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Yields for buy to let or corporate residential rental investors are likely to be reduced as a result of a legal...

Schofields Insurance has claimed that there are pros and cons for and against second homes as the dispute about second home...

Following the announcement that National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are set to improve the standard of...

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act, once it comes into effect, will prevent ground rent being charged on most new leases. Anyone...

Goldman Sachs made the headlines after announcing a partnership with Urban & Civic to deliver hundreds of rental homes across the...

John Clay, a board member and past chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, has written an open letter to the...

Housebuilder Countryside Properties has become the latest big developer to pledge an end to ground rents on leasehold properties, meaning that...

Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...

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

One of the biggest frustrations for leasehold homeowners – aside from factors like doubling ground rents and a sense that they...

Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...

It is no secret that the leasehold market has had its challenges in recent years. Abuses by a number of developers...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards more innovative methods of construction - such as off-site and modular - to...

With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...

Now is the ultimate time to invest in the West Sussex market town of Bognor Regis, according to Sussex-based property lettings...

A retirement property provider has said it has experienced a significant rise in enquiries from UK nationals currently based in Europe...

Ski resorts were at the centre of some of the earliest spikes of Covid-19 in Europe, including examples of super-spreaders in...

Knowing exactly where you can go without having to self-isolate for 14 days upon your return to the UK will be...

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

Property Investor Today recently went to visit Old Kent Road, the ancient thoroughfare subject to a planned £10 billion regeneration. It’s...

It is unfair to assume that people who rent rather than own their home have less of a stake in their...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...

The government’s plan to ban housebuilders from selling houses as leasehold in England and reduce ground rents on flats to zero...

The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their manifestos ahead of next week’s general election, which include policies to reform...

London Assembly members have expressed concern at the apparent lack of mortgages in the UK being issued to EU citizens. A French...

Investing in property near a good primary school adds £18,600 to the average price of a home in England, while property...

A recent court ruling in Berlin has been welcomed by landlords and letting agents with properties in the German capital. Last week,...

The process of auctioning a property can be a messy affair in more ways than one. Keeping your property clean and...

Almost half of 18-39 year-olds believe that purchasing a buy-to-let property is the best investment opportunity available at the moment, according...