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The built environment will play a key role at the upcoming UN climate change conference, COP26, which is being held across...

New research has found that the proportion of UK property transactions accounted for by the new-build sector hit its lowest level in...

Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...

Climate change has brought increased rainfall across the country, especially in places that may not have had as much risk of...

Staycations have become a common way for Brits to spend their free time. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, international travel...

Knight Frank has announced that the UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market received record levels of investment in the first two...

A disparity between property demand and supply has risen across the UK. This has created opportunities for buy-to-let landlords to invest in...

According to the overseas property portal Kyero.com, the French overseas property market has a lot of potential to grow. Ongoing uncertainty around...

With schools breaking up for the summer, holiday let owners are bracing for a boom in bookings as many shun travelling abroad due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding foreign holidays.  According to...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had many adverse effects on businesses, but an industry that has benefited immensely from the pandemic is...

Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...

Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...

Rula Homes has secured planning consent from Wakefield Council to deliver 77 affordable new homes on a 5.76-acre site at City...

Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester have seen the largest year-on-year rental increase across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, the latest...

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

In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...

Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group, has partnered with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) on its Advancing Net...

The latest figures from an online estate agent have revealed which region in England and Wales is the most energy-efficient. With 85%...

This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...

In this guest piece, the team at One Touch Property Investment outline the cities that are best for serviced apartments. With accommodation...

If, over the years, you have been interested in an investment property abroad, chances are that France was one of the...

In this guest piece, property development and investment company SevenCapital outline three ways investors can diversify their portfolio.  After the turbulence of...

International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...

Last week, the Portuguese government finally outlined its changes to Portugal’s popular Golden Visa scheme, which now come into place in...

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...

Property investment, like everything else at the moment, continues to be heavily influenced by Covid-19 and Brexit. But what does the market...

Build to Rent (BTR) specialist Ascend Properties has forecast that completions in the sector will double by 2025, as the fast-growing...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...

At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...

2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...

Wardour Point, a development crafted for modern living, has been launched in Manchester to meet the growing demand for regional property. The...

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

A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...

With the transition period for the UK leaving the EU ending in a matter of weeks, there is no doubt that...

Spain is a very popular destination for foreign property investors, as demonstrated by the high percentage (16%) of international buyers who...

For most people, 2020 has been a very difficult year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences on so many aspects...

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

Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...

While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...

Investment in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) market bounced back significantly in Q3 2020, according to CBRE’s latest Marketview report. Following...

Millions of people around the world relocate to a different country each year, whether it be for work, family reasons or...

Property development and investment group, Convivia, has announced plans to raise £16 million over the next year with the launch of its first investment...

People often dream of a second home abroad – somewhere they can holiday in every year, head to for some winter...

Property Investor Today explores the investment opportunities available at Cheffins’ second post-lockdown auction and interesting figures suggesting how much cheaper houses...

Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...

The founder of a property development company believes there is still money to be made in these difficult times, if the...

Despite the uncertainty caused by the global pandemic and the UK’s departure from the European Union, the international property market shows...

Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...

Property investors travelling to and from Spain and its islands will be forced to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return to...

House prices in Spain will close 2020 with little variation over the previous year, according to a recent market analysis of...

Knowing exactly where you can go without having to self-isolate for 14 days upon your return to the UK will be...

It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind as a property investment destination, but the Philippines – the small collection...

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, there could be no denying that Build to Rent (BTR) was the biggest property market...

In recent weeks, many industry experts have been singing the praises of Portugal as a safe haven for overseas investors, given...

Portugal, already a highly popular holiday, second home and retirement destination for Brits, has been widely praised for the way it...

The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...

Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...

The UK lettings market has experienced a 'remarkable bounce back' in activity since reopening on May 13, according to Goodlord. Its data...

As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...

Spain has experienced one of the most severe lockdown regimes, with rules in place from March 15, subsequently affecting the country's...

The latest Build to Rent (BTR) data from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows that the number of completed BTR homes...

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...

The coronavirus pandemic is currently dominating all our lives, and is all anyone can really talk or think about at present.  In the property...

A vast majority of landlords have revealed their acquisition plans for the year ahead, with the North West expected to be...

The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...

The amount of net income required to cover the cost of renting has increased 16.8% in the last two decades to...

The UK rental market remained stable in December 2019, according to Goodlord’s Rental Index. Average rents stayed close to levels recorded in...

Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...

New properties are pouring in for Bond Wolfe Auctions’ first auction of the year following a record-breaking success in its first...

Birmingham has been revealed as the council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment of empty residential and commercial...

Every cloud has a silver lining and where the property market is concerned, London’s recent stagnation and downturn in some areas...

GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...

The results are in - the UK's top 25 buy-to-let postcodes, as well as some of the worst performing areas, have...

There was a marginal increase in the number of properties coming onto the market in September, but a decline in properties...

In September, the average rental price for a new tenancy in the UK was £967 per calendar month, up by 2.5%...

Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...

The average UK rent hit an all-time high of £970 last month, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data shows...

On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...

There was a rise in activity across the UK lettings market in July, according to the latest data from the Agency...

Clive Emson Auctioneers is cataloguing a bumper 170 lots for its September sale, making it the auctioneer’s biggest event of the...

An exclusive golf resort and country club in the eastern Algarve, home to a number of luxury apartments overlooking the golf...

Technology is developing constantly, which is steadily changing the scope of property purchasing both domestically and abroad. Zillios.com is seeking to re-define the...

Landlords in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties (an average of £3,134 each), according...

The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in the UK rose by just 1% in 2018, ending...

Residential property prices in the Spanish port city of Valencia have risen by 19%, according to Engel & Völkers. Valencia, situated on...

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...

More than a third (36%) of homes in Southern England are in property markets experiencing house price falls as slowdown ripples...

Spanish luxury real estate agency Lucas Fox witnessed sales of new homes triple in the period from January to April 2019,...

The average rent in the UK now sits at £934, a 1.6% rise on the same time last year, according to...

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...

The rain in Spain is said to fall mainly on the plain, which may be why property buyers in Spain do...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...

An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...

The popularity of detached living has seen the average price of this property type rising by more than £125,000 in the...

Boutique lettings agency Mulberry Cottages has announced two new events this spring for those considering letting their property out as a...

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

The UK lettings market experienced a slowdown in February after a buoyant start to the year, according to the latest findings...

Although Portugal’s property market saw a slowdown towards the end of 2018, a recent housing market survey from the Royal Institution...

In some parts of the country the typically busy spring market is on hold, weighed down by Brexit uncertainty, according to...

Parking is the most desired feature of rental homes across England, Wales and Scotland, according to new research by Zoopla. The study...

International buyers continue to be drawn to Spain’s coastal destinations in increasing numbers, according to the latest figures from Lucas Fox. The...

It took the Spanish property market several years before it really started to claw its way out of the chaos brought...

Mallorca has experienced a steady increase of real estate purchases by foreign investors, with the total number of transactions hitting 15,000...

Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...

The UK’s property market experienced a promising first month of 2019, according to the latest data from the Agency Express Property...

Annual rental growth in the UK (excluding London) is at its lowest point in nearly six years, according to the latest...

The average rent in the UK is now £932, up by 2.5% on the same time last year, according to figures...

Property consultant Bond Wolfe has launched a new property auctions business in the Midlands. Bond Wolfe Auctions will be based in newly-refurbished...

Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...

The national average asking price of property coming to market is to remain flat at 0% in 2019, according to a...

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...

France, the home of the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, has more recently gained a reputation as one of...

Online estate agency yieldit has unveiled the best buy-to-let locations in England and Wales. The new data, gathered from the agency's current...

Brexit concerns continue to loom large for landlords despite average UK rental values growing steadily over the last month. That’s according...

Reduced demand in the market has led to price-cutting becoming the new norm, according to home.co.uk. Its ‘October Asking Price Index’ recorded...

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index revealed a healthy increase in housing activity during September following the...

Average asking prices of newly-marketed property show a fall of 2.3% in August as new sellers launch a ‘late summer sale’,...

Property transactions in the Balearic Islands have more than doubled in the last five years, according to estate agents Porta Mondial. The...

UK national house price growth is on an upward curve, according to Carter Jonas. But it continues to slow with rates...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

A well-known senior figure in the Build to Rent and residential investment industry has joined Steven Herd and Andrew Griffith at...

The UK lettings market performed steadily in June, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number of properties with...

Originally a word used to describe population changes in London, gentrification is now widely used to describe positive change in an...

Research has revealed that London rents increased by 0.10% in the year to June 2018, the first annual rental rise for...

New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...

There was a spike in property market activity in May after the usual seasonal slowdown in April, according to Agency Express’s...

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

The average rent for a property in London fell 0.27% in the year to April, weighing down the resilient rental growth...

New analysis from buy-to-let broker Commercial Trust has highlighted the appeal of London and the South East for investors aged 50...

While home prices may have nudged up this month across England and Wales, market conditions in London and the South East...

Strong demand from home movers at the beginning of the year has led to the average asking price of a newly-marketed...

House prices in the North and West have surged amidst improving market conditions, according to the latest figures from Home.co.uk. This growth...

One in eight Brits looking to move in the next twelve months have an average budget of £322,000 in order to...

The London property market continues to struggle as the number of properties on the market increases while prices deflate, according to...

The South East nearly caught London for buy-to-let purchase market share during 2017. That's according to new annual data from Commercial Trust Limited. Last...

More than 80% of holiday home owners do not live locally to the area where they own property, new research conducted...

Landbay’s latest Rental Index has revealed that commuters in nearly half of London’s most popular commuter towns face a greater overall...

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

Prices rose across the UK in October compared to the previous month, according to fresh research conducted by the Mortgage Advice...

Demand for Spanish property continues to increase, the latest market analysis from Lucas Fox has revealed. The number of Lucas Fox sales...

Despite continued price growth in England’s most thriving regional property markets, the decline in London prices and seasonal factors are weighing...

The proportion of new buy-to-let purchase applications in Northern England has grown year-on-year for Q3 2017, according to a fresh report...

New data from Carter Jonas has revealed that farmland values throughout the UK have declined by more than 10% in the...

Home sales in Spain soared by almost 50% in the first half of 2017, according to findings from estate agency Lucas...

Scotland's property market is at its strongest since 2008, despite the EU Referendum, this year’s general election, higher tax rates than the...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction will see 229 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place on September 14. Following a...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of home sales in Spain, according to the latest figures from the...

Residential property price growth across Britain eased to a three-month low in August, as cooler economic conditions and political uncertainty continued...

Property investors turned out en mass as Allsop held its latest residential property auction in central London. The sale, which took place...

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

Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged  over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...

UK rental prices fell for the second month in a row in June, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data...

Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...

Residential property price in the UK rebounded in June after falling for three months, fresh data from Nationwide has revealed. House prices...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Residential property sales in the US rebounded last month following a fall in April, helping to drive up prices in the...

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...

Eight years of quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates is estimated to have cost savers more than £160bn, but...

The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...

Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...

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

Who are you? Franz-Xaver Simmen What does it say on your business card? CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, responsible for the development, planning...

The average price of a home in Scotland in February reached £173,862 – a rise of 3.3% on the previous year,...

London’s housing market continues to slow, with the latest figures revealing that prices increased at their slowest rate for nearly five...

The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...

More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

Average UK prime yields sharpened to 4.79% in February 2017, with the UK now in the longest sustained period of decreasing...

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

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...

The UK property market remains strong despite a marginal slowdown in activity levels last month, new data shows. The latest analysis of...

With London’s housing market continuing to slow, a growing number of property investors are reportedly now turning their attentions to England’s...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

There is growing appetite for self-build homes north of the border, as the benefits, both in terms of lifestyle and costs,...

Residential property price growth across all prime regional markets slowed during the final quarter of last year, bringing annual growth to...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

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

Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...

Some 30% of all Middle Eastern capital targeting the UK post EU referendum has been deployed outside of central London with...

Residential property price inflation across the UK is continuing to slow, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

The UK housing market remained ‘surprisingly buoyant’ last month with only a marginal decline in the volume of homes changing hands,...

As we head towards the end of the year, home services marketplace Plentific has released a 2016 Property Price Index, providing...

London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overseas investors taking advantages of some ‘compelling income returns’ in Scotland,...

Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...

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

The UK housing market remains resilient post-Brexit, as illustrated by the latest house price index which shows a housing market that...

Homebuyer deposits rose by an average of £5,000 in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period last...

The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

Global property investment volumes have dropped for the first time in seven years as investors moved away from growing international risks,...

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

Confidence appears to be returning to the UK housing market as new figures reveal an increase in the number of homes...

South Africa's price index for medium-sized apartments fell by 0.32% during the year to Q2 2016, its fourth quarter of annual...

Mexico's housing market continues to go from strength to strength, buoyed by strong foreign demand in resort communities, the latest market...

Brazil's housing market remains depressed, amidst the ongoing economic crisis and an uncertain political landscape, according to the latest market analysis...

New Zealand's housing market was the second best performer after China in the Global Property Guide’s latest survey, with the average price...

The U.S. housing market remains strong, despite a slowdown in the economic recovery. The S&P/Case-Shiller seasonally-adjusted national home price index rose...

Households in all regions of the UK believe the value of their homes increased in September as confidence continued to improve...

Residential property prices in Canada's eleven major cities rose by an rather impressive 8.4% during the year to Q2 2016, up...

Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...

Residential property prices rose in 17 of the 22 European housing markets for which figures were available during the year to...

With the summer nearing an end, it is traditional for the experts to look ahead to what property markets have in...

Residential property prices have increased across most regions of France so far his year, with huge differences recorded around the country. Property...

There was a ‘surprising’ rise in the number of property buyers going through with sales in August irrespective of any uncertainty...

Scotland’s housebuilding industry has expressed concern over the impact of the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) following its introduction in...

A higher number of households across the UK perceive that the value of their home increased this month compared with July,...

There was a significant decline in the volume of homes for sale and residential properties sold in July, based on the...

The average price of a home in Portugal increased by 5.4% in the second quarter of 2016, when compared to the...

Brexit has had a negative impact on sentiment but many households still expect to see property prices rise at a moderate...

There has been a significant fall in residential property transactions across the UK which has had an adverse impact on home...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

Homeowners selling their homes in southern regions of the UK have seen the greatest rise in demand for their properties of...

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

The Spanish housing market continues to show signs of recovery with the latest national figures revealing that completed sales in April...

Housebuilders are responding to high demand from buyers and renters by increasing the level of residential construction, as reflected by the...

The number of people in the UK who believe that the value of their home increased in value remained high in...

Investors are flocking to Germany’s tourism property sector to take advantage of rising holiday home prices on the back of increasing...

Residential property prices in the USA rose in January as demand from buyers continued to outpace housing supply, the Federal Housing...

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

Knight Frank has reported that households in all UK regions perceive that the value of their home increased in March, with...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that more renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other...

Home.co.uk's latest Asking Price Index has shown that house prices in the East of England have surged thanks to a chronic...

Rent prices for new tenancies in Greater London are rising at the slowest rate since March 2014, according to the latest...

Location has been named as the top characteristic that makes Brits fall in love with their home, according to a recent...

Diminishing levels of supply means the UK’s property marketplace is continuing to contract, according to the findings from Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...

Average rent on new tenancies agreed over the three months to November fell in most areas of the country, according to...

Households in all UK regions perceived that the value of their home increased in value in November, with those in the...

A survey has revealed that the north-west is the hottest region outside of London for overseas investment. According to the research, which...

The average rent in the UK climbed 0.7% to £1,294 in October, according to Landbay's latest rental index. Rents in all UK...

The vast majority of UK households believe house prices in their area will rise in the next six months, according to...

The latest findings from the HomeLet Rental Index have revealed that rent prices have slowed below double figures to an average...

Recent research conducted by Rentify has revealed that tenants in the UK spend on average 41% of their monthly income on...

Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...

Just 5.9% of households expect to buy a property over the next 12 months, while a further 6.4% said they would...

Wakefield, Coventry, Brighton, Nottingham and Greater London top the list of hotspots where tenants new to the area account for the...

The latest research from Knight Frank has revealed that households in all UK regions perceived that property prices increased in June...

Average rents for newly let properties rose by 4.5% in Q1 2015 to £894pcm, according to new findings from Countrywide’s Quarterly...

By Roy Weatherby, The Overseas Investor  Property has become one of the most popular forms of investment, with many buyers looking to search...

House prices in all English regions and Wales increased over the last month as demand rose across the UK, according to...