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![Where Best To Find A Fixer Upper...and How To Add Value Quickly](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2003.jpg)
Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Town centre shop to be sold in auction with guide price of £250,000](/upload/images/24%2003%2021%20%2002.jpg)
A prime town centre shop unit in Bromsgrove is listed with a starting price of £250,000 in Bond Wolfe’s next auction. The...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![House Price Growth in Positive Territory for first time in a year](/upload/images/240312%2004.jpg)
UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prospects For 2024’s Housing Market - and figures for 2023](/upload/images/24%2001%2009%2005.jpg)
The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![City Centre site on market and offering host of potential uses](/upload/images/24%2001%2004%20%2002.jpg)
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing a city centre development opportunity in Dundee with potential for student accommodation development and other residential/commercial...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Iconic Pubs looking for Investment Buyers](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2003.jpg)
Pub company Three Thistles has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to sell a long-established portfolio of seven licensed premises stretching across Scotland’s...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unexpected Housing Market Boost as Prices Edge Upwards](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2007%202.jpg/23%2011%2007%202__400x300.jpg)
Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![A surveyor’s guide to finding a profitable HMO](/upload/images/__thumbs/surveyor%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg/surveyor%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO__400x267.jpg)
Investing in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) can be a smart move for those looking for a higher return on investment...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![How digitalisation can speed up your property’s sales process](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Jide Taiwo & Co. opens its first international office in London](/upload/images/Locations/nigeria%20flag%20400%20x%20310.png)
Jide Taiwo & Co., the estate surveyors and valuers’ firm for both individual and corporate clients from Nigeria, are beginning their...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – that settles it, auctions are the way to go!](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
If previous auction roundups haven’t done much to convince you that property auctions are the most lucrative route, then perhaps this...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors - could the UK's storm season worsen the Japanese knotweed crisis?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/JapaneseKnotweed-1-400x310.jpg)
The UK's recent storm season could lead to a greater infestation of Japanese knotweed - the famously problematic and invasive plant...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – colossal results in such a short month](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Despite being a fleeting month, February has seen impressive auction results across the board. Acuitus saw an emphatic start to the...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – will commercial auctions top resi ones in 2022?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPCs aren’t the answer to reducing emissions in our homes, poll shows](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 in tech and real estate revealed](/upload/images/library/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![The scourge of Japanese knotweed! Pest wipes nearly £12bn off UK house prices](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/JapaneseKnotweed-4-400x310.jpg)
New research from Environet UK has revealed that the blight of Japanese knotweed has wiped an estimated £11.8 billion off the...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Subsidence – would you know if your investment property had it?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/DorsetHomes-400x310.jpg)
Along with Japanese knotweed, it’s one of the issues that can have the biggest impact on a home’s value and ability...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: A day in the life of a surveyor](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today gains insight from Louise Warren, building surveyor of property developer Kebbell, to uncover what the role is like and what...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hitting net-zero: how property investors can contribute to the 2025 carbon target](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK government has implemented a legally binding commitment to achieve net-carbon zero by 2050, meaning that new-build homes must be...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is the RICS Guidance Note on cladding working? 55% vote yes](/img/default/pit.png)
A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) highlighted that over half (55%) of property professionals believe that the RICS...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will Help to Build really help to ease the housing crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new ventures, league tables and the stamp duty race](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the ambitious auction houses that are making great strides as we ease...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – making a move and the largest portfolio for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
As we welcome April, Property Investor Today outlines the lots available at Strettons, one of the largest lots ever available at auction...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![A look at leasehold – what investors should know before signing paperwork](/img/default/pit.png)
Having been a building surveyor for more than 20 years, specialising in the leasehold sector for the past 15 or so...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – understanding and tackling the ongoing crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – strong alliances and online endeavours](/img/default/pit.png)
This week Property Investor Today takes a look at SDL’s recent partnership with Scotland-based Shepherd, and Regional Property Auctioneers’ switch to...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why the cladding issue must be addressed immediately](/img/default/pit.png)
The Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain. Subsequent inquiries have highlighted issues with materials used, construction standards and supervisory roles, to name...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 outlook – what are the predictions from our property experts?](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Insight: how will Brexit affect the UK property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Are we approaching the end of the road for HMOs?](/img/default/pit.png)
You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Considerations for landlords and investors when purchasing a property](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Needed: documented evidence to support MMC, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards more innovative methods of construction - such as off-site and modular - to...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green property – organisation aims to remove plastic from construction](/img/default/pit.png)
The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Part 3 – what will property auctions look like in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent days we have been exploring the future of property auctions with a number of major auction houses across the...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight - when and how to claim back overpaid stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can we green the UK’s housing stock? RICS calls on government to act](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the pandemic took hold, environmental issues were arguably the biggest story in town, with ways of tackling climate change and...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![A timeline – how has coronavirus impacted the Scottish property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
Scotland, alongside Wales and Northern Ireland, is using its devolved powers to take a different course from the UK government by...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Development Q&A - coronavirus impact and why PBSA might be a safe haven](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence all aspects of everyday...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is house flipping still a profitable strategy in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price, all within...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how to buy a house when you can’t leave the house?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s a question many of us will have been asking ourselves when, during these lockdown times, we are all being asked...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is the Scottish property market coping with Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the nation, and undoubtedly the property market, with people remaining indoors until normalcy is...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major trade body calls for Chancellor to make housing greener](/img/default/pit.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), one of the biggest and most influential trade bodies in the UK, has called...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – making it in the super-prime market](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome back to Women in Property Investment, your bi-weekly dose of tales, tips and tidbits from inspiring women breaking barriers in...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property predictions – what could happen to the housing market in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Women in Property Investment - are women less likely to invest in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
We're back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, and this time we catch up with Helen Barlow, sales and...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property investment: how important is it to have a damp and timber report?](/img/default/pit.png)
A question that we are often asked by people investing in property is: “Is it important to have a damp and...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![The growing appeal of peer to peer property lending](/img/default/pit.png)
Property is an appealing investment: it’s been proven (in a favourable market, of course) to increase in value and it’s a...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The outlook brightens for Portugal’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Although Portugal’s property market saw a slowdown towards the end of 2018, a recent housing market survey from the Royal Institution...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Too good to be true? The truth about property development training](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today recently spoke with Alex Cook, Litigation Solicitor and Partner at Helix Law to discuss the rise of property...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![V&A effect supercharges Dundee’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Dundee’s residential property market is being boosted by the V&A effect, with prices regularly well above Home Report valuations and homes...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Large investment set to bring new homes to Sunderland](/img/default/pit.png)
More than £7 million is being ploughed into a new housing estate in Sunderland, giving hope to eager first-time buyers looking...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![John Pye Property launches in the North West](/img/default/pit.png)
Online property auction firm, John Pye Property, has set its sights on expanding further across the North West. Holding more than 650...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![House price growth in Scotland outperforming England and Wales](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in Scotland increased by an average of 0.5% in June to reach an average of £175,941, according to the...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property price growth is coming to a standstill](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK increased at the slowest rate in over four years in July, due to ongoing political...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers strongly urged to take out full private survey](/img/default/pit.png)
More than three quarters of advisers recommend that homebuyers take out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for August 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place this month. 01/08/2017 William H. Brown (Norwich) Norwich Norfolk 01/08/2017 Great North Property...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 31st July – 3rd August](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market hit by political uncertainty, says RICS](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property price growth in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for almost a year as political uncertainty continues...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Large deposit borrowers fall freeing up stock for first-time buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
The proportion of people acquiring property with a large deposit dropped in May, the latest mortgage monitor from e.surv shows. Those buying...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![New government urged to make housing ‘a top priority’](/img/default/pit.png)
The Conservative party, assuming it is able to form a new government, is being urged to make tacking the growing housing...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Political and economic uncertainty ‘takes its toll on the UK property market’](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a 9% decline in the number of residential property sales recorded last month, owed in part to a fall...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Vendors starting to realise ‘their homes aren’t worth as much as they thought’](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices fell again in April, as growing uncertainty and affordability constraints continue to have an impact on buyers across...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investor demand strengthens across all UK property sectors](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are actively investing in the UK commercial property market, the latest report from the Royal Institution...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices rise across Scotland](/img/default/pit.png)
The average price of a home in Scotland in February reached £173,862 – a rise of 3.3% on the previous year,...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar: 3rd–9th April](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place this week. 03/04/2017 Butters John Bee Staffordshire 03/04/2017 Auction House Birmingham & The...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for April 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in April 2017. 03/04/2017 Butters John Bee Staffordshire 03/04/2017 Auction House Birmingham &...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![No measures to plug VAT ‘inequality’ between new builds and renovations](/img/default/pit.png)
There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rural land prices look set to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Why I’m investing in the North of England](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Supply shortage pushes Northern Irish house prices up](/img/default/pit.png)
The supply of residential properties in the Northern Ireland market continued to decline last month, prompting prices to rise, according to...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market activity slows for first time since July](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market ground to a virtual halt in December as price growth cooled and fewer homes changed hands, according...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices up 6.5% in December](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Stable house prices represent a ‘fantastic opportunity’ to buy](/img/default/pit.png)
With mortgage borrowing costs at a record-low, home price growth relatively flat and new housing supply failing to meet demand, one...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing shortage means no letup in rising home prices](/img/default/pit.png)
A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 7th-13th November](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for November 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in November. 01/11/2016 Savills (London - National) London London 01/11/2016 Countrywide Property Auctions ...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to scrap tax on land to boost new housing supply](/img/default/pit.png)
The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction calendar – 26th-30th September](/img/default/pit.png)
Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house price growth slows in July, ONS reveals](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Annual house price growth slows to 6.9%, says Halifax](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government housing schemes are pushing up UK house prices](/img/default/pit.png)
More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![House prices rise further says Nationwide, but outlook looks ‘cloudy’](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK rose marginally in August to reach yet another all-time high, according to fresh data from...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Slow house price growth post-Brexit could be good news for flat owners](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the UK's Brexit vote on June 23, house price growth in the UK has been subdued. Just yesterday, Rightmove reported that...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house price growth slips to three-year low](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property price growth dropped to a three-year low in July 2016 as the UK’s decision to leave the EU continued...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors call on UK government to take ‘radical action’ to stimulate growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![London property prices forecast to fall after Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market grinds to a halt](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes that came onto the sales market dropped at its sharpest rate to date while buyer demand fell...
15 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![‘Frantic’ bidding from investors helps sales exceed guide prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Auctions continue to prove to be an attractive and successful format with sales at Cheffins’ latest auction far exceeding guide prices. Cambridgeshire...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for July 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June. 01/07/2016 Auction House Symonds & Sampson The Memorial Hall, High Street,...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices set to rise even if Britain votes to leave EU](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in the UK are expected to rise further regardless of whether Britain opts to remain or leave the European...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices set to fall, says RICS](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Repossession levels plummet](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property auction dates for June 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June. 01/06/2016 Auction House Devon & Cornwall Okehampton Business Centre, Higher Stockley...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property prices to rise despite weaker demand](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![International investors spooked by Brexit fears](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a notable fall in the number of overseas nationals investing in the UK’s commercial property sector due to...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK regions tipped for growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices across many parts of the UK look set to cool over the next few months amid ‘Brexit’ uncertainty, but...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![RICS urges homeowners and businesses to protect their properties from floods](/img/default/pit.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says businesses and homeowners must now prepare for extreme weather in the future by creating...