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A recent analysis of the level of property stock listed for sale across England has shown that there is £117 billion...

With summer in full swing and temperatures rising, GetAgent has analysed the property market performance of the UK’s most popular coastal...

With the opening of the Elizabeth line last week, it’s no surprise that properties within a short distance of Crossrail stations...

Unsurprisingly, with the Elizabeth Line finally opening its doors yesterday, the number of stories we've been seeing about its impact on...

Postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by 79% since the project was first...

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

It’s my first column for Property Investor Today and I’m grateful to the team for allowing me to share my knowledge...

Two areas in the UK are still feeling the impact of the 2008 recession despite strong growth in new-build property values,...

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

The government’s ambitious plans to ‘level up’ in the UK could boost the value of the nation’s property market by a...

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...

The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...

Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...

In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive of HJ Collection, outlines his predictions for the property market in 2022.  When looking...

Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...

Birmingham is being left behind in the race to deliver new homes, according to Davidson Estates. Ben Davidson, managing director of the...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge have been named as the best cities for landlords and investors to invest in for 2022, according...

The property price premium paid by new-build buyers has increased by 10.8% in the past year – now commanding 40.2% more...

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...

Research by Share to Buy has revealed the top locations to buy houses, with the biggest increase in property value over...

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

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

Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...

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

A return of foreign buyer demand could increase property values by £134,000 in some areas of the capital according to the latest...

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

Findings from a Build to Rent (BTR) specialist have revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves has revealed that house prices surrounding Crossrail stations are...

Two already popular parts of South London – Oval and Kennington – are set to be even more in-demand as a...

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...

Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...

Despite it being not far off 15 years since the global financial crisis, the fallout is still being felt in the...

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

The prospect of investing your hard-earned money can be daunting, especially for those relatively new to it, but perhaps more-so after...

With the average homeowner staying put in their property for 23 years, mortgage loan company Ocean Finance has uncovered the top...

The housing market in Scotland is showing no signs of slowing down, with marked increases throughout Q4 2020 despite Covid setbacks,...

The UK's second tier cities are very often more appealing to international investors in terms of guranteed rental returns - as...

Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

Landlords and property investors with leasehold property within their portfolio, as well as their advisors, will be aware of the difficulty...

For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...

A retirement property provider has said it has experienced a significant rise in enquiries from UK nationals currently based in Europe...

There's no denying that Covid-19 has caused huge disruption to the global economy, and, unfortunately, it has hit UK entrepreneurs hard, too - including property investors.    With...

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...

Following the reopening of the property market on May 13, a specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker is advising investors to expand their...

The lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has frozen the housing market, according to Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...

Whilst the development of brand-new developments is one solution to the UK housing shortage, a much more obvious answer is the...

Landlords and aspiring property owners are turning to overseas markets. Not only are they finding plentiful real estate investment opportunities, they...

High net worth (HNW) investors are increasingly looking to diversify their investment portfolios by looking abroad. The search for cheap property...

With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...

A start date has been announced for a ‘much-anticipated’ housing development in central Slough, as the town continues to transform itself...

On a rainy Thursday at the end of last year – the day of the general election, in fact – Property...

While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...

Portsmouth-based agency NEXA Properties has released its latest report on the city which analyses how its property market is currently functioning. The...

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...

You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...

There is an increased demand for live-in guardians to keep empty homes secure, according to Homesitters, Britain’s largest home and pet-sitting...

Townhouses have recently outperformed all other property types in the prime country house market, according to Knight Frank's latest Index. The agency's...

Residential properties in London are being mis-sold on average by £33,800, according to PropTech firm Spec. A new report by Spec claims...

Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, according to...

The value of new-build properties is beginning to outstrip the value of existing properties, according to a study by DJ Alexander...

Ground has now been broken for the new gondola that plays a major role in creating Austria’s largest ski terrain, the...

Kensington Palace Gardens (W8) holds the title for the priciest road in Britain, according to Zoopla’s 2018 ‘Rich List’. The property website’s...

Nearly half (44%) of the UK population believe that house prices would remain ‘about the same’ in the event the UK...

Durham is the university city which offers landlords the best buy-to-let returns, new research has revealed. Simple Landlords Insurance yesterday published a...

The government has approved plans for a controversial third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. The expansion project, which has...

Financial services comparison site GoCompare has announced the creation of its property investment calculator. Teaming up with property expert Henry Pryor, GoCompare’s...

Some 84% of British homeowners expect property prices in their area to rise over the next six months, up 14% from...

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

The latest research from Lloyds Bank has crowned Grosvenor Crescent in Belgravia as the most expensive residential street in England and...

Expats and foreign nationals in the UAE are using the weak pound to snap up UK properties while prices remain affordable...

Property purchasers aspiring to invest in one of the UK’s market towns face paying a price premium of over £30,000 when...

New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...

Birmingham is now the number one UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased...

There has been a surge in the number of switching plans from existing equity release customers, thanks to record lows in...

Annual house price growth slowed in July, according to the latest figures from LSL Property Services. Last month, annual growth dipped by...

Growth in residential property prices in the UK continued to slow, but the cost of the average home still increased by...

The decline in property prices at the upper end of London’s housing market has led to a sharp rise in home...

Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...

Residential property prices rose by an average of £3,217 north of the border in April, the latest Your Move’s Scotland House...

Overall housing output north of the border continued to flatline with just 88 more homes, the equivalent of around 1%, built...

The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...

House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...

Investors continue to snap up residential properties across the country, but will mainly only commit to deals that they perceive to...

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

Residential property prices in Ireland look set to increase as demand for property continues to pick up, while the number of...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

Residential property prices continued to increase across most parts of Ireland in the year to the end of February, led by...

Households’ expectations on UK house prices for the coming year remains rather subdued following the outcome of last year’s EU referendum,...

There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...

Residential property prices will surge by more than £50,000 over the next four years despite Brexit uncertainty, economists predict. The average UK...

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

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

Sales volumes are increasing in the prime central London property market as purchasers look to take advantage of more ‘realistic’ asking...

The average value of a home in Portugal increased to €1,106sqm (£971sqm) in January, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). Based...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...

The average property in the UK could decrease in value by up to £399 a week over 21 months, according to...

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

Retail property is currently one of the hottest sectors in demand from investors as they seek higher yielding assets that are...

LandInvest has reduced the minimum loan size applicable across its suite of bridging finance products in a bid to open up...

Residential property prices in the UK increased by an average of 7.7% in the year to September, according to the latest...

Residential property prices in Dubai dipped during the third quarter of the year following a fall in transactions, new figures show. Annual...

Uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an adverse impact on investor sentiment when it comes to investing in the UK’s property market,...

The Nine Elms’ borough of Southwark has experienced a boom in residential property prices over the past 12 months, but with...

The property markets in London, New York and Singapore have been among the most popular international destinations for the Gulf’s wealthiest...

Residential property prices continued to cool in September as the property market softens, with the latest data from Halifax revealing that...

It is now a ‘great time’ to invest in the UK housing market despite a new report showing that house price...

Consumer confidence in UK house price growth has fallen sharply following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, with almost...

The latest UK House Price Index for June, which includes data for the week after the Brexit vote, shows an annual...

Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...

Scottish house prices rose in May despite reports of a slowing economy north of the border, according to a new report. The...

The Dubai housing market continues to show signs that it is bottoming out, according to a local consulting firm. A new report...

Banks reduced lending to the commercial property sector for the first time in four years in the run-up to the EU...

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

Spain’s housing market continues to recover, amid continuous improvement in economic conditions, with property demand picking up across many parts of...

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

Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...

House prices rose by 8.2% across the UK to a national average of £209,054 over the year to April 2016, according...

Residential property prices in the UK fell by 0.4% in May, the steepest decline since November 2011, as the European Union...

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

Residential property sales in the United States rose further in April despite rising prices and a decline in housing supply, the...

The average London home will cost more than £1m by 2030, according to new analysis, as a growing population and severe...

House prices in the Netherlands look set to rise by around 5% this year, as the number of homes coming on...

Residential property prices across many parts of the UK look set to cool over the next few months amid ‘Brexit’ uncertainty, but...

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

Average house prices in England and Wales increased by almost £18,000 across 2015, meaning the UK average property price now stands...

On the 70th anniversary of UNESCO, the body which awards heritage status, it has been revealed that the longer a place...

Average house prices around the UK's most famous cricket grounds have registered striking growth, according to an online estate agency.  With the...

Properties situated near to independent schools and university towns hold their value and are able to recover faster from a housing...