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The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...
22 March 2021
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East London offers the best rental yields in the capital, according to the latest data-analysis by estate agent Portico. Its interactive rental...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Southwark Council has appointed a team of architects who will design plans to transform the Currys PC World site on Old...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to reform leasehold laws has been met with much fanfare. Under the plans, ground rents would be removed,...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

2020 was a tough pill to swallow for Europe’s real estate markets as some segments were forced into extremely disruptive lockdowns...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

January 7 2021 marked the launch of a new national committee, supported by The UK Apartment Association (UKAA), looking to improve...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The annual price decline in prime central London (PCL) was 4.3% for the third consecutive month in January, while average rents...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a rise in city centre rental stock and dropping asking rents, according...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Across the property investment and development market, activity continues apace despite the challenges posed by Lockdown 3.0.Here, PIT zones in on...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest property investment trends of the year, driven by the pandemic and the devastation this has caused for...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With UK-EU trade talks going down to the wire, there is still no clarity over exactly what will happen when the transition...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Manchester has topped the list of the best areas for landlords to invest in, according to Aldermore’s 'Buy to Let City Tracker'. The...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, interest in overseas property remains strong, even if international travel and tourism are currently very much...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to generate plenty of news, even as we live through Lockdown 2.0. The week-long...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

It’s threatened to be a thing for quite some time, but for one reason or another co-living has failed to catch...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

Virtual viewings are on the increase according to a new study by the UK's technology-led estate agent, Purplebricks, with one in six buyers...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rents increased in many rural areas and fell sharply in some cities over the summer as more UK tenants looked to...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Rental data has revealed a marked increase in young renters heading to the capital throughout September 2020. The data released by co-living...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of Home www.storyofhome.co.uk How...
13 October 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The UK purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) has grown by a net increase of 2.6% in 2020, with more than 25,000...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

With recent reports suggesting there’s been a spike in first-time landlords of late, a property investment expert has outlined why finding your...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Few would disagree that it has been a difficult year for the residential lettings sector. With the market effectively frozen for...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Up-and-coming Salford is the most profitable city for buy-to-lets, followed by Manchester and Leeds. That’s according to a new study by CIA...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has furthered the decline of the high street and led to major city centres becoming virtual ghost towns as office...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is showing signs of recovery following market disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Purchasing a property abroad is rarely a straightforward process, even at the best of times, but at present there are even...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...
07 September 2020
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Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Since the UK began to emerge from lockdown, the property market has reacted positively, with recent reports confirming a ‘mini boom’...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
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Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions imposed across the globe as a result of Covid-19 are preventing international students from coming...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Several months ago, on March 23, Boris Johnson made a televised address to the nation with the unprecedented call for the...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Multifamily (Build to Rent) housing is set to be the UK’s most resilient real estate sector, according to a report from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In his major ‘new deal’ speech last week, where he stood in front of a lectern with the slogan of ‘Build,...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords and property investors have taken a financial hit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of letting...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Unite – one of the largest providers of student beds in the UK – recently announced the successful completion of the...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
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One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t put a hold on major new developments and regeneration projects taking place across the UK. Here, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week, we profiled a country that doesn’t often receive much UK attention from an investment point of view, Uruguay, and...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent weeks, many industry experts have been singing the praises of Portugal as a safe haven for overseas investors, given...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is continuing to grow despite the huge impact on universities from the coronavirus pandemic, which...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings market has experienced a 'remarkable bounce back' in activity since reopening on May 13, according to Goodlord. Its data...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, there's been a trend for alternative renting options such as Build to Rent and co-living, particularly among millennials...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 is a generational event that will impact the way people live, work and behave long after the pandemic has been...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about how quickly the UK residential property market will recover from the economic fallout of the...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence all aspects of everyday...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
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As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...
06 April 2020
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The coronavirus crisis has affected the property investment market in many ways, from cancelled short-lets bookings and people worried about the future...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

With all face-to-face teaching across the UK on hold for the time being thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, student accommodation providers...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The PropElle Network, a leading community that offers property education, advice and guidance to help women invest in property, has launched...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted all industries, including the whole of the property sector, but the short-lets market has perhaps been...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The thorny issue of rent controls has reared its head again as the campaigns for the London mayoral election 2020 start...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

As an investor, you will probably want to invest in an area with high tenant demand – and in many cases...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report from global real estate firm JLL has claimed that 2021 will be the year when the mammoth new...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

While more people come into the world every day, the size of the earth remains exactly the same. Today, 55% of...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK is witnessing an influx of American-style purpose-built, professionally managed rental homes, according to the latest research by Savills for...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The amount of net income required to cover the cost of renting has increased 16.8% in the last two decades to...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
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In our latest development round-up, we zone in on projects in Staffordshire and Barking. A Worcestershire-based developer has won planning permission for...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

With January being a popular month for a fresh start, SpareRoom explored the cheapest and most expensive places to rent in...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new group of professional landlords plan to introduce pet-friendly rentals in line with the government’s plans to overhaul the model...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK rental market remained stable in December 2019, according to Goodlord’s Rental Index. Average rents stayed close to levels recorded in...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Prices in Prime Central London (PCL) are predicted to rise by 18% over the next five years, while cumulative rental growth...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Nearly two in five (37%) Brits say it is unlikely they will ever be able to afford to buy a property...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An £80 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Hackney Wick has been granted planning permission, at the same time securing the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With people moving away from traditional long let tenancies in favour of shorter, ‘hassle-free’ tenancies, we’ve seen a rise in flex-rents...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...
17 December 2019
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The number of agents who saw rent increases fell by 8% in October against a tumultuous political backdrop. That is according to...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite many people aspiring to own a home, just under half (45%) think they never will, according to Fidelity International’s latest...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One in four (27%) females are spending more than half of their salary on rent, compared with just 17% of males,...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Chris Dale, the co-founder and CEO of Investa, tells us why he launched an interior design brand especially for the investment...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Here at Property Investor Today, we regularly cover the launch of new developments, from all across the UK. Below, we outline three...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News

New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite the buy-to-let sector seeing a raft of changes in recent years, demand from private tenants continues to grow and the...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The results are in - the UK's top 25 buy-to-let postcodes, as well as some of the worst performing areas, have...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In September, the average rental price for a new tenancy in the UK was £967 per calendar month, up by 2.5%...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Central London has seen a 55% increase in demand from family offices, real estate funds and large investors looking to bulk-buy...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The average London property price near an ‘outstanding’ state primary school is £693,849, according to research from Portico. Schools rated as ‘outstanding’...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a room in the UK remains steady, up just 1% on last year to an average monthly...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The prime lettings market in the capital is showing signs of strength, according to agency Russell Simpson. The firm says it has...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The commitment of landlords and property investors to improving properties has contributed towards a drastically improved standard of rental accommodation in...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The average UK rent hit an all-time high of £970 last month, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data shows...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to property investment, the old adage is ‘location, location, location’. Any property investor that has found success will...
16 September 2019
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The property landscape in cities across Europe is being transformed by changing lifestyle patterns, growing affordability pressures and delayed life milestones,...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The first release of homes at Moda Living’s flagship Build to Rent Angels Gardens scheme in the heart of Manchester have...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In the fourth part of this series, Property Investor Today explores the regeneration works at Old Oak Common – a key...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There's been some good news for investors and landlords as fresh research shows that typical void periods dropped in every UK...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The additional cost of buying a home near an ‘outstanding’ rated state school in England has been revealed as £180,000, according...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent prices rose to a new record high for the third consecutive month in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s July Private...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest edition of The Deposit Protection Service Rent Index has revealed that the UK experienced a sharp rise in average...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Ten cities in Europe have asked for more help from the EU in their battle against Airbnb and other short-let holiday rental websites....
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two housing-related charitable organisations have collaborated to fund a major UK-wide research programme in order to improve standards in the private...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent in the UK now sits at £934, a 1.6% rise on the same time last year, according to...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchase prices in Berlin’s property market are rising faster than expected, according to Black Label Properties. The Berlin-based international agency recently published...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit! Whether you’re a Brexiteer or a Remainer, no one can deny that this is probably the number one issue on...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

High yield properties in Coventry continue to sell A broad number of properties in Coventry continue to be snapped up by investors...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent paid by millennials declined in 2018, according to online estate agency yieldit. According to a survey of 2,000 UK...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that property investors can more than double the 8% yield the average landlord aims for by making...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Allsop’s latest residential auction achieved a total of £57 million, with 258 lots offered and 192 lots sold. The auction was held...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An AI-led room rental platform has identified Europe's 'coolest rental neighbourhoods', with London continuing to be one of the continent's largest...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Even though the government has tried to make life better for renters, the UK is still a long way from being...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of landlords exiting the market rose in February, while the number of tenants seeing rent rises increased to the...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Airbnb hosts and landlords of short-term let properties in Walton, Liverpool are achieving the best yields of any location in the...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Renters in East London are seeing twice the growth of their West London counterparts, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index,...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...
11 March 2019
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Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Private sector buy-to-let landlords sometimes get a bad rap from renters, who blame property investors for fuelling a housing boom which...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that Bristol is the best city for house shares – a way of renting which is particularly...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty over Brexit is thought to be having a significant impact on rental and house prices, according to a recent Belvoir...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Annual rental growth in the UK (excluding London) is at its lowest point in nearly six years, according to the latest...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The average rent in the UK is now £932, up by 2.5% on the same time last year, according to figures...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Rental prices in major European cities are on the rise, according to research by housing platform HousingAnywhere. The HousingAnywhere European Rent Index...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Asking rents for London properties hit a record high at the end of 2018, exceeding the previous peak witnessed in the...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, with December showing a continuation of the steady rise...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of 35 to 54-year-olds renting a home has risen by 15% in the least three years, according to new...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Edinburgh has been revealed as having the UK’s fastest growing rents with the average annual rent rising by 4.63% in 2018,...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Strettons raised £13 million at its 10th December auction, selling 70% of the properties on offer. This strong performance amidst difficult market...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Battersea Power Station continues to attract high-end professionals, resulting in healthy buy-to-let rentals, rising rents and low void periods. This is according...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions increased by 85% in October, according to ARLA Propertymark. Its October Private Rented Sector...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Micro homes are the next big thing for London’s property market, according to property inventory firm Assist Inventories. The new trend is...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases continued to rise in September, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest Private Rented Sector (PRS)...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, according to advice website The Property Hub. Its...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Brexit concerns continue to loom large for landlords despite average UK rental values growing steadily over the last month. That’s according...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The decline in the value of properties in the capital could potentially come to a halt as early as autumn 2020. The...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Government measures are among the top causes for landlords increasing rents, according to research from Property Partner. The government is increasing its...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that average rental growth around the stations of the Elizabeth Line (excluding zone 1) has been more...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of available homes to rent in Greater London is falling at an alarming rate, according to the latest figures...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Berlin, which next year marks its 30th anniversary as a re-unified city, has witnessed strong price growth over the last five...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Living in the catchment area of one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools carries a 42% house price premium compared...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

New data has revealed that the Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector, with rental property sales outdoing...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Durham is the university city which offers landlords the best buy-to-let returns, new research has revealed. Simple Landlords Insurance yesterday published a...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Excluding London, rents in the UK rose by 1.18% in the 12 months to July 2018 – the slowest annual rental...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35% in June, up from 28% in May – the highest figure...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Bexley in South East London, is the cheapest place to rent in London for those living as a group of four,...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

London was the region with the highest annual rent rises for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2014, according...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Student housing is increasingly becoming an attractive prospect for investment, with a 17% increase in investment in student accommodation in the...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Research has revealed that London rents increased by 0.10% in the year to June 2018, the first annual rental rise for...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As a reaction to (and by-product of) London’s housing crisis, there has been a rise in recent years in the number...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

It's not just first-time buyers relying on financial help to purchase a property. According to new research from Lloyds Bank, second-steppers...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent in the UK reached £919 in May, up by 2% on the same time last year, according to...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...
06 June 2018
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SDL Auctions Bigwood’s May auction, held at Aston Villa FC's Villa Park ground, raised more than £16.4 million, driven by strong bidding for...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK has seen average rents decrease for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter of 2018, according to...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlord confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the end...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent for a property in London fell 0.27% in the year to April, weighing down the resilient rental growth...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Activity of transactions in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) exceeded £100 million in 2017, according to recent figures for GVA’s Student...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The East Midlands saw residential rents grow by 2.24%, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index. The region had the fastest rise...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...
02 March 2018
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The average cost of renting a home in the UK is now rising for the first time in almost two years,...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has found that average UK rents increased at less than half the rate during 2017...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The catalogue for Strettons' February auction is now available to view online, the property firm has revealed. The national property auction is...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest Complex Buy to Let Index, published by Mortgages for Business, has revealed that HMOs produced average yields of 8.9%...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest Property & Homemover Report, released by marketing consultancy TwentyCi, has shown a sharp rise in the number of rental...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

New research carried out by Rightmove has revealed that national average asking rents (excluding London) increased by only 0.7% in 2017. This...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Landbay’s latest Rental Index has revealed that commuters in nearly half of London’s most popular commuter towns face a greater overall...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental price inflation has now lagged behind general rate of inflation, despite average rents across the UK rising by 0.7% in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The cost of the Bank of Mum and Dad phenomenon to parents has been laid bare by new research carried out...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest data from Knight Frank has revealed that the number of agreed tenancies for prime home counties properties has increased...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...
12 October 2017
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It was revealed last week that Crossrail 2 could be delayed by up to a decade, with the £31bn infrastructure project...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Private student rent has remained at an average of £100 to £119 a week for the second year running, according to...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Against a backdrop of weak post-summer auction results elsewhere in the UK, Allsop raised £71.3m and topped its residential September sales...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property Pact, a new property funding platform, has been launched after gaining consent from the Financial Conduct Authority. Property Pact, which connects...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Q: What is No Agent? No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...
02 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

Office take-up in central London in the first half of 2017 has reached 5.5 million sq ft, marking a 23% increase...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...
26 July 2017
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The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With the general election behind us, investors turned out in high numbers last week as Allsop held its latest commercial property...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Companies operating in the tech and media (TMT) sector have accounted for the greatest proportion of take-up in central London so...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Various reports have suggested that a number of private landlords plan to sell up and quit the PRS as a consequence...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

UK rental prices fell for the second month in a row in June, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Many young people are being left with little alternative but to live with their parents to save enough money for a...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental asking prices are increasing fast across many parts of Spain, particularly in hot markets like Barcelona and the Balearics; an...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market in prime central London is showing signs that it is potentially on the road to recovery, as reflected...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Demand for commercial office space in Sheffield remains remarkably strong, driving upward pressure on rental prices and increasing the demand for...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Prime commercial property rental values in the UK increased by 0.8% in the first quarter of the year, the latest prime...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There was a significant increase in prime rents in the West End of London in the first quarter of the year,...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Investing in property near a good primary school adds £18,600 to the average price of a home in England, while property...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

With high demand from tenants continuing to place upward pressure on rents, a growing number of national and international investors are...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The leasehold system is a feudal form of property ownership in England and Wales, which many investors believe is a flawed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the number of students living in private sector purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental prices are continuing to race ahead across some of Spain’s main cities, led by gains in Barcelona and Madrid, where...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016, the...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices and private rents in Scotland’s cities are expected to rise sharply in the next five years due to...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Planning consent has been awarded for a £20m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield city centre. Sheffield City Council gave London-based developer Southern...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Rental prices are rising in most Spanish cities, led by gains in Barcelona, new figures show. Average rental prices in Barcelona...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Glasgow saw strong levels of office take-up last year, surpassing the 10-year annual average of 500,000 sq ft within the first...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Prime commercial property rents in Dublin will increase by more than 4% in 2017, according to fresh research by Cushman &...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Office investment in Bristol continues to go from strength to strength as investors seek to take advantage of soaring take up...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Scott Hendry of Together shares some tips on buying at auction. Buying at auction is a popular choice for property investors...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The luxury property market in Dubai continues to weaken, with prices having dropped by up to 15% over the past 12...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News

We live in interesting times indeed; who would have predicted at the start of 2016, Britain voting to leave the European...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A severe undersupply of residential development sites and office space created by strong economic growth in Leeds City Region, which includes...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices across parts of the UK could rise by more than £50,000 over the next five years, although much...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The property markets in London, New York and Singapore have been among the most popular international destinations for the Gulf’s wealthiest...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of investors are rushing to invest in the house-share market through crowdfunding sites, according to Smart Property, which...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK commercial property market could see an exceptionally high amount of activity in the coming weeks as investors flood to...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A growing number of property investors are attracted by rising residential property prices in Germany’s main cities, supported largely by high...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With several reports out this week showing that parents are prepared to pay significantly more money to buy property within the catchment...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a significant rise in the number of commercial property investors ploughing money into Manchester’s office property market during the...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tenants’ market in Dubai, as reflected by weakening rental values across many areas in the emirate, owed in...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A rent-to-buy business has announced that it has secured £20 million in funding. Rentplus, which was formed in 2012 and is planning...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A recent court ruling in Berlin has been welcomed by landlords and letting agents with properties in the German capital. Last week,...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Rental values across the UK’s commercial property market remained steady last month, the latest figures show. But despite stable rents, capital values,...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Office investment in Bristol hit an all-time high of £237m in the first half of the year, fresh data from Savills...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Investor interest in Ireland’s commercial property market is growing, with many investors now looking beyond Dublin to the country’s provincial markets,...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a home in the non-rent controlled sector in the Netherlands continued to increase during the second quarter...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a marginal rise in the amount of private rents paid by commercial property tenants last month, fresh data reveals. The...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

York recorded the largest increase in rents of any retail location outside of London between April 2015 and April 2016 as figures...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Luxury residential rents across many of the world’s main cities are continuing to fall, the latest figures show. Knight Frank’s Prime Global...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A Grade II listed manor house is among the properties set to be sold at auction by Strettons next month. Ryton House,...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Demand for commercial property in the UK will weaken in the coming weeks and months after the UK opted to leave...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Allsop Commercial has released the summer catalogue ahead of its next London property auction in July, which will feature 174 properties. The...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The residential property market in Ireland continues to attract investors due to strong growth witnessed in recent years, particularly as the...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords of BHS stores across the county have voted to accept reduced rents until the troubled retailer’s future is resolved –...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Allsop has announced details for their third commercial property of 2016, which will take place on 16 May at The Berkeley...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 1.4% in the first quarter of this year,...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Fresh caps on private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms have been introduced in Berlin, Germany, in a bid...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Plummeting property prices in Dubai is creating a wealth of cheap investment opportunities, new research shows. Residential property prices in Dubai dropped...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The rental market in prime central London is starting to slow following a year of record breaking growth with rents either...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Northern cities Leeds and Manchester offer the best buy-to-let property investment opportunities for parents of undergraduate students, according to research. Both areas...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Research carried out by London estate agents Portico has revealed that 61% of tenants living with partners in rental properties in...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

According to new statistics from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) the total number of evictions reached a record high of 42,728. Whilst...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Rent prices for new tenancies in Greater London are rising at the slowest rate since March 2014, according to the latest...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Research carried out by Orchard & Shipman Group has revealed that a significant proportion of landlords (86%) believe that the government’s...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The frustrations vented over the looming buy-to-let tax hike has sadly been all too predictable. In the latest twist to what have...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Average UK rental prices outperformed wages across 2015, according to findings from the monthly Landbay Rental Index. Despite a seasonal dip in...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Rupert Hunt, founder of flatsharing website Spareroom.co.uk, is using his own site to source housemates for his Grade II listed East...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Some 45% of landlords surveyed by flatsharing website SpareRoom.co.uk said they plan to raise their rents this year. Covering the costs of...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association has warned that Treasury proposals to make access to buy-to-let lending harder could cut off the supply...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Average rent on new tenancies agreed over the three months to November fell in most areas of the country, according to...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has advised tenants that they shouldn't be persuaded into paying higher rents to subsidise...
03 December 2015
From: Breaking News

London rental values have increased by 5% in the four months to October 2015, it has been revealed. According to figures released...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

A survey by The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that 68% of landlords believe that changes in landlord tax will lead...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Rents across England and Wales dipped on a monthly basis between September and October, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

If rents continue at the same pace, the average two bed home in the capital will surpass the £2,000pcm mark by...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

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...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The University of Nottingham provides one of the UK's best student property investment locations in terms of rental returns. This is the...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Rent rises for one bedroom flats increased significantly last month, according to the second Landbay Rental Index. Average rents for one bed...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Recent research conducted by Rentify has revealed that tenants in the UK spend on average 41% of their monthly income on...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Despite a recently introduced rent cap, the rental sector in Berlin will remain profitable for landlords and investors, according to Property Frontiers. Berlin...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Research conducted by high-end estate agency Savills has revealed that Britain’s dearth of housing supply and its growing economy have helped...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

According to the European Commutability Index produced by London-based logistics company Kiwi Movers, at least 12 major European cities are now...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

It was announced last week that the Scottish government is to implement rent controls in an effort to limit increases in...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The supply of rental properties is increasing, according to the latest report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), with...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

More than half of landlords say they are likely to increase rents to cover the cutting of mortgage interest relief announced...
28 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Research by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) shows that in the wake of this month's Summer Budget, over two thirds of...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Average rents in England and Wales accelerated at a faster rate in June than in any other month on record, according...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News

While property in the capital city has been attractive to investors for decades, new figures suggest that investors are flocking here...
15 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The latest Buy-to-Let index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents throughout England and Wales increased by 4.6%...
27 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The average rent across the UK is now rising in line with Greater London for the first time and at the...
22 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Prime rents in the Home Counties grew by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2015, the highest rate of quarterly growth...