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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 property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...

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

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

When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...

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

Letting to students can be an excellent opportunity for landlords and investors. Landlords and investors who are aware of yearly revenue from...

Barcelona is now the number one property hotspot in Spain following the scrapping of rent capping across Catalonia. That's according to...

Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...

Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...

Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....

The property market has suffered greatly as a result of the pandemic, and the rental market, even more so. Dwindling demand due...

Property investment can be a very lucrative endeavour for investors and landlords, and new research from the estate agency, Coulters, reveals...

As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...

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

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

Like all investments, buy-to-let property comes with many considerations but also plenty of opportunities. Off-plan property is an asset class that...

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

Purchasing an overseas property can be daunting and complicated at the best of times, and this is even more so the...

In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...

In 2019, senior housing – also known as retirement housing or senior living – seemed to be developing into one of...

There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...

Next week (Monday 3 August 2020) developer St Joseph will launch its 21-storey The Regent building to market as it pushes forward with its...

With a surge in demand for staycations as people continue to shun overseas travel in favour of domestic holidays, could there...

The lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions imposed across the globe as a result of Covid-19 are preventing international students from coming...

The property market in England is beginning to reopen, with the government green-lighting its restart on May 13, but are investors...

A property investment expert and well-regarded podcaster has offered some top advice to investors on how they can cope with, and...

A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted all industries, including the whole of the property sector, but the short-lets market has perhaps been...

In an unprecedented global climate, and with the new tax year looming, investors everywhere will be thinking about the future and...

As an investor, you will probably want to invest in an area with high tenant demand – and in many cases...

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...

Rental prices in major European cities are continuing to level out, but Amsterdam and Munich are bucking this trend. That’s the major...

Coventry has been named the top UK housing hotspot for 18-34 year olds. The research, conducted by regulated property buyer Good Move,...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...

Asking rents for London properties hit a record high at the end of 2018, exceeding the previous peak witnessed in the...

The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling or...

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

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...

A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...

The UK’s second largest city is home to the nation’s highest rental yields surrounding a university, making it the top choice...

Strong price growth across a number of West London boroughs has been reported by rental brand Residently. W12, which covers the thriving...

Bexley in South East London, is the cheapest place to rent in London for those living as a group of four,...

Following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union on June 24 2016, investment in the London property market has...

Rental price inflation has now lagged behind general rate of inflation, despite average rents across the UK rising by 0.7% in...

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...

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

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

Demand for commercial office space in Sheffield remains remarkably strong, driving upward pressure on rental prices and increasing the demand for...

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

Recently I caught up with the Alex Lubinsky CEO of Rentberry, the app that allows a tenant to place a bid...

Rental prices are continuing to race ahead across some of Spain’s main cities, led by gains in Barcelona and Madrid, where...

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016, the...

Rental prices are rising in most Spanish cities, led by gains in Barcelona, new figures show.   Average rental prices in Barcelona...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year.  2016 has...

It is a tenants’ market in Dubai, as reflected by weakening rental values across many areas in the emirate, owed in...

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

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...

This week marks the launch of NX Gate Apartments, a rental accommodation development from Realstar Living.  The development is located in the...

Average UK rental prices outperformed wages across 2015, according to findings from the monthly Landbay Rental Index. Despite a seasonal dip in...

This January is set to be the strongest month outside of the summer for lettings activity, fuelled by Christmas divorces and...

Tenants choosing to rent property in the capital will pay almost 8% more than they would have paid last year, it...

The Landbay Rental Index is set to launch later this month, promising to offer a more advanced insight into the UK's...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, would have racked up a cool £1bn in rental income had she rented...

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