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Holiday lettings business cottages.com has seen a 23% growth in portfolio recruitment over the last six months, compared to the same...

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

The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...

The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...

A self-employed mortgage expert has claimed that Britain’s portfolio landlords are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over new tax changes...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

London's average asking rents are at an all-time high of £2,093 per month following a record year-on-year price increase, new Rightmove...

A new index to help Britain’s private landlords and investors ‘benchmark the performance of their residential property investments’ has been created...

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

Landlord action to reduce higher tax costs could lead to a lower level of buy-to-let mortgage transactions going forward. That is according...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

New research has suggested that more than half (58%) of landlords are involving accountants when making key property decisions. Kent Reliance for...

Investment in the UK’s private rental sector (PRS) will soar to £75 Billion by 2025, with an additional 560,000 households expected...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

Landlords with bigger portfolios are switching to using limited company status for new purchases, according to research carried out by specialist...

HMRC’s ‘Let Property Campaign’ has led to disclosures from less than 3% of eligible landlords, new data acquired by accountancy firm...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

Now is an exciting time to be a buy-to-let investor, says investment agency Surrenden Invest, even in spite of the ongoing...

Property investment platform Propio.com is set to launch a property ISA ahead of its April deadline. Part of a new breed of...

Crowdfunded property development projects are great for home buyers and investors alike.  For investors, the pros are that you don’t need a...

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

There has been a surge in the number of new properties appearing in the French Alps. Erna Low Property has over a...

Property Partner has announced the launch of an Innovative Finance ISA. The property investment platform, which recently created its first opportunistic...

If you’re considering investing in property, the chances are you’ve weighed up the pros and cons of becoming a landlord. An obvious...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

Almost a third (29%) of UK landlords are still yet to submit their self-assessment before the January 31 deadline, putting them...

Asking rents for London properties hit a record high at the end of 2018, exceeding the previous peak witnessed in the...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Rents in other UK cities are growing faster than both London and the UK average as workers relocate from the capital...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...

Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

The top investment opportunities for landlords have been revealed in a new analysis of the buy-to-let (BTL) market. Despite the string of...

NAVA Propertymark Novice Auctioneer of the Year 2018 was recently awarded to a woman for the fourth time in a row. Debs Latham of...

Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...

The number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies has increased by 47% over the past year, according to Mortgages for...

The number of landlords looking to remortgage has reached an all-time high, Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has...

Some 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, according to advice website The Property Hub. Its...

The Portuguese are currently enjoying the benefits of a strong property market which has been boosted by the attractive prospect of...

A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...

The decline in the value of properties in the capital could potentially come to a halt as early as autumn 2020. The...

Government measures are among the top causes for landlords increasing rents, according to research from Property Partner. The government is increasing its...

The death of the £100,000 property in London is now official, with research revealing that there are now no properties for...

The housing market is not set up for the increasing number of life-long renters, a property management company has claimed. DJ Alexander,...

The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...

Some 18% of landlords said they intended to remain in the buy-to-let (BTL) market indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio...

There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...

Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...

New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

More than half of British buyers still want to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to estate agent Jackson-Stops. The...

Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...

The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...

Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...

A property developer based in Plymouth has been handed an eight-year ban from running companies after failing to keep adequate records...

Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is the biggest challenge facing the UK property sector, according to a survey of investors,...

The National Landlord Investment Show is set to head back to London Olympia for its 57th show on June 14. This follows...

Allsop saw strong results at its May residential auction despite growing wariness among investors across the UK. By close of business, the...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

One of the biggest landlord exhibitions returns to Bristol on June 13. Taking place at the University of the West of England,...

A new report commissioned by Intertrust has revealed that nearly two thirds (61%) of real estate investors are concerned by the...

The National Landlord Investment Show returns to the Midlands for its second show of the year next week. Investors will be...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Landlord confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the end...

Despite the resilience in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, landlords are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to assess how the market...

New research from Simple Landlords Insurance has revealed accidental and part-time landlords feel most negative about legislative changes and their future. The...

Despite challenging buy-to-let (BTL) conditions, private landlords remain positive about the future of the industry, a new report from specialist bank,...

The UK’s largest exhibition catering to the needs of property investors, landlords and home buyers returns for its spring edition this...

The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors remain largely optimistic about the market in spite of Brexit uncertainty and increasing tax burdens for landlords, according...

The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...

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

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the government to speed up plans for a new public register of the...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...

Registration for the latest National Landlord Investment Show is now open. The event, being held at Olympia London on March 15...

Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...

Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...

The Overseas Property Show returns to Birmingham this weekend, showcasing hundreds of luxury properties in Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde and California. Taking...

The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...

British people will not be put off by the weaker pound and Brexit negotiations and will continue to buy French properties...

Landlords showed extreme resilience in 2017, new data has revealed, with 57% of the mortgage applications received by Accord Buy To...

Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...

With over €297 million worth of loans arranged by international mortgage broker, Enness, in 2017, France is becoming one of the...

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...

The UK property market is becoming stagnant as people who wish to move homes are being hindered by Stamp Duty Land...

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

Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...

Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities increased by 6.1% in the year to June 2017, down from 6.9% last quarter. In other areas...

Investors could have seen their buy-to-let (BTL) returns increase by as much as 1,131% over the past two decades, according to...

Scotland's property market is at its strongest since 2008, despite the EU Referendum, this year’s general election, higher tax rates than the...

Last week saw the official launch of Homegrown, the UK’s first residential property investment platform focused solely on the construction of...

Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

A growing number of investors are starting to shun residential property, deterred by recent tax hikes, and are opting instead to...

The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...

More than 1 million aspiring homebuyers have opened Help to Buy ISAs, government-backed savings accounts, designed to help people save money...

The number of investors using gifted deposits, a sum of money that is given by a family member forming all or...

Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...

A property investor has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller,...

Residential property prices in the UK increased at the slowest rate in over four years in July, due to ongoing political...

Improvements to the existing stamp duty regime would significantly boost the number of housing transactions across England and Wales, according to...

There was a 30% rise in the number of foreign buyers of property in Montreal in the first half of this...

Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...

Australia has added more measures to curb speculation on residential properties in an effort to curb rising home prices and help...

There was a marginal increase in the number of residential property sales in prime central London in the first half of...

Q: What is No Agent?   No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company.  What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...

New home prices in Canada continued to increase month-on-month in May, led by growth in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

Various reports have suggested that a number of private landlords plan to sell up and quit the PRS as a consequence...

The average price of a home across 150 cities worldwide increased by 6.9% in the 12 months to March 2017, the...

There was a marginal rise in prime country prices in the UK in the second quarter of the year, thanks in...

Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...

A new accounting, reporting and tax compliance service designed to help buy-to-let investors with their tax and regulatory landscape has been...

From unfavourable tax changes to tougher mortgage lending conditions, the past 18 months or so have been difficult for many buy-to-let...

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

AMP Bank is the latest lender in Australia to introduce more stringent loan application rules and higher interest rates for foreign...

Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...

The rental market in prime central London is showing signs that it is potentially on the road to recovery, as reflected...

The number of homes coming on to the market for sale continued to fall across the UK last month, adding to...

Buy-to-let investors and property enthusiasts will descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London tomorrow where they will be able to...

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

A new ‘questions and answers’ resource designed to make it easier for those investing in property to understand their Stamp Duty...

As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...

Alan Boswell Group’s Steve Cox tells us a bit more about himself, and why the company’s landlord insurance is market-leading. Tell us...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...

The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...

With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...

Despite economic uncertainty since last year’s Brexit vote and the recent tax rises heaped onto buy-to-let landlords, demand for property in...

Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...

Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...

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

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

Manchester remains the number one UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased faster...

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...

The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

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

As soon as the general election determines the next government, emphasis will need to be placed on making more pressing issues,...

Demand for short-term loans continued to increase in the first quarter of the year, with more property investors turning to bridging...

International property investors have been hit by a number of measures in the budget in Australia this week in a bid...

A new property crowdfunding platform has launched which offers investors the opportunity to invest from just £500 in large-scale residential property...

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

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

Portugal has long appealed the Britons looking to buy property overseas, and with housing market conditions continuing to improve now could...

House prices in Sydney dipped for the first time in 18 months in April, according to new data, as regulators continue...

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

The government’s decision to drop significant proposals to non-domicile rules and inheritance tax changes to UK residential properties from the Finance...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...

Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL next week – 28 &...

The property market tends to be cyclical, when you study property markets from across the globe, it is clear that the...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

A property investment platform offering investors the opportunity to indirectly invest in prime residential property in the capital with as little as £1,000...

Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor &...

From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...

It has been confirmed that the probate fee structure is set to change in May 2017 to a tiered system whereby...

Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...

Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...

There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’...

Britain is a nation obsessed with property but experts have warned those thinking of investing in buy-to-let are facing headwinds that...

There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...

This week’s Budget statement will present the Chancellor Philip Hammond with a prime opportunity to address the inequality in VAT between new...

Residential property prices in Canada continued to increase in January, led by gains in Toronto’s red-hot housing market, fresh figures show. The...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

A new a wealth tax on properties in Portugal valued at more than €600,000 (£507,700) has been introduced by the Portuguese...

Private property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, who missed their self-assessment tax return payment last week and do not have a valid...

Is it time to get your finances in order? Why not consider these five property financial resolutions? 1.    Consider increasing your mortgage payments With...

Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...

SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...

Asking prices for homes in Britain have increased marginally in the last month, while demand on the house-hunting website Rightmove has...

With just over two weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let investors are being reminded that there are tax tutorials...

Despite having to endure a 40% hit in profits from his enormous property empire, mainly based in and around London, 69-year-old...

Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders’ finances from...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including property...

A growing number of overseas property investors are looking into safe investments, like the U.S. property market, with New York in...

Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...

The biggest talking point in 2017 will be triggering Article 50 to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the EU,...

Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders, offers her thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming...

Simon Tollit, director of central London sales at United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty, offers his thoughts on what property market trends...

Jake Russell, director at Russell Simpson, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Much...

Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year.  2016 has...

UK property prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, owed largely to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations, according to the...

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...

Many Britons often think about the idea of jetting off overseas to invest in property. Well, if you are planning to make...

Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...

Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...

The introduction of a new tax to replace stamp duty in Scotland has so far proved successful, but a Holyrood committee...

Damage caused by storms, burst pipes and from break-ins were listed in a report earlier this year as the primary reasons that...

UK house prices rose at their fastest pace for eight months in November, fresh property price data has revealed. The Halifax, part...

Residential property sales in Hong Kong have increased significantly despite the government’s decision to more than double stamp duty last month...

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...

London remains among the most desirable cities in the world for the super wealthy, but with property prices reaching record-breaking levels...

Residential property prices in Scotland rose 0.6% month-on-month in September, taking the average price above £170,000 for the first time since...

Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...

Land values in prime central London dropped by 10.3% in the year through to September, and are now at around the...

With demand for high-end properties in central London cooling following the Brexit vote and property tax increases, Britain’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...

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

With many landlords in Ireland coming to the end of their 10-year interest-only mortgage period, buy-to-let arrears look set to escalate...

A strong showing from private investors helped Allsop raise £61.1m at their November residential property auction, held at the Cumberland Hotel...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...

You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a profit when you sell property that is not your...

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

Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...

Prime residential property prices across the world’s major cities increased on average by 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2016,...

Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...

The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...

Residential property prices in London are set to fall next year as uncertainty about the UK’s exit from the European Union...

The average price of a residential property in Scotland rose by 4.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, fresh figures...

A high number of investors up and down the country are continuing to turn to auctions to invest in property despite heightened political...

The slowdown in prime central London’s residential property market caused by overinflated house prices, higher taxes, increasing housing supply, weaker demand...

The number of home sales fell sharply in the year to September, the latest figures from the tax office show. According to...

The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...

The annual rate of home price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities hit 8.5% in September, up from 8.2%...

The property markets in London, New York and Singapore have been among the most popular international destinations for the Gulf’s wealthiest...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, gets underway tomorrow at London ExCeL and is free to enter. However, all...

A growing number of investors are targeting Vienna’s pied-a-terre market, where attractive yields are on offer in key up-and-coming districts, according...

Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...

Zoopla has announced the launch of a new lending portal in partnership with Landbay and Bricklane that enables investors to fund property...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...

Properties which are well located, have a reliable income stream or offer the potential to add value will continue to attract...

The annual rate of residential property price growth across 20 of the largest UK cities slowed to 8.2% in August, from...

Residential property prices in London’s prime locations will fall by 9% this year and not rise again until 2019 as increased...

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

Former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson, who served under Margaret Thatcher’s government, has called on the new man in the Treasury to...

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...

A self-employed property investor and caterer from Bermondsey, who confessed to stealing more than £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has...

Scotland’s housebuilding industry has expressed concern over the impact of the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) following its introduction in...

Residential property prices in Greece fell at a slower pace in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous...

The UK's largest auction network, Auction House, says that the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge in April has paved...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...

Prime residential property prices across the world’s major cities increased on average by 4.4% in the 12 months to June 2016, with...

Residential property prices in prime central London are currently falling at their fastest rate for seven years owed in part to...

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...

As of today, foreign investors will have to pay an additional property transfer tax of 15% to acquire residential property in...

The average price of a residential property in Scotland fell by 2.3% during the second quarter of the year compared with...

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

Fewer homes are now changing hands in prime central London than during the trough of 2008, fresh research shows. Looking specifically at...

Marco Robinson successfully predicted that the UK would leave the EU two years ago, he also said that corporate tax would...

Andrea Leadsom’s decision to withdraw from the race for the keys to Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, has not just paved...

There was a marginal rise in the amount of private rents paid by commercial property tenants last month, fresh data reveals. The...

The chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to reduce corporation tax to less than 15% would show Britain...

Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...

Residential property prices in the UK could fall by up to 20% as a consequence of the Chancellor George Osborne’s buy-to-...

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

Residential property prices in the UK fell by 0.4% in May, the steepest decline since November 2011, as the European Union...

Government measures to rein in property prices and curb speculation in Hong Kong, including a 15% stamp duty for foreign buyers,...

House prices are still rising but surveyors are warning the market to be braced for a significant slowdown in the coming...

The average price of a home in the Algarve has increased for the first time since 2008, thanks largely to a...

Residential property prices in cities such as Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester have increased significantly over the past year, a survey...

Residential property auction sales remained relatively firm in April despite the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge, according to official...

People using crowdfunding to invest in property should be wary of the tax consequences of raising money through this increasingly popular platform,...

UK property investors seeking lucrative buy-to-let investments should consider looking to the continent for higher rental yields, according to new research...

The housing market in London’s traditional ‘prime’ market continues to slow as global economic turmoil and tax increases for high-value property...

Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...

Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...

Given the recent introduction of a number of less favourable tax changes relating to buy-to-let properties in the UK, property investors...

With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...

Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...

Foreign investors are expected to push through deals for properties in the Australian state of Victoria before an increase in taxes...

British investors pumped £1.9bn into Dubai’s property sector last year, the latest statistics from the Dubai Land Department show. Property investments have...

Mortgage lenders are slashing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages in a move that will bring some relief to private investors eyeing...

There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...

Last month was a good one for the UK property auction sector, which continues to attract a wide array of national...

There has been a sharp fall in buy-to-let acquisitions following the hike in stamp duty for investment properties and second homes...

In response to recent calls for landlords and property investors to incorporate, one letting agency is urging people to take a...

2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...

Close to a quarter of a million homeowners (233,697) have advertised for lodgers since the increase to the Rent a Room Scheme...

Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...

As the deadline for stamp duty purchases before the 3% surcharge passed last night, it has been reported that investors have...

The National Landlords Association's latest research has revealed that the number of landlords in Central London who plan to sell their...

If interest rates rise by just 2.5% over the next four years, the average investment property could make an annual loss of...

The property wealth of the over-65s has grown by almost £13.7 billion in the past three months. This comes as rapidly...

Never one to miss an opportunity, George Osborne knew he was onto a winner when he chose to raise stamp duty...