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![Capital Appreciation - look to long-term trends, not short-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2148997377.jpg)
Property investors should not look to closely at current market mayhem and instead rely on long-term trends for capital appreciation. That’s the...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Battersea Power Station finally opens to the public – what does it include?](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/power%20station%20400x310(1).jpg)
Battersea Power Station announced yesterday that it will finally open its doors to the public for the first time in its...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Addressing the housing crisis – the role of non-bank lenders](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessDeal-1-400x310.jpg)
It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![One foot in the Algarve – number of Brits living in Portugal jumps by 34%](/upload/images/Locations/Portugal-400x310(1).jpg)
The number of British citizens officially registered as living in Portugal shot up by more than 30% between 2019 and 2020,...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - Is Generation Rent Here to Stay?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModernRenter-400x310.jpg)
The term ‘Generation Rent’ has long been used throughout both the rental and sales markets, developing many connotations over the years....
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Five finance scams that target expats...and how to avoid them](/upload/images/library/Scam-400x310.png)
Expatriates are a prime target for scammers. And no wonder, usually being wealthier than locals, out of their comfort zone and...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - why the rental market is ripe for FinTech-like disruption](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Shareq Husain, VP and UK General Manager at Residently, outlines why Britain's rental market is ripe for FinTech-like...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why the end of the stamp duty holiday is good for the property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has overstayed its welcome, says Tom...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the five biggest reasons to invest in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
With Portugal on the UK’s green list and slowly reopening to British (and other) holidaymakers, the country is likely to be...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Four reasons why property investors are flocking to the Baltic states](/img/default/pit.png)
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![More money spent on housing – are things looking up?](/img/default/pit.png)
More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors in Spain – how is the market being affected by Covid and Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
Along with Portugal, Greece and France, Spain has for many years been the destination of choice for British second home owners,...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - these cities will continue to attract investors post-Covid-19](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent times, regional property markets have seen a significant increase in investor interest. This upwards trajectory has been historically driven...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – leaseholders still at risk, but developer leads the way…](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countryside closure – demand for rural living drives record price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
In the first quarter of 2021, the escape to the country trend triggered by the pandemic drove annual price growth to its...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Serviced apartments: the major player on the hospitality stage](/img/default/pit.png)
This May Day Bank Holiday, PIT is running a staycation special series on a range of topics associated with a market...
03 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Algarve investment – why golf resorts are fighting back as residential hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, golf has been one of the biggest draws for those coming to the Algarve either on holiday or...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Overseas advice: how to buy a Spanish second home at below market value](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite it being not far off 15 years since the global financial crisis, the fallout is still being felt in the...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![How house prices & rents will affect your property portfolio in the 2020s](/img/default/pit.png)
For many years, residential property has been the default choice for investors looking to preserve and grow their wealth. In times...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - common mistakes when investing in European property](/img/default/pit.png)
In theory, investing in the European property market is simple, but in reality it can be a little more challenging. The first...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal webinar – are Brits still eligible for the NHR scheme?](/img/default/pit.png)
British citizens are still able to access Portugal’s favourable Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime, despite the UK no longer being part...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how are property investors feeling about CGT?](/img/default/pit.png)
Buy-to-let landlords and investors are anxiously anticipating the planned hike to Capital Gains Tax (CGT), which would drastically increase the amount...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Webinar – Portugal’s investment potential and more on Golden Visas](/img/default/pit.png)
Fine & Country Portugal is currently running a series of webinars entitled ‘Your Second Home’, covering various topics related to the...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – why Portugal should still be a go-to for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the Brexit transition period ended just over a month ago, and the UK ceased to be a part of the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![What does 2021 have in store for the property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
2020 was a challenging year for many industries across the world, and especially those in the UK. Amongst national lockdowns, stringent...
20 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Portugal update – Golden Visa confusion and alternative forms of residency](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countdown - Brits have 6 months to secure EU residency with PT Golden Visa](/img/default/pit.png)
While Brussels and Westminster finally agreed an eleventh-hour trade and security deal before the end of the Brexit transition period –...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 outlook – what are the predictions from our property experts?](/img/default/pit.png)
With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors – would you swap time in your second home for stays elsewhere?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property exchange company born out of the 2008 financial crash has seen its membership grow again as the world undergoes...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Looking to scale your portfolio? Here’s some top tips for seasoned investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Sometimes even seasoned investors will need guidance, help and assistance, particularly during times of crisis and uncertainty. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Golden visas – what are they and how can investors benefit?](/img/default/pit.png)
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...
30 October 2020
From: Overseas Property
![Part 1: retail to residential – has John Lewis set a precedent?](/img/default/pit.png)
The high street was already struggling before the pandemic, but Covid-19 has perhaps sent it into terminal decline. High streets in major...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – new hope for buyers who lost deposits for Spanish off-plan homes](/img/default/pit.png)
Spanish homebuyers who paid and lost deposits on off-plan properties in the country as a result of the global financial crisis have been urged...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![How to sell your home before 2020 is through](/img/default/pit.png)
For most homeowners, the thought of selling a house in 2020 is anxiety-inducing. To some, it feels like tempting fate. However,...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: The highs and lows of London’s property market](/img/default/pit.png)
While average rental values in prime central London (PCL) have declined annually by 6.9%, average house prices in prime London property...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Exciting’ new growth for Midlands PRS developer acquired by real estate giant](/img/default/pit.png)
European residential real estate giant Cordia International has acquired Birmingham-based, PRS-specialist developer Blackswan Property Limited. Cordia, a developer with interests across Hungary, Poland, Spain, Germany and Romania, is the...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Greek property – government programmes to spark boom for market](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – time’s running out to claim thousands lost in Spain’s property crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland who lost out in Spain’s catastrophic property crash are now able...
31 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – is now the time for Menorca to emerge from the shadows?](/img/default/pit.png)
Of the four largest Balearic Islands, Menorca – alongside Formentera - is probably the least known and the least celebrated. It is...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Spain overview – holiday home destinations remain resolute](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in Spain will close 2020 with little variation over the previous year, according to a recent market analysis of...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investing in Portugal – is it a safe haven?](/img/default/pit.png)
Portugal, already a highly popular holiday, second home and retirement destination for Brits, has been widely praised for the way it...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![PCL witnesses large lockdown price drops, but market is recovering](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest PCL (Prime Central London) index reveals that average prices in this market declined by 2.1% in April, the...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: why Brits should look into property overseas now](/img/default/pit.png)
Emigrating abroad has always been a popular choice for Brits wanting to relocate to sunnier climes for a better quality of...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – will the luxury property market bounce back quicker?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has had huge impacts on all parts of the property industry, with the market effectively on pause mode...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Easing traveller anxiety and rebuilding trust in short-lets](/img/default/pit.png)
It's been abundantly clear in recent months that the coronavirus pandemic - which has caused such drastic restrictions on travel, tourism...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Now is not the time to shake-up real estate](/img/default/pit.png)
It has been well over a month since the UK government first announced social distancing measures in response to Covid-19. At...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top tips for Spanish property buyers – experts offer their guidance](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks we have extensively covered the impact of Covid-19 on British buyers in Spain, including how buying with a...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Financial lifeline offered to Brits worried about Spanish property purchases](/img/default/pit.png)
Spanish mortgage specialists Fluent Finance Abroad have offered reassurance to British buyers that there is no need to give up on...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can property investors come out the other side of the Covid-19 crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
A property investment expert and well-regarded podcaster has offered some top advice to investors on how they can cope with, and...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the best performing PRS assets and how to find them](/img/default/pit.png)
The whole world is currently dealing with the challenge of Covid-19. Huge government support is being promised on a scale even...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![What can the property industry do to recover from the coronavirus crisis?](/img/default/pit.png)
With lockdown measures in place until at least May 7, and possibly for much longer than that, the new normal is...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what does Greece offer investors that other hotspots don't?](/img/default/pit.png)
Like everyone else, it's a difficult time for investors in terms of planning ahead and finding out where the safe havens...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Merilee Karr, Chair of the STAA – how will short-lets bounce back?](/img/default/pit.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has put all aspects of normal life on hold for the time being, and has affected each and...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![How are the Bristol and Portsmouth property markets performing?](/img/default/pit.png)
While Bristol and Portsmouth might seem like two very disparate locations to focus on, NEXA Properties has offices in both –...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top performing property types of the decade revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why investors will be surprised by the benefits of tokenizing PBSA](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...
20 November 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
![Investment hotspots - the best new-build developments in the Costa del Sol](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite Brexit, Spain has reclaimed its status as a hotspot for British buyers, with the Costa del Sol a firm favourite. Last...
14 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
![What does France’s property market currently look like?](/img/default/pit.png)
Global property consultancy Knight Frank recently launched its Prime France Report, which revealed that British buyers now account for one in...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Want better house price growth? Buy near a Tube station!](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s not hugely surprising that homes near strong transport links enjoy better house price growth, but new research has now revealed...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![London regeneration – what is going on at Battersea Power Station?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today recently went to discover the latest goings-on at Battersea Power Station, part of central London’s largest regeneration area. One...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![A property market bouncing back – the rising investment appeal of Greece](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Income to buy hits £54,000 despite weaker city house price growth, Zoopla says](/img/default/pit.png)
The average income required for a first-time buyer (FTB) to purchase a home has grown 9% since 2016 and stands at...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL rates begin to shift upwards, says online broker](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lisbon property market bounces back as demand and investment soars](/img/default/pit.png)
The Portuguese capital Lisbon is experiencing a real estate revival, according to Knight Frank’s new insight into the city. It’s currently in...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Demand soars in France’s prestige property market](/img/default/pit.png)
The French property market saw a record 970,000 transactions in 2018, up from 564,000 in the depths of the financial crisis. The...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is the Spanish property market set to heat up in 2019?](/img/default/pit.png)
It took the Spanish property market several years before it really started to claw its way out of the chaos brought...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property market in Spain set to grow steadily in 2019](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain’s property market is set for steady growth in 2019, according to Lucas Fox International Properties. With 2018 proving to be another...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![British deposits lost in Spanish property crash recovered by law firm](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading law firm in Dorset and Somerset has revealed its success in enabling British clients to recover deposits lost on...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![How is the Spanish property market enticing British buyers back?](/img/default/pit.png)
British citizens have long had a love affair with the Spanish property market and like any love affair; it’s had its...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s analysis offers overview of 2018 property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Propertymark has studied its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year, with the findings revealing that first-time buyer...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors boosted by Brexit uncertainty and weak pound](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![How badly has Brexit and the recession affected Prime Central London?](/img/default/pit.png)
The owners of some of London's most affluent homes have faced a number of challenges since the market crashed in 2007,...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Prices for overseas property soar as a result of Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit uncertainty has ramped up the cost of overseas property, according to Hargreaves Landsdown Currency Service. Despite house prices in Spain still...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Peer-to-peer platform receives full FCA approval](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fully authorised ‘Lendy – The Property Platform’, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer platforms. Following a detailed...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Affordability and stamp duty are disrupting the UK property market – Knight Frank](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year, according to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank analyses prime price movements in decade since crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![House-hunters flood the market](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of house-hunters looking for new homes rose by 37% in January in line with the supply of available properties...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sales still nowhere near pre-crash levels, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
Property sales in the UK have still not recovered to anywhere close to their pre-2008 levels, a decade on from the...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property price growth is coming to a standstill](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in the UK increased at the slowest rate in over four years in July, due to ongoing political...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![House price growth in Canada set to slow sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
Canada’s red-hot housing market looks set to cool next year, with property prices heading for a ‘soft landing’, according to the...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in investors forced to sell to pay off interest-only mortgage debts](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of mortgage products hits post-recession high](/img/default/pit.png)
The total number of mortgage products on the market has reached its highest level since the recession in 2008 as competition...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Irresponsible lending in the UK could lead to return of ‘negative equity’](/img/default/pit.png)
TSB has reduced mortgage lending to first-time buyers, especially in London, amid growing concerns that many homeowners without significant equity in...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices fall in Sydney for first time in 18 months](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in Sydney dipped for the first time in 18 months in April, according to new data, as regulators continue...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market ‘is starting to look livelier’](/img/default/pit.png)
More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Australian house price growth surges to seven-year high](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Australia are increasing at their fastest pace in seven years, fuelling growing fears about a property bubble...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rural land prices look set to fall](/img/default/pit.png)
Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Canadian home prices rise further](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Canada continued to increase in January, led by gains in Toronto’s red-hot housing market, fresh figures show. The...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of office to residential conversions drops 19% year-on-year](/img/default/pit.png)
A lack of funding and uncertainty over Brexit contributed to a sharp decline in the volume of office to residential conversions...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Private housing wealth in the UK exceeds £5trn](/img/default/pit.png)
The total value of all privately owned homes in Britain has increased above £5trn for the first time - almost three...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices in England and Wales edge up in November](/img/default/pit.png)
The average residential property price in England and Wales edged up by 0.1% in November, according to the latest the LSL/Acadata...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Eurozone house prices continue to rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property price growth in the eurozone continues to exceed the long-term average with no sign of a bubble last seen...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market sees a ‘reverse ripple’](/img/default/pit.png)
Historically, UK property prices have demonstrated a distinct spatial pattern over time, rising initially in a cyclical upswing in prime central...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![London office leasing continued to increase in Q3](/img/default/pit.png)
Take-up of central London office space increased in the third quarter of this year as the market in the heart of...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![The strongest global housing markets unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...