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![Buy To Let Boost as many renters reconciled to not owning a home](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2004.jpg)
Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Country property market warns up as spring finally arrives](/upload/images/24%2005%2016%20%2004.jpg)
There are signs of a seasonal pick-up in activity in country house markets, but higher mortgage rates are keeping demand in...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market improves but warning of obstacles to come](/upload/images/24%2003%2007%20%2004.jpg)
House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guidance for landlords: 5 top tips for navigating responsibilities](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/The%20Mortgage%20Works/Company%20Director.jpg)
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Knight Frank’s Investor Update on residential sales and lettings](/upload/images/240213%2004.jpg)
Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Long Term Capital Appreciation boost for residential investors](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2001.jpg)
A property analyst has taken the long view and produced an optimistic snapshot of the current housing market for investors. Anthony Codling...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Did we get it wrong about investing in UK housing market?](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2004.jpg)
It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices WILL fall in 2024 despite recent rises - top analyst prediction](/upload/images/23%2012%2012%201.jpg)
A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Britain’s Hottest Housing Markets - where the trend is bucked…](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2021%204.jpg/2023%2011%2021%204__400x236.jpg)
Over 70 locations in Britain have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend. An analysis of...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors Briefing - Zoopla’s forecast for 2024 UK Housing Market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2009%201.jpg/23%2011%2009%201__400x250.jpg)
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ Update - a subdued autumn for UK housing market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2031%202.jpg/23%2010%2031%202__400x226.jpg)
Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour Stamp Duty Plans May Hit Overseas Investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2017%2002.jpg/23%2010%2017%2002__400x267.jpg)
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors' Guide to UK Housing Market Right Now](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2010%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2010%2001%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let - is the US better than UK?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2010%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2010%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims. Alistair Brown,...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Appreciation - look to long-term trends, not short-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2148997377.jpg)
Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Snapshot of the UK Housing Market Right Now](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2021%202.jpg/23%2009%2021%202__400x267.jpg)
One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home - it’s arguably lower profile than most but is...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s Happening In The UK Property Market?](/upload/images/23%2008%2017%201%20What%E2%80%99s%20Happening%20In%20The%20UK%20Property%20Market.png)
Arguably the most comprehensive source of market snapshot data about the UK housing market comes from the TwentyCi consultancy. In addition to...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Resi investment platform offers new territories to investors](/upload/images/23%2008%2015%202%20Resi%20investment%20platform%20offers%20new%20territories%20to%20investors%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
Bricklane, the residential property investment platform, has doubled its geographic footprint by expanding into select markets in the north west of...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation still positive in some UK housing markets](/upload/images/3%20Capital%20appreciation%20still%20positive%20in%20some%20UK%20housing%20markets%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend. A study by PropTech operator The...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![What does Liz Truss mean for the prime London property market?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
As the idea of a new prime minister takes effect, how the government tackles the economic challenges facing the country remains...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR roundup – Flying Butler enters the market and Strawberry Star growth](/upload/images/Locations/MuraLivingBedroom400x310.jpg)
A major UK-based operator of serviced apartments has announced the launch of its new Build to Rent brand, Mura Living, as...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![How BTR can offer attainable access to desirable lifestyles](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: off plan buyers flock back to London as the WFH guidelines change](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up could boost UK housing market by £58.7bn – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
The government’s ambitious plans to ‘level up’ in the UK could boost the value of the nation’s property market by a...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 – active auctions market, prices to rise, BTR one to watch](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Plans-400x310.png)
We’re already into the second month of 2022, but predictions on what the market could bring for the remainder of the...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government must focus on housing supply imbalance – claim](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has outlined the key areas it believes the government and the industry should focus on...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - four things to watch for in the UK property market in 2022](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Begins-400x310.png)
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
![What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why can't you use crypto to buy property in the UK?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Despite recent warnings from the Bank of England that it could be worthless and investors being at a potentially greater risk...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham developers must do better to deliver new homes – claim](/upload/images/library/Birmingham-Bullring-400x310px-min.png)
Birmingham is being left behind in the race to deliver new homes, according to Davidson Estates. Ben Davidson, managing director of the...
13 December 2021
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
![Investors – where is seeing the biggest rise in the value of housing stock?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
New analysis carried out by Knight Frank has highlighted the areas which have seen the biggest increase in the value of...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what’s fuelling the rapid growth of the suburban BTR market?](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
One of the key problems facing the UK housing market can be boiled down to: lots of demand and not enough...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![International buyers and tenants are keen to live in the UK](/upload/images/library/UKHouses2-400x310.png)
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
![Auction roundup – the all-stars of August auctions](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Although summer is winding down, the world of property auctions is still very much active, with data from iamsold revealing that...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development - £6.26m raised for new residential property development](/img/default/pit.png)
Property construction work is now underway in Middleton St George, Darlington. Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a leading UK property and private...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Taggart Homes - 'inexperienced builders should face tighter controls'](/img/default/pit.png)
With the UK enduring its third national lockdown, Property Investor Today speaks with Michael Taggart, chief executive officer of luxury homebuilder...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![An outlook on the year ahead, as told by property specialists](/img/default/pit.png)
With mixed views of what 2021 could bring to the property market, Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will the 2020 housing market boom continue?](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Top tips on investing in student HMOs](/img/default/pit.png)
HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Housing shortage for older people: stamp duty cut is short-term fix](/img/default/pit.png)
It would be hard to deny that the UK housing market isn’t in desperate need of reform. The government has acknowledged...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment fund passes 2,000th rental home milestone](/img/default/pit.png)
A closed-ended real estate investment trust has announced the completion of the 2,000th home for its portfolio. The PRS REIT was established...
17 June 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
![Overcoming Corona – how will the virus affect the UK housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house sales are predicted to decline by 38% on 2019 to 734,000 transactions for the full year (2020). That is according...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - talking modular housing, sustainability and the self-build boom](/img/default/pit.png)
With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why is the sun shining on the UK’s furnished holiday let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment: Leading the short-let market boom](/img/default/pit.png)
Welcome back to our Women in Property Investment series, where we focus on women who are breaking down barriers in the...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will luxury renting replace home ownership for Generation Y?](/img/default/pit.png)
A report has asked whether luxury renting is the new home ownership for millennials, with the dying dream of home ownership...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investors are seeking low cost, high yield properties](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors are increasingly searching for cheaper and higher yielding properties despite buy-to-let (BTL) investments offering attractive return rates, according to a...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Winner’s prize fund at Wimbledon wouldn’t buy a home in SW19](/img/default/pit.png)
Winning a singles title at Wimbledon wouldn’t cover the cost of a detached home in the tournament’s SW19 postcode, according to...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Housing wealth of last time buyers set to surpass £1 trillion this year](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from Legal & General and economics consultancy CEBR has revealed that last time buyers now own £938 billion of...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Five expert predictions – what is the outlook for investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh from his keynote speech at the Landlord Investment Show last month, property expert Kam Dovedi shares his five property predictions with...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![London rental supply falls as sharp rise is recorded in other major UK cities](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Property & Homemover Report, released by marketing consultancy TwentyCi, has shown a sharp rise in the number of rental...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals that temporary stamp duty cut would encourage home moving](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a fifth of recent home buyers (those who purchased less than three years ago) would consider moving home if...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers are currently ‘supporting’ the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Aston Mead backs MPs call to cut stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Political uncertainty deters property sellers](/img/default/pit.png)
The shock result of the recent UK general election which returned a hung parliament, coupled with ongoing concerns about the impact...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![How millennials shape the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Millennials are the generation born between the early 1980s and the early years of the 21st century, which means that at...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market activity bounces back as buyers push through transactions](/img/default/pit.png)
Following May’s fall in property sales, the number of homes sold in the UK during June improved significantly, as buyers and...
26 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
![Slowdown in UK housing market ‘doesn't mark the start of a sustained fall in prices’](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house price growth may have currently flattened to the lowest level since 2013, but this does not necessarily mean that...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Bridging sector returns to growth, thanks to high demand from investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of property investors are turning to alternative finance options to overcome tougher mainstream mortgage lending criteria and stress...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK home sales set to drop significantly amid political uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![UK house prices proving resilient despite political uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Which party do you think is best suited to preside over the UK housing market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With housing high on the political agenda ahead of tomorrow’s general election, all the major parties have pledged to tackle the...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![The days of surging UK house prices ‘are gone’](/img/default/pit.png)
The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Almost a quarter of homebuyers forced into bidding war](/img/default/pit.png)
Many buyers desperate to purchase their desired home have been asked to enter into a bidding war, which can often include...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK asking prices edge higher](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![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
![Lack of property for sale in the UK intensifies as new listings drop by 4%](/img/default/pit.png)
April is traditionally a busy time for the UK housing market, but fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale last...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rise in cash buyers due to ‘over-zealous’ lending rules](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...
10 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
![Planning consents for new homes in the UK continue to increase](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential properties receiving planning consent continues to increase and reached almost 300,000 last year, fresh figures show. According to...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Irresponsible lending in the UK could lead to return of ‘negative equity’](/img/default/pit.png)
TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Consumer confidence in UK housing market settling into a new lower ‘normal’](/img/default/pit.png)
Households’ expectations on UK house prices for the coming year remains rather subdued following the outcome of last year’s EU referendum,...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing market activity ‘will pick up again’ despite ‘gloomy’ housing report](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite new figures from the RICS Residential Market Survey showing a rather ‘gloomy’ outlook about the state of the residential property...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market ‘is starting to look livelier’](/img/default/pit.png)
More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices set to rise by over £50,000 by 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices will surge by more than £50,000 over the next four years despite Brexit uncertainty, economists predict. The average UK...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of homes listed for sale increase across the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new properties listed for sale across the UK was up 21.7% in March compared to February, fresh figures...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investor confidence runs high](/img/default/pit.png)
Confidence about investing in property continues to grow, as many property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, predict a good year ahead for...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brexit uncertainty prompts decline in UK property deals](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following initial post-referendum jitters, but with just 24 hours until Theresa May...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sellers return to test the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Supply of property increased during February, as sellers returned to the test the housing market, according to the latest research from...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property expert calls for VAT reform to shore up UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
This week’s Budget statement will present the Chancellor Philip Hammond with a prime opportunity to address the inequality in VAT between new...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence in UK housing market remains strong](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market remains remarkably solid, as reflected by the 4.9% increase in the volume of residential property transactions between...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Caution to dominate UK housing market in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Political and economic uncertainty and a dip in sentiment and transactions generated in part by the outcome of the EU referendum...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shortage of UK homes means prices will hold up](/img/default/pit.png)
A chronic shortage of homes for sale is pushing house prices in the UK even higher, a property investment specialist has...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market remains remarkably resilient](/img/default/pit.png)
Home sales in the UK increased in December compared with the previous month, but were significantly lower than 12 months earlier,...
26 January 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
![Confidence in housing market ‘knocked’ by aggressive taxation and Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders’ finances from...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Marc Langdon – what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investors ‘remain motivated’ regardless of the looming festive period](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market is showing signs of cooling as it enters the traditionally calm period in the run-up to Christmas...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![November was a ‘surprisingly buoyant’ month for the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market remained ‘surprisingly buoyant’ last month with only a marginal decline in the volume of homes changing hands,...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability hits record low](/img/default/pit.png)
It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents talk up UK housing market post-Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market is returning to ‘business as usual’ after the vote to leave the EU, estate agents have claimed. According...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![How will Brexit affect house prices?](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the EU referendum with the now former...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market sees a ‘reverse ripple’](/img/default/pit.png)
Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market continues to ‘show signs of underlying weakness’](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19-month low in August, according to fresh data...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market is ‘continuing to hold strong’](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market remains resilient post-Brexit, as illustrated by the latest house price index which shows a housing market that...