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25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Purpose Built Student Accommodation investment soars](/upload/images/shutterstock_159286760.jpg)
Property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Student Housing Market Update, which reveals that investment in UK Purpose Built...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New to Market: Knightsbridge investment giving £1m annual rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to market Cornerstone, a freehold residential investment in Knightsbridge, SW7 London. Situated at 47...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Real Estate Investment service launched by developer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/North%20East%20is%20poor%20relation%20PIT%20Team.png)
Downing - a real estate developer with a 35 year track record - is launching a property investment management business alongside...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills says 40% of private rental units could soon be Build To Rent](/upload/images/5%20shutterstock_1141644755.jpg)
According to the Savills estate agency’s latest report on the UK Build to Rent sector, the past decade has seen £35...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Co-Living tipped as ‘the next big thing’ for property investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378.jpg)
Co-living is emerging as an alternative approach to delivering high quality rental accommodation in accessible locations, says prominent agency Knight Frank. It...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Demand climbing but still lagging behind 2023 highs](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(4).jpg)
Tenant demand for mainstream rental homes climbed by 1.5% between Q1 and Q2 2024, although demand remains 2.3% lower than this...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![International lettings team aims to woo foreign investors](/upload/images/shutterstock_2295707641.jpg)
High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers’ Market could be on its way later this week](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
There’s been a 23% rise in the number of homes hitting the market across Britain over the past six months with...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Terraces, Balconies, Gardens ‘should have separate property values’ - call](/upload/images/shutterstock_2230237751.jpg)
Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![World’s Most Expensive Cities - London’s in the Top 10](/upload/images/shutterstock_74559973(1).jpg)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, London features in the top 10 most expensive cities in the world, slotting into eighth place. The ranking comes from...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renting Cheaper than Buying with 5% Deposit - new figures](/upload/images/24%2006%2020%20%2001.jpg)
Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Price Cuts in Prime London Properties may reflect Election Jitters](/upload/images/24%2006%2020%20%2002.jpg)
Price reductions across the prime London sales market offer opportunities for investors seeking out high-value properties in one of the world’...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Investment Show Line-Up Revealed](/upload/images/24%2006%2020%20%2004.jpg)
On July 3 the National Landlord Investment Show returns to Old Billingsgate in London - just the day before the General...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons internal lettings data shine's spotlight on London rental market](/upload/images/24%2006%2020%20%2005.jpg)
An increase in property listings is helping to create a more normalised market which is a welcome relief to renters, landlords...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Almost every private tenant wants eco-improvement to property - bank](/upload/images/240618%20%2002.png)
A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House Price Update - downward pressure continues says expert](/upload/images/240618%20%2003.jpg)
A prominent housing index claims prices are, on average, some 3.3% lower than a year ago but with the North East...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Out! Apartments overlooking legendary cricket ground now on sale](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2001.jpg)
New penthouses, directly overlooking Lord’s Cricket Ground and with cricket-inspired interiors, have been launched for sale. Lord’s View One, from boutique developer...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New League Table of how many Bedrooms Investors Can Buy](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2004.jpg)
Latest research from Savills reveals how much space £340,837, the average house price for Great Britain, can buy you across different...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Price dip in Prime London is chance for savvy investors](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2005.jpg)
Demand remains relatively subdued in London’s prime postcodes, as the General Election nears. The number of offers made above £5m was 22%...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Tip - buyers happy to pay handsome premiums for bathrooms](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2003.jpg)
Britons’ obsession with bathrooms is growing, according to estate agent Savills. The latest analysis found that across London, asking prices for homes...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation: regional winners and losers revealed](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2005.jpg)
The Halifax says the North West is the strongest performing nation or region in the UK, where house prices grew +3.8%...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors' Paradise - 175 lots at milestone auction coming up this month](/upload/images/24%2006%2006%20%2005.jpg)
A total of 175 lots across southern England has been unveiled by Clive Emson Auctioneers for the firm’s milestone 250th auction...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Far East property investors wooed by UK estate agent](/upload/images/24%2006%2004%20%203.jpg)
High end and high profile estate agency Hamptons has entered what it calls “a landmark partnership” with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI),...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Investor Sentiment improving across all sectors](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%201.jpg)
Lender and investor sentiment has improved compared to 12 months ago, says property consultancy Savills. The firm’s survey suggests there’s more enthusiasm...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail Postcodes on the right track for Property Investors](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%202.jpg)
New research shows that while the wider London property market has struggled since Crossrail officially opened, locations with a Crossrail station...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Strongest House Prices Over Last Five Years](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%203.jpg)
House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![High Mortgage Rates triggers plummeting off-plan sales](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%204.jpg)
Off-plan house purchases have plummeted in the last year - and that’s largely down to higher mortgage rates. Property consultancy Hamptons says...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Jitters means growth forecast cut for Prime Central London](/upload/images/24%2005%2031%20%205.jpg)
The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Taylor Swift can boost your Property Investment Income](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2001(1).jpg)
As Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour sweeps through the UK next month, investors in key concert cities have a unique opportunity to...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Home Investment Spotlight shines on South West Hotspots](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2002.jpg)
Following its recent expansion into the West Country, buying agency Black Brick’s newly founded Country & Coast team has analysed the...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK Regions leap ahead of London for shrewd property investors](/upload/images/24%2005%2023%20%2001.jpg)
Handelsbanken’s latest ‘Property Investor Report’ shows the East of England as the most attractive region for property investors over the next...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham investment potential to the fore at rental sector event](/upload/images/24%2005%2014%20%2001.jpg)
The future of Build To Rent and its impact on the Birmingham rental market will come under the spotlight later this...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![London housing ‘ripple price effect’ outpaced by other cities - new analysis](/upload/images/24%2005%2014%20%2003.jpg)
A new analysis by online agency Yopa suggests that London has a weak ripple effect for house price growth across local...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Figures show capital appreciation hotspots across the UK](/upload/images/24%2005%2010%20%2002.jpg)
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
![Property investment service launched for global HNW individuals](/upload/images/24%2005%2010%20%2003.jpg)
UK Sotheby’s International Realty has launched The Family Office to provide global ultra-high-net-worth individuals and multi-family offices with investment advice as...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investment Potential? London resi prices tumbling fast](/upload/images/24%2005%2008%20%2004.jpg)
A new analysis of London neighbourhoods suggests some prices are falling by as much as 19% in a year. The analysis looks...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills identifies UK city “punching well above its weight”](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2001.jpg)
According to Savills latest Resilient Cities Index, Bristol has moved up the global rankings placing 54th respectively out of a list...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons identifies London hotspots for 2024](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2002.png)
The latest market insight from London's Foxtons lettings agency has revealed that so far this year, the average number of buyer...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental stock availability up 12.1% with London seeing biggest surge](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2004.jpg)
The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that rental stock availability is up 12% year on...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cheaper To Buy or Rent - Rightmove’s city breakdown](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2004.jpg)
Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How To Add an average £47l to the asking price of a property](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2005.jpg)
Analysis from online platform Home Sale Pack suggests that sellers could bag an average premium of £47,000 if they market a...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New London investment hotspot triggered by regeneration scheme](/upload/images/24%2004%2023%20%2001.jpg)
Southall in West London is set to be one of the capital’s hottest property investment spots in 2024, according to a...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the most expensive streets for renting and buying](/upload/images/24%2004%2023%20%2004.jpg)
New analysis from Rightmove unveils the most expensive streets to buy a home in the UK currently, with Buckingham Gate in...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand boost for property in lower-value prime London locations](/upload/images/24%2004%2018%20%2005.jpg)
The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Former Leader of the Conservative Party to appear at UK Landlord Show...](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/NLIS/IDS%20with%20Parliament.jpg)
National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Will Labour’s Rent Control Homes hurt London’s investment market?](/upload/images/24%2004%2016%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Social Housing specialist seeks investors to solve UK housing crisis](/upload/images/24%2004%2011%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Prime Demand Dips as London’s high end market remains challenging](/upload/images/24%2004%2011%2004.jpg)
The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investor Insight - Britain’s fastest and slowest sales markets](/upload/images/24%2004%2009%2001.jpg)
New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers take advantage of slowly-reducing rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2009%2002.jpg)
Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buy to let as renting judged lower cost than buying](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2003.jpg)
For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![This is how much investor buyers can save at auction](/upload/images/240328%20%2001.jpg)
New research claims investors who buy at auction can bag a bargain for 43% less than the price on the wider...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors to save thousands on Capital Gains Tax - claim](/upload/images/240328%20%2002.jpg)
The average landlord looking to offload their portfolio from April 6 stands to save 4% on the rate of Capital Gains...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Residential Investment: Biggest Winners and Losers revealed](/upload/images/240328%20%2003.jpg)
New research has produced league tables of UK locations which saw the largest residential price rises and falls in 2023. Researchers at...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London’s struggling prime market offers opportunities for investors](/upload/images/240326%20%2003.jpg)
The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Average home to top £500,000 within three decades - claim](/upload/images/240326%20%2004.jpg)
An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Normal Sales and Rental Markets Are Back - new market snapshot](/upload/images/24%2003%2021%20%2003.jpg)
Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Best Places guide to aid investors on up-and-coming locations](/upload/images/24%2003%2021%20%2005.png)
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
![Warning: Buy To Let doesn’t offer guaranteed returns to investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2003.jpg)
New and past landlords tempted back to Buy to Let have been warned - passive income from property isn’t easy. This is...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Insider Insight: top agent’s view of Prime London housing market](/upload/images/24%2003%2019%20%2004.jpg)
A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Triumphant return of the National Landlord Investment Show](/upload/images/Show2(2).jpg)
We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...
13 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![House Price Growth in Positive Territory for first time in a year](/upload/images/240312%2004.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![High yields promised by team behind new 39-flat development](/upload/images/24%2003%2005%20%2002.png)
A prestigious development of 39 apartments carved from a former Victorian wool warehouse has been officially unveiled in the centre of...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demographics mean Build To Rent set to boom as renters get older](/upload/images/24%2003%2005%20%2004.jpg)
Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![How will the UK residential rental market develop up to 2030?](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2004.jpg)
Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors secure higher returns on sale of properties with good EPCs](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2005.jpg)
Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will rents keep rising?](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2002%20by%20Alison%20Thompson.jpg)
Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Green Shoots appear in Prime London sales market - LonRes](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Brownfield Land Development to be easier, pledges government](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Which tenures and regions have seen property value rise most?](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2004.jpg)
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
![Large residential development opportunity comes to market](/upload/images/24%2002%2020%20%2001.jpg)
Commercial property agency Bond Wolfe is selling a major residential development site with planning permission for 93 apartments in the Suffolk...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![London Briefing - what investors should know about sales and rentals](/upload/images/24%2002%2020%20%2004.jpg)
Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank’s Investor Update on residential sales and lettings](/upload/images/240213%2004.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show returns at Olympia London, Wednesday 6th March 2024...](/upload/images/DSCF0332(1).jpeg)
Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...
12 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Buy To Let Growth - new league table of UK’s city hotspots](/upload/images/24%2002%2006%2001.jpg)
Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy to let properties in...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Magic Million - analysis shows seven figure property concentration](/upload/images/24%2002%2001%2003.jpg)
Analysis of £1m-plus sales by property consultancy TwentyCi, analysed by estate agency Savills, suggests that London locations continue to dominate the...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors Warned - rising prime London lettings supply hits rental growth](/upload/images/24%2001%2030%2005.jpg)
Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional Rental Returns - new analysis shows wide variations across England](/upload/images/24%2001%2025%2002.jpg)
An investment consultancy has produced new data analysing the complex regional differences between rental returns. Analysts at Invezz examined data provided by...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency forecasts no more house price falls in London](/upload/images/24%2001%2025%2003.jpg)
Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Investments - challenges and trends for 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2001.jpg)
New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![High end restaurants offer tasty property investment potential](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2003.jpg)
London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property investment opportunities and top picks for 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2011%2001.jpg)
This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills’ Top Buy To Let and Resi Investment Tips for 2024](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Surge in number of Ultra High Net Worth buyers in central London](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2004.jpg)
There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Confidence Returns To Prime Property Markets - Savills](/upload/images/24%2001%2004%20%2003.jpg)
One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors Buck The Trend - Areas Where House Prices Rose in 2023](/upload/images/24%2001%2004%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Investors set to swoop on London commercial offices](/upload/images/23%2012%2028%202.jpg)
BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying Experts predict housing market trends for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2028%203.jpg)
Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rich Pickings - Market boom for prime and super-prime property in London](/upload/images/23%2012%2028%204.jpg)
Investment returns and activity in London’s property market has been stronger than the rest of the country over the last 12...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investor Insight from Zoopla: what makes the UK rental market tick?](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%202.jpg)
A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years. UK rents...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![10 Lessons from London’s Property Market and what they mean for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%203.jpg)
Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Cottage Handbook LIVE - an investor’s diary date in 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%205.jpg)
Holiday Cottage Handbook and The Property Investor Show have joined forces to organise a new event dedicated to the short-term rentals...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is Cornwall Still A Solid Property Investment?](/upload/images/23%2012%2019%202.jpg)
The days of Cornish property selling unseen, over the asking price, overnight, are a long and distant memory. The prime Cornish market...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons explains how to add 50% to the value of a London house](/upload/images/23%2012%2019%203.jpg)
The latest research by Foxtons reveals just how much London homeowners can add Ali’s to their property by digging down. The research...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ bargains to be found as sellers slash asking prices](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%202.jpg)
Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Late Autumn Property Sentiment surges in prime London](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%203.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - high end London location with glut of Doer-Uppers for investors](/upload/images/23%2012%2012%202.jpg)
A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...