Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
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![Which tenures and regions have seen property value rise most?](/upload/images/24%2002%2022%20%2004.jpg)
Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC reveals record sums earned by landlord investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2014%202.jpg/23%2011%2014%202__400x265.jpg)
The gloomy mood surrounding buy to let with higher taxation and stricter regulation has not stopped it being relatively lucrative for...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![No New Tax Incentives For Investors - government statement](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2031%203.jpg/23%2010%2031%203__400x267.jpg)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why investors should take advantage of the BTR boom](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC tax collection - Offshore tax receipts climb 291% year on year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors: Don't be afraid to change your property investment strategy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPurchase-1-400x310.jpg)
Property remains a highly attractive asset class in which to invest. The demand for the product is virtually guaranteed: we’re busy...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors – are you ready for the Property Investor Show?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 in tech and real estate revealed](/upload/images/library/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - record interest in Spanish and Portuguese property among Brits](/upload/images/Locations/Spain-SunnyView-400x310.jpg)
New data released by overseas property portal Kyero.com has revealed record interest in Portuguese and Spanish property during 2021. Kyero, which is...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![From landlord to landlord-developer - the top investment strategy?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Alexander is joint Chief Executive Officer of property lettings firm apropos](/img/default/pit.png)
Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![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 – how can UK citizens secure EU residency post-Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s been an area of hot discussion in recent weeks as the UK gets used to its new post-Brexit reality, where...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Securing a Spanish mortgage after Brexit – what do you need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the transition period for the UK leaving the EU ending in a matter of weeks, there is no doubt that...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five reasons why property investors are feeling the 'Verbier vibe'](/img/default/pit.png)
Fashionable Swiss ski resort Verbier is firmly on the radar of international buyers as 2021 approaches, according to Skiingproperty.com. The website says...
23 November 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
![Q&A - could Cyprus become the next investment hotspot post-pandemic?](/img/default/pit.png)
As lockdown measures across Europe continue to ease, many investors will be thinking about their next move. With this in mind, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Help for investors – webinars to assist people through the crisis](/img/default/pit.png)
Throughout the property industry, in response to the challenges posed by Covid-19, various webinars have been held offering top tips, guidance,...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where are the best places to buy abroad in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlords and aspiring property owners are turning to overseas markets. Not only are they finding plentiful real estate investment opportunities, they...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor should use Budget to encourage growth in the PRS – claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and Build to Rent – are they the rental market’s two biggest trends?](/img/default/pit.png)
With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what does the crackdown on Airbnb involve?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, we looked at why landlords and investors were being warned off holidays lettings amid an Airbnb crackdown in Scotland...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what is going on in the Portsmouth property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
Portsmouth-based agency NEXA Properties has released its latest report on the city which analyses how its property market is currently functioning. The...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the UK holiday property sector attracting huge investment interest?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK holiday property sector is a growth industry which is attracting huge interest from property investors, says Iain Brown of...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why are cash buyers in London continuing to exit the market?](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of cash buyers in London over the last year, according to Apropos...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hyde Park Gardens revealed as London’s top performing micro market](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research report by ultra-prime estate agent Beauchamp Estates has revealed that Hyde Park Gardens and the immediate area have been...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Second homeowners take advantage of predicted growth in staycations](/img/default/pit.png)
Holiday lettings business cottages.com has seen a 23% growth in portfolio recruitment over the last six months, compared to the same...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is the UK private rental sector set to dominate by 2025?](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment in the UK’s private rental sector (PRS) will soar to £75 Billion by 2025, with an additional 560,000 households expected...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Low stock levels send London asking rents soaring](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking rents for London properties hit a record high at the end of 2018, exceeding the previous peak witnessed in the...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![London house prices set to stabilise by end of 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
The decline in the value of properties in the capital could potentially come to a halt as early as autumn 2020. The...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to turn to student towns and cities for better rental yields](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit is biggest challenge facing property market, say investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is the biggest challenge facing the UK property sector, according to a survey of investors,...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Invest in buy-to-let via crowdfunding, says property expert](/img/default/pit.png)
The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show addresses key issues plaguing landlords in 2018 at Olympia on 15 March](/img/default/pit.png)
The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...
02 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Scotland experiences strongest property market since 2008](/img/default/pit.png)
Scotland's property market is at its strongest since 2008, despite the EU Referendum, this year’s general election, higher tax rates than the...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let purchases driven by pension pot hunters](/img/default/pit.png)
Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Manchester establishes itself as a major buy-to-let property hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales activity picking up for prime country homes in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal rise in prime country prices in the UK in the second quarter of the year, thanks in...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Business as usual’ for UK housing industry despite election uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
Following last week’s general election, many political commentators believe that currently the only certainty in Britain is uncertainty, after the Prime...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Steve Cox - Business Account Manager](/img/default/pit.png)
Alan Boswell Group’s Steve Cox tells us a bit more about himself, and why the company’s landlord insurance is market-leading. Tell us...
09 June 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![New buy to let tax changes and how to work your way around them](/img/default/pit.png)
Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...
18 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![What’s better for funding retirement, pensions or property?](/img/default/pit.png)
The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...
11 April 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Sales of prime central London properties continue to fall but prices pick up](/img/default/pit.png)
Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence in housing market ‘knocked’ by aggressive taxation and Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders’ finances from...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trevor Abrahmsohn - what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Trevor Abrahmsohn, director at Glentree Estates offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. 2016 has...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Big housebuilders’ profit margins soar](/img/default/pit.png)
Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Non-dom reform should be put on hold until 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK government should delay the introduction of any changes to non-domicile reforms until at least 2018, giving it an opportunity...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to scrap tax on land to boost new housing supply](/img/default/pit.png)
The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty receipts fall as George Osborne’s reforms take their toll](/img/default/pit.png)
Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![London’s prime house prices forecast to fall 9% this year - Savills](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in London’s prime locations will fall by 9% this year and not rise again until 2019 as increased...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Are property syndicates the next big thing?](/img/default/pit.png)
2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...