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30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will HS2 Debacle Have A Silver Lining for Investors In Birmingham?](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2024%2002.jpg/23%2010%2024%2002__400x265.jpg)
A wealth management company suggests that the HS2 debacle may have a silver lining for Birmingham. With news that the high speed...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors In London Property Buoyed By Better Returns](/upload/images/23%2010%2019%2002.jpg)
A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Northern England Will Be Best Bet For Investors ‘for the foreseeable future’](/upload/images/23%2008%2029%202%20Northern%20England%20Will%20Be%20Best%20Bet%20For%20Investors%20%E2%80%98for%20the%20foreseeable%20future%E2%80%99.png)
The North of England is outperforming the South for both capital appreciation and rental yields. Sourced Franchise has analysed annual changes in...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![BTR gathering pace outside of London, finds research](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
In its still relatively short lifespan, Build to Rent has been at its most prominent in London, where the majority of...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property demand and prices soar in seaside town Brixham](/upload/images/Locations/Brixham400x310.jpg)
It's been claimed that Brixham is the new cool spot in the South West as seaside towns continue to enjoy a coastal...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![One of the largest BTR providers by 2027 – Strawberry Star's grand plans](/upload/images/Locations/StarLiving-400x310.jpg)
A property developer and operator is aiming to have a major say in the fast-growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector, with...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Giles Atkinson, Director of Atkinson McLeod](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Atkinson%20McLeod/Giles-Atkinson-400-310.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Hats off to Luton – how this airport town is taking off](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
Santhosh Gowda, chairman of property developer Strawberry Star, outlines in this guest piece why Luton is really going places and should...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government called to rethink plans for energy improvements in PRS](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Which prime London areas are driving the rental market revival?](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
The prime London rental market has enjoyed an 8% uplift in rental values over the last year, with the most in-demand...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reading – could it be the South East’s newest hotspot?](/upload/images/Locations/ReadingDrone-400x310.jpg)
Despite being home to centuries of history, a Championship football team, a major shopping centre, a thriving tech and business scene,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![London bounces back – rents set to rise 5.5% in 2022](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
Rental values across the capital have not only bounced back compared to the pandemic dip in 2020, but they have also...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![On the right track - DLR only line to buck the Underground's rental decline](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/housing-market400x310.png)
New research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that all but one line on the London Underground has...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![London rental market ‘in full swing’ as rents rise and stock levels drop](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
The property market has suffered greatly as a result of the pandemic, and the rental market, even more so. Dwindling demand due...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – from car depot sites to 800-year-old buildings](/img/default/pit.png)
A new residential development in Salford, Manchester is set to offer a ‘refreshing’ collection of apartments. The gritty suburb-turned-cultural-goldmine location is home...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where is the most profitable place to buy UK investment property?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading data insight company has revealed the best places in the UK to buy an investment property. Address Intelligence has been...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how has Crossrail boosted capital growth?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite being riddled with issues, Crossrail 1 – which is finally supposed to operate fully in 2022 – has had a...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London update: sales activity soars as rental values decline](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...
19 April 2021
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
![Rental growth continues following property market restart in May](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property investors not deterred by coronavirus chaos, research claims](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research from Property Hub has revealed that a huge 98% of property investors still consider property to be a...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 impact – could temporary change of use help student providers?](/img/default/pit.png)
With all face-to-face teaching across the UK on hold for the time being thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, student accommodation providers...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: where are the top five South East BTL locations for affordability?](/img/default/pit.png)
In an unprecedented global climate, and with the new tax year looming, investors everywhere will be thinking about the future and...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why are tech tenants driving the demand for prime London rentals?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week tech giant Facebook announced that it would be hiring 1,000 more staff in London, bringing its total workforce in...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sales and rental values in PCL set to rise over the next five years](/img/default/pit.png)
Prices in Prime Central London (PCL) are predicted to rise by 18% over the next five years, while cumulative rental growth...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK rents continue to grow as housing market slows](/img/default/pit.png)
In September, the average rental price for a new tenancy in the UK was £967 per calendar month, up by 2.5%...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bulk buyers flock to Central London before Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Central London has seen a 55% increase in demand from family offices, real estate funds and large investors looking to bulk-buy...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents hit an all-time high as payments rise in all regions](/img/default/pit.png)
The average UK rent hit an all-time high of £970 last month, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data shows...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents on the rise but growth begins to slow, figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK now sits at £934, a 1.6% rise on the same time last year, according to...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents up 2.5 per cent on same time last year](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK is now £932, up by 2.5% on the same time last year, according to figures...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector remains resilient amid housing concerns](/img/default/pit.png)
Average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, with December showing a continuation of the steady rise...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![The top performing London boroughs in 2018 revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The best performing boroughs in the London residential market in 2018 have been revealed by new research from CBRE Residential. Its annual report, the...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit causing concern among landlords despite steady rental growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit concerns continue to loom large for landlords despite average UK rental values growing steadily over the last month. That’s according...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Where are the UK's best locations for buy-to-let investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has uncovered the UK's best investment locations ranked by rental yield. The top performer is Burnley, with an average...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK rents on the rise, figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK reached £919 in May, up by 2% on the same time last year, according to...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![No sign of landlords exiting PRS despite ‘catalogue of challenges’](/img/default/pit.png)
Various reports have suggested that a number of private landlords plan to sell up and quit the PRS as a consequence...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![The rental market is ‘strong and stable’ despite election uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
Most parts of England and Wales saw rents rise in the run-up to the recent general election with yields stable at...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property hotspot: Manchester is still ‘head and shoulders’ above the rest](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Leeds is an ‘increasingly desirable location’](/img/default/pit.png)
Economically vibrant and at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, Leeds is a magnet for businesses, which partly explains why office...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental price declines in PCL less marked in lower and higher price brackets](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental market in prime central London is showing signs that it is potentially on the road to recovery, as reflected...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Prime commercial property rents up 0.8% in Q1 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Prime commercial property rental values in the UK increased by 0.8% in the first quarter of the year, the latest prime...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investor demand strengthens across all UK property sectors](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are actively investing in the UK commercial property market, the latest report from the Royal Institution...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fears for Scotland’s ‘future success’ as number of new homes falls](/img/default/pit.png)
A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices set to rise sharply over next five years](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices across parts of the UK could rise by more than £50,000 over the next five years, although much...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rents continue to fall in Dubai](/img/default/pit.png)
It is a tenants’ market in Dubai, as reflected by weakening rental values across many areas in the emirate, owed in...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Dubai property prices fall for sixth quarter in a row](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Dubai fell for the sixth consecutive quarter during the second quarter of the year, as the recent...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK commercial rents remained stable in July](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental values across the UK’s commercial property market remained steady last month, the latest figures show. But despite stable rents, capital values,...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK commercial property rents edge higher](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal rise in the amount of private rents paid by commercial property tenants last month, fresh data reveals. The...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Dubai property prices rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Dubai increased slightly in May but were down by more than 5% year-on-year, the latest figures show. Reidin's...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investors 'scrapping to buy properties' in Dublin](/img/default/pit.png)
The residential property market in Ireland continues to attract investors due to strong growth witnessed in recent years, particularly as the...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Berlin bans Airbnb rentals](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh caps on private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms have been introduced in Berlin, Germany, in a bid...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Where to find the best rental yields in Australia](/img/default/pit.png)
A sharp rise in the number of homes coming on to the rental market in Australia is placing downward pressure on...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental market cools](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental market in prime central London is starting to slow following a year of record breaking growth with rents either...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to increase as landlords exit the market](/img/default/pit.png)
Tenants will bear the cost of recent buy-to-let tax hikes for landlords as they will almost inevitably result in a fall...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![London rents rise 5% in four months](/img/default/pit.png)
London rental values have increased by 5% in the four months to October 2015, it has been revealed. According to figures released...