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There’s no doubt that, when people think of Paddington, they think first of the iconic character created by Michael Bond in...
25 May 2022
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With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...
28 March 2022
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In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day 2022 series, PIT takes a closer look at a new study that uncovers...
09 March 2022
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The regions of England and Wales home to the least time remaining to renew when it comes to properties listed for...
09 March 2022
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In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...
25 February 2022
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New-build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41% in the current market as the Build to Rent (BTR) boom...
23 February 2022
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Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
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UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...
07 February 2022
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In this week’s roundup, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest development news, from Downing’s development spree after a major...
31 January 2022
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A leading Build to Rent (BTR) provider has set a target of securing more than 500 BTR homes in the South...
26 January 2022
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In the first auction roundup of 2022, PIT takes a look at the latest auction news; from iamproperty’s successful year with...
21 January 2022
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Just one in seven (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC),...
12 January 2022
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Paragon Development Finance has provided Burrington Estates with a £28 million funding package to support its 'prestigious' Winslade Park development in Exeter. Burrington Estates is redeveloping...
10 January 2022
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Already nearly three years late and vastly over-budget, Crossrail 1 – which will officially be known as the Elizabeth Line when...
29 November 2021
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As a property investor, you are more than likely to require building work at some point – whether you are flipping...
01 November 2021
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Bespoke housebuilder Yorkshire Country Properties has signed a joint venture with real estate group, Dominvs Group, that will result in an...
01 October 2021
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If seaside living is high up on your property wish list, the latest research by Warwick Estates could make your property...
06 September 2021
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With the recent staycation boom, which is likely to continue for future summers even as international travel opens up again, the...
25 August 2021
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A disparity between property demand and supply has risen across the UK. This has created opportunities for buy-to-let landlords to invest in...
09 August 2021
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The pandemic has undoubtedly shaken the market for buying and selling, with national house prices on the rise with no signs...
02 August 2021
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Despite the bounce-back of the property market, Housing and Jobs & Economic prosperity are recorded as the worst-performing measure for the second...
14 July 2021
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With the property market undergoing tumultuous changes since the onset of the pandemic, recent figures from A-Plan Insurance has highlighted the...
07 July 2021
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Gallions Place, a new mixed-use community of homes, shops and restaurants and play areas at London’s Royal Docks, has been launched...
14 June 2021
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The latest figures from an online estate agent have revealed which region in England and Wales is the most energy-efficient. With 85%...
05 May 2021
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One of the biggest frustrations for leasehold homeowners – aside from factors like doubling ground rents and a sense that they...
26 April 2021
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In this guest piece, the team at One Touch Property Investment outline the cities that are best for serviced apartments. With accommodation...
21 April 2021
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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...
31 March 2021
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A specialist provider of purpose-built student accommodation has reported a trebling in the pace of bookings since Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
26 March 2021
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Nearly 800,000 home moves (2.6%) have taken place in the last year, despite numerous periods of lockdown restrictions and the wider...
17 March 2021
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Work has commenced on a £9.2 million housing scheme in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which will transform a brownfield site into high-quality,...
15 March 2021
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The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...
12 March 2021
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In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...
05 March 2021
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With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...
05 February 2021
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The level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year-on-year, research by StripeHomes has...
05 February 2021
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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
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Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...
23 November 2020
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Many people like the idea of living on the water, and houseboats have come to be seen as an increasingly trendy,...
06 November 2020
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At the start of 2020, the French property market had been flying, with demand for prestige property leading the way. Sales were at...
11 September 2020
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Research by Andrews Property Group has identified the 10 UK towns and cities where 99% of homes currently listed for sale...
09 September 2020
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The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...
02 September 2020
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Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed a £3 million loan to build...
31 August 2020
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Housing supply in the UK is struggling to meet unprecedented levels of demand from property purchasers post-lockdown, according to Legal &...
21 August 2020
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Average monthly rents are performing strongly across the country on an annual basis, although comparative figures in the capital dropped for...
05 August 2020
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Two of the biggest emerging trends pre-pandemic, from a housebuilding and investment perspective, were the rise of modern methods of construction...
15 June 2020
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The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...
08 June 2020
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Prestbury House, the Grade II-listed, 7,305 sq ft home which used to be owned by famous gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, is...
11 May 2020
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One of the few positive things to emerge from this crisis has been the greater sense of community across the whole...
06 May 2020
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Developers have worked with Bristol City Council to ensure The Chocolate Factory in Greenbank, Bristol, will have a thriving community and...
11 March 2020
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Property Investor Today issues another auction roundup, featuring a new live bidding auction by Connect UK Auctions, a wave of determination...
28 February 2020
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More renters are saving to go on holiday (33%) or for an emergency fund (31%) than for a deposit to buy...
29 January 2020
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A vast majority of landlords have revealed their acquisition plans for the year ahead, with the North West expected to be...
24 January 2020
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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
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Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...
13 January 2020
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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
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New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that nearly two million people have complained about planning permission applications since the...
30 October 2019
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A leading property management firm has warned UK landlords to be cautious about turning to Airbnb and other short-term online lettings...
30 September 2019
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The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...
25 September 2019
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Activity among property sellers dipped last month, according to the latest Property Supply Index from Housesimple. During August there were 51,809 new...
11 September 2019
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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
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Property auctioneer Strettons' latest auction takes place this week with a series of land investments available as part of a diverse...
09 September 2019
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There was a rise in activity across the UK lettings market in July, according to the latest data from the Agency...
23 August 2019
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The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...
02 August 2019
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Property Investor Today provides another auction roundup, with BidX1 breaking its record of most bids received and Clive Emson raising a...
02 August 2019
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Landlords in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties (an average of £3,134 each), according...
24 July 2019
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The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in the UK rose by just 1% in 2018, ending...
12 July 2019
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There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...
03 July 2019
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The top-performing 45 UK coastal towns have been revealed following analysis of Zoopla data by national estate agency Jackson-Stops. The findings –...
26 June 2019
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More than a third (36%) of homes in Southern England are in property markets experiencing house price falls as slowdown ripples...
21 June 2019
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Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...
29 May 2019
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The average cost of renting a room in the UK has increased by £15 pcm (3%) since this time last year,...
03 May 2019
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A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...
17 April 2019
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In a boost to a city still recovering from the scars of the Novichok poisoning scandal, Salisbury has been named as...
17 April 2019
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More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...
06 March 2019
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Nearly 40% of British holidaymakers have the funds to buy a holiday home and plan to do so in 2019, according...
27 February 2019
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Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...
22 February 2019
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Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...
15 February 2019
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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
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London landlords are leaving the market in their droves, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The figures compare...
06 February 2019
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House price growth across UK cities reduced steadily throughout 2018, according to new analysis carried out as part of Zoopla’s UK...
01 February 2019
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Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 300 lots auctioned at The InterContinental London Park Lane, London. The sale, which will...
01 February 2019
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A leading law firm in Dorset and Somerset has revealed its success in enabling British clients to recover deposits lost on...
30 January 2019
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The latest analysis from estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the top commuter hotspots for London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, with Luton...
04 January 2019
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The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...
04 January 2019
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Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, according to...
21 December 2018
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More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling or...
23 November 2018
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For years, buy-to-let has been heralded as the most lucrative form of property investment. For those with money to invest, the...
17 August 2018
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Prices for prime waterfront properties are as much as 80% higher than comparable properties inland, climbing to 133% for properties with...
01 August 2018
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London was the region with the highest annual rent rises for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2014, according...
27 July 2018
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The UK lettings market performed steadily in June, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number of properties with...
18 July 2018
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New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...
29 June 2018
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The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...
13 June 2018
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Some 84% of British homeowners expect property prices in their area to rise over the next six months, up 14% from...
23 May 2018
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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
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New analysis from buy-to-let broker Commercial Trust has highlighted the appeal of London and the South East for investors aged 50...
18 April 2018
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The Sunday Times has named York as the best place to live in Great Britain overall, with Bermondsey crowned the top...
23 March 2018
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One in eight Brits looking to move in the next twelve months have an average budget of £322,000 in order to...
09 March 2018
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New-build developments in the capital’s most popular areas could remain on the market for longer and be sold with higher discounts...
09 February 2018
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Private equity firm Cogress has underwritten £2.5 million in equity to fund a new mixed-use property development in South West London. Eager...
24 January 2018
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New data from Carter Jonas has revealed that farmland values throughout the UK have declined by more than 10% in the...
13 October 2017
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If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...
21 June 2017
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More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 June 2017
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Home insurance costs in the UK are rising as a consequence of higher property taxes, according to new analysis. Average property insurance...
01 June 2017
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The residential property market in the UK tends to be cyclical, moving in upward cycles of boom, bust and stability, and...
30 May 2017
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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
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April is traditionally a busy time for the UK housing market, but fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale last...
11 May 2017
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With four of the eight luxury houses in a new exclusive development in Kenmare, County Kerry in the South West of...
27 April 2017
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The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...
18 April 2017
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The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...
06 April 2017
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Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...
05 April 2017
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More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...
05 April 2017
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With 11 buyers now chasing each property for sale, a higher number of homes are selling for in excess of the...
28 February 2017
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A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...
21 February 2017
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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
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Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...
09 February 2017
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Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...
31 January 2017
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The average property in the UK could decrease in value by up to £399 a week over 21 months, according to...
23 January 2017
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London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...
11 November 2016
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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
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The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...
17 October 2016
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Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...
17 October 2016
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There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...
19 September 2016
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House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...
14 September 2016
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There was a ‘surprising’ rise in the number of property buyers going through with sales in August irrespective of any uncertainty...
06 September 2016
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A higher number of households across the UK perceive that the value of their home increased this month compared with July,...
23 August 2016
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Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...
17 June 2016
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House prices rose by 8.2% across the UK to a national average of £209,054 over the year to April 2016, according...
14 June 2016
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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...
10 February 2016
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A South West London residential refurbishment firm has been ranked 39th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100, which lists privately...
11 December 2015
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Analysis by conveyancing firm My Home Move has revealed that homes in the South East, South West and London change hands...
13 November 2015
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The majority of househunters would not be put off buying a property that contained a ghostly presence, it has been revealed. In...
30 October 2015
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Research carried out by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that the demand for tenants is stronger than ever, with...
27 October 2015
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The latest findings from the HomeLet Rental Index have revealed that rent prices have slowed below double figures to an average...
23 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months, with the average pensioner...
02 October 2015
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New findings from Knight Frank’s Waterfront Team have revealed that waterfront properties in the UK are worth an average of 70%...
10 August 2015
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The UK’s top 10 property wishes have been revealed by Strutt & Parker’s latest Housing Futures survey. Polling 2,000 adults from...