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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

A Scottish property investment specialist is launching what he calls “an innovative new course, designed specifically to encourage property investment and...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...

Birmingham council, which last autumn declared itself effectively bankrupt, has instructed retained auctioneers Bond Wolfe to put 29 disused properties, investments,...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

The days of Cornish property selling unseen, over the asking price, overnight, are a long and distant memory. The prime Cornish market...

The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...

The West Midlands is, from my point of view, the beating heart of England. In this industrial centre of the country,...

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

The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...

The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...

The leading provider of cloud-based, Dye & Durham, efficient workflow software for legal and business professionals, is significantly upgrading its Index...

Following Liz Truss’s victory last week, Nicola Gooch and Claire Petricca-Riding of Irwin Mitchell have put the below together as to...

A Manchester law firm is currently working on behalf of a group of overseas investors on five different cases of sham property schemes in...

Owning an overseas property is a dream for many people, but the safest way to ensure this is smooth sailing is...

Not for the first time, the worlds of property and football have collided with the proposed takeover of beleaguered Derby County...

In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...

Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...

UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...

A zero-tolerance policy response to Covid-19, declining property prices, and a flexible and accommodative central bank all set China apart from...

The theme of this week’s roundup is reflection, as Allsop and SDL Auctions report successful auction results for September, while Auction...

This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...

Despite Portugal being taken off the UK’s green list from tomorrow, causing bafflement from the Portuguese government and a mad rush...

The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...

For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...

International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

With the UK enduring its third national lockdown, Property Investor Today speaks with Michael Taggart, chief executive officer of luxury homebuilder...

Build to Rent (BTR) has been a growing trend in the UK for a number of years, but what about in...

In a year of tumultuous uncertainty, where the headwinds of Covid-19 bore a number of new realities and decimated others, some...

It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...

It’s painfully apparent that the risk of landlords and investors not receiving rent during the Covid-19 pandemic is far higher than...

With recent reports suggesting there’s been a spike in first-time landlords of late, a property investment expert has outlined why finding your...

For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...

The 31 October 2020 is a big day for me and my family. It is the day we fly out of...

Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...

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

The student sector has been one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but most universities are returning in some...

Palazzo Ricci, a new private residence club located in Abruzzo, Italy, is launching sales this summer. Approximately two hours from Rome and Naples, the 220-year-old palazzo,...

Last week, we profiled a country that doesn’t often receive much UK attention from an investment point of view, Uruguay, and...

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...

A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...

A young entrepreneur hailing from the North West has secured £100,000 pre-seed funding for her housing app. Lydia Jones officially founded Manchester-based...

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on real estate finance has thrown the sector into uncharted and worrying waters. So, what...

With more and more people going to university every year, landlords and investors may wish to tap into the increasingly lucrative...

In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...

Property investment specialist Ayesha Ofori has won the Women of the Future Award for Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction. The Women of...

Real estate is set to remain an attractive investment asset in 2020 despite strong political and economic headwinds, the latest research...

In recent years property has become an increasingly popular investment avenue for people, thanks to the relatively low risk it holds,...

New research has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of rental homes and in some cases...

Build to Rent operator Atlas Residential has revealed that it will deploy $1 billion (£900 million) through its affiliate Atlas Residential...

Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...

There has been a surge in the number of Hong Kong residents travelling to London to invest in residential property, according...

New research has revealed that approximately two thirds (64%) of UK landlords are optimistic about the outlook for the residential buy-to-let...

The latest data from Agency Express has revealed a slowdown across the UK property market in April. According to its Property Activity...

Mallorca has experienced a steady increase of real estate purchases by foreign investors, with the total number of transactions hitting 15,000...

An increasing number of landlords are choosing five-year fixed rate products, according to Mortgages for Business’ Buy-to-Let Index. In fact, 84% of...

Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...

The UK property market is facing a period of consolidation as property transactions dip, according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The property management...

New data has revealed that the Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector, with rental property sales outdoing...

Clive Emson Auctioneers has revealed that it is cataloguing a year-high 175 lots at its June auction. The sale, which begins on...

Prime central London has seen a 2% increase in trading volumes in the year to February 2018 compared to the previous...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...

On a day set to be dominated by the Budget, Skipton Building Society has launched two new seven-year fixed-rate mortgages to...

Over £23 million of land and property was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers at its autumn auction. Achieving a sale rate of...

The number of borrowers seeking fixed rate mortgages has surged ahead of the prospect of an interest rate rise this Thursday,...

The latest HSBC Expat Explorer survey has revealed that Singapore is the top expat destination for the third year in a...

Some 1.8 million UK adults have primarily stayed or would stay in a relationship in order to get a foot on...

With the average two-year fixed rate home loan currently at a record low of just 2.26%, there has never been a...

Mortgage costs and rates fell during the second quarter of the year, according to the latest figures. Mortgage Brain’s quarterly product data...

Investment activity in residential property across the UK continued to perform well despite the political uncertainty from a snap general election. Some...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...

Asking prices for UK homes have fallen over the past month as current political uncertainty continues to deter some potential buyers,...

Following last week’s general election, many political commentators believe that currently the only certainty in Britain is uncertainty, after the Prime...

The pound fell to an eight-week low after last week’s surprise general election result, which has increased uncertainty over both the...

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...

Residential property prices continued to increase at a modest pace in April, the latest figures show. The average home in England and...

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...

TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...

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...

Residential property prices in Australia are increasing at their fastest pace in seven years, fuelling growing fears about a property bubble...

The average price of a home in central London hit a new high of £1,818,262 in 2016, thanks largely to a rally...

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...

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

Uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an adverse impact on investor sentiment when it comes to investing in the UK’s property market,...

Residential property price growth in the eurozone continues to exceed the long-term average with no sign of a bubble last seen...

Residential property prices in the UK were unchanged in October compared with the previous month following 15 consecutive months of house...

Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...

Global property investment volumes have dropped for the first time in seven years as investors moved away from growing international risks,...

Of the four Middle Eastern housing markets included the latest Global Property Guide survey, all, except UAE, performed worse in the...

Residential property prices in the UK rose further in September, albeit at a slower rate, new figures out today show. According to...

The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...

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

A significant drop in the value of sterling has seen a number of Europeans move to secure UK property investments while...

The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...