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13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Market waiting for base rate cut to take off for autumn - Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% in the past month to £373,493 says Rightmove. This...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers’ Market could be on its way later this week](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
There’s been a 23% rise in the number of homes hitting the market across Britain over the past six months with...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors given new RICS guide to handling properties at auction](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2001.jpg)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new comprehensive and impartial guide to assist investors and other property owners...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors Beware - a spring property can be seductive!](/upload/images/24%2004%2025%20%2005.jpg)
It’s no coincidence that many property owners choose to sell their homes in spring – everywhere looks and feels better when...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big discounts for cash buyers as vendors stay desperate to sell](/upload/images/240312%2003.jpg)
New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Positive About Spain - the year ahead for investors and buyers](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2003.jpg)
In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors see growing numbers of lots at auctions](/upload/images/24%2001%2025%2005.jpg)
In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buying Experts predict housing market trends for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2028%203.jpg)
Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will 2024 be a Good Year to Invest in Property?](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%201.jpg)
“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![10 Lessons from London’s Property Market and what they mean for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2021%203.jpg)
Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007. It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is Cornwall Still A Solid Property Investment?](/upload/images/23%2012%2019%202.jpg)
The days of Cornish property selling unseen, over the asking price, overnight, are a long and distant memory. The prime Cornish market...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Be Realistic! Warning to investors selling at auction](/upload/images/23%2012%2019%204.jpg)
An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - high end London location with glut of Doer-Uppers for investors](/upload/images/23%2012%2012%202.jpg)
A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Investor Insight - front line data from 550 agent branches](/upload/images/2.png)
It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property auction generates £13m in sales](/upload/images/__thumbs/Property%20auction%20generates%20%C2%A313m%20in%20sales.jpg/Property%20auction%20generates%20%C2%A313m%20in%20sales__400x267.jpg)
Merseyside's Sutton Kersh auction house held their third sale of the year and offered 147 lots – their largest for two...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new auctioneer launches amidst a joyful June](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In a week of blazing weather, PIT shines a light on the latest auction news, from a new property auctioneer coming...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – was May the most successful month for auctions yet?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In this week's roundup, PIT takes a look at the month just gone. Auction House saw record figures in the first five...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How digitalisation can speed up your property’s sales process](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has had a major impact on our lives and the global economy. Our beloved property sector was by no...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – will commercial auctions top resi ones in 2022?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week we’re going commercial, with Allsop’s commercial auction achieving a 91% success rate this month and Shepherd Commercial Auctions appointed...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – tree-mendous results ahead of Christmas Day](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup is filled with Christmas joy, from Sutton Kersh achieving over £80 million in auction sales, to iamsold...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![New bespoke app launched for property investors](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Sourced-App-400x310.jpg)
Sourced Property, the sourcing arm of the Sourced Group, has announced the launch of a 'bespoke property listing app', focused on the investor...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and the good news continues…](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, enormous sales and a Rapunzel tower](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![The challenges and opportunities smart buildings face](/upload/images/library/CyberSecurity-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, smart lighting and building software company amBX observes some core areas that are accelerating the property market today, as well as hindering it. Various...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – looking back at a successful September](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
The theme of this week’s roundup is reflection, as Allsop and SDL Auctions report successful auction results for September, while Auction...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – pinch, punch, the first roundup of the month!](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
We’ve already reached October in what has been another tumultuous year for the housing market. The auction world continues to thrive,...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – a bumper September to wrap up the summer](/upload/images/library/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
Last week, PIT spoke to some of the UK’s biggest and most successful auctioneers to find out if they planned to...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – appetite for auction properties isn’t satiated yet!](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, PIT takes a closer look at the success stories for Auction House London, iamsold, Auction House and Allsop, indicating...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![In the loop - property investment franchise partners with prospecting tool](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property investment franchise, Sourced Partners, has partnered up with Loop, an all-in-one property prospecting tool. As a result of...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – from public toilets to historic wineries](/img/default/pit.png)
This week’s auction roundup sees record toppers from Bond Wolfe Auctions and Strettons, a particularly unusual lot on sale via Pugh, and...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The pandemic - has it made property sales less personable?](/img/default/pit.png)
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – May madness and spring success](/img/default/pit.png)
This auction roundup takes a look at the month just gone, with record results at Sutton Kersh Auctions, Network Auctions and...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the capital’s largest BTR development unveiled by Greystar](/img/default/pit.png)
London’s largest purpose-built rental community – Greenford Quay in the London Borough of Ealing - is ready to be unveiled by...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – luxury towers, £1m-plus homes and a hopeful 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a closer look at the diverse lots at Bond Wolfe’s next sale, Allsop’s range of...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – strong alliances and online endeavours](/img/default/pit.png)
This week Property Investor Today takes a look at SDL’s recent partnership with Scotland-based Shepherd, and Regional Property Auctioneers’ switch to...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – record results and the cure for stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
With auctions still proving popular in light of Covid-19, and set to thrive even after the pandemic subsides, Property Investor Today...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, fruitful partnerships and Feb catalogues](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property investor Today looks at SDL Property Auctions’ latest extensive catalogue, BidX1’s 2020 success and Auction Estates’ landmark appointment...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – ending 2020 on a high note!](/img/default/pit.png)
With tighter Covid restrictions throughout the UK, concerns surrounding the pandemic spike once again. However, property auctions continue to prevail during...
18 December 2020
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Auction roundup – The ‘tremendous success’ of online and MMoA](/img/default/pit.png)
This week’s results have proven, once again, that auctions – particularly, online auctions – continue to thrive in the face of...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – November results and December promises](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property Investor Today takes a look at the latest auction results from iamsold and SDL Property Auctions, as well...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – the guaranteed success of auctions](/img/default/pit.png)
October was a fruitful month for auctioneers, with iamsold, Auction House and Strettons seeing good results from their most recent sales....
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction Roundup – a month of firsts and record breaks](/img/default/pit.png)
The property auction world continues to boom, with multiple auctioneers claiming sales success through the Bamboo platform, SDL Auctions holding its...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Want to sell high and sell fast? This book could help!](/img/default/pit.png)
If you’re looking to sell one of your investment properties in the coming months, you’ll want to get the best possible price for...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – Luxury hotels and iconic partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, we provide a rundown of the latest auction news, from a one-of-a-kind hotel business site up for sale in...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – and it’s a big one!](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s positive news all around in the auction world. Below, Property Investor Today takes a closer look… Bond Wolfe powers ahead with...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm Movewise takes funding total to £1.1 million](/img/default/pit.png)
Independent multi-agent property seller Movewise has announced a funding round of £600,000, taking the total amount raised to £1.1 million. The company,...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 impact – will it lead to a rise in retail to resi conversions?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of the biggest debates as we ease out of lockdown and come to terms with the new normal has revolved...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bullish sellers hike up asking prices in response to soaring demand](/img/default/pit.png)
Sellers re-entering the market are taking a bullish approach and pricing their properties higher, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says vendors...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Exciting’ new Cornish properties brought to the market as restrictions ease](/img/default/pit.png)
An estate agency based in Rock, North Cornwall, has said the recent easing of lockdown restrictions has led to a number...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Being prepared to pick up distressed real estate](/img/default/pit.png)
Babrul Matin is the co-founder of the Islamic Investor, a specialist investment company which co-invests alongside real estate experts in the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction house reports £5m in sales as investors turn to online property platform](/img/default/pit.png)
Pugh, an auction house with auction rooms in Manchester and Leeds, has reported £5 million worth of sales for its April...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why virtual staging will be crucial post-lockdown](/img/default/pit.png)
While mindful of the present circumstances, it is encouraging to see the housing and property market remaining high on the government’s...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property: how has Covid-19 affected the market in Mallorca?](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain has experienced one of the most severe lockdown regimes, with rules in place from March 15, subsequently affecting the country's...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup: Auctioneers remain positive, yet cautious](/img/default/pit.png)
In this week’s auction roundup, we look at SDL Auctions’ success at its 100th Derby auction, Bond Wolfe’s cancellations of its...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why it's all about the timing for international investors in London](/img/default/pit.png)
Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The PCL market has bottomed out - so where’s the bounce?](/img/default/pit.png)
Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Angels sponsors local kickboxing club](/img/default/pit.png)
Here at Angels Sales & Lettings, we are always delighted to sponsor great local initiatives and clubs as part of our...
31 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Property developer blames the South for 2019 house sales slump](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon](/img/default/pit.png)
Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Property with stunning sea views on sale for the first time](/img/default/pit.png)
A stunning property with magnificent sea views, Garden Lodge, is being offered for the first time ever through Clive Emson Auctioneers. Located...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![The outlook brightens for Portugal’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Although Portugal’s property market saw a slowdown towards the end of 2018, a recent housing market survey from the Royal Institution...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![TV crews and historic banks – a good start to the year for auctioneers](/img/default/pit.png)
It's been a buoyant start to the year for the auction market, with SDL Auctions’ sales being accompanied by TV crews and Clive Emson...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![First opportunistic fund launched by Property Partner](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![On the first lot of Christmas, Clive Emson gave to me…](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers is preparing for its final auction of the year, where it will offer a host...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson raises £28 million at autumn sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £28 million from 180 lots catalogued for its autumn auction. Its penultimate auction of 2018...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Joint report suggests activity in lettings market is robust, but rental supply falls](/img/default/pit.png)
A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson records highest number of lots](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers has seen a record 180 lots listed for its autumn sale. The seventh of eight sales...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson raises £16 million in September sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction. The auction – the sixth...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Auction House outperforms sector by 10%](/img/default/pit.png)
Auction House has seen sales figures increase by 7.3% on its performance last year while the sector overall has dropped by...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Realistic prices are key to auction success, says auction house](/img/default/pit.png)
Setting realistic pricing expectations is the key to success at auction, according to auctioneer Clive Emson. Its next auction – the sixth...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Heatwave auction defies summer slowdown with £8 million sales](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Network Auctions event, which took place on July 12 in London, raised a total of £8 million. Sold lots covered...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson announces lots for June auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson Auctioneers has revealed that it is cataloguing a year-high 175 lots at its June auction. The sale, which begins on...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![BidX1 posts strong success rate at second auction](/img/default/pit.png)
BidX1, the pioneering online auction house, raised more than £2 million from its second UK auction, posting a 70% success rate...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson brings variety to spring sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson’s spring auction – the third of eight sales – will begin on April 30 and catalogue 150 lots. This follows...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![BidX1 to launch first UK online auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction after its acquisition of auctioneer Andrews & Robertson as part...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![SDL Auctions Graham Penny reflects on successful 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Ahead of its first auction of 2018, SDL Auctions Graham Penny has taken time to reflect on its success in 2017. Having...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson set for busy festive auction season](/img/default/pit.png)
There are some, ahem, real Christmas crackers on offer for the festive auction season from Clive Emson Auctioneers, with 163 lots...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Firm’s biggest auction of the year raises £23 million](/img/default/pit.png)
Over £23 million of land and property was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers at its autumn auction. Achieving a sale rate of...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Auction House sales up from last year](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite a tumultuous selling environment, Auction House has seen a rise in year-on-year sales for 2017. Compared to 2,409 sales at this...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Concierge Auctions successfully sells historic Swiss lake house](/img/default/pit.png)
A Swiss lake house built by the founding family of haute couture was recently sold at auction by Concierge Auctions. Chateau de...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Clive Emson Auctioneers sells land and property worth over £18m](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain’s largest independent regional land and property auctioneer, Clive Emson Auctioneers, sold land and property worth over £18m at its September...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![First Guild Auction property snapped up for £875k](/img/default/pit.png)
The Guild Auction, a new platform designed to enable property investors to acquire and offload property under a virtual hammer online,...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Understanding MEES – a guide for landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
In just a few months the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for commercially rented properties will come into force. From 1 April...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Prime central London property sales improve slightly](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal increase in the number of residential property sales in prime central London in the first half of...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![London is a ‘strange market’ filled with people living in unsuitable properties](/img/default/pit.png)
It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy prime property in...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property asking prices slashed across London as market stalls](/img/default/pit.png)
Many vendors in London are now reducing the asking price of their homes by tens of thousands of pounds as the...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales activity picking up for prime country homes in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal rise in prime country prices in the UK in the second quarter of the year, thanks in...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![One year on: Buyers and sellers undeterred by ‘Brexit scaremongering’](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Rental price declines in PCL less marked in lower and higher price brackets](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental market in prime central London is showing signs that it is potentially on the road to recovery, as reflected...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Plans approved for major development in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle Area](/img/default/pit.png)
A major property scheme proposed for the Baltic Triangle Area in Liverpool, perhaps the most exciting part of the city, has...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![More realistic pricing attracts motivated buyers in prime central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, sales volumes are starting to pick up in the prime central London property market as...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Former signal box among 143 lots to be sold under the hammer](/img/default/pit.png)
Clive Emson has released a new catalogue ahead of its five-day sale in June, which includes a wide selection of lots...
26 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
![An oldie but a goodie – reversionary ground rents in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
From the vantage point of the rostrum, in unprecedented economic times with historically low interest rates and persistently low inflation, the...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales of prime London property pick up as prices become more ‘realistic’](/img/default/pit.png)
Sales volumes are increasing in the prime central London property market as purchasers look to take advantage of more ‘realistic’ asking...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Excitement builds ahead of Loveitts auction tonight](/img/default/pit.png)
More than 20 properties across Coventry and Warwickshire will go under the hammer this evening – representing the highest number of...