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Investors buying homes worth up to £500,000 won’t have to pay stamp duty on these purchases until the end of March...

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

Whitby in North Yorkshire has been named the UK's most in-demand coastal location, according to fresh research from property website Rightmove. The...

The short-term accommodation and holiday lettings sector, of which Airbnb is the major player, has supported the implementation of new UK-wide...

The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...

Many landlords and investors may now be looking to expand their portfolios, with lockdown restrictions gradually being eased and major lenders...

The UK lettings market has experienced a 'remarkable bounce back' in activity since reopening on May 13, according to Goodlord. Its data...

A luxury home adjacent to the iconic Underground stop that inspired one of Welsh singer Duffy’s biggest hits is set to...

A regional property investment firm has released figures which suggest that there is still movement in the property market in the...

Scotland, alongside Wales and Northern Ireland, is using its devolved powers to take a different course from the UK government by...

Covid-19 and the subsequent government lockdown will result in a loss of 526,000 home sales in 2020, according to further analysis...

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...

The housing market in England and Wales remains on course to record strong growth this spring, according to reallymoving.com. Its House Price...

With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...

A luxury five-bedroom house in Cardiff, seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act, was one of the highlights of...

The short-let rental market is booming, despite controversy and opposition around the world. In recent months, we have covered both the...

Despite stretched affordability in most parts of the country, with the average income required for a first-time buyer (FTB) to purchase...

New data from AI-powered property investment portal oneandonlypro.com has revealed that the North of England is the best place to nab...

The UK rental market remained stable in December 2019, according to Goodlord’s Rental Index. Average rents stayed close to levels recorded in...

Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...

New properties are pouring in for Bond Wolfe Auctions’ first auction of the year following a record-breaking success in its first...

It’s impossible to know for sure what the major investment trends will be for the next decade, but if recent trends...

House prices in England and Wales are set to end the year 4.1% higher than at the end of 2018, reallymoving’s...

Confidence among landlords and property investors has slumped to an all-time low, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The latest survey...

Buy-to-let landlords operating in the East Midlands are the most positive about the future prospects for their rental business, according to...

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

The number of residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past 20 years, propelled by rising property prices, according to...

Police investigations into electricity theft are 13% higher this year than in 2018, according to Direct Line for Business. The insurance company...

The number of Londoners purchasing country properties costing £2 million and above between January and June was at its highest level...

Almost two thirds (65%) of developers plan to increase their investment activity in the North substantially over the next two years,...

Buying a detached house in the UK is cheaper than paying stamp duty in prime central London, analysis from Springbok Properties...

The majority of private tenants in the UK aren’t eager to buy a home, with only 42% interested in getting on...

Average house prices in England and Wales are set to see an average 0.9% monthly drop over the next three months,...

Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...

With all property titles in England and Wales published online, and scammers potentially able to access this information to commit property...

Development opportunities across residential, mixed-use commercial and agricultural land in Wales will be on offer at John Pye Property’s online auction. The...

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

There was a rise in activity across the UK lettings market in July, according to the latest data from the Agency...

Instances of gazumping have been few and far between in Central London for the past five years.  However, a shortage of housing...

The seemingly relentless expansion of the Build to Rent sector across the UK shows no signs of slowing down, with the...

Super-prime property portal, Vyomm, has looked at the highest average house price across England and Wales to determine the best performing...

A new study from AI-powered property investment portal One and Only Pro has revealed the top ten seaside towns for property...

The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in the UK rose by just 1% in 2018, ending...

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...

Newcastle is the best UK university town or city for property investment, new research by AI-powered property investment portal One and...

A hotel in Manchester has taken the crown as the most popular lot sold by John Pye Property as the auctioneer...

New data released by Quick Move Now and Home.co.uk has revealed that Swindon and Strood are the best places to sell...

Townhouses have recently outperformed all other property types in the prime country house market, according to Knight Frank's latest Index. The agency's...

Scottish landlords now face higher tax bills than their English counterparts, according to leading accountants French Duncan LLP. This is due to...

The home of one of the nation’s best-loved sitcoms is currently Great Britain’s hottest market for property asking prices, new data...

Parking is the most desired feature of rental homes across England, Wales and Scotland, according to new research by Zoopla. The study...

Average overall price growth in England and Wales has slipped into the red, according to Home.co.uk’s February Asking Price Index. This...

Annual rental growth in the UK (excluding London) is at its lowest point in nearly six years, according to the latest...

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

House price growth across UK cities reduced steadily throughout 2018, according to new analysis carried out as part of Zoopla’s UK...

The latest Landbay rental index has suggested that landlords in London are potentially £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave...

The latest analysis from estate agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the top commuter hotspots for London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, with Luton...

Some 98% of tenants are not fully aware of the correct rights of the tenancy deposit law, according to a recent...

Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen house prices rise faster than any other major UK town or city in 2018, according to...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling or...

Blackpool’s property market is set to exceed a valuation of £250m this year, with the total spent on sales growing by...

How can effective fire risk management help protect the value of your property investment?   When investing in property, potential ROI or yield...

The value of new-build properties is beginning to outstrip the value of existing properties, according to a study by DJ Alexander...

LendInvest has released the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report. The LendInvest BTL Index is published quarterly and ranks 105 postcode areas around...

Online estate agency yieldit has unveiled the best buy-to-let locations in England and Wales. The new data, gathered from the agency's current...

There has been a dramatic rise in property prices in south east Wales since last year’s announcement that the Severn Bridge...

Reduced demand in the market has led to price-cutting becoming the new norm, according to home.co.uk. Its ‘October Asking Price Index’ recorded...

Homeowners living in postcode district BS5 in Bristol and M32 in Manchester currently have the best market conditions for selling, according...

Liverpool’s property market is set to reach a £1 billion valuation this year as the total spent on house sales has...

UK house prices have risen by 7.3% since the Brexit vote, according to the latest Land Registry house price data. Now, in...

Dorset’s postcode district BH17 has been crowned the best location to sell a home this month, with a market heat temperature...

For years, buy-to-let has been heralded as the most lucrative form of property investment. For those with money to invest, the...

Pattinson Auction has announced that it aims to double in size by the end of 2018. Having significantly increased the areas they...

UK national house price growth is on an upward curve, according to Carter Jonas. But it continues to slow with rates...

Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...

Excluding London, rents in the UK rose by 1.18% in the 12 months to July 2018 – the slowest annual rental...

The UK lettings market performed steadily in June, according to the latest Agency Express Property Activity Index. The number of properties with...

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

New data from property consultancy Carter Jonas has revealed that a high volume of farmland stock is set to come to...

The UK has seen average rents decrease for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter of 2018, according to...

While home prices may have nudged up this month across England and Wales, market conditions in London and the South East...

The Sunday Times has named York as the best place to live in Great Britain overall, with Bermondsey crowned the top...

February has already seen strong auction activity across the board, with many lots snapped up and sold at whopping prices well...

The average cost of renting a home in the UK is now rising for the first time in almost two years,...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has found that average UK rents increased at less than half the rate during 2017...

The latest research from Lloyds Bank has crowned Grosvenor Crescent in Belgravia as the most expensive residential street in England and...

The inaugural Homebuyer Urban Flood Risk Report has found that nearly one in seven UK homebuyers faced a potential flood risk...

The latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report has revealed that Manchester is the top buy-to-let destination in the country. Published every quarter, the...

A buy-to-let (BTL) loan product targeted at experienced, professional property investors and landlords operating in England, Wales and Scotland has been...

Despite continued price growth in England’s most thriving regional property markets, the decline in London prices and seasonal factors are weighing...

The Warwickshire spa town of Leamington Spa has been named as the happiest place to live in the UK, according to...

The CLA has condemned the government for an ‘abdication of responsibility’ over new energy efficiency rules for listed buildings. In a damning...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in September 2017. 05/09/2017         Great North Property Auction - IAM Sold              County...

House prices in Scotland increased by an average of 0.5% in June to reach an average of £175,941, according to the...

Annual house price growth slowed in July, according to the latest figures from LSL Property Services. Last month, annual growth dipped by...

Improvements to the existing stamp duty regime would significantly boost the number of housing transactions across England and Wales, according to...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The average value of bare agricultural land in England and Wales fell by 1.7% to £7,313 an acre in the second...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place this month.  01/08/2017         William H. Brown (Norwich)        Norwich               Norfolk 01/08/2017         Great North Property...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Residential property prices in Scotland continue to rise, according to new figures. The average price of a property in Scotland in May...

Growth in residential property prices in the UK continued to slow, but the cost of the average home still increased by...

Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged  over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property acquisitions, following the government’s decision to introduce the 3%...

If you are a buy-to-let investor you are may be required to take action to ensure that your rental properties comply...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

People borrowed more than £17bn in new mortgages last year in order to buy property in London, as homeowners, investors and...

Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

If you want to build your wealth in the short-term, the easiest way to do so is by saving more money. If...

Cardiff will be home to one of the biggest film and TV studios in Wales, following the Welsh government’s decision to...

Eight years of quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates is estimated to have cost savers more than £160bn, but...

Residential property prices rose by an average of £3,217 north of the border in April, the latest Your Move’s Scotland House...

Overall housing output north of the border continued to flatline with just 88 more homes, the equivalent of around 1%, built...

House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...

A conference will be held for landowners willing to play their part in solving the rural housing crisis next month. The event,...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Home insurance costs in the UK are rising as a consequence of higher property taxes, according to new analysis. Average property insurance...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in June 2017. 01/06/2017         Auction House Cumbria                Carlisle  Cumbria 01/06/2017         Wilsons (Scotland)           Dalry     ...

The residential property market in the UK tends to be cyclical, moving in upward cycles of boom, bust and stability, and...

Home sales this month remained robust as buyers shrugged off pre-election jitters, signalling growing confidence in the UK economy and bolstering...

Residential property prices continued to increase at a modest pace in April, the latest figures show. The average home in England and...

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

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in May 2017. 02/05/2017        Clive Emson Kent & South East London  Kent 03/05/2017        ...

Homeowners across the UK planning to sell up are being warned of the risks of listing their home at an unrealistic...

The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Rhymney received a major boost this week when it was announced that bio-tech business Sharp Clinical Services will be setting up...

More than a third of home sales fell through in the UK prior to completion during the first quarter of the...

More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place this week.  03/04/2017         Butters John Bee             Staffordshire 03/04/2017         Auction House Birmingham & The...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in April 2017. 03/04/2017         Butters John Bee             Staffordshire 03/04/2017         Auction House Birmingham &...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Prime minister Theresa May this week signed off a deal that could trigger close to £1.3bn of investment in Swansea and...

House prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to last year’s referendum, with various experts, including...

There are currently 10 buyers chasing every property on the market across England and Wales, according to a leading estate agency firm. haart,...

Asking prices in the housing market in England and Wales continued to rise in March, led by gains in the Midlands,...

Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...

Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes if the Welsh government gets...

The average price of a home in England and Wales increased by almost £1,900 in February compared with the previous month,...

There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’...

The leasehold system is a feudal form of property ownership in England and Wales, which many investors believe is a flawed...

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

This week’s Budget statement will present the Chancellor Philip Hammond with a prime opportunity to address the inequality in VAT between new...

Asking prices for residential properties listed for sale in England and Wales increased by 2% in the month to early February, the...

The chief executive of Sainsbury’s, Mike Coupe, is the latest in a long line of high prominent business leaders to call...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The average price of a home in Scotland in December 2016 increased by 2.2% compared with the previous year to reach...

UK house prices may have ended last year around £15,000 higher on average than when the year started, but the signs...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Homeowners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016, according to research...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

A new report setting out how the 10 local authorities in South East Wales involved with the Cardiff Capital Region City...

The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in February 2017. 01/02/2017    Edward Mellor Auctions    Lancashire 01/02/2017    Auction House Scotland    Lanarkshire 01/02/2017  ...

SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...

Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders, offers her thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming...

Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...

The average residential property price in England and Wales edged up by 0.1% in November, according to the latest the LSL/Acadata...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place this week.  12/12/2016         The Agents Property Auction     Tyne and Wear 12/12/2016         Savills (London -...

Demand from homebuyers in the UK continued to fall in November and is now down by more than a fifth year-over-year,...

The UK housing market remained ‘surprisingly buoyant’ last month with only a marginal decline in the volume of homes changing hands,...

An online property service has launched a major crowdfunding campaign to fuel expansion plans. No Agent, launched three months ago, claims to...

A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in December. 01/12/2016         Cottons                West Midlands 01/12/2016         Stags Barnstaple               Devon 01/12/2016         MS Auctions      ...

Hundreds of thousands of homes acquired each year are at risk of a life-threatening gas incident, such as a carbon monoxide...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Residential property prices in the UK increased by an average of 7.7% in the year to September, according to the latest...

London is to lead the UK house price recovery with 16.5% cumulative growth between now and the end of 2020, according...

Residential property prices across parts of the UK could rise by more than £50,000 over the next five years, although much...

The Cardiff office market has recorded its best ever third quarter on record, with take up levels reaching 183,992 sq ft,...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Asking prices for homes across the UK rose by 0.9% this month, fresh data from Rightmove shows. According to the property website,...

Homebuyer deposits rose by an average of £5,000 in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period last...

The average price of a residential property in England and Wales rose slightly last month despite a month-on-month decline recorded in...

Retired homeowners have withdrawn an average of £6.8m of property wealth through equity release so far this year, according to new...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...

Here are details of the UK property auctions taking place in October. 04/10/2016    Robin Jessop    North Yorkshire 04/10/2016    Greenslade Taylor Hunt Yeovil    Somerset 04/10/2016  ...

The UK commercial property market could see an exceptionally high amount of activity in the coming weeks as investors flood to...

There has been a sharp rise in asking prices this month as property investors continue to dominate the lower end of...

House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is determined to press ahead with its campaign to reform and amend the leasehold transaction process, despite...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in September. 01/09/2016         Harrison Coward              Cumbria 01/09/2016         West Yorkshire Property Auction - iam-sold         West...

The latest UK House Price Index for June, which includes data for the week after the Brexit vote, shows an annual...

Since the UK's Brexit vote on June 23, house price growth in the UK has been subdued.  Just yesterday, Rightmove reported that...

The average asking price for a residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.2% in August compared with the previous...

Council tenants in Wales will no longer be offered the right to purchase their council homes as the country seeks to...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in August. 02/08/2016         All Wales Auction - South Wales Auction               South Glamorgan 02/08/2016         Stags...

Brexit has had a negative impact on sentiment but many households still expect to see property prices rise at a moderate...

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

Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...

The average asking price for a property in England and Wales has fallen 0.9% so far this month to £270,159, according...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June.  01/07/2016                                         Auction House Symonds & Sampson      The Memorial Hall, High Street,...

Brexit concerns have not dented first-time buyers’ appetite to own their own home, according to estate agents Your Move and Reeds...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Retired homeowners have seen the average value of their property rise by £500 a month since the start of this year...

House prices rose by 8.2% across the UK to a national average of £209,054 over the year to April 2016, according...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The number of homes repossessed by lenders last year fell sharply, according to new detailed research released by chartered surveyor e.surv. Across England...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in June.  01/06/2016                                         Auction House Devon & Cornwall           Okehampton Business Centre, Higher Stockley...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

The average London home will cost more than £1m by 2030, according to new analysis, as a growing population and severe...

Property auctions are a good place for investors to pick up a bargain, and every week these events are taking place...

Demand for residential properties unsurprisingly fell in April following the introduction of higher stamp duty for buy-to-let and second home buyers,...

Here are details of the property auctions taking place in May.  03/05/2016                                         Clive Emson Kent & South East London  Clive Emson Conference...

Property auctions are a great place to find a bargain, and every week these events are taking place at venues across...

Residential property prices across many parts of the UK look set to cool over the next few months amid ‘Brexit’ uncertainty, but...

Analysis of official figures has revealed the worst performing UK location for average house price growth since the first quarter of...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed that more renters in Wales are satisfied with their landlord than in any other...

Home.co.uk's latest Asking Price Index has shown that house prices in the East of England have surged thanks to a chronic...

The year is commencing with significant optimism, as prices have risen 0.3% across England and Wales in the last month; the...

Average house prices in England and Wales increased by almost £18,000 across 2015, meaning the UK average property price now stands...

It has been revealed that residential property investment in England and Wales has massively outperformed other major asset classes over the...

The value of prime country houses increased by 3.1% during 2015 – a sign that the market is finally adjusting to...

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...

The latest research from Zoopla has revealed that there are now more than 600,000 property millionaires in Britain. Since January the amount...

Diminishing levels of supply means the UK’s property marketplace is continuing to contract, according to the findings from Home.co.uk’s Asking Price...

Rents across England and Wales dipped on a monthly basis between September and October, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from...

According to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA), nearly two thirds (65%) of tenants in Wales are unaware of...

The average rent in the UK climbed 0.7% to £1,294 in October, according to Landbay's latest rental index. Rents in all UK...

The number of properties for sale in England and Wales has fallen to a new low, according to property website Home.co.uk. The...

The majority of househunters would not be put off buying a property that contained a ghostly presence, it has been revealed. In...

The latest Rightmove Rental Trends Tracker has revealed that Halstead has been named as the highest performing investment location outside of...

I’ve seen a sharp rise this year in the number of foreign investors looking to establish a presence or even expand...

Recent research conducted by Rentify has revealed that tenants in the UK spend on average 41% of their monthly income on...

According to the Family Hotspots Report by OneFamily, the historic market town of Wokingham has been crowned the best place in...

Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...

According to new research from Keepmoat, Brandon is the most profitable destination for retirees looking to invest their pension funds in...

Average rents in England and Wales accelerated at a faster rate in June than in any other month on record, according...

New research by Knight Frank has revealed there is a premium for properties situated within a National Park or an Area...

The latest Buy-to-Let index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents throughout England and Wales increased by 4.6%...

Properties situated near to independent schools and university towns hold their value and are able to recover faster from a housing...

165,000 people in England and Wales have a second property which they keep as a holiday home, new research from Direct...

Average rents for newly let properties rose by 4.5% in Q1 2015 to £894pcm, according to new findings from Countrywide’s Quarterly...

House prices in all English regions and Wales increased over the last month as demand rose across the UK, according to...