The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% in the past month to £373,493 says Rightmove. This...
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18 July 2024
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Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £628m over the last 12 months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a high...
09 July 2024
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An estate agency suggests anyone owning a property in a sought-after school catchment area could enjoy a 20% premium if Labour...
18 June 2024
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An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...
02 May 2024
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A real estate solicitor at Primas Law has given a detailed overview of what the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief means...
30 April 2024
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There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...
19 April 2024
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The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...
09 April 2024
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
28 March 2024
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The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...
12 March 2024
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A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...
08 February 2024
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Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...
08 February 2024
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Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...
09 January 2024
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Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
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It’s not often you can say the property market was stronger in November than in September, but it was this year....
14 December 2023
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The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...
21 November 2023
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Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...
17 October 2023
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Residential sales above US$10m in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2...
19 September 2023
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Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...
20 July 2023
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The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...
13 July 2023
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Rents in global luxury residential markets are continuing to see strong growth. The Knight Frank Prime Global Rental Index rose by 8.5...
22 June 2023
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Purplebricks de-lists from the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on June 16 - the end of what many regard as...
15 June 2023
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The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...
18 November 2022
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A leading buying agent has claimed that, with the mortgage market still in turmoil post-the disastrous mini-Budget (and its near total...
28 October 2022
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Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...
07 October 2022
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Land agent Aston Mead argues housebuilding targets can only be met by the government if the planning system is privatised. Land &...
05 October 2022
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Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...
30 September 2022
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Just last week, Savills published their World Cities Prime Residential Index, which highlights that despite economic and political gloom, the prime...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Well-known Spanish agency Lucas Fox works with some of Spain's leading mortgage brokers who offer competitive mortgage packages to suit all requirements....
22 July 2022
From: Overseas Property
Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords have been making attractive profits from renting property to students for many years, with this traditionally being one of the...
27 April 2022
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The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...
22 April 2022
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In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...
30 March 2022
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While many months of soaring house prices - supercharged by the stamp duty holiday and certain conditions caused by the pandemic...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Choosing a new career path has always been tricky, even before a global pandemic was added to the mix. While other...
23 March 2022
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Russian residential property purchases contributed an estimated £190 million in market value and £13.2 million in stamp duty tax last year,...
07 March 2022
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Research by Rentd has revealed that, despite the government’s best efforts, the return on a buy-to-let (BTL) purchase currently sits at...
04 March 2022
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A trade body has claimed that new financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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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The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...
07 February 2022
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The theme of this week’s roundup is growth and success. Savills Auctions welcomes a new associate and MSP Capital’s reports a successful auction...
04 February 2022
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We’re already into the second month of 2022, but predictions on what the market could bring for the remainder of the...
02 February 2022
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In this guest piece, Sascha Badelt, managing director of Cloverhut, outlines what investors should (and shouldn't) be doing when it comes to...
26 January 2022
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The lifting of Covid restrictions this week could see the supply of property rebuild and normal house price economics return, according...
24 January 2022
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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
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In this guest piece, Reece Mennie, chief executive of HJ Collection, outlines his predictions for the property market in 2022. When looking...
14 January 2022
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In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...
10 January 2022
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Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...
17 December 2021
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The popular coastal town of Bournemouth has been the most in-demand coastal location for buyers this year, according to Rightmove data. Analysis...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
From knowing the best time to buy a home to understanding what’s needed before you can put in an offer, it...
08 December 2021
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The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....
06 December 2021
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PIT takes a closer look at the latest auction news, from MSP Capital’s brand-new bridging loan to support auction growth and...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The demise of the buy-to-let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a 3% stamp duty surcharge, and...
01 December 2021
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The number one buy-to-let (BTL) hotspot next year will be the North West, according to new findings from SevenCapital and Zoopla. The...
26 November 2021
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London homebuyers managed to save over £1 billion since the stamp duty holiday first launched in July 2020. The latest analysis by...
26 November 2021
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Who are you? Daniel James McGowran MNAEA, originally from London, now living in Shropshire. What does it say on your business card? “Love...
16 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...
05 November 2021
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Property investment firm Advantage Investment explores the effects Covid-19 has had on property investment and lists the benefits of investing in holiday...
01 November 2021
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The last auction roundup of October sees superb results for iamsold, Bond Wolfe and Sutton Kersh Auctions, as well as Allsop’s...
29 October 2021
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London remains one of the most desirable locations to live in the world, despite its ranking as the sixth most expensive...
29 October 2021
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Private treaty property sales are fraught with pitfalls and at SDL Property Auctions we believe change is long overdue. We believe...
27 October 2021
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In this latest Q&A interview, PIT speaks to Convivia Group's Roy Ledgister about creating parity between social and private housing, and...
25 October 2021
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Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....
22 October 2021
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The existing planning system is the biggest obstacle to residential development, according to national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Its annual...
20 October 2021
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A recent survey has revealed that only one in eight (13%) people in the UK admit that they seriously considered the...
20 October 2021
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The theme of this week’s roundup is reflection, as Allsop and SDL Auctions report successful auction results for September, while Auction...
08 October 2021
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In this guest piece, David Searle, co-founder and COO of HSPG, outlines why affordable housing provision is more important than ever. House prices...
04 October 2021
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In April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether...
01 October 2021
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We’ve already reached October in what has been another tumultuous year for the housing market. The auction world continues to thrive,...
01 October 2021
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In this guest piece, the media team at HULT Private Capital outline what they see as the future of property investing...
27 September 2021
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Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...
24 September 2021
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Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...
24 September 2021
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In light of the recent research on the Green Homes Grant scheme from the National Audit Office, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and...
22 September 2021
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This week, PIT takes a look at the continued success of SDL Property Auctions, and more great opportunities for buyers and investors...
03 September 2021
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The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....
03 September 2021
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In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...
01 September 2021
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Although summer is winding down, the world of property auctions is still very much active, with data from iamsold revealing that...
27 August 2021
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This week, PIT takes a closer look at the success stories for Auction House London, iamsold, Auction House and Allsop, indicating...
13 August 2021
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This week’s auction roundup sees record toppers from Bond Wolfe Auctions and Strettons, a particularly unusual lot on sale via Pugh, and...
30 July 2021
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NAEA Propertymark has released its June Housing Report, revealing that properties are selling over their asking price at an all-time high. The...
28 July 2021
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Now that we’re well into the summer, Property Investor Today takes a look at the mid-year results for Sutton Kersh Auctions...
23 July 2021
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This week, Property Investor Today looks at the exciting investment opportunities at the most anticipated auctions this month, and hears from...
16 July 2021
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Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...
16 July 2021
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Inspired Villages, operator of retirement villages established by Legal & General, has achieved planning permission to deliver a £100 million retirement...
07 July 2021
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Buyers now have only 92 days to benefit from the second stage of the stamp duty holiday before the nil rate...
07 July 2021
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Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week’s auction roundup, Property Investor Today looks at the top auction results in the month just gone, with Allsop,...
02 July 2021
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Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at property buyers, GoodMove, shares his thoughts on the stamp duty holiday, how it’s contributed to higher...
30 June 2021
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This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ‘rare opportunity’ for buyers to purchase a former Edwardian school, the...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
With each passing month comes new stats on high house prices, and with average prices now standing at an average of...
18 June 2021
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The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
When will the UK’s property bubble burst? This question has become increasingly prevalent over recent months. The fact it has is a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
This auction roundup takes a look at the month just gone, with record results at Sutton Kersh Auctions, Network Auctions and...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...