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Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Estate agency data shows that the average time it takes for a landlord other vendor to sell a house has dropped...

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

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A new survey reveals what it calls “the deep-rooted concerns” of landlords with inflation and the Cost of Living Crisis coming...

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

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

A property firm which has analysed transactions across the UK suggests the market is, at last, ‘back to normal’ in almost...

The government’s proposal to introduce a new one per cent deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

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

One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

UK landlords are doubling down on urban flats amidst a slow but definite return to conventional office working. Data from Shawbrook Bank...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

In an analysis of one of the largest data sets in the industry (consisting of buyers from 195 countries and 900,000...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

Cash and mortgage housing market data show average prices decline by an annual 4.6 per cent says e.surv. But the monthly trend...

There are some 141,245 second homes in England and Wales, new figures show.  Flats are the most common type of second home,...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just...

In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...

Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...

A warning is going out today from the UK’s largest property auctioneer about the sensible pricing of property coming to the...

Savills’ latest market snapshot for prime properties in the UK regions suggest that tenant priorities are gently shifting. Across UK prime regional...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property market. Emotions have been running particularly high recently. More details were...

Labour’s proposed reforms to the housing market “raise many questions”, a property industry figure claims. Under controversial plans put forward by party...

Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

As many as one in 10 homes have a reduced asking price within a month of entering the market, a new...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

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

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year compared to the...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

House prices are likely to fall every month until the Summer but could then creep back up, a housing expert claims. Jonathan...

Prime Central London will bounce back in 2023 according to national consultancy Carter Jonas - and it’s thanks to the poorly...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

A business analyst has given a colourful assessment of the shortfall of homes to let, describing the current rental market as...

A prominent buy to let lender says falling house prices five canny landlords the chance to buy property relatively cheaply. Emma Cox,...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Zoopla says a “widespread repricing” is underway in the sales market, but with no sign of cooling yet in the lettings...

The coronation of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister has been broadly welcomed by much of the property establishment but...

If you are involved in property, it is important for tax purposes to be aware if your activities will be classed...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

There’s rather a lot going on in the economy as I write this and, by the time it is published, who...

The buy-to-let market is going through a rough patch. With legislative change on the horizon, coupled with bleak ROI forecasts, many...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

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

A large proportion of portfolio landlords - those with four or more properties - plan to expand their portfolios in the...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

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

A national newspaper has backed a scheme by a council to purchase private properties and them let them out to lower...

Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...

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

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...

Landlords and owner occupiers alike could lose the most financially from rent controls according to a prominent rentals expert. The claim comes...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

With Christmas and the New Year now over, landlords, investors and property experts are back to questioning what the coming twelve...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

The protest movement against second homes in Wales appears to be gathering pace. The BBC reports that over 150 campaigners have gathered...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...