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It’s my first column for Property Investor Today and I’m grateful to the team for allowing me to share my knowledge...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago we reported on Ghelamco's first UK scheme in Shoreditch, which is being spearheaded by 27-year-old Marie-Julie Gheysens, the firm's...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

With Russia yesterday launching a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, it’s likely that the UK and other Western countries will announce further...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Ghelamco - which is well-known for the creation of sustainable, energy neutral concepts - has officially launched The Arc in Shoreditch,...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, Ufuk Bahar - founder of multi-disciplinary architecture practice, Urbanist Architecture, which specialises in maximising the ROI and viability of...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new thought leadership paper has asked whether the Home Counties – the typically affluent counties surrounding London – will be...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Global travel is on the mend as the UK has opened its doors to international countries that meet the government’s criteria....
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....
03 September 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

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the strangest sights during the pandemic has been the image of some of the biggest, busiest cities in the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the ongoing implications of Brexit and, more recently, the pandemic, the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new thought leadership paper has looked at where, what and why Chinese high-net-worth-individuals (HWNIs) and investors are buying and developing in...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

International investors are increasingly focusing on the buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the North West of England, according to property investment...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Here, in this guide piece, the experts at Alexander & Co - a firm of chartered accountants in Manchester - run...
28 January 2021
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost two thirds of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property selling boom, according to Apropos. The letting firm analysed year-on-year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With 2020 wrapped up and many anticipating the year ahead, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, provides commentary...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...
16 December 2020
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The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A third of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property boom, according to research from leading letting firm Apropos. It looked...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With global stock markets in turmoil, many investors are turning to property as a less volatile investment option. For practical purposes, the...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the lives of many. Every industry has been affected one way or another, including the UK...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Demand from Hong Kong buyers looking to 'safeguard' their money in London's 'reliable' property market is on the rise, according to...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s a question many would-be investors will have been asking themselves, with so much remaining up-in-the-air and uncertain at present. But...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

With lockdown measures starting to be eased, and the possible move to step 2 of the three-step plan from June 1,...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s really important now, more than ever, that investors think strategically – with so much uncertainty and so many unknowns as...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is currently on hold due to the government's lockdown restrictions. Although in-person property viewings and valuations can't take...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has frozen the housing market, according to Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The PropElle Network, a leading community that offers property education, advice and guidance to help women invest in property, has launched...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...
13 March 2020
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2019 brought with it much uncertainty, with falling property prices leading many to fear the start of a property price crash....
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Sentiment is polarised among potential buyers and sellers in the UK property market, highlighting an opportunity for agents to bridge this...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The past decade has seen many companies that converge property portfolios, hospitality and travel benefit from an unprecedented pace of growth. Landlords...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

As we enter a new year (and decade), the opening weeks of 2020 are an appropriate time to reflect on the...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to regulating and managing foreign investment in highly desirable UK bricks and mortar, understanding the subtleties of the...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A majority of active home sellers in the UK are unfazed by political uncertainty in 2019, and only 14% think a...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a marginal increase in the number of properties coming onto the market in September, but a decline in properties...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent survey of more than 1,000 UK-based property investors has found that 55% are concerned Brexit will push away international...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Research by SevenCapital has revealed that more than one third of property investors who invested prior to Article 50 being triggered...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Springbok Properties, a Manchester-based fast sale estate agent, has revealed that new-build homes experience a huge premium in certain areas of...
30 August 2019
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Roby.ai, an Articificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, has been launched in the UK property market. Thought to be an industry first, Roby.ai works...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite some recent reports suggesting that the UK property market is plummeting, a recent auction hosted by Loveitss, an estate and...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

UcaDO – the UK’s first ever free-to-list, peer-to-peer property app – has been launched on the App Store. It was founded by Will...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit! Whether you’re a Brexiteer or a Remainer, no one can deny that this is probably the number one issue on...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest data from Agency Express has revealed a slowdown across the UK property market in April. According to its Property Activity...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest research by Jackson-Stops has revealed that, at £245 per square foot, properties once home to clergymen offer the best...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported that investment sentiment appears to be improving amongst investors. According to its latest surveys, 81% of...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit isn’t a major concern when it comes to property investment, according to new research from SevenCapital. The survey of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs)...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK’s property market experienced a promising first month of 2019, according to the latest data from the Agency Express Property...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A recent poll suggests that the majority of UK property investors are set to grow their portfolios in 2019, despite a...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading property investment platform announced on Monday that it is launching an opportunistic fund. Property Partner, which was launched in January...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

London has the highest traditional estate agent fees in the country at 1.70%, according to price comparison site NetAnAgent.com. Fees in the...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A property investment company, One & Only Pro, has launched its online offering after spending two years developing its complex algorithms...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A new report from estate agents Strutt & Parker has examined how policy and political events have transformed the property market...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ property.co.uk is available to purchase and is expected to attract strong interest from online estate agents...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been an increase in the number of house sales falling through before completion, according to Quick Move Now. Figures released...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index revealed a healthy increase in housing activity during September following the...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Brexit voting areas are displaying the most confidence in the property market, stats released by comparison site NetAnAgent have revealed. While the...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is facing a period of consolidation as property transactions dip, according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The property management...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

More than half of British buyers still want to buy a holiday home in the UK, according to estate agent Jackson-Stops. The...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

With over 3,000 lots selling under the hammer this year, Auction House has become the only UK property auctioneer to successfully...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is becoming stagnant as people who wish to move homes are being hindered by Stamp Duty Land...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A staggering 30% of Sunderland properties currently for sale have been on the market for six months or longer, according to...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Recent months have seen the UK property market starting to slow down. So what has caused this, and will it change? Whilst...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been exactly one year since Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%, and while the...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Britain’s housing market is once again proving resilient despite political turmoil caused by Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK will remain a property safe haven despite the upcoming general election and Brexit, new research shows. The study of 1,100...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A growing number of property investors unable to secure finance from banks to buy property are turning to alternative finance providers...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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

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

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered on the 29th March and now...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK property market remains strong despite a marginal slowdown in activity levels last month, new data shows. The latest analysis of...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, the UK property market is expected to return to relative calm and renewed prosperity in 2017,...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Simon Tollit, director of central London sales at United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty, offers his thoughts on what property market trends...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Confidence appears to be returning to the UK housing market as new figures reveal an increase in the number of homes...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has announced the launch of a new lending portal in partnership with Landbay and Bricklane that enables investors to fund property...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite uncertainty around the property market post-Brexit, investor confidence remains unchanged, according to the managing director of Network Auctions. Ahead of the...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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

There has been a significant fall in residential property transactions across the UK which has had an adverse impact on home...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK property market retracted slightly in June in the run-up to the EU referendum and in the few days after...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England (BoE) decided not to make the first cut to UK interest rates in more than seven years...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

More than a quarter of residential property sales fell through in the UK during the second quarter of the year mainly because...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The majority of Britons who fear that the price of their property will fall if Britain leaves the EU believe that the...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Significantly more first-time-buyers would have a chance of getting a foot on the property ladder if Britain votes to leave the...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Given the recent introduction of a number of less favourable tax changes relating to buy-to-let properties in the UK, property investors...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News

More than one in four house sales fell through in the last quarter of 2015. This is according to data from...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning...