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A data study has revealed that there are still plenty of profitable holiday destination areas across the UK for investors. According to...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Shawbrook is enhancing its support for professional landlords and property investors seeking larger, more complex financing solutions, increasing its maximum loan...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...

Maximising Returns: Use tech to make better decisions before acquiring your next property  As property investors, staying ahead in today's competitive market...

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

An expert has shared his eight steps to help boost chances of securing capital growth when investing in property this year.  Jonathan...

Anastasia Yianni of Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty writes:  For overseas property investors looking for an investment in 2024, Cyprus continues to stand...

By Sean Woolley, director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain   In 2022 we were predicting that the market would cool, but...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

The prestigious Property Investors Awards - organised by the Property Investors Bureau - have announced their 2023 results. “This year we saw...

Organisers say the seventh Ghana Property and Lifestyle Expo 2023, which took place recently in Chelsea, saw a record number of...

A property and legal consultancy has identified what it calls Scotland’s buy to let capital - and it’s neither of the...

A bank says seasoned property investors are sizing up commercial opportunities given the hostile landscape for residential investment. Emma Cox, MD of...

  Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...

The Confused. com service has analysed rental yields, educational achievements and local amenities to come up with what it claims are...

A property entrepreneur best known for having been a contestant on The Apprentice is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or...

Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...

Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...

An estate agency says property investors should not be deterred by news that Birmingham council - Europe’s largest local authority -...

Almost three quarters of investors  have yet to see a decline in the value of their property portfolio, it’s being claimed. A survey...

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

Latest figures from HMRC show that Capital Gains Tax receipts hit a record £16.7 billion in tax year 2021/22 - that’s...

A platform for property investors and landlords has launched a suite of features which it claims will “help property investors to...

Communities in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley are the latest likely to benefit from thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion...

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

With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...

Leading property investment experts Redmayne Smith offers advice to new investors With rental demand at an all-time high, research from Aviva...

Where are the top locations for property investment in 2023? It's the question all existing or budding property investors will be...

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...

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

A new online marketplace which will connect property investors to property sourcers across the UK has been launched. Invesourced, a property investment platform,...

Investing in property for many people – whether for personal use or as a pure investment opportunity – can be an...

A property purchase is a convenient way to process the spoils of illegal endeavours, making anti-money laundering checks necessary within the...

As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

The private rented sector (PRS) has been under the looking glass for the past few weeks, yet the PRS is not...

Tax was a critical part of the Tory leadership debate, with both Truss and Sunak taking the view that tax decreases...

Property investors hoping to get their hands on an income-generating property may want to consider Cheffins’ next property auction on Wednesday September...

The Vigo Coast in Galicia is becoming one of the most desirable coastal destinations in Spain, according to new research from...

Since the regeneration scheme was completed in 2015, over 250 properties have sold. At present, only one two-bedroom apartment which forms...

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

A Manchester-based developer has expanded its growing nationwide property portfolio into the historic city of York. Alliance Investments' latest scheme - City...

Private rents in the UK have reached record highs, with a 23.4% rise in Manchester over the last 12 months, recent...

New research shows that the buying trends of property investors are changing. In hope of boosting their property portfolios, investors have...

Portugal has long been a favourite destination for British holidaymakers and investors, but getting there, living there and investing there have no...

There has been a significant influx in the number of Chinese and Hong Kong buyers purchasing homes in Liverpool between 2017-2021,...

It’s very often the case that new developments use all the incentives they can to encourage the first few buyers to...

London is not the be-all and end-all! When talking about the UK, one of the first locations to be mentioned is...

A new book has been released to offer insight to landlords and investors on small-scale property development. The ‘Guide to Small-Scale Property...

Alliance Investments, the sales arm of Property Alliance Group, has revealed its latest development – The Residence in trendy Clapham – which it says...

The UK Government’s policy of improving the quality of life outside of London is central to its raison d'être. ‘Levelling up’...

A PropTech start-up launched in 2017 to make property investment less clunky and more inclusive has announced the launch of its...

Town and city regeneration isn’t a new topic, by any means, but recent events in the UK have left us thinking...

Liverpool has become the hotspot for property investors and homebuyers alike, with property price growth over the last year higher in...

With bricks and mortar proving ever-popular and house prices continuing to rise, the opportunities for first-time and seasoned property investors are endless. That...

In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...

Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...

For many years, Manchester has been the number one location for buy-to-let investors in the UK. A young, professional population, strong...

Who are you? Chris Holland What does it say on your business card? Director of Sales and Lettings What is Heaton Group? Heaton Group are a...

Innovative Finance ISAs have been the top performing ISA for property investors in recent times. Here, Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital, looks...

The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...

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

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

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive officer of HJ Collection, sets out the environmental and social benefits of residential conversions. We need...

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

It’s a new year – 11 more months lie ahead. With some discipline and focus you could be much closer to your investment...

All property investments require maintenance and one of the most common issues is damp; a problem that is at its worst...

Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...

The American writer Mark Twain’s famously observed ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore’. However, property investors are now finding there...

The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for investors, it is a prime opportunity to...

In November, Boris Johnson spoke at the Confederation of British Industry’s conference and announced that Electric Vehicle charging points will become...

Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...

Despite the rollercoaster of 2021, the Scottish property market has had a stronger period of growth than many would have expected...

GetGround and Salboy have announced a strategic partnership to make property investing in the North West easier, faster and more efficient.  Salboy, the North West property development and investment company, and GetGround,...

Sourced Property, the sourcing arm of the Sourced Group, has announced the launch of a 'bespoke property listing app', focused on the investor...

In this guest piece, Jamie Pritchard, head of sales at Glenhawk, asks whether macroeconomic challenges are going to halt the renewed momentum of...

First Homes, a new solution to the first-time buyer crisis, will be relevant to the majority of new schemes from December...

What does it say on your business card? Sam Le Pard, co-founder of LEXI Finance! How does LEXI help developers and property investors? LEXI...

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

In this guest piece, Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, sets out how investors can make the most from their holiday...

Who are you? Daniel James McGowran MNAEA, originally from London, now living in Shropshire. What does it say on your business card? “Love...

Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...

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

As a property investor, you are more than likely to require building work at some point – whether you are flipping...

Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores the effects Covid-19 has had on property investment and lists the benefits of investing in holiday...

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

New research by Select Property Group has named the top 20 UK locations property investors should look to next. According to Select’s...

A new survey of more than 500 UK property investors, carried out by SearchLand, has shed light on the key challenges...

In April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether...

In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...

At various points throughout the pandemic, we have posed the question as to whether the UK’s major auction houses will return...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

A leading property investment franchise, Sourced Partners, has partnered up with Loop, an all-in-one property prospecting tool. As a result of...

Who are you? Peter Grant, founder and CEO of Sandstone Group (formerly Grant Property). Out of hours, my passions include skiing and...

In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...

In this guest piece, Stuart Williams, director of property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon, outlines the golden rules for armchair investing. Over the...

With the property market undergoing tumultuous changes since the onset of the pandemic, recent figures from A-Plan Insurance has highlighted the...