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New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

With cost of living increases impacting homeowners, landlords and tenants, are the 44,130 vacant houses across cities in England a bigger...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...

A campaign to stop new build homes being sold to second home buyers for holiday lets has won a decisive victory...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...

Newcastle city council claims to be the first local authority in the UK to launch the rent-to-buy scheme allowing tenants to...

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...

A Delivery Hub will be set up by a new cross sector Future Homes Task Force, comprising of representatives from across...

Boris Johnson’s “Build Build Build” announcement yesterday was designed to help drag the UK economy out of what could prove to...

Demand from consumers, including buy-to-let investors, for new build homes has increased over the past 12 months, new figures show.  Fresh applicant...

Thousands of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords adding to their portfolios, face potential legal disputes if they avoid completion of transactions,...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...

New VR technology has been launched that will allow prospective homebuyers, including property investors, an opportunity to view developments, ahead of...

With no repairs required, lower running costs and energy bills, as well as NHBC’s 10-year warranty, new build homes appeal to...

Demand from buyers, including buy-to-let landlords, for new build homes has leveled off as political and economic uncertainty unsettles potential investors.  The...

There has been a significant increase in letting market activity in East Hampshire, according to Zoopla. The property portal reports that East...

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...

On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be illegal to install gas boilers in new build homes from 2025....

The increase in demand for residential properties, coupled with restricted supply of new homes being built, will almost certainly cause property...

Rental values in prime London has started to see some slowdown in decline as initial signs of a bottoming out have...

Buy-to-let landlords potentially interested in investing in the Midlands may wish to check out a new PRS investment scheme being launched...

Mansfield Building Society is hoping to tap in to demand from British expats seeking to invest in the UK buy-to-let market...

Private landlords in the capital are starting to feel the pinch from weaker tenant demand, with some landlords being forced to...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has removed its £25,000 minimum income requirement for buy-to-let and increased its maximum loan size by...

The housing minister’s call this week for significantly more homes “of every single type” to be built, including significantly more homes for...

Traditionally and historically, buy-to-let investors have been prepared to a pay a premium for a brand new home because tenants are generally...

The private rental market in prime central London (PCL) has weakened in recent weeks as tenants take advantage of growing uncertainty...

Two million homes have changed tenure in the last decade, either switching from home owners to landlords or vice versa when...