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The UK Build to Rent sector (also known as multifamily housing in parts of Europe and North America) witnessed record levels...

High yield properties in Coventry continue to sell A broad number of properties in Coventry continue to be snapped up by investors...

New research has revealed that property investors can more than double the 8% yield the average landlord aims for by making...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

Recent research by London sales and letting agent Benham and Reeves has highlighted which areas across London and the UK offer...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

Airbnb hosts and landlords of short-term let properties in Walton, Liverpool are achieving the best yields of any location in the...

Renowned internationally for its designer shopping outlet, Bicester has long been the jewel in Oxfordshire’s crown, attracting millions of visitors annually...

An Artificial Intelligence-powered property investment website is claiming to offer investors and landlords an alternative to property portals Rightmove and Zoopla.  One &...

Mayor Sadiq Khan has recently set out a London Plan for the next twenty years, outlining several developments that will completely...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

Property investment is no longer confined to the UK’s borders. In fact, these days, the global market can offer some of...

Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...

Online buy-to-let agency yieldit recently revealed the property types which produce the greatest yields, offering a key insight for landlords who...

Manchester, a city of football, music, innovation and culture which has reinvented itself in recent years to escape its post-industrial decline,...

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

Plymouth has been named as the top location for landlords investing in purpose-built student accommodation, data from online buy-to-let agency yieldit has...

France, the home of the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles, has more recently gained a reputation as one of...

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...

Southend-on-Sea is the UK’s number one buy-to-let hotspot, according to research carried out by independent mortgage broker Private Finance. The seaside town,...

Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...

The decline in the value of properties in the capital could potentially come to a halt as early as autumn 2020. The...

Property investors now operate in a truly global environment. Just as UK-based investors can look at the great returns offered by...

The UK’s second largest city is home to the nation’s highest rental yields surrounding a university, making it the top choice...

The latest research from Octopus Choice suggests that Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, due to recent tax and...

Property investors with holiday lets are set for a bumper year as record numbers of tourists visit Britain. New research from...

Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...

Hundreds of landlords are moving from long to short-term lets on Airbnb and other online outlets to counter falling yields, according...

Durham is the university city which offers landlords the best buy-to-let returns, new research has revealed. Simple Landlords Insurance yesterday published a...

New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...

Manchester was revealed as one of the most popular UK cities for property investment among buyers in UAE, Saudi Arabia and...

Property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd, has advised landlords to remortgage before further increases in interest rates. The firm found that one...

Student housing is increasingly becoming an attractive prospect for investment, with a 17% increase in investment in student accommodation in the...

New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...

Property Partner has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ with GAMA Property that aims to give investors the chance to access returns from...

Investing in property is always unpredictable, especially as it’s difficult to pinpoint the best locations for investment - who would have...

Kissimmee in Florida is the best place to buy a holiday home for those looking for a good return on investment....

Landlords with portfolios comprising houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFB) are achieving the highest rental yields, new...

New research has revealed the best hotspots for holiday rentals along the route of The Tour de Yorkshire, which kicks off...

Despite challenging buy-to-let (BTL) conditions, private landlords remain positive about the future of the industry, a new report from specialist bank,...

Barking has been revealed as the best place to invest in by London estate agents Portico. The agency, which can trace its...

Buy-to-let (BTL) investors remain largely optimistic about the market in spite of Brexit uncertainty and increasing tax burdens for landlords, according...

Acuitus saw another successful auction with nearly a third of the lots sold achieving yields of 6% or lower as investors...

Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...

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

Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...

The latest Complex Buy to Let Index, published by Mortgages for Business, has revealed that HMOs produced average yields of 8.9%...

Expats and foreign nationals in the UAE are using the weak pound to snap up UK properties while prices remain affordable...

London has long been viewed as the UK’s premier location for property investment. In recent years, however, high property prices and...

Network Auctions’ November sale generated 80% of successful bids for investment lots overall, raising over £4 million. The buy-to-let market is very...

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

The UK is now the fifth worst country in Europe for buy-to-let investment, with average rental yields of just 4%. The findings,...

A student property portfolio in Nottingham worth £3.25m has been purchased by Nottingham-based MS Estates on behalf of a London-based institution. Located...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

More than £1.bn was invested in the London hotel market during the first half of this year, which accounts for 55%...

Property investors acquiring commercial property in London’s West End continue to target ‘trophy’ assets, with around £3.9bn spent on properties in...

Property investors turned out en mass as Allsop held its latest residential property auction in central London. The sale, which took place...

Wealthy foreign investors, particularly from mainland China, are continuing to invest in Hong Kong’s ultra-luxury housing market as part of a...

You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...

Investing in overseas property is becoming increasingly popular, and there are certain locations around the globe that are becoming some of...

Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...

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

Where is the best UK holiday destination for property investors? New research has been carried out by comparison site, finder.com/uk, to find...

Property deals worth £100m+ are dominating London’s West End investment market at the moment, with ten deals of this size totalling...

Rental asking prices are increasing fast across many parts of Spain, particularly in hot markets like Barcelona and the Balearics; an...

Strong investor interest in good quality, long term assets helped Allsop raise £94m at its third commercial auction this year. The auction...

The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...

Dublin, Milan and Madrid lead the way in terms of European ‘hot’ cities for hotel investment, fresh research shows. The study, conducted...

Allsop’s third commercial auction of the year on 23 May at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge, SW1, will see 179 lots offered,...

A new property crowdfunding platform has launched which offers investors the opportunity to invest from just £500 in large-scale residential property...

Prime commercial property rental values in the UK increased by 0.8% in the first quarter of the year, the latest prime...

There is a real hunger among investors for properties north of the border at the moment and that is translating to...

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

The average deal size in London’s West End hit a new quarterly record of £86m in the first quarter of 2017,...

A commercial property in the heart of London’ West End which is occupied by Pizza Express has been snapped up by...

AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...

Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on April 28 and 29 for the annual Property Investor &...

Average UK prime yields sharpened to 4.79% in February 2017, with the UK now in the longest sustained period of decreasing...

High demand from national and international investors for strong performing assets across all property sectors helped Allsop raise more than £87m...

Properties offering guaranteed yields proved particularly popular with investors at Cheffins’ first auction of 2017 in Cambridge. Almost £4.2m worth of property...

Fresh analysis of the investment climate of 20 European cities shows that Paris remains the number one hotspot for those looking...

A significant increase in overseas investment in UK regional property was one of the main drivers behind the strength of the...

Despite initial concerns that a Brexit vote might lead to significant falls in capital values, the latest research by Savills shows...

With London’s housing market continuing to slow, a growing number of property investors are reportedly now turning their attentions to England’s...

Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...

Overseas investors and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages in the UK to fund property acquisitions, according...

Strong demand for retail property from investors helped Allsop raise £57.7m at its first commercial auction of the year last week,...

House prices continued to rise towards the end of last year, with the last three months seeing a 2.5% increase, according...

The final results are in and after taking post-auction sales into consideration, the result from Allsop’s final commercial sale of 2016...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...

Is it time to get your finances in order? Why not consider these five property financial resolutions? 1.    Consider increasing your mortgage payments With...

Rental prices are continuing to race ahead across some of Spain’s main cities, led by gains in Barcelona and Madrid, where...

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016, the...

With attractive returns on offer, a growing number of property investors are looking to add commercial properties to their portfolios, according...

European property markets finished 2016 strongly, experiencing both improving fundamentals and further yield compression, according to Savills. Savills Investment Management transacted €5bn...

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

Specialist lender InterBay has reduced rates across its commercial and semi-commercial mortgage range. Pricing has also been simplified through the introduction of...

Filled with glitzy glass towers and a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong proudly proclaims itself to be ‘Asia’s...

Central London’s office investment market has had another strong year with total turnover for 2016 expected to reach in excess of...

With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...

Retail property is currently one of the hottest sectors in demand from investors as they seek higher yielding assets that are...

There has been an increase in the number of overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive after the...

The surprising political events of 2016 will lead to greater ‘caution and risk aversion’ among property investors in 2017, making secure...

Residential property sales in Hong Kong have increased significantly despite the government’s decision to more than double stamp duty last month...

Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...

While buying property in the UK has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords, it is increasingly holding...

Residential property prices in Dubai dipped during the third quarter of the year following a fall in transactions, new figures show. Annual...

Rental yields in Barcelona’s most popular districts currently range between 4% and 5%, according to fresh research by the Spanish property...

The property markets in London, New York and Singapore have been among the most popular international destinations for the Gulf’s wealthiest...

Allsop raised more than £115m at its commercial auction held in central London this week, which was the most sold in...

The best time to invest in the real estate market of any city is when the prices are at their lowest,...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

A growing number of investors are targeting Vienna’s pied-a-terre market, where attractive yields are on offer in key up-and-coming districts, according...

Former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson, who served under Margaret Thatcher’s government, has called on the new man in the Treasury to...

The Buy-to-let market is booming in Spain with as many as one in three homes in the country’s main cities now...

A significant drop in the value of sterling has seen a number of Europeans move to secure UK property investments while...

There has been a notable increase in the number of opportunistic overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive...

University locations in the North East of England provide landlords and property investors with the best returns, according to new data.  As...

The German housing market is forecast to show the strongest growth in 2016, with prices set to rise by 7% due...

Office investment in Bristol hit an all-time high of £237m in the first half of the year, fresh data from Savills...

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is set to have a mixed impact on housing markets across London, according to...

Property expert and managing director at Tranio.com, George Kachmazov, argues the benefits of low yield residential property for small budget investors. The...

A marina is not the sort of lot that you would usually see featured in a property auction but investors turned...

UK property investors seeking lucrative buy-to-let investments should consider looking to the continent for higher rental yields, according to new research...

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

Rents in the UK prime commercial property sector rose by an average of 1.4% in the first quarter of this year,...

A sharp rise in the number of homes coming on to the rental market in Australia is placing downward pressure on...

Property investor Marco Robinson is offering fellow property investors an opportunity to win a buy-to-let property in Manchester worth in the...

There was a significant increase in the volume of buy-to-let mortgage products available in the UK in the first quarter of...

2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...

Northern cities Leeds and Manchester offer the best buy-to-let property investment opportunities for parents of undergraduate students, according to research. Both areas...

A report recently released by Royal London revealed that Brits earning the national average wage of £27,600 a year who saved...

Two more properties have been acquired by property investment firm Drum Income Plus Real Estate Investment Trust (DRIP REIT). The acquisitions,...

A report by PwC and the Urban Land Institute has revealed that London has dropped out of the list of the...

Thousands of people will be rushing to purchase a buy-to-let property in the New Year. This is because, as of April...

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

Home ownership is falling starkly in the UK, according to new research by high-end property firm Savills.  The third issue of the...

Student property has been big news in the investment world for some time now. High yields and even higher demand mean...

Population growth and a strong underlying economy will support property investment in the UK, a new report from Moody’s Investor Service has...

Residential property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has listed 42 flats for sale, its first ‘higher-yielding’ block investment opportunity to date.  The block...

The University of Nottingham provides one of the UK's best student property investment locations in terms of rental returns. This is the...

The latest research from estate agency Carter Jonas has revealed that investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to pass...

New research reveals the top 10 locations where property prices are likely to boom in the next decade, with Manchester taking...

Mile End is the capital’s top buy-to-let London hotspot, according to recent research published by London estate agent Portico.com. It has been...

After being awarded full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority, a new property crowdfunding platform – Propnology – is preparing for...

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

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

Despite a recently introduced rent cap, the rental sector in Berlin will remain profitable for landlords and investors, according to Property Frontiers.  Berlin...

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...

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

There’s an argument that the property market in the UK right now is too buoyant for many investors to make money...

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

Recent research has revealed that more than half of landlords are looking to expand their property portfolio in 2015. This is...