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A developer claims there’s been an uptick in interest in property in Cyrpus and Greece because of strong yields. Leptos Estates claims...

Buy To Let is still an attractive investment with demand significantly outstripping supply according to Rightmove. The number of available rental properties...

New research has given a detailed breakdown of Bristol’s housing market, claiming the city has seen the private rental sector grow...

Malta has a big ex-pat community making up 22% of its population of 518,000.  Americans are part of this demographic, who...

Property data consultancy TwentyEA has released its latest snapshot of the housing sales and lettings markets. One stand-out point is the substantial...

New research shows the average premium for waterfront homes in the UK standing at 48%. Knight Frank says that premiums broken down...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% in the past month to £373,493 says Rightmove. This...

Property portal OnTheMarket has offered investors and other canny would-be purchasers some negotiating advice on new to secure discounts or other...

There’s a new investment hotspot list prepared by fast-growing UK property portal OnTheMarket. It applies to the second quarter of this year...

Property portal Zoopla says it has developed a long-run model showing whether UK house prices are too expensive or fairly valued. It...

There’s been a 23% rise in the number of homes hitting the market across Britain over the past six months with...

The stats for the property sales transaction numbers in Spain, and particularly in Andalucia, are out for April and they are...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

The savvy property investor knows the importance of adapting their strategy to the ever-changing market. In 2024, one strategy has emerged...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

A prominent housing index claims prices are, on average, some 3.3% lower than a year ago but with the North East...

Buyers and sellers are proving determined to press ahead with their home moves, despite the looming General Election, research has shown....

Latest research from Savills reveals how much space £340,837, the average house price for Great Britain, can buy you across different...

Demand remains relatively subdued in London’s prime postcodes, as the General Election nears. The number of offers made above £5m was 22%...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new comprehensive and impartial guide to assist investors and other property owners...

Britons’ obsession with bathrooms is growing, according to estate agent Savills. The latest analysis found that across London, asking prices for homes...

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...

There’s been a modest rebound in house price growth according to new figures from the Nationwide. The lender says UK house prices...

Savills has given an upbeat assessment of how the new homes sector has performed so far in 2024 - but it...

Off-plan house purchases have plummeted in the last year - and that’s largely down to higher mortgage rates. Property consultancy Hamptons says...

The political uncertainty hanging over the UK property market has come into sharper focus since Rishi Sunak announced a general election,...

Following its recent expansion into the West Country, buying agency Black Brick’s newly founded Country & Coast team has analysed the...

Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...

Non-residential transactions have performed better than residential in the past year, research suggests. Software service APRAO analysed the latest data on quarterly...

Despite the well publicised problems hitting buy to let investment, demand looks set to stay strong as first time buyers struggle...

The latest UK house price index from e.surv suggests house prices have fallen over the past year - this is in...

New research by property software firm APRAO shows that developer demand for land-only plots has declined by 11% on an annual...

A European real estate valuation service has released what it calls “a comprehensive study on housing affordability in the United Kingdom”,...

The allure of Victorian architecture continues to captivate homebuyers, as new data from Rightmove unveils that Victorian homes are the most searched...

Surveys help investment buyers understand more about the properties they consider purchasing - and could save them money in the long...

A new analysis by online agency Yopa suggests that London has a weak ripple effect for house price growth across local...

The latest market insight from London's Foxtons lettings agency has revealed that so far this year, the average number of buyer...

New figures from a comparison website suggest that many sellers - including investors realising their assets - are failing to price...

A developer claims international investors are flocking to purchase properties across Paros and Crete. Leptos Estates says south east Asian purchasers are...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

A data study has revealed that there are still plenty of profitable holiday destination areas across the UK for investors. According to...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. And the greater the supply,...

Southall in West London is set to be one of the capital’s hottest property investment spots in 2024, according to a...

Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Buyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped by 0.1% while stock levels have fallen by 0.5%.  But the quarterly figures show a...

With analysis from property lender Together finding that, as of 2023, there are 1.55m abandoned residential homes worth £531 billion across...

The number of sales instructions in London was 17% above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2024, according to...

A Scottish property investment specialist is launching what he calls “an innovative new course, designed specifically to encourage property investment and...

The latest index by London agency Benham and Reeves shows that buyer demand for both prime (£2m+) and super prime homes...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Carluke in Scotland is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding...

Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...

Scottish new build house average prices have soared ahead of existing homes according to analysis of the latest statistics by a...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...

New research claims investors who buy at auction can bag a bargain for 43% less than the price on the wider...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

An estate agency group claims that a baby born today will need to earn £95,121 as an adult to get a...

Home sellers’ optimism is vastly improved compared to March last year, according to the latest Asking Price Index from respected property...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

New research suggests investment buyers with cash can secure chunky discounts on residential properties. Octane Capital analysed house price data for both...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...

New research by consumer group HomeOwners Alliance shows that for many young people, homeownership has become an impossible dream. A sentiment survey...

Knight Frank says private investors remain the most active buyers in global commercial property. In 2023 private capital invested US$338 billion globally,...

Mallorca is booming.  Visitor numbers are at an all-time high and the property market has shown a stable 1.7 per cent annual...

House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...

The UK house building industry needs “significant intervention” from government to address planning, quality and financial problems according to the Competition...

Average house prices rose £7,599 in Scotland last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by DJ Alexander Ltd, the...

In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...

Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.   She...

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is hosting a pre-launch event at its new Windsor Gate development in Berkshire. On Saturday February 24 and Sunday...

New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price. The study by experts at moving platform Getamover...

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...

The most popular regions in Europe for prospective expats and holiday home owners have been revealed by sales website Your Overseas...

Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...

Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...

In Q4 2023 the overall commercial vacancy rate was stagnant at 14.0 per cent - but there is good news for prospective...

Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...

Landlords are spoilt for choice, having seen the number of buy to let mortgage products increase by 8.8 per cent in...

A new analysis of the top 30 holiday hotspots across England has tried to quantify the premium for homes on sale. Using...

Analysis of £1m-plus sales by property consultancy TwentyCi, analysed by estate agency Savills, suggests that London locations continue to dominate the...

Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...

In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...

An expert has shared his eight steps to help boost chances of securing capital growth when investing in property this year.  Jonathan...

2024 could be the year of investment in the regeneration of historic buildings a sector specialist forecasts. Charles Warrack, partner at property...

A finance company has analysed the scale of discount which auction properties claim to offer potential buyers. Apex Bridging analysed market data...

Anastasia Yianni of Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty writes:  For overseas property investors looking for an investment in 2024, Cyprus continues to stand...

Emerald Palace Group, which owns the luxurious Raffles The Palm Dubai, has announced that the largest penthouse in Dubai is up...

Savills has revealed the residential element of its annual cross-sector forecasts for investments in 2024 to 2028. The agency says turbulence in...

By Sean Woolley, director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain   In 2022 we were predicting that the market would cool, but...

There was a 10 per cent rise in billionaires buying luxury homes in London during 2023, driven by purchases by Gulf...

The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...

Flipping a property is something that so many people have a desire to do, in fact, data shows that searches for...

One of the country’s highest profile high-end property consultancies says confidence is returning to prime markets after a turbulent year, with...

British interest in international property has dipped slightly, claims property portal Kyero. It says British buyers await a possible relaxation of post-Brexit...

Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...