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If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price. The study by experts at moving platform Getamover...

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

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

Landlords are spoilt for choice, having seen the number of buy to let mortgage products increase by 8.8 per cent in...

Flipping a property is something that so many people have a desire to do, in fact, data shows that searches for...

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...

It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....

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

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

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

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

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

Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...

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

According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...

A new report shows that average sales in the UK take a depressingly long time - some 220 days. This comprises of...

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

Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent  in the past year according to...

Researchers at UK conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, have identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents...

Following three years of seismic shifts in the property sector, the UK is moving towards a ‘new normal’ – with the...

Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

Cordia Group has completed a residential building along the Corvin Promenade in Budapest, Grand Corvin 2. With the second phase of Grand...

Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...

According to a new study by Avivia, a fifth of independently living adults are contemplating moving back in with parents to...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

According to new data released by London’s leading co-living operator, renters choosing a shared property under the co-living model are older...

A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

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

The travel industry was hard hit by the pandemic, but the bounce back is well in progress. According to PhocusWire, Europe’s...

The crown of UK’s number one yield hotspot goes to Bradford, according to new research compiled by PropertyData and Sequre Property...

The UK's Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to grow and evolve, which arguably makes the role of the market's trade...

The still nascent co-living sector is starting to gather momentum if the last week is anything to go by, with the...

Homebuilders are reportedly utilising technology to dramatically reduce the time it takes to exchange on a new-build transition, the latest research...

Since the devastating tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire in 2017, cladding issues have been highlighted across thousands of properties in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Amy Gibson, General Manager. How has your company had to adapt...

The online platform of a student rentals company has raised £700,000 in its first funding round as it continues to disrupt...

Historically, there was a very clear gap between the North and South of England in terms of the house price growth....

This week’s development roundup is green-focused, with Together’s generous funding package for a new low-carbon homebuilding scheme and plans submitted for...

Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...

Difficult neighbours can be a serious problem for property investors, causing anything from minor noise irritations to affecting the property’s value...

With ITV's Our House currently gripping millions of TV viewers, property experts have outlined how property fraud - which plays a central...

Watford is the best commuter town for investment, according to an exclusive research report carried out by developer London Square.   The town has achieved...

Research by Rentd has revealed that, despite the government’s best efforts, the return on a buy-to-let (BTL) purchase currently sits at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...

A few weeks ago we reported on Ghelamco's first UK scheme in Shoreditch, which is being spearheaded by 27-year-old Marie-Julie Gheysens, the firm's...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) upcoming 2022 Housing Review shows the lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives...

In this guest article, reproduced in full from an original post on LinkedIn, co-founder of AGO Hotels, Viv Watts, outlines why UK hotel investment is...

In this week's development roundup, Property Investor Today looks at a new ambitious scheme that will see rough sleepers in Basildon...

London-based PropTech firm Homeppl has developed two ‘revolutionary’ fraud detection tools to support agencies currently combating rising levels of rental fraud. The...

A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...

A significant proportion of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord if circumstances allowed, new research...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...

Residential developer HUB and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have acquired 2 Snow Hill Plaza in Birmingham from a global...

In this guest piece, Marcus Blake, managing director of Berkeley St George City & St Joseph, sets out why the UK's...

Things that don’t mix well? Polka dots and stripes, planning and politics. The run-up to an election is usually an uncertain...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

As we begin 2022, Andrea Fawell, sales and marketing director of property developers Kebbell, gives a very honest account of the market factors that are...

With just over a week to go until 2022 makes an appearance, we check in with some more property experts to...

New research from Currys and Swann has revealed the best UK areas to invest in a property in 2022, highlighting the price of...

PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...

New research from Environet UK has revealed that the blight of Japanese knotweed has wiped an estimated £11.8 billion off the...

Already nearly three years late and vastly over-budget, Crossrail 1 – which will officially be known as the Elizabeth Line when...

New data released by overseas property portal Kyero.com has revealed record interest in Portuguese and Spanish property during 2021. Kyero, which is...

In this guest piece, Bidwells discusses the important role that planning plays in housing and social care, and what can be...

Research by real estate debt advisory specialists Sirius Property Finance has revealed how the pandemic halved the profits taken by the...

In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Sean Gavin, Operations Director at Berkeley South East London, for his thoughts on...

This development roundup focuses on build to rent and regeneration, with Kebbell expanding its Cornelian Fields development, Gresham House loan for a...

One of London’s busiest and most iconic areas has announced that it has become carbon neutral (as of November 11 2021). The...

Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain reports that although they are an estate agent who has had predominantly British buyers over...

Sellers who have upgraded the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their home to a C, from a D, E or...

In this piece, Katherine Rose, managing director of VervLife, explains why Build to Rent (BTR) operators may want to consider switching...

In this guest piece, Martin Dell, Founder of Kyero, explores what makes overseas properties, particularly those in France, an attractive option...

Subsidence damage, if left untreated, can cost homeowners anywhere between £3,000 to over £250,000 – meaning it could prove very costly to...

In this ongoing series, PIT will explore whether commercial to residential conversions – one of the biggest trends during the pandemic as...

Expat financial planning firm Blevins Franks held a webinar earlier this month – named ‘A conversation about Moving to Portugal’ –...

After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...

Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...

Seaside living is at the top of many tenants’ wishlists, that is according to Rightmove. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...

In this guest piece, Alec Watt, chief executive officer of the Accouter Group of Companies, outlines why investors would be unwise...

In this article, Reece Mennie, an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of HJ Collection and Hunter Jones, explains why many people who...

For property developers, show homes and marketing suites play a key role when it comes to advertising and selling properties in...

So, you’re planning on buying a new home. Between organising your paperwork and moving preparations, the process of changing properties can...

After graduating from university, priorities in life tend to shift. Studying and living near the university is no longer important, but...

With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director...

Along with Japanese knotweed, it’s one of the issues that can have the biggest impact on a home’s value and ability...

Since my Zibel Real Estate portfolio first started investing in Berlin over a decade ago, residential real estate prices have increased...

Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...

During the Housing and Build to Rent Conference, a leading architect based in Nottingham declared that the death of the city...

Technology is changing how investors find, select and purchase property. This is especially true with the constraints of the past year...

Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...

The Covid-19 crisis has led to some big questions about the future of cities, and whether enough people will want to...