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![Where Best To Find A Fixer Upper...and How To Add Value Quickly](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2003.jpg)
Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Positive About Spain - the year ahead for investors and buyers](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2003.jpg)
In the Spanish property podcast “La Piedra”, Sean Woolley from Cloud Nine Spain and Mark Stücklinfrom Spanish Property Insight reviewed the market to give...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don’t be impacted by rising rent arrears](/upload/images/tenant%20arrears(1).png)
A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
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![Changing Face of Property Investment Hotspots in 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2014%201.jpg)
A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors Briefing - Zoopla’s forecast for 2024 UK Housing Market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2009%201.jpg/23%2011%2009%201__400x250.jpg)
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Wait To Invest? House prices forecast to fall in late 2023](/upload/images/23%2011%2002%203.jpg)
House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing from Dad for investment? Call in the lawyers…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market Snapshot - a sentiment index on what prospective UK investors think](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2028%202.jpg/23%2009%2028%202__400x267.jpg)
Every month Britain’s ‘third property portal’ - On The Market - publishes a sentiment index. This is not the usual snapshot on...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unusual Investment - optimising your income even as a tenant](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2028%203.jpg/23%2009%2028%203__400x267.jpg)
Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ Guide - how to recognise and optimise yields](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2007%201%20Investors%E2%80%99%20Guide%20-%20how%20to%20recognise%20and%20optimise%20yields.jpg/23%2009%2007%201%20Investors%E2%80%99%20Guide%20-%20how%20to%20recognise%20and%20optimise%20yields__400x226.jpg)
Here Richard O’Neill - managing director of lettings at Romans Estate Agents - advises investors how to recognise and optimise yield for...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sun, Sand and Investment - surge of investor interest in island](/upload/images/23%2008%2022%203%20OverseasMarket_400x310.png)
Cyprus Sotheby’s International Realty has published its quarterly report analysing the performance of the Cyprus residential real estate market in the...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Investors used to part-fund purchases by home buyers](/upload/images/2%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Where Rent Has Increased The Most In 2023](/upload/images/2%20Where%20Rent%20Has%20Increased%20The%20Most%20In%202023%20by%20Graham%20Norwood%20.png)
Across the UK, there has been an average increase in rent by 8.0 per cent in the past year according to...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ratings agency gives gloomy outlook on UK buy to let investment](/upload/images/__thumbs/Ratings%20agency%20gives%20gloomy%20outlook%20on%20UK%20buy%20to%20let%20investment.jpg/Ratings%20agency%20gives%20gloomy%20outlook%20on%20UK%20buy%20to%20let%20investment__400x267.jpg)
An international ratings agency has given its verdict on investors’ prospects for the UK buy to let market - and it...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Optimistic outlook for commercial real estate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
2022 was a year that presented an assortment of challenges for the commercial real estate (CRE) market; the aftermath of Covid-19,...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on how to get into property investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Top%20tips%20property%20investment%20rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
Leading property investment experts Redmayne Smith offers advice to new investors With rental demand at an all-time high, research from Aviva...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![How much does it cost to move abroad?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Brits who are dreaming of moving abroad have been offered helpful tips and advice on how much it typically costs to...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Three strategies for investors to see great returns in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-forecast_400x310.png)
The current economic environment is still uncertain, and it is likely that the alarming rising cost of living, high inflation rates,...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - top 5 urban regeneration hotspots in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
Buying a property in areas actively undergoing urban regeneration can offer a good investment opportunity for purchasers looking to get onto...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Invested in a holiday let? Here’s how to navigate the cost of living crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/Cumbria-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![One Green Way – what does the Algarve’s newest luxury development offer?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Overseas/OneGreenWay-House-400x310.png)
In September, Property Investor Today was kindly invited to visit the team at One Green Way to find out all about...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - seven reasons to invest in property abroad](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/YourOverseasHome_400x310.png)
Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Adults set to boomerang back to parents to cope with cost of living](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
According to a new study by Avivia, a fifth of independently living adults are contemplating moving back in with parents to...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Analysing your property portfolio this autumn](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/autumn%20analysis%20property_OPG.jpg)
The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...
29 September 2022
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![Revealed – the cost of living crisis halts home improvement work](/upload/images/library/Money%20House.jpg)
Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, surveyed 3,700 homeowners to discover the true impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on homeowners. The...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Utility bills set to hit 28% of average mortgage](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UpsetCouple-400x310.png)
October’s energy price cap increase will see the average household paying the equivalent of nearly a third of their annual mortgage...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property prices - home values predicted to rise by £14,000](/upload/images/library/Poundsign-400x310.png)
A new market analysis from Benham and Reeves shows that property prices remain on the incline. The lettings and estate agent...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how inflation and the cost of living impacts your investments](/upload/images/library/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the cheapest UK cities to flip a house](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/AdobeStock_401499574.jpeg)
There has been a significant increase in demand for move-in-ready homes and CIA Landlord Insurance has taken the liberty to research...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Wholesome homes – 1,200 new units for London’s rough sleepers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
Since 2016, City Hall services have closely worked with councils and charities to assist 12,000 homeless people into safe, long-term accommodation. The...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Could modular homes solve the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ModularHomes-1-400x310.jpg)
The average UK house price hit a fresh high in May, rising for the 11th month in a row, according to...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Puma Property Finance funds £65m GDV London residential development](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
Puma Property Finance (PPF) recently announced it has provided funding to finance a £65 million GDV 26-storey residential apartment block in...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How BTR can offer attainable access to desirable lifestyles](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Innovative partnership delivers first ever homes with zero energy bills](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Two pioneering tech firms have partnered to deliver the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. Octopus Energy and ilke...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – was May the most successful month for auctions yet?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
In this week's roundup, PIT takes a look at the month just gone. Auction House saw record figures in the first five...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market slowdown – UK house price growth expected to plummet](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Average house price values are set to rise by a total of 12.9% by the end of 2026, but affordability pressures...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![The ultimate guide to investing in a holiday home](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bargain abroad? Spanish second homes much cheaper thanks to exchange rate](/upload/images/Locations/SpanishVilla-400x310.jpg)
Taylor Wimpey España has claimed it’s possible to purchase a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment for £160,173 (plus VAT) in Spain – in...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors: hedge against rising inflation with property](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Judith Tan, head of capital markets at EstateGuru, looks at how investors can hedge their bets against...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Study shows 63 per cent of tradespeople are going greener in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/SolarPanelHomes-360x280.png)
New research from the find-a-tradesperson platform, Rated People reveals how UK tradespeople are adapting their businesses this year to be more environmentally friendly. The...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – soaring revenues and a time warp house for sale](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
It’s success galore for this week’s auction roundup, with Bond Wolfe witnessing revenue growth of over £23 million at its second...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: What’s happening in the overseas property market?](/upload/images/Locations/Spain-CostaDelSol-400x310.jpg)
Interest in buying property in Europe remains high despite Brexit, Covid-19 recovery, and a challenging economic climate. We’re expecting this year...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning update – approval for homes in Hastings, Manchester & Norfolk](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
In this mini update, PIT looks at the latest in planning applications, with affordable factory-built homes in Hastings, high-quality homes anticipated...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – auctioneer awards, charity work and expert tips](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
We’ve entered a new month, which means new beginnings and refreshed confidence as we navigate a post-Covid world. Quite aptly, this...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Living costs crisis is upon us, but resi property will always weather the storm](/upload/images/Locations/Edinburgh-Skyline-400x310.jpg)
This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brits spending up to 77% of income to cover rental costs – study](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/PayingBills-400x310.jpg)
UK renters are forking out up to 77% of their monthly household income to get by in the UK rental market,...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – which cities will be the investment hotspots of 2022?](/upload/images/library/Birmingham-Bullring-400x310px-min.png)
Staying at the forefront of the property investment industry takes a great deal of work, experience and expert knowledge, which is...
24 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
![The Cumberland Building Society Industry Panel Q&A - what did it reveal?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
The Cumberland recently sought the opinions of representatives from different areas of hospitality to highlight the differing perspectives on some of...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The best global cities for remote working - study](/upload/images/library/Cudillero-Spain-400x310.jpg)
The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped work practices around the globe. Since the huge shift to remote working, people have been able...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham’s Gun Quarter – is it the city’s latest hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
One of Birmingham’s most distinctive areas, which is looking to escape from its manufacturing past and transform itself into one of...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – should Nottingham be on your radar?](/img/default/pit.png)
Commuters looking to relocate from London and other major cities could be considering Nottingham as a go-to location due to its...
24 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
![BTR roundup – record investment, Londoners head north, new L&G scheme](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Marketview report from CBRE has revealed that the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector recorded a total of £955.7...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - will suburban BTR thrive as a result of Covid-19?](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the pandemic started, there has been a shift in the number of people seeking homes away from the city, or...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: top tips for buying property in Spain in the new normal](/img/default/pit.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed so many things for so many people. For international real estate agents in Spain, it has...
10 November 2020
From: Overseas Property
![London climbs the list of most liveable European cities](/img/default/pit.png)
Londoners have enjoyed one of the most significant increases in ‘livability’ where the cost of renting and living as a percentage...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how has Covid-19 changed house-hunting in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
Across the world, people buying and selling homes are having to adapt to new ways of doings things as a result...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents and prices in Portugal drop as a result of coronavirus, research claims](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks, many industry experts have been singing the praises of Portugal as a safe haven for overseas investors, given...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - should British investors still be considering Spanish property post-Brexit?](/img/default/pit.png)
With Spain being one of the most popular investment destinations for British investors, we checked in with David Fuster, a highly...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![The cost of living near London’s 342 outstanding schools revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The average London property price near an ‘outstanding’ state primary school is £693,849, according to research from Portico. Schools rated as ‘outstanding’...
14 October 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
![Most homeowners have spent money on home improvements](/img/default/pit.png)
The vast majority (98%) of homeowners have made improvements to their properties over the last five years, spending a total of...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why is Manchester one of Europe’s fastest growing cities?](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester City Council recently released its annual State of the City Report for 2018, which officially confirmed that Manchester’s economic growth...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![House prices on the up since Brexit, research reveals](/img/default/pit.png)
UK house prices have risen by 7.3% since the Brexit vote, according to the latest Land Registry house price data. Now, in...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers are currently ‘supporting’ the UK housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Why invest in the Algarve](/img/default/pit.png)
Investing in overseas property is becoming increasingly popular, and there are certain locations around the globe that are becoming some of...
19 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Government urged to do more to ‘bring house price inflation in line with earnings’](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual rise in UK house prices picked up again in May, the latest figures show, with prices continuing to rise...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![It was ‘inevitable’ that UK house prices would ease](/img/default/pit.png)
The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Significant increase in remortgaging activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in remortgaging activity last month as homeowners, including property investors, seek ways to reduce outgoings, new...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brexit uncertainty prompts decline in UK property deals](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following initial post-referendum jitters, but with just 24 hours until Theresa May...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners on standard variable rates overpaying by almost £3,200 a year](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners with a standard variable rate (SVR) mortgage could be spending almost £3,200 a year - or £266 a month -...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Asking price growth slows for homes in England and Wales](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking prices for residential properties listed for sale in England and Wales increased by 2% in the month to early February, the...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Caution to dominate UK housing market in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Political and economic uncertainty and a dip in sentiment and transactions generated in part by the outcome of the EU referendum...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Annual house price growth slows to 6.9%, says Halifax](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![The changing face of UK renting](/img/default/pit.png)
It has been revealed that a quarter of British renters are getting married (23%) and having children (25%) whilst living in...