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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

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

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

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

A new study conducted by comparison site GetAgent has revealed the most in-demand locations to buy a second property in. Global searches...

The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...

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

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

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

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...

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

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

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Zero Deposit has analysed historic rental data from the Office for National Statistics for each region of England, to forecast what...

Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...

Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.   She...

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

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

The number of landlords who have fallen behind on their mortgages has jumped, says lenders trade body UK Finance. Buy to let...

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

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

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

Commercial properties and development sites across the UK, from Bolton to Birmingham, Sheffield to Stoke-on-Trent and Kettering to Wolverhampton, will feature...

Landlords and property developers can access a free course from a retrofit knowledge and skills provider. The online course - called Retrofit...

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

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

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

2024 could be the year of investment in the regeneration of historic buildings a sector specialist forecasts. Charles Warrack, partner at property...

A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

London’s restaurant scene is thriving in spite of the cost-of-living crisis, with 253 new openings in 2023, up from 243 in...

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

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...

Richard Worrall, the NAVA Propertymark President, writes: Having been in having been involved in the sale of properties for nearly 38 years...

The days of Cornish property selling unseen, over the asking price, overnight, are a long and distant memory. The prime Cornish market...

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

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

A new study has uncovered the most profitable garage conversions investors can consider for properties.  According to the figures, turning a garage...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service shows that average UK monthly rents for Q3 2023 were £1,121.46: a rise of...

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

By specialist estate agent Sean Woolley Marbella has suddenly become a hotspot for branded residences – villa or apartment developments, in collaboration...

It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Yields for buy to let or corporate residential rental investors are likely to be reduced as a result of a legal...

Research by a specialist lender has lifted the lid on potential property investment with HMO conversions. Octane Capital says that while the...

A wealth management company suggests that the HS2 debacle may have a silver lining for Birmingham. With news that the high speed...

A property investment consultancy says off-plan properties “are one of the hottest strategies right now.” Redmayne Smith has analysed the advantages of...

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

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

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...

A leading buying agent in the UK says she’s increasingly seeing clients wanting to boost income from their biggest asset -...

An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...

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

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

A high profile buy to let lender has announced the launch of top slicing on applications. This enables investor borrowers to use...

Demand for projects fell like a stone during 2022 as the cost of building supplies were on the rise and tradespeople...

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...

A property investment platform’s research may throw cold water on the potential of new build properties to offer short term profits...

The government has been making a flurry of announcements about new investment areas in recent weeks, the single biggest of which...

Buy to let investors con siding quitting the sector because of government red tape, higher taxes and the threat of the...

A property advice service is suggesting that almost anything done to make money from a property could land the owner or...

Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...

Communities in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley are the latest likely to benefit from thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion...

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

It didn’t take long, but the gloss has already begun to come off the hugely expensive new Crossrail service in London. The...

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

British landlords with holiday rentals located in countries within the European Union may soon be required to pay VAT on rental...

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

With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...

A unique location combined with attractive rentals and below-market-value prices are on offer close to a F1-capable race track in Portugal. The...

We all need to learn more about how to reduce our energy bills and take steps to ensure our homes are...

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

Billionaire investors are buying even larger, more expensive and more luxurious ultra-prime homes in London during 2023 a new wealth survey...

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...

The commercial property sector in England is in the midst of a seismic shift propelled by the introduction of stringent minimum...

On Wednesday Keir Starmer made a radical announcement which some saw as political suicide and others saw as a much-needed breath...

There was fierce competition from bidders for a one-bedroom flat in the Dalry area of Edinburgh at Auction House Scotland’s recent...

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

Insurers and risk managers must pull out all the stops to support the beleaguered UK construction sector, which is facing extreme...

With the latest news of interest rates rising, banks closing, and the stock market plummeting, now is not a “safe” time...

Investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) can be a smart move for those looking for a higher return on investment...

Fans of Kevin Costner* may recall Field of Dreams. The above quote went to the heart of the 1989 film. It...

Whether for a holiday home or a permanent move, Cyprus has no shortage of reasons to invest in property. The island...

One of the first things I read this year for international women’s day was a quote which really resonated with me....

Research by Alliance Fund, the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that while Greater London may have seen the...

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

International Off-Plan Property Consultancy, LH1 Global has launched The Residence. The renovated Regency-style Grade II listed building in Cheltenham includes 17 stylish one- and two-bedroom...

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...

The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...