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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...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

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

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

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

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

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

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

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

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

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

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

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

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

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...

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

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

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

There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...

Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

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

House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...

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...

Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...

New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...

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

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...

It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...

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

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

An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...

Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...

An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...

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

Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...

New data from Knight Frank has been released to help understand what to expect from the property market this autumn. August saw...

Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...

Global consultancy Knight Frank recently revised its UK residential house price forecast upwards, with the firm saying the supply of houses coming onto the...

We all know that there is uncertainty in the market at the moment and predictions are that interest rates will go...

With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...

In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...

In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...

Portugal continues to be one of the most popular destinations for Brits to holiday and have second homes, thanks to its...

The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...

Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...

In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...

On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...

Recent reports that over half of all London homes on the market last year were downvalued by lenders was somewhat concerning...

A charming skiing resort in Switzerland overlooking the Mont Blanc range, Verbier sits on a south-facing plateau which gives it plenty...

With each passing month comes new stats on high house prices, and with average prices now standing at an average of...

For most people, 2020 has been a very difficult year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences on so many aspects...

Research by Andrews Property Group has identified the 10 UK towns and cities where 99% of homes currently listed for sale...

So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...

Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...

Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage costs have continued to fall since the second quarter of 2019, according to Mortgage Brain analysis. The cost of...

Research from online mortgage broker Property Master has shown the majority of fixed rate buy-to-let rates are continuing to fall due...

Erna Low Property has released its 2019-20 French Alps Property report, providing an update on the current trends in the Alpine...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed the cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate...

The cost of mortgages has continued to fall despite the regular warnings of interest and mortgage rate rises. After the UK’s economy...

With average French mortgage rates held at a low of 1.5%, now is still a good time to invest in a...

Mortgage approvals for residential property purchases rose slightly in July to its highest level since March 2016, despite a general fall...

Residential property price growth across Britain eased to a three-month low in August, as cooler economic conditions and political uncertainty continued...

Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...

UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

New home prices in Canada continued to increase month-on-month in May, led by growth in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...

Residential property prices in Canada could fall by as much as 40% over the next five years, led by falls in...

The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...

The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...

Manchester remains the number one UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased faster...

Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...

Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...

City level residential property price growth gained momentum in the first quarter of the year, rising by 3.5%, led by large...

Who are you? Franz-Xaver Simmen What does it say on your business card? CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, responsible for the development, planning...

Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...

The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...

UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...

Investors are cashing in on Sydney’s strong pre-Easter property market by selling homes across the city, a trend which contributed towards...

Mortgage accessibility in the UK has improved to its highest level since tougher lending conditions came into play as part of...

Manchester has become the latest UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased faster...

U.S. home resales rose to a 10-year high in January despite higher prices and mortgage rates, suggesting that confidence in the...