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A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, boosted by a shortage of properties, says the...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

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

Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

There’s bad news for landlords relying on capital appreciation or hoping to sell up in the near future. Rightmove reports that new...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

House prices have fallen an average of 3.8 per cent across the UK in the past year according to the Nationwide. This...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

Baron John Bird, co-founder of the Big Issue newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably-housed, is suggesting that landlords give tenants...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation have good news this morning - there’s been a significant and unexpected leap in house asking...

A new analysis by property investment platform easyMoney reveals that detached homes have delivered the best investment returns of all residential...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

Today’s latest market snapshot from Rightmove shows the average price of property coming to market rising by just 0.2 per cent...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

Landlords increasingly reliant on capital appreciation may be relieved to hear that one of the country’s best respected indices suggests house...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut from £12,300 to £6,000 on April 6 – the lowest the allowance has...

An influential housing market analyst says it now looks like house prices will stay flat in 2023, rather than fall. Nicholas Mendes,...

House prices rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National...

After two months of falls, the average price of property coming to the market for sale rises again by 0.9 per...

New data from Rightmove reveals the areas which have seen the largest price jumps in the past year. It says that Eastwood...

A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting...

Capital values are set to fall “further and faster” between now and the spring, a property expert predicts. Mortgage lender figures have...

Prices fell 1.4 per cent from October, which was the largest month-on-month fall since June 2020. And annual house price growth saw...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

Rightmove says the average price of newly-marketed homes dipped 1.1 per cent this month - the equivalent of £4,159 - to...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation to help offset the growing costs of letting out property have been given bad news.  October saw...

Zoopla has now joined Knight Frank and Lloyds Bank in forecasting a price drop in 2023. The property website’s executive director, Richard...

There’s mixed news for investors with properties in prime areas of London - although overall it appears demand to purchase property...

On the face of it the latest government figures for house price growth makes comforting reading for investors. ONS data shows that...

House prices in the UK rose by 0.4 per cent in August, against a 0.1 per cent drop in July, according...

Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 10 per cent in August, from 11 per cent in July - and the...

New data from Zoopla suggests that growing concern about the cost of living crisis and in particular rising interest rates may...

Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...

Zoopla’s latest house price index suggests capital appreciation will rumble into next year despite the slowdown.  Levels of price growth will return...

The Commonwealth Games, which begin today in Birmingham, could turbo-charge capital appreciation in the city by up to 15 per cent. That’s the...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...

The latest Rightmove asking price market snapshot represents more good news for landlords relying on capital appreciation. The average price of property...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Landlords are still enjoying substantial capital appreciation - but the latest Zoopla house price index reveals the lowest rate of monthly...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

May saw a slight slowing in the rate of annual house price growth to 11.2 per cent from 12.1 per cent...

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

Analysis by Rightmove suggests that capital appreciation remains strong for landlords and owner occupiers alike, despite the recent flurry of interest...

A new study has compiled a league table of the best cities in the UK for investment in student accommodation. CIA Landlord...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation from a recovering prime London market have been provided with a league table by a debt advisory...

It looks as if landlords have enjoyed further capital appreciation with the latest housing market index showing still-rising asking prices for...

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

New research has produced a league table of locations where capital appreciation in the past year has exceeded the average wage...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

It’s not an April Fool - capital appreciation of homes really is running at 14.3 per cent a year according to...

For investors who keep their buy to lets for substantial periods - up to 25 years in some cases - a...

Property consultancy JLL says it’s identified one hitherto-unfashionable part of London as an area set to outperform the rest of the...

Capital appreciation for landlords is running at an average double-digit strength in seven regions of the UK according to the Halifax. Its...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

The Halifax is suggesting that while capital values are still high - in fact running at a record - growth is...

The average capital appreciation is forecast to break the £100,000 barrier this year.  Official data revealed those selling up last year received...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...

The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...

Investors seeking capital appreciation in the country’s most expensive residential markets have been given new data by a leading agency. Bective has...