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A new thought leadership paper has asked whether the Home Counties – the typically affluent counties surrounding London – will be...

Another new year is approaching, but unlike the last, 2022 should arrive with significantly less uncertainty, especially for the property market....

After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...

Global travel is on the mend as the UK has opened its doors to international countries that meet the government’s criteria....

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

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

The prime end of the market has been one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, but Euroterra Capital – known as...

The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...

More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...

The stamp duty holiday – which began in July last year and will continue in its current format until the end...

Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...

We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...

Recent research from CIA Landlords revealed the top 10 locations where landlords can potentially make the most profits from buy-to-let. Brighton, Bangor,...

One of the strangest sights during the pandemic has been the image of some of the biggest, busiest cities in the...

Despite the ongoing implications of Brexit and, more recently, the pandemic, the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK...

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...

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

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

Since the housing market reopened after lockdown, the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of enquiries for homes...

Here, in this guide piece, the experts at Alexander & Co - a firm of chartered accountants in Manchester - run...

Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...

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...

With 2020 wrapped up and many anticipating the year ahead, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, provides commentary...

The UK property market is in a state of flux. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on landlords,...

The property predictions for 2021 continue to roll in, as the sector looks ahead to the upcoming 12 months. Here, we get...

As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term...

A third of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property boom, according to research from leading letting firm Apropos. It looked...

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

With global stock markets in turmoil, many investors are turning to property as a less volatile investment option. For practical purposes, the...

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the lives of many. Every industry has been affected one way or another, including the UK...

A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...

The South West, and Cornwall in particular, should be capturing the attention of property investors despite the economic challenges posed by...

Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...

Demand from Hong Kong buyers looking to 'safeguard' their money in London's 'reliable' property market is on the rise, according to...

A new report has found that the UK’s residential market is missing out on billions of pounds of potential investment from...

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...

With lockdown measures starting to be eased, and the possible move to step 2 of the three-step plan from June 1,...

It’s really important now, more than ever, that investors think strategically – with so much uncertainty and so many unknowns as...

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

As is always the case in times of crisis, people are asking what might follow, what industries might thrive as normal...

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...

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...

Buy a property below market value, renovate it and then make a tidy profit by selling it at a higher price,...

The PropElle Network, a leading community that offers property education, advice and guidance to help women invest in property, has launched...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed in his first Budget plans to introduce a 2% stamp duty surcharge on non-UK tax residents. While...

2019 brought with it much uncertainty, with falling property prices leading many to fear the start of a property price crash....

Despite Brexit uncertainty impacting house price growth, changes to tax regulations and a hike in stamp duty thresholds for buy-to-let landlords,...

Sentiment is polarised among potential buyers and sellers in the UK property market, highlighting an opportunity for agents to bridge this...

The past decade has seen many companies that converge property portfolios, hospitality and travel benefit from an unprecedented pace of growth. Landlords...

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

When it comes to regulating and managing foreign investment in highly desirable UK bricks and mortar, understanding the subtleties of the...

A majority of active home sellers in the UK are unfazed by political uncertainty in 2019, and only 14% think a...

There was a marginal increase in the number of properties coming onto the market in September, but a decline in properties...

An independent survey of more than 1,000 UK-based property investors has found that 55% are concerned Brexit will push away international...

The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...

Research by SevenCapital has revealed that more than one third of property investors who invested prior to Article 50 being triggered...

Springbok Properties, a Manchester-based fast sale estate agent, has revealed that new-build homes experience a huge premium in certain areas of...

Roby.ai, an Articificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, has been launched in the UK property market. Thought to be an industry first, Roby.ai works...

Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...

Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...

Despite some recent reports suggesting that the UK property market is plummeting, a recent auction hosted by Loveitss, an estate and...

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...

Brexit! Whether you’re a Brexiteer or a Remainer, no one can deny that this is probably the number one issue on...

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

The latest research by Jackson-Stops has revealed that, at £245 per square foot, properties once home to clergymen offer the best...

Crowdfunding platform Property Partner has reported that investment sentiment appears to be improving amongst investors. According to its latest surveys, 81% of...

More than 2,000 new Build to Rent apartments are set to be created in Bristol in the next three years, according...

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)...

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

A recent poll suggests that the majority of UK property investors are set to grow their portfolios in 2019, despite a...

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

London has the highest traditional estate agent fees in the country at 1.70%, according to price comparison site NetAnAgent.com. Fees in the...

A property investment company, One & Only Pro, has launched its online offering after spending two years developing its complex algorithms...

A new report from estate agents Strutt & Parker has examined how policy and political events have transformed the property market...

The UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ property.co.uk is available to purchase and is expected to attract strong interest from online estate agents...

There has been an increase in the number of house sales falling through before completion, according to Quick Move Now. Figures released...

The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index revealed a healthy increase in housing activity during September following the...

Brexit voting areas are displaying the most confidence in the property market, stats released by comparison site NetAnAgent have revealed. While the...

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

UK investors have recently taken a greater interest in opportunities abroad which promise cheaper entry prices and higher rental returns on...

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...

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

The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...

Following feedback from investors who have had difficulty selling their investments through traditional high street sales agents, Knight Knox has announced...

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

With over 3,000 lots selling under the hammer this year, Auction House has become the only UK property auctioneer to successfully...

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

Birmingham has joined Manchester and Liverpool as one of the top Northern property investment hotspots, according to fresh research from IP...

A staggering 30% of Sunderland properties currently for sale have been on the market for six months or longer, according to...

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...

Recent months have seen the UK property market starting to slow down. So what has caused this, and will it change? Whilst...

It has been exactly one year since Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%, and while the...

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

Britain’s housing market is once again proving resilient despite political turmoil caused by Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...

The UK will remain a property safe haven despite the upcoming general election and Brexit, new research shows. The study of 1,100...

A growing number of property investors unable to secure finance from banks to buy property are turning to alternative finance providers...

Asking prices increased across most of England and Wales between March and April, with the exception of London where values continued...

There was a 9% decline in the number of residential property sales recorded last month, owed in part to a fall...

UK house prices fell again in April, as growing uncertainty and affordability constraints continue to have an impact on buyers across...

Article 50, the starting gun for the UK to leave the European Union was triggered on the 29th March and now...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

The UK property market remains strong despite a marginal slowdown in activity levels last month, new data shows. The latest analysis of...

A high proportion of people think that residential property prices in the UK will increase this year, despite political and economic...

Overseas investors were increasingly active in the UK property market during 2016, accounting for a significant share of all transactions, according...

Despite ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, the UK property market is expected to return to relative calm and renewed prosperity in 2017,...

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

World trade markets plunged after billionaire property developer Donald Trump won the US election and is now set to become the...

Confidence appears to be returning to the UK housing market as new figures reveal an increase in the number of homes...

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

They say no man is an island, however the UK is – and there is only so much land available, says...

Despite uncertainty around the property market post-Brexit, investor confidence remains unchanged, according to the managing director of Network Auctions. Ahead of the...

Commercial property prices in London could fall by up to 10% in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU,...

There has been a significant fall in residential property transactions across the UK which has had an adverse impact on home...

The UK property market retracted slightly in June in the run-up to the EU referendum and in the few days after...

The Bank of England (BoE) decided not to make the first cut to UK interest rates in more than seven years...

More than a quarter of residential property sales fell through in the UK during the second quarter of the year mainly because...

The majority of Britons who fear that the price of their property will fall if Britain leaves the EU believe that the...

Significantly more first-time-buyers would have a chance of getting a foot on the property ladder if Britain votes to leave the...

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

More than one in four house sales fell through in the last quarter of 2015. This is according to data from...

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

The latest lenders report by high-end estate agency Savills has revealed that areas of the UK property market are still under-served...