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Global short-term rental company GuestReady has acquired BnbLord, the largest Airbnb management company in France, to form the GuestReady Group. The combined...

Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...

A number of property investors are in competition to be the first to generate £1 million by the end of 2019. The...

Some 39% of UK landlords and investors are planning to increase the size of their portfolio over the next 12 months,...

Landlords with bigger portfolios are switching to using limited company status for new purchases, according to research carried out by specialist...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

Funding has been secured for a 407-bed student scheme on a prime site in Leeds, it has been revealed. Gregory Property Group...

With Build to Rent the fastest-growing trend in the rental sector, Property Investor Today took the opportunity to visit one of...

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...

Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...

There has been further activity in the burgeoning Build to Rent sector, with new partnerships being announced and new developments launched.  Firstly,...

A recent poll suggests that the majority of UK property investors are set to grow their portfolios in 2019, despite a...

If you’re considering investing in property, the chances are you’ve weighed up the pros and cons of becoming a landlord. An obvious...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts on its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland. In a bid to meet the...

A selection of new Alpine residences in southern Austria are attracting the attention of property investors from all over Europe. The Mountain...

The catalogue for Strettons’ February national property auction is now available to view online. The sale, which takes place on February 6,...

Serviced accommodation specialists Pass the Property recently announced an upcoming event to showcase the company’s approach to creating luxury serviced accommodation. The...

The UK’s Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector is predicted to reach a total combined value of over £53 billion by...

Online buy-to-let agency yieldit recently revealed the property types which produce the greatest yields, offering a key insight for landlords who...

A Berlin-based co-living service provider has joined forces with one of Europe’s largest real estate investment managers to assemble a €1...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has reached an all-time high, Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has...

As a landlord, you'll want the reassurance of knowing that you’re going to receive your rent on time each month. This...

Some 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, according to advice website The Property Hub. Its...

A new £2 billion property investment portfolio was this week launched by the Department for International Trade. It’s hoped the £2 billion...

Recent research from Your Move has revealed that nearly half of all UK buy-to-let landlords are ‘Pension Pot’ landlords. ‘Pension Pot’ landlords...

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

Strettons’ catalogue for its October auction, which features 62 lots, is now available online. Taking place on October 8, Strettons’ national property...

The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...

Some 18% of landlords said they intended to remain in the buy-to-let (BTL) market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio...

Attitudes towards being a landlord in the current economic and political climate remain optimistic, according to recent research from Your Move. Its...

A new generation of property investors is being created by a rise in the number of affordable homes coming to the...

UK auctioneer Andrews & Robertson has raised over £5 million from its latest auction, achieving a 72% success rate. Held at the...

Digital auction house BidX1 has launched the catalogue for its latest sale, following the success of what it has described as...

The National Landlord Investment Show is set to head back to London Olympia for its 57th show on June 14. This follows...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...

Clive Emson Auctioneers has revealed that it is cataloguing a year-high 175 lots at its June auction. The sale, which begins on...

Allsop’s next residential auction will feature over 300 lots, with 30 high-value lots guided at £1 million-plus included in the live...

Landlords with portfolios comprising houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFB) are achieving the highest rental yields, new...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Despite the resilience in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, landlords are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to assess how the market...

New research from Simple Landlords Insurance has revealed accidental and part-time landlords feel most negative about legislative changes and their future. The...

Despite challenging buy-to-let (BTL) conditions, private landlords remain positive about the future of the industry, a new report from specialist bank,...

International property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank has revealed that it has strengthened its Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) business...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors remain largely optimistic about the market in spite of Brexit uncertainty and increasing tax burdens for landlords, according...

Peer-to-peer secured lending platform Lendy has just signed up the 20,000th investor on its platform. Its investor base has expanded by more...

UK auctioneers Andrews & Robertson raised over £10 million from their first auction of 2018. Held at The Montcalm Hotel in Marble...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction after its acquisition of auctioneer Andrews & Robertson as part...

Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...

Rental start-up UNCLE has announced the launch of its 45-storey rental building in Elephant and Castle, the latest in its expanding...

When I moved to London in winter 1997, I was determined to make my fortune. I didn’t know it at the...

Securing a mortgage is a challenging feat for three quarters of portfolio landlords after the introduction of the Prudential Regulation Authority...

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...

The Overseas Property Show returns to Birmingham this weekend, showcasing hundreds of luxury properties in Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde and California. Taking...

The catalogue for Strettons' February auction is now available to view online, the property firm has revealed. The national property auction is...

The latest Complex Buy to Let Index, published by Mortgages for Business, has revealed that HMOs produced average yields of 8.9%...

Landlords showed extreme resilience in 2017, new data has revealed, with 57% of the mortgage applications received by Accord Buy To...

Property equity firm Cogress UK closed the year successfully with a £2.6 million exit on a residential development in Frimley, Surrey. Cogress,...

A buy-to-let (BTL) loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and landlords operating in England, Wales and Scotland has been...

Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...

With less than a month to go until the Property Investors Awards, held at The Royal National Hotel in Russell Square,...

London & Regional Properties (L+R), the long-established client of Reed Smith, has been advised on the refinancing of its Atlas Hotel...

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...

Specialist lender Together is granting over £800,000 to buy and develop an idle office block, enabling a development company to expand...

Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...

Buy-to-let landlords in the UK over the age of 55 could be entitled to almost £50 billion via equity release, Retirement...

With the appointment of two new associates, property advisers Vail Williams LLP has bolstered its property asset management team. Specialising in property...

Investors could have seen their buy-to-let (BTL) returns increase by as much as 1,131% over the past two decades, according to...

The world’s top ten reported property sales were all priced above $100 million for the first time in the year to...

A 25-year lease has been signed between Durham University and Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, on its...

A student property portfolio in Nottingham worth £3.25m has been purchased by Nottingham-based MS Estates on behalf of a London-based institution. Located...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

A growing number of investors are starting to shun residential property, deterred by recent tax hikes, and are opting instead to...

There has been a sharp rise in amount of money Asian investors, particularly from China, are investing in London’s commercial property...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its calendar of autumn events that focus on the specialist lending sector. The half day...

Property investors from India have become the second largest purchasing group in Prime Central London (PCL).  According to investment firm London Central...

LendInvest, the UK online platform for property lending and investing, has listed a £50m retail bond on the London Stock Exchange’s...

In just a few months the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for commercially rented properties will come into force. From 1 April...

Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...

No Agent’s innovative technology and in-house property experts offers landlords a simpler, flexible and low-fee way to manage everything from start...

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

Most landlords are unable to identify a fake passport when presented with one leaving them vulnerable to fraudsters with fake ID’s, according...

More than £2bn was invested into the UK hotel market in the first half of the year, according to the latest...

Paragon Mortgages is the latest in a long line of lenders to announce that it will be implementing changes for portfolio...

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

Commercial property investors across the UK are turning their attention to the industrial market, which has seen a rise in transactions...

Alan Boswell Group’s Steve Cox tells us a bit more about himself, and why the company’s landlord insurance is market-leading. Tell us...

Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, sales volumes are starting to pick up in the prime central London property market as...

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

Plans for what would become one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects have been put forward by Haringey Council in north...

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...

Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses, including specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs...

Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...

Pepper Homeloans has launched a new limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed rate mortgage at 2.98% up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV). The product...

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

Investors are being offered the opportunity to invest and make ‘great returns’ from property developments, online, at the click of a...

More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...

More than 950 new homes will be built as part of plans to regenerate Sheerwater in Woking which has now been...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

Rhymney received a major boost this week when it was announced that bio-tech business Sharp Clinical Services will be setting up...

West One Loans has reduced rates for unregulated residential bridging loans across a range of its products by up to 4%...

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

With just 12 months until the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, property software provider Arbnco, formerly known as CO2 Estates, has released...

The average price of a home in central London hit a new high of £1,818,262 in 2016, thanks largely to a rally...

Thameswey Developments has taken over plans for the regeneration of Sheerwater, after Woking Borough Council opted to drop New Vision Homes...

The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top...

If you are planning to invest in the retail property sector any time soon, it may be wise to check out...

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...

Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...

While buy-to-let lenders come to terms with fresh interventions imposed by the Prudential Regulation Authority, designed to subject buy-to-let landlords to stricter...

With attractive returns on offer, a growing number of property investors are looking to add commercial properties to their portfolios, according...

There has been a significant decline in British demand for property in the Algarve since the EU referendum, according to Fine...

European property markets finished 2016 strongly, experiencing both improving fundamentals and further yield compression, according to Savills. Savills Investment Management transacted €5bn...

Asking prices for homes in Britain have increased marginally in the last month, while demand on the house-hunting website Rightmove has...

Despite having to endure a 40% hit in profits from his enormous property empire, mainly based in and around London, 69-year-old...

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...

Palace Capital has revealed plans to target the acquisition of buildings near city centre train stations that offer plenty of room...

A growing number of property investor are trying to establish a strategy that tempers potential losses amid heightened political and economic...

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...

Despite the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, London remains the “most popular European city” for institutional property investors, but...

The slowdown in prime central London’s residential property market caused by overinflated house prices, higher taxes, increasing housing supply, weaker demand...

Investment into the UK hotel market totalled £3.1bn in the first nine months of the year, according to new research from...

There has been a significant increase in the number of property investors acquiring student housing assets in mainland Europe, new research...

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...

A Spanish real estate agency's half-year report shows that property prices and transactions have increased in the country's key cities and...

Banks in Spain may be left with no alternative but to cut the price of repossessed Spanish homes on their books...

Aberdeen Asset Management lifted the suspension of its UK property fund yesterday in an attempt to control withdrawals following Britain’s decision...

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...

Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...

With Britain in turmoil following the vote to leave the EU and uncertainty mounting in the USA ahead of the presidential elections,...

Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...

One of the largest ever portfolios of farms has been launched onto the market by Scottish property consultancy, CKD Galbraith. Located in...

It is essential that you conduct your own due diligence before buying property at auction, as Andy Thompson, auction consultant at...

Investor appetite continues to grow for most commercial property markets across Europe despite a sharp drop in the total investment volume...

UK property investors seeking lucrative buy-to-let investments should consider looking to the continent for higher rental yields, according to new research...

The property industry’s big players dominated the top of the Sunday Times Rich List yesterday, with the Reuben brothers topping the...

The latest property auction to be held in London saw a diverse portfolio of residential properties help ensure an 82% success...

In response to recent calls for landlords and property investors to incorporate, one letting agency is urging people to take a...

The market is changing; the act of investing is based on risk versus reward. No investment is guaranteed, but how can...

2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...

Open equity investment firm Cogress has sourced £8m in just 22 days after completing a £3.9m investment for a mixed-use development on...

Two more properties have been acquired by property investment firm Drum Income Plus Real Estate Investment Trust (DRIP REIT). The acquisitions,...

Student utilities service provider Glide has launched a Risk Free Bills Inclusive Package, the first of its kind in the industry. Inclusive...

An office block in York is set to be transformed into 139 apartments after planning consent was secured by property investor...

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

A new portfolio of homes for professional tenants in London and the South East has been launched by housing group L...

Property investment firm Circle Property has announced its decision to float on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which owns a number...

Reinventing Renting, which identifies opportunities for landlords to enhance their lettings businesses, has been launched by the National Landlords Association (NLA). The...

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

The Government’s decision to reduce landlords' buy-to-let tax relief to the basic rate of 20% is a major factor for half...

Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rates across its 75% loan-to-value (LTV) range by 0.35%, and offered a range of...

The latest research from estate agency Carter Jonas has revealed that investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to pass...

Lord Sugar started his latest search for a new business partner this week, but the self-made former barrow boy and chairman...

I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...

Connells Residential, one of the UK’s largest estate agencies, is launching Invest Fest – its first ever event dedicated to property...

Qube Global Software has announced that it has developed a unified management tool for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) model.  The tool...

Residential property investment platform Property Partner has launched a major advertisement campaign using a speed-dating theme to attract more investors.  The platform...

One of the key ingredients of successful property investment is ensuring you have a network of good people and reliable suppliers...

As the summer months come to a close, and some of us prepare for a few months of hibernation, the opposite...

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

There’s an argument that the property market in the UK right now is too buoyant for many investors to make money...

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

Obtaining expert sale, purchase and letting support is imperative for landlords investing in a property portfolio. A key element is to identify...

Some 69% of landlords arranged their last buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage through an intermediary or broker, according to research by the National...

Two prime city centre sites in York and Glasgow have been acquired by Select Property Group. Combined, the sites have a...

An online property letting portal that aims to help landlords and letting agents reach students seeking private accommodation in university cities...

Property investors are becoming increasingly interested in expanding their portfolios outside of the UK.   Some 46% of property investors surveyed by FXcompared...

Typically, the best investment opportunities in London centre around areas with planned redevelopment or transport hub improvements are expected. This means...

While property in the capital city has been attractive to investors for decades, new figures suggest that investors are flocking here...

Q: Who are Mayfair & Morgan? Mayfair & Morgan is a property Crowdfunding company which specialises in Property Portfolio Management, undertaking development...

Recent research has revealed that more than half of landlords are looking to expand their property portfolio in 2015. This is...

Glen Wilson has been appointed by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking as Head of Property for small and medium sized enterprises. Wilson, as...