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Over-55s used housing equity to clear more than £612 million of unsecured debt in 2020, new data from Key has revealed. Credit...

A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Nearly 800,000 home moves (2.6%) have taken place in the last year, despite numerous periods of lockdown restrictions and the wider...

Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...

With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...

The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...

Many people like the idea of living on the water, and houseboats have come to be seen as an increasingly trendy,...

At the start of 2020, the French property market had been flying, with demand for prestige property leading the way.  Sales were at...

Research by Andrews Property Group has identified the 10 UK towns and cities where 99% of homes currently listed for sale...

The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...

Housing supply in the UK is struggling to meet unprecedented levels of demand from property purchasers post-lockdown, according to Legal &...

Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...

Two of the biggest emerging trends pre-pandemic, from a housebuilding and investment perspective, were the rise of modern methods of construction...

The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...

Prestbury House, the Grade II-listed, 7,305 sq ft home which used to be owned by famous gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, is...

One of the few positive things to emerge from this crisis has been the greater sense of community across the whole...

Developers have worked with Bristol City Council to ensure The Chocolate Factory in Greenbank, Bristol, will have a thriving community and...

Property Investor Today issues another auction roundup, featuring a new live bidding auction by Connect UK Auctions, a wave of determination...

More renters are saving to go on holiday (33%) or for an emergency fund (31%) than for a deposit to buy...

A vast majority of landlords have revealed their acquisition plans for the year ahead, with the North West expected to be...

The amount of net income required to cover the cost of renting has increased 16.8% in the last two decades to...

Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...

The UK rental market remained stable in December 2019, according to Goodlord’s Rental Index. Average rents stayed close to levels recorded in...

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...

A leading property management firm has warned UK landlords to be cautious about turning to Airbnb and other short-term online lettings...

The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...

Activity among property sellers dipped last month, according to the latest Property Supply Index from Housesimple. During August there were 51,809 new...

There's been some good news for investors and landlords as fresh research shows that typical void periods dropped in every UK...

Property auctioneer Strettons' latest auction takes place this week with a series of land investments available as part of a diverse...

There was a rise in activity across the UK lettings market in July, according to the latest data from the Agency...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

Property Investor Today provides another auction roundup, with BidX1 breaking its record of most bids received and Clive Emson raising a...

Landlords in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties (an average of £3,134 each), according...

The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in the UK rose by just 1% in 2018, ending...

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...

The top-performing 45 UK coastal towns have been revealed following analysis of Zoopla data by national estate agency Jackson-Stops. The findings –...

More than a third (36%) of homes in Southern England are in property markets experiencing house price falls as slowdown ripples...

Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...

The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...

A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...

In a boost to a city still recovering from the scars of the Novichok poisoning scandal, Salisbury has been named as...

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...

Nearly 40% of British holidaymakers have the funds to buy a holiday home and plan to do so in 2019, according...

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...

Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...

The average rent in the UK is now £932, up by 2.5% on the same time last year, according to figures...

London landlords are leaving the market in their droves, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The figures compare...

House price growth across UK cities reduced steadily throughout 2018, according to new analysis carried out as part of Zoopla’s UK...

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 300 lots auctioned at The InterContinental London Park Lane, London. The sale, which will...

A leading law firm in Dorset and Somerset has revealed its success in enabling British clients to recover deposits lost on...

The latest analysis from estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the top commuter hotspots for London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, with Luton...

The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...

Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, according to...

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

For years, buy-to-let has been heralded as the most lucrative form of property investment. For those with money to invest, the...

Prices for prime waterfront properties are as much as 80% higher than comparable properties inland, climbing to 133% for properties with...

London was the region with the highest annual rent rises for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2014, according...

The UK lettings market performed steadily in June, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number of properties with...

New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...

The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...

Some 84% of British homeowners expect property prices in their area to rise over the next six months, up 14% from...

The average rent for a property in London fell 0.27% in the year to April, weighing down the resilient rental growth...

New analysis from buy-to-let broker Commercial Trust has highlighted the appeal of London and the South East for investors aged 50...

The Sunday Times has named York as the best place to live in Great Britain overall, with Bermondsey crowned the top...

One in eight Brits looking to move in the next twelve months have an average budget of £322,000 in order to...

New-build developments in the capital’s most popular areas could remain on the market for longer and be sold with higher discounts...

Private equity firm Cogress has underwritten £2.5 million in equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in South West London. Eager...

New data from Carter Jonas has revealed that farmland values throughout the UK have declined by more than 10% in the...

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

Home insurance costs in the UK are rising as a consequence of higher property taxes, according to new analysis. Average property insurance...

The residential property market in the UK tends to be cyclical, moving in upward cycles of boom, bust and stability, and...

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

April is traditionally a busy time for the UK housing market, but fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale last...

With four of the eight luxury houses in a new exclusive development in Kenmare, County Kerry in the South West of...

The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...

The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...

Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...

More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...

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

A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...

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

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

The average property in the UK could decrease in value by up to £399 a week over 21 months, according to...

London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...

Residential property prices across parts of the UK could rise by more than £50,000 over the next five years, although much...

The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

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

There was a ‘surprising’ rise in the number of property buyers going through with sales in August irrespective of any uncertainty...

A higher number of households across the UK perceive that the value of their home increased this month compared with July,...

Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...

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

Property investment platform Cogress recently raised £1.35m in just 24 hours. The company, who aim to make investment accessible and transparent, used the money...

A South West London residential refurbishment firm has been ranked 39th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100, which lists privately...

Analysis by conveyancing firm My Home Move has revealed that homes in the South East, South West and London change hands...

The majority of househunters would not be put off buying a property that contained a ghostly presence, it has been revealed. In...

Research carried out by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that the demand for tenants is stronger than ever, with...

The latest findings from the HomeLet Rental Index have revealed that rent prices have slowed below double figures to an average...

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months, with the average pensioner...

New findings from Knight Frank’s Waterfront Team have revealed that waterfront properties in the UK are worth an average of 70%...

The UK’s top 10 property wishes have been revealed by Strutt & Parker’s latest Housing Futures survey. Polling 2,000 adults from...

House prices in all English regions and Wales increased over the last month as demand rose across the UK, according to...