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The seemingly endless growth of Build to Rent continues unabated, with the new partnership of Moda Living, Osborne + Co and MRP recently...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

Housebuilder Kebbell has unveiled its new Berkshire scheme of luxury apartments, Osborne House, which hosts six spacious, three-bedroom apartments located near the...

A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...

In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Osborne - a legal director at Ashfords Solicitors - asks whether the government's proposed planning reforms will be dangerous...

When Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Summer Statement last month, many people were surprised to learn that buy-to-let investors would be...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Ernst & Young (EY) have collaborated to create a guide for property investors on the changes...

It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...

The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...

Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...

More than 1 million aspiring homebuyers have opened Help to Buy ISAs, government-backed savings accounts, designed to help people save money...

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...

There was a marginal increase in the number of residential property sales in prime central London in the first half of...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

More than nine months on from the historic Brexit vote, and home buyers are now paying 1.3% on average more for...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to last year’s referendum, with various experts, including...

Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...

There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’...

Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year.  2016 has...

Will Herrmann, director at West Eleven, a property developer and investment company, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...

The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...

House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...

Residential property prices look set to fall across many part of the UK next year as the housing market and wider...

The former chancellor George Osborne may have predicted pre-Brexit that UK house prices could take an 18% hit over the next...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...

The chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to reduce corporation tax to less than 15% would show Britain...

Brexit horror scenarios, including the collapse in UK house prices forecast by the chancellor George Osborne, have failed to materialise so...

Residential property prices in the UK could fall by up to 20% as a consequence of the Chancellor George Osborne’s buy-to-...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

House prices in the UK are expected to rise further regardless of whether Britain opts to remain or leave the European...

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...

A vote to leave the EU would have a ‘major hit’ on residential property prices across the UK and increase the...

Property investor Marco Robinson is offering fellow property investors an opportunity to win a buy-to-let property in Manchester worth in the...

Last month was a good one for the UK property auction sector, which continues to attract a wide array of national...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...

A report recently released by Royal London revealed that Brits earning the national average wage of £27,600 a year who saved...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents latest research has revealed that the supply of rental accommodation is at its lowest levels...

Never one to miss an opportunity, George Osborne knew he was onto a winner when he chose to raise stamp duty...

George Osborne’s recent tax reforms have sparked a surge in landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard tax...

The frustrations vented over the looming buy-to-let tax hike has sadly been all too predictable. In the latest twist to what have...

The National Association of Estate Agents November Housing Market report has revealed that the number of sales to first time buyers...

Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...

Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, 2016 is set to be the year of the first-time buyer, with a number of measures...

Residential property investors are facing a number of tax reforms that will fundamentally change the profitability of their portfolios.  The changes will...

In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...

The unexpected increase in stamp duty for buy-to-let homes will precipitate a rush of property investment, according to buying agency Black Brick.  Chancellor...

London rental values have increased by 5% in the four months to October 2015, it has been revealed. According to figures released...

A survey by The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that 68% of landlords believe that changes in landlord tax will lead...

Since the Chancellor’s announced measures to curb the buy-to-let in the Summer Budget, there has been a flurry of debate –...

Cumulative growth in UK prices will total 20.3% in the five years to the end of 2020, according to Knight Frank’s...

Research from Lloyds Bank has shown that the number of homes sold for more than £1m fell by 11% in the first...

Results from a survey of industry bodies has revealed that buy-to-let will be the main use of equity release for the...

Interest in the UK’s buy-to-let sector remains strong, despite George Osborne’s changes to mortgage tax relief in July’s Budget.  According to online...

Three property schemes in northern England will receive multi-million pound investment from China, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. £1.2bn will be pumped...

At the last budget the Chancellor announced that from 2017 he was phasing out higher rate tax relief on the interest...

More than half of landlords say they are likely to increase rents to cover the cutting of mortgage interest relief announced...

Research by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) shows that in the wake of this month's Summer Budget, over two thirds of...

As a result of their unexpected majority, the Tories will be able to ensure their new Help to Buy ISA policy...

After months of campaigning and deliberating, polling day is now behind us. With all the election stories doing the rounds, we...