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Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

A Scottish property investment specialist is launching what he calls “an innovative new course, designed specifically to encourage property investment and...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...

Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards according to...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...

A study into crime rates, potential rental yield and nearby tourist attractions has listed a selection of the top holiday cottage...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

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

New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023.  The latest report by the Local...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

Knight Frank says private investors remain the most active buyers in global commercial property. In 2023 private capital invested US$338 billion globally,...

House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...

Four key ‘megatrends’ are set to dominate investment decisions in 2024 despite the year potentially bringing uncertainty and volatility, a property...

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

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

Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.   She...

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

Hamptons has struck a deal for its name and brand to be used in a new overseas territory - and in...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

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

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

An estate agency has analysed the latest sold price data from the Land Registry looking at the best performing markets when...

International real estate advisor Savills has started the year with what it calls “a strategic and large-scale expansion” of its regional...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

New research shows that the West Midlands has been the best performing housing market since the Bank of England started to...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Investors relying on capital appreciation are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024 according to Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of the...

A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

This year will be an opportunity to buy at the very bottom of the cycle for commercial investors – with retail,...

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

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

A new global league table for residential property investment has placed the Republic of Ireland as its top tip for 2024. This...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

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

House prices in the world’s major property investment centres remain robust in the face of higher debt costs, with average annual...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...

A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...

Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...

David Leary of the Essential Information Group writes: As we conclude 2023, the property auction market reflects a year of twists and...

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

A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...

The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...

There was a record number of properties sold by agents using online auctions in the third quarter of this year, according...

Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...

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

Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

The average price of a home in Wales has fallen to £239,378 in the third quarter of 2023, the first time...

England and Wales have seen rising rental yields for the third quarter in a row, with the total yield up 1.0...

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says high end agency Savills. Prices in...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...

A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index  shows the...

Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...

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

Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...

New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...

Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...

A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...

Demand for office space has soared in Derbyshire’s largest town following the completion of several high-quality schemes. That’s the claim from Destination...

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

Buy to Let investors about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even...

New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...

A Leeds property agent is making the case for investment in his city. Neil Dawkin, director of HOP, says his firm’s investment...

It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...

Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...

The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...

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

Higher interest rates mean UK prime regional house values continued to soften over the three months to the end of June. This...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

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

Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth.  The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...

Having bounced back from pandemic decline, the size of the commercial building construction sector is forecast to grow further this year. Sirius...