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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...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...

The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...

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

We are thrilled to report that the first National Landlord Investment Show of 2024 in London on March 6 was a...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

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

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

Mallorca is booming.  Visitor numbers are at an all-time high and the property market has shown a stable 1.7 per cent annual...

The UK house building industry needs “significant intervention” from government to address planning, quality and financial problems according to the Competition...

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...

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

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

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the city’s top-performing postcodes for rental yields in the last quarter of 2023. The latest rental...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

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

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

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

It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....

A new report from Zoopla shows that the average discount is at a five-year high, with property sales being agreed at 5.5...

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

The commercial property market has performed well in recent years, although trends differ from inner city and local markets, reports Dutton...

High net worth investors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE see the UK property market as a strong investment opportunity as...

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

The level of rental properties remains drastically low, according to the latest Housing Insight report from letting agents trade body Propertymark. The...

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

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

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

A wealth management company suggests that the HS2 debacle may have a silver lining for Birmingham. With news that the high speed...

Lots submitted to residential auctions have more than doubled in numbers in recent months. Fresh figures released by EIG Property Auctions show...

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

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

In August, Dubai's real estate market experienced a remarkable surge, presenting an exciting opportunity for investors like myself. Sales soared by...

The city of Brighton and Hove attracts the most foreign investment outside of London, a new report has found.  Research by law...

For Britons contemplating a European move or affluent expats already relocating, Portugal bucks the property market as an increasingly attractive proposition. Two...

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

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

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

That’s the clear result of a survey by the National Residential Landlords Association.  It says some 12 per cent of landlords in...

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

Paragon Bank has given investors a valuable insight into where tenant demand is at its strongest in Britain. The research of 983...

Another legal firm is reporting a “significant rise” in landlords selling up ahead of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law. A blog...

Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty has published its quarterly report analysing the performance of the Cyprus residential real estate market in the...

Arguably the most comprehensive source of market snapshot data about the UK housing market comes from the TwentyCi consultancy. In addition to...

Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

Latest figures from HMRC show that Capital Gains Tax receipts hit a record £16.7 billion in tax year 2021/22 - that’s...

The government has been making a flurry of announcements about new investment areas in recent weeks, the single biggest of which...

A property advice service is suggesting that almost anything done to make money from a property could land the owner or...

According to estate agent Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review, the average price paid for homes in waterside postcodes have risen by 23...

A new report shows that average sales in the UK take a depressingly long time - some 220 days. This comprises of...

Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...

An international ratings agency has given its verdict on investors’ prospects for the UK buy to let market - and it...

Two cities have been identified as the UK’s highest-growth cities across multiple property sectors over the next 10 years, according to...

The number of build-to-rent completions fell substantially in the past year, according to research by Stripe Property Group. Stripe analysed historic data...

Research from Idealista, Spain’s largest property portal, showed that in December 2022, 20% of properties listed sold within a week, 35%...

A new report, published by leading international property portal Kyero, has revealed that British buyers remain the biggest overseas spenders when it comes to buying...

Fans of Kevin Costner* may recall Field of Dreams. The above quote went to the heart of the 1989 film. It...

Despite a backdrop of continued economic uncertainty and hesitancy amongst buyers, SDL Property Auctions has reported its best ever January.  Selling more...

Rental yields and tenant demand are holding firm for landlords’ property investments, however profitability of portfolios was slightly down on the...

The majority of homes at Brighton’s newest neighbourhood, Edward Street Quarter, have been bought by locals. More than 70 per cent of...

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable shift in the real estate market with 4,628 sales in...

All overseas entities owning UK property must supply their details to the Register of Overseas Entities by January 31 2023. Despite this...

Whilst macro conditions suggest a retrenchment in real estate values across much of the West, the last year has seen real...

The value of the UK's fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector has risen to £56 billion, up 60% from £35 billion...

A couple of years ago we reported on a new flagship development at the trackside of Silverstone, the world-famous race track....

Two experts on Spanish property have come together to launch a Spanish property podcast. Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark...

An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...

American investors are increasingly interested in prime London property, boosted by favourable exchange rates, the current need for diversification of portfolios and...

In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...

Build to Rent (BTR) has a ‘broad and evolving customer base’ similar to the wider private rented sector and is a...

In this guest piece, Anna Reed, data director at EG, outlines the latest on the BTR market in the East Midlands...

New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

As one of West London’s most desirable locations, and one of the capital’s biggest transport hubs, it’s perhaps not surprising that...

Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...

The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

Renters must be banging their heads against the wall by now as they are being pushed towards smaller properties and lower...

Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...

In this guest piece, Theresa Mohammed discusses the Balfour Beatty v Broadway Malyan decision which highlights the issues with obtaining early...

Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...

Here at Property Investor Today, we have written regularly about regeneration projects and the need to revive Britain’s high streets, which...

It's been claimed that Brixham is the new cool spot in the South West as seaside towns continue to enjoy a coastal...

If our auction roundups are anything to go by, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction continues to...

Buy-to-let purchase activity saw a spike in June, according to new data from Legal & General’s SmartCriteria tool, which has been...

More people than ever are planning to staycation this summer, with new research forecasting a record year for UK holiday homeowners. According...

The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...

I work closely with specialist mortgage brokers to help my clients to secure mortgages in Spain because it’s such a tricky...

LH1 London has announced that all the apartments at the new residential development ‘Spinning Mill’ have sold in just 16 weeks. The...

Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....

A recent analysis of all FTSE 100 and 250 webpages by Contensis has revealed which businesses have the best and worst...

This week, PIT takes a look at the latest in the world of auctions. iamproperty reports a milestone result, while Auction...

The incredible speed at which organisations were able to transition to remote working when the pandemic hit in 2020 was a...

A thought leadership article jointly conducted by UK/China PR firm 11K Consulting and mixed-use property developer Regal London has revealed the...

Securing a property in Spain seems to be at the top of the agenda for many Brits. Residency service for non-EU-buyers,...

We know that vehicle emissions are a major contributor to climate change, that carbon pollution is harmful to health, and that...

In this week's roundup, PIT looks at the latest auction news, from a landmark auction up for sale with Strettons and Bond...

The UK private rented sector has become increasingly attractive to institutional, large-scale investors in recent years as returns on investment elsewhere...

This week, Property Investor Today looks at research that suggests auctions aren’t as popular as they seem. However, the latest news from...