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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,...

It’s no coincidence that many property owners choose to sell their homes in spring – everywhere looks and feels better when...

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

The typical buy-to-let investor has reduced the size of their portfolio by as much as 27% across England and Wales in...

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...

Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

The Vale do Lobo resort is a legendary location on Portugal’s Algarve that has existed since 1962 but is now refreshed...

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

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

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...

The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...

Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of rental homes, has revealed its second Build To Rent development in Bristol. Located within Temple...

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...

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...

More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press - such as...

A new study conducted by comparison site GetAgent has revealed the most in-demand locations to buy a second property in. Global searches...

The prime London sales market recorded both price and transaction falls in February, while in lettings, rental growth increased slightly and...

From executive homes to single-bedroom flats, an enormous range of homes feature in Bond Wolfe’s 190-lot live-streamed auction this Wednesday. A guide...

Investors looking for the next hot location will keep an eye on a new residential neighbourhood promised by a real estate...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

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

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

The director of two companies which operated an unauthorised property investment scheme costing investors more than £57 million has been banned...

La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...

A prestigious development of 39 apartments carved from a former Victorian wool warehouse has been officially unveiled in the centre of...

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

Foxtons says the Build To Rent sector has vast growth potential - and even now in its infancy it is enjoying...

Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...

International entrepreneur David von Rosen has launched 25 Degrees – a new top-end Dubai-based property development company co-founded with a Dubai-based...

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

London-focussed property data firm LonRes says there are signs of green shoots in the capital’s prime housing market. January saw a rise...

Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...

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

Thames Ditton Marina in Surrey has come to the market for the first time in nearly 20 years. The freehold marina was...

Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...

Figures released by the National House Building Council show 133,213 new homes were completed in 2023, down 12 per cent on...

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

New government figures show a net loss of 16,000 social homes in England last year, as sales and demolitions continue to...

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

The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...

A new networking service for property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched by two brothers. The UK Homes Network is...

Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the city’s top-performing postcodes for rental yields in the last quarter of 2023. The latest rental...

Waypoint has launched its UK Affordable Single-Family Housing Fund focused on new build, affordable single-family housing.  The vehicle will be kick-started with...

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

A French court has blocked a law change allowing Britons to stay in France for over 90 days without a visa...

Landlords and property developers can access a free course from a retrofit knowledge and skills provider. The online course - called Retrofit...

An estate agency claims its research shows that fixer-uppers sell at only 6.2 per cent less than comparable ready-to-occupy properties. YOPA analysed...

Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Towns and cities across the UK are set to benefit from an upsurge in Baby Boomers returning from rural areas to...

A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...

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

We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...

New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...

It looks like investors in mainstream UK homes who anticipated losing capital values in the 2023 may have been mistaken -...

A teenager from Caterham in Surrey has shown that age has nothing on ambition after successfully completing his first redevelopment project...

An investment platform is backing two of the more unusual property sectors - short lets and assisted living - as good...

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

Last year, 2023, was a challenging one fo the housing market in the UK and a frustrating one for investors. While there...

“2023 has proved a tricky year but it’s also provided opportunities that haven’t been available for the last few years. “On the...

A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years.  UK rents...

Black Brick has been advising professional property investors, buyers, sellers and developers since 2007.  It says it’s advised, sourced and acquired almost...

The prestigious Property Investors Awards - organised by the Property Investors Bureau - have announced their 2023 results. “This year we saw...

A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...

Research by online agency Yopa has revealed that homes listed for sale within the last 30 days have been reducing in...

A leading estate agent in London has revealed a glut of properties awaiting modernisation and shrewd investment in a sought after...

Organisers say the seventh Ghana Property and Lifestyle Expo 2023, which took place recently in Chelsea, saw a record number of...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

New research from an over-50’s property company reveals that bungalow construction has dropped to account for just 1.2 per cent of...

Volume housebuilder Weston Homes has announced a commercial opportunity at its new £185m Langley Square waterside scheme in Dartford. The 2,960 square...

Residential developers now have a unique opportunity to provide much needed high-quality accommodation in a city currently with limited stock, says...

There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...

It’s been a much better year than many analysts expected says Rightmove - despite this month’s dip in asking prices. New seller...

Investors are buying second homes in the North East and North West at an increased rate compared to the rest of...

A property consultancy selling rental units says there’s been exponential growth in the short-lets AirBnb-style rental market over recent months. The yields...

What do the property markets in North Norfolk, Kensington and Chelsea and East Devon have in common?  They are the only areas...

Over £1 billion has been invested in the burgeoning Build To Rent Single Family Housing sector in the first three quarters...

An off-plan property consultancy is claiming “record returns” after launching a series of so-called Assisted Living flats in partnership with developers...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market ramped up in the third quarter of 2023, according to new analysis from Savills. The high...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to reform the housing market withs plan to build 1.5m new homes funded partly...

The average new seller asking price has increased by just 0.5 per cent in the past month - the smallest increase...

House prices across the UK’s increasingly price sensitive prime markets nudged down for a fourth consecutive quarter in the three months...

The latest UK house price index, over the weekend, lifts the lid on exactly what’s happening in the UK housing market...

A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...

The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims.  Alistair Brown,...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index  shows the...

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

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

Buy to let investors keen to bag a bargain will be interested to know that over a third of homes now...

As the trend for working from home slowly diminishes, so there has been a return of the premiums for homes near...

With the high cost of transactions making flipping less attractive than before, the Nationwide has quantified an alternative option - home...

If you want the best chance of snagging a new home, the place to be is South Derbyshire, which has embraced...

Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...