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New figures from the Halifax show where in the UK capital appreciation is running at its highest. Northern Ireland remains the strongest...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study conducted by comparison site GetAgent has revealed the most in-demand locations to buy a second property in. Global searches...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Sunday Times has published its latest ‘Best Places’ guide - often considered a pointer to up-and-coming locations which could be...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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
From: Breaking News
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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
From: Breaking News
House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
All regions saw annual price falls in Q3 The Nationwide has produced regional house price indices for Q3 - the July to...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A property investment platform has analysed rental yields to see the best returning areas for buy to let investors. Sourced Franchise analysed...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Researchers at UK conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, have identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative estate assets, and Eagle Street Partners (Eagle Street),...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
In this week’s roundup, PIT takes a look at the latest UK schemes, including the newest phase in Barratt London and...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Housemates, the instant book student accommodation marketplace operating across 40 cities in the UK and Ireland which we have closely followed...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Two areas in the UK are still feeling the impact of the 2008 recession despite strong growth in new-build property values,...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Neil Smith, managing director UK and Ireland at Scape, sets out how providers of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...
08 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Expat financial planning firm Blevins Franks held a webinar earlier this month – named ‘A conversation about Moving to Portugal’ –...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
NAEA Propertymark has released its June Housing Report, revealing that properties are selling over their asking price at an all-time high. The...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest goings-on for the UK’s top auctioneers, from John Pye’s brand-new...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Tom Ward - founder and global CEO of PBSA provider Scape - which offers student accommodation in...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
With Portugal now included on the government’s ‘green’ list for quarantine-free travel from May 17 (meaning people will no longer need...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Telford Homes has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s to deliver a new housing scheme in Ilford. According to the developer, the acquisition of...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Developer and hotelier Lawrence Kenwright says he has agreed a deal with 95% of unsecured investors to bring the company he...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
With the UK enduring its third national lockdown, Property Investor Today speaks with Michael Taggart, chief executive officer of luxury homebuilder...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The number of properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has fallen by 4,000 since the EU referendum in...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
With the average homeowner staying put in their property for 23 years, mortgage loan company Ocean Finance has uncovered the top...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Scotland has enjoyed a boom in its property market since the beginning of lockdown in March, according to UK-wide letting firm...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
As we get ever closer to leaving 2020 behind (and many might be happy to write this year off entirely), thoughts...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
In a competitive market, it’s a challenge to get prospective buyers through the door, so when they arrive your property needs...
27 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
The fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to generate plenty of news, even as we live through Lockdown 2.0. The week-long...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The proportion of overseas investors who consider real estate and construction to be a key driver of future UK growth has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A Barcelona-based software company recently announced its list of the ‘World’s Top 50 Short Term Property Managers’. Rentals United, which describes itself...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...
10 November 2020
From: Overseas Property
As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
This week, we provide a rundown of the latest auction news, from a one-of-a-kind hotel business site up for sale in...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest investors in the fast-growing Build to Rent market is rebranding its ‘lifestyle-focused’ rental operator arm – in...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
New research has revealed the best nations to invest in for both citizenship and residency where the bonus of visa-free travel...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Across the world, people buying and selling homes are having to adapt to new ways of doings things as a result...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Last week's announcement of a stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of property purchases has prompted a rise in buyers...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Until now, self-build has been something of a niche market – for the brave and risk-taking. It’s received national prominence through...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A private island off the west coast of Ireland has been sold off-market for over £5 million to an unnamed Ultra-High-Net-Worth...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Some four in 10 mortgage advisers expect to write more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months, according to Paragon Bank. The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Investors buying homes worth up to £500,000 won’t have to pay stamp duty on these purchases until the end of March...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Knowing exactly where you can go without having to self-isolate for 14 days upon your return to the UK will be...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
An Ireland-based PropTech startup has published its study on Covid-19’s impact on the Irish property sector. Beagel, headed up by industry veteran...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A regional property investment firm has released figures which suggest that there is still movement in the property market in the...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Scotland, alongside Wales and Northern Ireland, is using its devolved powers to take a different course from the UK government by...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A headline story of 2020 so far that readers of Property Investor Today will no doubt be aware of is the...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Investment in European multifamily (Build to Rent) markets throughout 2019 reached a near all-time high, according to JLL’s latest market insight. In...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
With a rising number of Brits choosing to turn their backs on airport queues and the current poor exchange rates, and...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
With January being a popular month for a fresh start, SpareRoom explored the cheapest and most expensive places to rent in...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The Conservative Party has unveiled plans for a 3% stamp duty surcharge for non-UK tax residents who are purchasing property, which...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
The cost of renting a room in the UK remains steady, up just 1% on last year to an average monthly...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Buying a detached house in the UK is cheaper than paying stamp duty in prime central London, analysis from Springbok Properties...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
An online auctioneer, BidX1, has announced the launch of its global digital property marketplace. The platform expects to sell 2,000 properties with...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Springbok Properties, a Manchester-based fast sale estate agent, has revealed that new-build homes experience a huge premium in certain areas of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Properties on Spain’s ‘Sunshine Coast’ are in strong demand, according to the latest update on the Andalusia region’s property market from...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
New global free-to-list property portal Residential People recently hit its first milestone in securing 800 consumer property enquiries for estate agents...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The number of holiday lets are on the rise, according to Bournecoast Holiday Agents and financial consultants Elite Financial. The firms say...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The average rent in the UK now sits at £934, a 1.6% rise on the same time last year, according to...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Annual rental growth in the UK (excluding London) is at its lowest point in nearly six years, according to the latest...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
The value of new-build properties is beginning to outstrip the value of existing properties, according to a study by DJ Alexander...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Property investors now operate in a truly global environment. Just as UK-based investors can look at the great returns offered by...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Currency expert FairFx has revealed the best and worst destinations to purchase a second home overseas. With Brexit approaching, a second home...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
UK house prices have risen by 7.3% since the Brexit vote, according to the latest Land Registry house price data. Now, in...