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

The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...

Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent  in the past year according to...

One of the first things I read this year for international women’s day was a quote which really resonated with me....

According to a new study by Avivia, a fifth of independently living adults are contemplating moving back in with parents to...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has recently carried out a study which shows that homes close to a school with an...

Off the back of International Women's Day, which took place on March 8 2022, Property Investor Today hears from Chitra Stern, co-founder...

Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...

The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....

We recently ran a series on the commercial to residential trend sweeping across Britain in these post-Covid times, driven by offices,...

This week’s auction roundup shows positive results across the board, with Auction House London, Clive Emson, Allsop, Auction House and SDL...

This week’s auction roundup is a mixed bag, so to speak, with Savills announcing its new head of auctions and Propertymark...

Knight Frank’s annual Ski Property Report launched last week revealed that Swiss resort, St Moritz recorded the strongest price growth in...

This week’s auction roundup involves another bumper month for SDL Property Auctions as it partners with Rightmove to revolutionise auctions, as...

Inspired Villages, operator of retirement villages established by Legal & General, has achieved planning permission to deliver a £100 million retirement...

The outlook for Greece’s property market is buoyant, off the back of gradual lifting of restrictions and a surging vaccination programme...

One of the biggest lifestyle changes wrought by the pandemic has been a considerable change in working practices and patterns, with...

A property expert has claimed that the government’s new ‘Help to Build’ initiative is a positive step forward, but that the...

It’s been widely reported that Covid-19 has sparked an ‘escape to the country’. This may have left property investors wondering if Manchester...

With 2021 nearly upon us, it’s time to look forward to what the next 12 months could bring from a property...

With UK-EU trade talks going down to the wire, there is still no clarity over exactly what will happen when the transition...

Sally Maier-Yip, managing director of 11K Consulting, the UK's leading China PR and comms agency, outlines why buyers from Hong Kong and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of Home www.storyofhome.co.uk  How...

The 31 October 2020 is a big day for me and my family. It is the day we fly out of...

Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...

Development work is continuing to pick up as we ease out of lockdown. Below, we offer an update on two schemes...

A few weeks ago we looked at how a Chinese house-buying boom is on its way in the UK despite Covid-19. Here,...

A Chinese-led house buying boom is on the way in the UK, according to the CEO of Emerging Communications, a Chinese...

A leading Cypriot developer says it is still receiving daily enquires from Britain despite the Covid-19 crisis putting a temporary freeze...

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted all industries, including the whole of the property sector, but the short-lets market has perhaps been...

While more people come into the world every day, the size of the earth remains exactly the same. Today, 55% of...

With Build to Rent the private rented sector’s fastest-growing marketplace, and a major consideration for an increasing number of institutional investors...

Nearly two in five (37%) Brits say it is unlikely they will ever be able to afford to buy a property...

Timing is critical for international transactions in the current London property market. Currency brokers probably haven’t been as busy for a...

Despite many people aspiring to own a home, just under half (45%) think they never will, according to Fidelity International’s latest...

The average London property price near an ‘outstanding’ state primary school is £693,849, according to research from Portico. Schools rated as ‘outstanding’...

The additional cost of buying a home near an ‘outstanding’ rated state school in England has been revealed as £180,000, according...

Living in the catchment area of one of England’s top 100 state secondary schools carries a 42% house price premium compared...

Brits are feeling confident about the future of the UK property market even in light of no-deal Brexit predictions, research from Quick...

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

It's not just first-time buyers relying on financial help to purchase a property. According to new research from Lloyds Bank, second-steppers...

The cost of the Bank of Mum and Dad phenomenon to parents has been laid bare by new research carried out...

Property Pact, a new property funding platform, has been launched after gaining consent from the Financial Conduct Authority.   Property Pact, which connects...

A single mum who lived in a council flat with her newborn baby has been given a new £120,000 home for...

Many young people are being left with little alternative but to live with their parents to save enough money for a...

Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...

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

Investing in property near a good primary school adds £18,600 to the average price of a home in England, while property...

With several reports out this week showing that parents are prepared to pay significantly more money to buy property within the catchment...

Average property prices in the UK’s top 50 university cities, based on the Guardian’s latest university league table, have risen by...

The decline in the rate of homeownership seen over the past decade in this country looks set to continue as a...

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