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

London has the highest traditional estate agent fees in the country at 1.70%, according to price comparison site NetAnAgent.com. Fees in the...

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

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Blackpool’s property market is set to exceed a valuation of £250m this year, with the total spent on sales growing by...

It now takes, on average, 102 days to sell a property in the UK, according to Post Office Money. Its latest ‘City...

Dundee’s residential property market is being boosted by the V&A effect, with prices regularly well above Home Report valuations and homes...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £28 million from 180 lots catalogued for its autumn auction. Its penultimate auction of 2018...

Property auctioneer Auction House has sold 3,076 lots this year, exceeding the figure one month earlier than in 2017. The cumulative total...

The High Court has shut down a property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme which misused close to £20 million of...

Allsop achieved a total of £42.5 million from 155 lots at its residential auction on October 25. This equates to a success...

Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...

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

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 280 lots auctioned in London. The catalogue, which is now live, features 24 lots...

Auction House has reported the highest number of monthly entries for the first time in its eleven-year history. Its October catalogues have...

The death of the £100,000 property in London is now official, with research revealing that there are now no properties for...

Strettons’ catalogue for its October auction, which features 62 lots, is now available online. Taking place on October 8, Strettons’ national property...

Homeowners living in postcode district BS5 in Bristol and M32 in Manchester currently have the best market conditions for selling, according...

Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction. The auction – the sixth...

If you are selling a property, it is important that you present it in the best condition to potential investors, in...

New property listings across the UK fell for the third month running, according to the latest Property Supply Index from online...

A record breaking number of lots are being sold in the capital next week, as 152 properties go under the hammer...

Auction House has seen sales figures increase by 7.3% on its performance last year while the sector overall has dropped by...

Liverpool’s property market is set to reach a £1 billion valuation this year as the total spent on house sales has...

Homeowners in the UK are selling up and relocating north in record numbers, according to new research from Hamptons. The estate agent...

DIY disasters and cluttered bedrooms could knock £10,000 off the price of an average home in the UK, a panel of...

Setting realistic pricing expectations is the key to success at auction, according to auctioneer Clive Emson. Its next auction – the sixth...

Dorset’s postcode district BH17 has been crowned the best location to sell a home this month, with a market heat temperature...

The latest Network Auctions event, which took place on July 12 in London, raised a total of £8 million. Sold lots covered...

Areas of West London had a higher than average percentage of properties selling within the first three months of being on...

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

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...

Financial services comparison site GoCompare has announced the creation of its property investment calculator. Teaming up with property expert Henry Pryor, GoCompare’s...

Acuitus saw another successful auction with nearly a third of the lots sold achieving yields of 6% or lower as investors...

Strettons raised a healthy £8.25 million at its spring sale and exceeded its total in last year’s March auction despite market...

New research by London estate agent James Pendelton has revealed that the capital now has two distinct commuter belts, with prices...

Sunderland is the slowest city in England for selling property, according to a new report by Ready Steady Sell. The study, carried...

This month marks the 200th auction of Clive Emson Auctioneers, the independent regional land and property auctioneer which first launched in...

UK auctioneers Andrews & Robertson raised over £10 million from their first auction of 2018. Held at The Montcalm Hotel in Marble...

The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...

Research by peer-to-peer platform Lendy has revealed that the number of conversions of farm buildings into new homes fell by 20%...

February has already seen strong auction activity across the board, with many lots snapped up and sold at whopping prices well...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

Landlords are still reducing borrowing as levels of gearing – the ratio of long-term debt compared to its equity capital –...

Allsop Residential Auctions has taken a look back on a successful 2017 for the firm, when it raised a total of...

With the recent report from Hometrack stating ‘Birmingham is rising faster than anywhere in the country’ it’s clear the property market...

With over 3,000 lots selling under the hammer this year, Auction House has become the only UK property auctioneer to successfully...

A three-bedroom home was the latest successful property sale by Pattinson Auction, selling for nearly triple the starting bid. Located in Alnwick,...

The latest City Rate of Sale report from Post Office Money has revealed the average UK property takes 96 days to...

Applause flooded the room of Auction House London as the first lot of the day sold at almost £100,000 above the...

Network Auctions’ November sale generated 80% of successful bids for investment lots overall, raising over £4 million. The buy-to-let market is very...

Despite a tumultuous selling environment, Auction House has seen a rise in year-on-year sales for 2017. Compared to 2,409 sales at this...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

Online property auction firm, John Pye Property, has set its sights on expanding further across the North West. Holding more than 650...

Specialist commercial property auction and investment house, Acuitus, has recruited Peter Mayo as an investment director. Richard Auterac, chairman of Acuitus, commented...

The Guild Auction, a new platform designed to enable property investors to acquire and offload property under a virtual hammer online,...

Q: What is No Agent?   No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company.  What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...

The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...

Investing in overseas property is becoming increasingly popular, and there are certain locations around the globe that are becoming some of...

With the general election behind us, investors turned out in high numbers last week as Allsop held its latest commercial property...

There were 158 lots on offer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool city centre last week, with 80% of the...

A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...

It has been exactly one year since Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%, and while the...

Commercial property investors across the UK are turning their attention to the industrial market, which has seen a rise in transactions...

After calling a surprise snap general election in a bid to increase her party’s majority in the House of Commons and...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

Investors continue to snap up residential properties across the country, but will mainly only commit to deals that they perceive to...

The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...

Q: About the Caridon Group?  Caridon Group provides exceptional, end-to-end residential property solutions throughout the UK, from property development and management to...

Fresh figures from a leading property consultancy in Scotland support the findings of last week’s rather strong quarterly housing price statistics...

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

More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...

The property market tends to be cyclical, when you study property markets from across the globe, it is clear that the...

Property investors are increasingly taking note of a new ski resort development situated in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Andermatt Swiss...

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

Investors are cashing in on Sydney’s strong pre-Easter property market by selling homes across the city, a trend which contributed towards...

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

Property investors in the US flocked to an Irish property show in Boston last week with a view to taking advantage...

Properties offering guaranteed yields proved particularly popular with investors at Cheffins’ first auction of 2017 in Cambridge. Almost £4.2m worth of property...

There is nothing that markets dislike more than uncertainty and surprises, and the Brexit vote unleashed considerable forces of uncertainty. But...

Sales volumes are increasing in the prime central London property market as purchasers look to take advantage of more ‘realistic’ asking...

The leasehold system is a feudal form of property ownership in England and Wales, which many investors believe is a flawed...

A chronic lack of homes for sale and historically low mortgage borrowing costs will continue to push UK house prices even...

With 11 buyers now chasing each property for sale, a higher number of homes are selling for in excess of the...

Allsop raised £62.8m at its first residential auction of 2017, selling 80% of the 247 lots on offer. A high number of...

January was an extremely quiet month in the property auctions market with just 408 lots offered in 15 auctions held across...

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

The final results are in and after taking post-auction sales into consideration, the result from Allsop’s final commercial sale of 2016...

Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...

More than 20 properties across Coventry and Warwickshire will go under the hammer this evening – representing the highest number of...

Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders, offers her thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming...

Retail property is currently one of the hottest sectors in demand from investors as they seek higher yielding assets that are...

The UK housing market is showing signs of cooling as it enters the traditionally calm period in the run-up to Christmas...

Attracted by the prospect of no property chain, with buyers and sellers entering into an immediate and legally binding contract as...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

With demand for high-end properties in central London cooling following the Brexit vote and property tax increases, Britain’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...

The central belt of Scotland has continued to attract high demand from buyers and renters, reports Scottish property consultancy, CKD Galbraith.   The...

A strong showing from private investors helped Allsop raise £61.1m at their November residential property auction, held at the Cumberland Hotel...

You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a profit when you sell property that is not your...

The housing market in Fife continues to go from strength to strength on the back of strong buyer confidence, particularly in...

A packed room and competitive pricing saw more than £3.5m raised at the latest Savills regional auction in Nottingham, which took...

Residential property prices in Australia’s leading inner-cities like Melbourne and Brisbane could tumble by as much as 15% by 2019, according...

Asking prices for homes across the UK rose by 0.9% this month, fresh data from Rightmove shows. According to the property website,...

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

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

First-time buyers are being squeezed out of the housing market in Ireland, especially in Dublin, because of a surge in cash-rich...

Fresh moves are being made to help increase transparency in Spain’s second-home market which is sure to appeal to those investing...

Competition is intensifying among investors for sensibly priced properties, particularly refurbishment opportunities and income-producing homes, as a growing number of investors...

Allsop continued to demonstrate market buoyancy last week posting a £56m total from its September residential auction sale, thanks to what...

Three months on from the EU referendum and economists are still trying to assess what impact the decision to leave the...

Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...

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

Forget good schools, low crime rates and having a decent gym near your property, it would appear that Pokemon Go is...

House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...

A growing number of investors are choosing to invest in property, despite the introduction of higher stamp duty purchasing costs and...

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...

A self-employed property investor and caterer from Bermondsey, who confessed to stealing more than £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has...

Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes as the country seeks to...

More than £17.5m worth of land and property was sold by auctioneer Clive Emson last month, amid fierce competition from investors. Among...

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...

Aberdeen Asset Management lifted the suspension of its UK property fund yesterday in an attempt to control withdrawals following Britain’s decision...

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...

Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...

UK property shares fell sharply yesterday amid growing uncertainty following the EU referendum vote and the suspension of trading in three...

A former telephone exchange with residential planning consent near Diss in rural Norfolk, which sold for £110,000 against a guide of...

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

Located around 600 miles from mainland Portugal lies the popular year-round sub-tropical holiday destination of Madeira - an island rich in...

Buying property now costs less than renting in more than half of UK cities - and the biggest savings are in...

House prices rose by 8.2% across the UK to a national average of £209,054 over the year to April 2016, according...

High property prices and an ultra-low interest rate environment are tempting many property owners in prime central London to sell up...

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...

Whether investing in a standard or more unusual property, the auction house remains a good place to pick up ‘great value’...

Allsop's largest ever online Irish property auction saw 54 out of the 85 residential and commercial properties sold at a total sales...

The average price of a home in the Algarve has increased for the first time since 2008, thanks largely to a...

It is essential that you conduct your own due diligence before buying property at auction, as Andy Thompson, auction consultant at...

Investors should keep their eye on the property market in the United States which continues to go from strength to strength. Residential...

Name and business title: Andy Thompson, Auction Consultant, Edward Mellor Auctions. Where in the country does your firm cover? We operate in the North West...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their property search online, it is crucial that your property has a good website...

High-end apartments in Milan are now selling for as much as €9,750sqm (£7,710sqm), which is a similar level to luxury homes...

A growing number of vendors are opting to sell homes under the hammer in order to avoid the conventional drawn out...

Northern Ireland’s commercial property market has enjoyed a strong start to the year thanks in part to healthy investor demand for...

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

BT has announced a £6bn investment in broadband and 4G coverage to ensure that the ultrafast Openreach service is extended to...

The latest property auction to be held in London saw a diverse portfolio of residential properties help ensure an 82% success...

Dartford in Kent has become the fastest place to sell a property across Great Britain, according to new Rightmove data. Dartford homes...

Most estate agents nowadays will recommend a solicitor or a conveyancer. The question is: should you go with their recommendation? My initial...

George Osborne’s recent tax reforms have sparked a surge in landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard tax...

Research carried out by Orchard & Shipman Group has revealed that a significant proportion of landlords (86%) believe that the government’s...

A 6.6% year-on-year growth in the number of fresh-to-the-market homes has been recorded; the highest figure since 2007, which is positive...

As 2015 draws to a close and we look towards the New Year, there’s lots of good news for property sellers...

A survey by The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that 68% of landlords believe that changes in landlord tax will lead...

New research by online agent House Network has revealed that London is the hardest place to sell in the UK. Of the...

Since the Chancellor’s announced measures to curb the buy-to-let in the Summer Budget, there has been a flurry of debate –...

New research reveals the top 10 locations where property prices are likely to boom in the next decade, with Manchester taking...

The 11th series of The Apprentice started on Wednesday, with 18 candidates seeking to impress Lord Sugar while remaining under the...

The process of auctioning a property can be a messy affair in more ways than one. Keeping your property clean and...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

Pring.co.uk, a new web portal which drastically alters the way investors search for their next investment opportunity, has already signed up...

Quanta is the latest property crowdfunding opportunity to hit the headlines. It is looking to raise £3 million by offering UK...

Q: Who are Mayfair & Morgan? Mayfair & Morgan is a property Crowdfunding company which specialises in Property Portfolio Management, undertaking development...

Q: What does it say on your business card? We aren’t really into Job titles, but I run the show! Q: Who are...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Anthony O’Toole – Affiliate Manager Q: Who are Simply Business? Simply Business are an online...