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Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

New research from fast-growing agency group Lomond  has revealed the top 10 postcodes that are currently offering the strongest rental yields to...

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

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

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

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

New research claims investors who buy at auction can bag a bargain for 43% less than the price on the wider...

The average landlord looking to offload their portfolio from April 6 stands to save 4% on the rate of Capital Gains...

New research has produced league tables of UK locations which saw the largest residential price rises and falls in 2023. Researchers at...

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

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

New research suggests that a majority of the British public believe the government should be doing more to support students find...

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

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

New research by consumer group HomeOwners Alliance shows that for many young people, homeownership has become an impossible dream. A sentiment survey...

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

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

Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...

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

New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price. The study by experts at moving platform Getamover...

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...

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

The West Midlands industrial market is poised for continued rental growth over the next five years, according to Savills latest Big...

Landlords are spoilt for choice, having seen the number of buy to let mortgage products increase by 8.8 per cent in...

A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

Analysis of £1m-plus sales by property consultancy TwentyCi, analysed by estate agency Savills, suggests that London locations continue to dominate the...

An estate agency claims its research shows that fixer-uppers sell at only 6.2 per cent less than comparable ready-to-occupy properties. YOPA analysed...

Commercial property prices have shown strong year on year growth of as high as 21 per cent across some regions of...

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

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

Claire Flynn, mortgages expert at Confused .com, has given 12 tips for anyone considering investing in student housing. “Investing in student properties...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

BNP Paribas Real Estate research shows that Middle Eastern investment into central London offices is the busiest it has been since...

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

The latest research by Foxtons reveals just how much London homeowners can add  Ali’s to their property by digging down. The research...

Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...

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

A new study has uncovered the most profitable garage conversions investors can consider for properties.  According to the figures, turning a garage...

A property consultancy says there’s a new office market emerging - and it’s beginning to rival office-favourite Reading.  Vail Williams says the...

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

New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...

Landlord confidence has rebounded strongly in recent months according to a survey by a leading buy to let-focussed bank. All aspects of...

Research by peer-to-peer investment business easyMoney reveals that London is the hotspot for investors who are looking to purchase ready-made property...

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

By specialist estate agent Sean Woolley Marbella has suddenly become a hotspot for branded residences – villa or apartment developments, in collaboration...

Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...

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

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

What do the property markets in North Norfolk, Kensington and Chelsea and East Devon have in common?  They are the only areas...

New research by digital mortgage lender Molo shows where in England and Wales offers the highest and lowest rental yields.  The current...

Research by a specialist lender has lifted the lid on potential property investment with HMO conversions. Octane Capital says that while the...

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

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

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...

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

One-in-five landlords are considering diversifying into commercial property, according to research from Shawbrook. In the midst of economic volatility and uncertainty within...

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

With the Ryder Cup in the forefront of our minds, new research has revealed the premiums for property located near a...

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...

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

As the trend for working from home slowly diminishes, so there has been a return of the premiums for homes near...

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

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

If you want the best chance of snagging a new home, the place to be is South Derbyshire, which has embraced...

A property investment service says investing in the EPC rating of a property before selling can increase sale profits by more...

Research by a property consultancy shows that there is still some capital appreciation in most of the north of England -...

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

A new survey throws light on how investors get their ideas. An Opinium survey conducted for business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown asked some...

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

The number of completed Build-to-Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to 88,100 units...

A property investment platform’s research may throw cold water on the potential of new build properties to offer short term profits...

Proposed tougher energy efficiency requirements for rental properties are already influencing investor buying decisions, with a quarter acquiring higher-rated properties, research...

The government is pushing ahead with controversial plans which, if they come to fruition, will make Cambridge the so-called Silicon Valley...

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

Communities in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley are the latest likely to benefit from thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion...

It didn’t take long, but the gloss has already begun to come off the hugely expensive new Crossrail service in London. The...

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

Glasgow City Region and North East of Scotland will be Scotland’s Investment Zones following an agreement between the UK and Scottish...

A property investment platform has issued a guide to the property development franchise - a business model in which a person...

Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...

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

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

The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...

Research by Nested, the modern estate agent, reveals that £250bn worth of property has been sold in the UK in the...

Researchers at UK conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, have identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents...

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%...

One of the first things I read this year for international women’s day was a quote which really resonated with me....

Research by Alliance Fund, the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that while Greater London may have seen the...

Leading property investment experts Redmayne Smith offers advice to new investors With rental demand at an all-time high, research from Aviva...

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...

Spring 2023 will mark the launch of The Founding at Canada Water. A collection of homes located among 160 acres of...

New research by money.co.uk recently revealed the best areas to invest in the UK. The results were based on average rental yields in...

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...