilke Homes to deliver 40 factory-built homes on a site in...

Zero-carbon housebuilder Etopia Homes has pinpointed the towns and cities in England which could make the best use of the government’s...

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive of HJ Collection, outlines his predictions for the property market in 2022.  When looking...

Homebuyer demand in the UK remained robust for much of Q4 2021, sitting at an average of 65.6%, up by 0.9%...

ConservatoryLand, a UK supplier of self-build conservatories, has analysed what the UK’s average house price of £270,000 can get buyers across...

We often hear about the attractiveness of the British market to Chinese and Hong Kong investors, but new research has also...

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

Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

Knight Frank’s annual Ski Property Report launched last week revealed that Swiss resort, St Moritz recorded the strongest price growth in...

In this guest piece, the experts at regulated property buyers GoodMove explore everything investors need to know about buying a new build, including what...

Estate and lettings agent Barrows and Forrester recently explored the rental demand across the nation during the third quarter of the...

Are you a buy-to-let investor considering selling up? You’re not alone. Research by the Nottingham Building Society revealed that a fifth...

New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...

A brand-new report by Parkdean Resorts reveals the top 10 UK destinations to buy a seaside holiday home, analysing a range of...

Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...

The pandemic has undoubtedly shaken the market for buying and selling, with national house prices on the rise with no signs...

With schools breaking up for the summer, holiday let owners are bracing for a boom in bookings as many shun travelling abroad due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding foreign holidays.  According to...

Triple Point Social Housing has announced it has completed the acquisition of £14 million of specialised supported housing properties across the UK. The...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...

Despite the bounce-back of the property market, Housing and Jobs & Economic prosperity are recorded as the worst-performing measure for the second...

The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped work practices around the globe. Since the huge shift to remote working, people have been able...

With the property market undergoing tumultuous changes since the onset of the pandemic, recent figures from A-Plan Insurance has highlighted the...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

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

As the UK continues along the roadmap to eased restrictions and the ability to travel between areas, many Brits are turning...

When will the UK’s property bubble burst? This question has become increasingly prevalent over recent months. The fact it has is a...

We all know that selling a property can be a slow and unpredictable process – with latest figures from Rightmove and Zoopla showing it takes an...

In the first quarter of 2021, the escape to the country trend triggered by the pandemic drove annual price growth to its...

There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and...

A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...

A national contractor says it has made ‘significant progress’ on three residential projects based in Leicester. The schemes from Stepnell include two...

After several years of growth across all real estate segments, 2020 was anticipated to maintain this trend. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic...

In this guest piece, Jess Brookes - content & research executive at Home Made, a London lettings company specialising in Build to...

In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...

With a broadly positive outlook for the housing market in 2021, Property Investor Today takes a look at the auctioneers who...

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection...

While Brexit may now be well and truly done, British citizens residing in Spain who have yet to complete the necessary...

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

In the decades since Portugal became one of the go-to destinations for British holidaymakers, second home owners and investors, one part...

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...

Construction of new buildings – on time, and in a smooth, unencumbered way, if possible – plays a vital role in...

Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...

Residential property searches by local councils have skyrocketed by as much as 1,400% as house hunters race to buy and beat...

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the summer as more UK tenants looked to...

Earlier this year, we ran a number of stories on Preston’s burgeoning reputation as a property investment hotbed, including one about...

Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...

Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...

The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...

Slough is benefiting from the property market’s post-lockdown mini-boom, with a major developer in the area saying it is continuing to...

Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...

Well-known rental brand UNCLE recently opened its fifth property within its rapidly expanding chain of serviced rental apartments. Made up of two...

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