While renovation activity remains consistent with 48% of homeowners having taken on a renovation project in 2023, this is down a...
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04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTR - Native Group growth, BTR taskforce and Investec loan for Rugby scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Figures/Alec-400x310.png)
Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors - should you be considering these interior design trends?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Interiors/Light%20sofa%20with%20pillows%20against%20a%20gray%20wall-400x310.png)
If you are investing in a home or holiday home that you are subsequently looking to rent out, interior design is...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to capitalise on short-term rentals and the BTR market in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
Investors and developers are catching the short-term and flex rental wave, and they are in for a long and thrilling ride. Emmanuel...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham - why Europe's youngest city is a hub for students and young professionals](/upload/images/Locations/Birmingham-Bullring-400x310px-min.png)
In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Don’t lose sight of the ‘S’ in ESG: Why diversity and recruitment are key](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Deborah Gray, founding director at Totum Partners, looks at why those operating in the property sector shouldn't lose...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bristol – will it be the next Build to Rent hub?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
The city of Bristol has become one of the most popular places outside of London for tenants to live in recent...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is Build to Rent unaffordable? Large-scale research suggests not!](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
One of the biggest criticisms of the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market has been its perceived exclusive nature and its...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![A new breed of co-living - can a ready-made community really be achieved?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Co-living400x310.jpg)
Some believe co-living as a concept has only grown in significance as society has had a chance to reassess its priorities and...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - Is Generation Rent Here to Stay?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModernRenter-400x310.jpg)
The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – is Manchester the top UK investment city?](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester, once an integral part of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, remains one of the UK’s most important and fastest-growing cities, having performed...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![What to look for in your first property: tips from NW property expert](/img/default/pit.png)
As the property investment industry becomes ever more complex, it can be difficult for a first-timer to take the plunge and...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the golden rules for armchair investing](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Landmark’ BTR scheme launched in North Acton-Park Royal regen zone](/img/default/pit.png)
One of London’s leading independent estate agencies has launched NWX Residences, a landmark Build to Rent (BTR) scheme developed in partnership...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mayoral race 2021 – who are the candidates for London Mayor?](/img/default/pit.png)
Early next month, Londoners will head to the polls to elect the capital’s next Mayor, in a vote that has been...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![How house prices & rents will affect your property portfolio in the 2020s](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day – diversity, going green and equality in property](/img/default/pit.png)
In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the cities where millennials are buying to let](/img/default/pit.png)
With people commuting less due to the pandemic, it comes as no surprise that the interest in searches for ‘buy-to-let scheme’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vilamoura – why there is ‘far more to come’ from the famed resort](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![The big question – is buy-to-let still worth investing in?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - will Covid increase the demand for co-living?](/img/default/pit.png)
Co-living, while still highly niche in the UK and across Europe, has been growing in size and stature in recent years...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTR update – new schemes from Glasgow to Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) development has now successfully delivered another multi-million pound BTR...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 1: retail to residential – has John Lewis set a precedent?](/img/default/pit.png)
The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: is the shift towards mid-term rentals here to stay?](/img/default/pit.png)
At the beginning of the global crisis, there was a flood of property managers and Airbnb hosts with empty properties and...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to invest in UK property now despite the recession](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is the difference between co-living and BTR?](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the coronavirus hit, Build to Rent was without question the property market's fastest-growing trend. While, like all parts of the...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is community living?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there's been a trend for alternative renting options such as Build to Rent and co-living, particularly among millennials...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment futures - modernising for the millennial workforce](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate investment firms face a range of day-to-day challenges as they consistently look for ways they can mitigate their risks...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Boom to hit Mayfair property market, agent predicts](/img/default/pit.png)
The Mayfair property market is set for a ‘Boris Boom’, according to the latest report by estate agency Wetherell. The report –...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investment sentiment remains strong as 2020 kicks off](/img/default/pit.png)
As the property market looks set to recover somewhat in 2020, a new survey has revealed that many people still believe...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment in the 2020s – what are the main things to look out for?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The UK rental and lettings market – an insight](/img/default/pit.png)
With people moving away from traditional long let tenancies in favour of shorter, ‘hassle-free’ tenancies, we’ve seen a rise in flex-rents...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mind the gender rent gap!](/img/default/pit.png)
One in four (27%) females are spending more than half of their salary on rent, compared with just 17% of males,...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top tips – how to get maximum value for your rental property portfolio](/img/default/pit.png)
Increasingly, landlords have had to adapt to stay on top of the trends within the property and lifestyle sector to boost...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is co-living about to become a thing in Europe?](/img/default/pit.png)
Increasing institutional investment and rising demand for flexible, alternative living space amongst Europe’s growing populations is helping to create a bright...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Young Brits are on the move in the UK, and here’s where…](/img/default/pit.png)
Coventry has been named the top UK housing hotspot for 18-34 year olds. The research, conducted by regulated property buyer Good Move,...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Majority of private tenants aren’t interested in buying a home](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Makeup of 'generation rent' revealed – and it’s not just millennials](/img/default/pit.png)
The term 'generation rent' now covers a much wider demographic, according to new research. The Urban Being - The Future of City...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Kitchens continue to rule the roost among renovating homeowners](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years the kitchen has become one of the most important rooms in the home – and this is further...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals that the average millennial rent fell in 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent paid by millennials declined in 2018, according to online estate agency yieldit. According to a survey of 2,000 UK...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cheeky Nando's? Importance of food delivery to home-movers revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
New research carried out by takeaway delivery giant Deliveroo has revealed that nearly four out of five Brits believe it’s important...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over half of millennials would live in a caravan to get on the property ladder](/img/default/pit.png)
Over half (51%) of millennials are willing to purchase an alternative dwelling over a house or flat to get on the...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will luxury renting replace home ownership for Generation Y?](/img/default/pit.png)
A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Millennials exiting London fuels rental growth in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds](/img/default/pit.png)
Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![More and more millennials are investing in property crowdfunding](/img/default/pit.png)
An increasing number of millennials are turning to property crowdfunding as they struggle to get on the property ladder, according to...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Study reveals green credentials of UK households](/img/default/pit.png)
Research carried out by AXA has revealed that a third of the country believes their homes are significantly contributing to the...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Millennials starting to climb the property ladder in Dubai](/img/default/pit.png)
Millennials all across the world are starting to make their way onto the property ladder, driving a major first-time buyer market...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Britain’s landlords and investors remain positive despite raft of changes](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite challenging buy-to-let (BTL) conditions, private landlords remain positive about the future of the industry, a new report from specialist bank,...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Research outlines where the world’s millennial millionaires reside](/img/default/pit.png)
Research has revealed there are more than twice as many millennial millionaires in US cities than anywhere else in the world. The...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Millennials are becoming landlords for steady income](/img/default/pit.png)
Millennials are making a career out of being a landlord, according to a new survey by Intus Lettings. Surprisingly, almost half of...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![More than five million Brits own a second home](/img/default/pit.png)
One in 10 adults in this country now own a second home - either to live in themselves or as buy-to-let...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![How millennials shape the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Millennials are the generation born between the early 1980s and the early years of the 21st century, which means that at...