Category: Real Estate

Estate agency membership group Propertymark has urged the government to make it so private rented sector property managers need to read more

The owners of long-term empty homes in Haringey will be forced to pay double their council tax bill one year read more

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the read more

North of England housebuilder, Homes by Esh, has brought forward a development of 144 energy efficient homes in Darlington. The read more

By Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director, Leaders Romans Group Damp and mould are two of the most common issues read more

Landlords are urging MPs to back ‘pragmatic’ changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill. One change being proposed is that tenants read more

The CPI inflation rate inched up to 4.0% in December – making the prospect of a base rate rise less read more

Relentless sales techniques associated with spray foam insulation have been condemned by manufacturer Huntsman Building Solutions. Salespeople for spray foam read more

Having an energy efficient home is important to 72% of buyers – indicating that it’s increasingly becoming a priority, research read more

Cranleigh in Surrey will see its housing stock boosted this winter by one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom houses being sold with read more

Landlords are doubling down on urban flats as prospective buyers revert to city living amidst the return to office working, read more

A landlord has taken action after being bamboozled into letting to a tenant who didn’t pay the rent and sublet read more

Property investors are increasingly struggling with tenants who are late or not paying the rent, research from mortgage lender Molo read more

Over 50,000 buy-to-let companies were set up in 2023, highlighting that the limited company model is becoming more dominant in read more

Landlords with holiday lets in Wales will have to join a register saying where and how they are operating, under read more

Flexible workspace provider infinitSpace has entered into a management agreement with FTSE-listed real estate firm Helical plc to launch a read more

Two-fifths (44%) of landlords are worried about tenants being unable to pay rent as we head into the new year, read more

Rents fell by 0.9% between November to December – providing some respite to tenants after months of increases, the HomeLet read more

Lending for commercial construction is expected to fall for the ninth year in a row, underlying how demand for office read more

New rules expecting social landlords to tackle issues like mould quickly won’t be passed on to the private sector, a read more

Householders dealing with the aftermath of Storm Henk can take steps to protect their homes from future flood events, which read more

At the time of writing there are 82 flood warnings in place in England. Meanwhile there could be more adverse read more

UK housing stock would be better optimised if stamp duty was waived for the over-65s, persuading more people to downsize. read more

House prices will fall in 34 of the 50 largest US cities in the year to November 2024. The prediction read more

Rents were nearly 9% higher across 2023 as a whole compared to average rents recorded in 2022, the latest Rental read more

A third (32%) of UK homeowners plan to take on major home renovation projects next year, according to data from read more

London has the most social landlords with mouldy and unsafe homes in the UK. Some 20 out of 33 associations read more

The North East of England is the place to be if you want to invest in properties under £100,000 that read more

By, Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International With the spring Budget looming on March 6, there are theatrical whispers about the prospect read more

Halifax and Leeds Building Society have both cut their mortgage rates to start the year, indicating that there could be read more

Alan Davison, personal finance distribution director at Together shares his five top tips to help first-time buyers get their mortgage read more

The abolition of Section 21 evictions poses the greatest challenge in 2024, according to landlords. Limits to rental price increases read more

The Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul saw the highest house price growth in the world in the past year. read more

Londoners spent £28.7bn on homes outside the capital this year, 29% or £11.7bn less than in 2022 and £20.1bn down read more

Charles Leigh, sales director at Finchatton How has the London prime residential property performed in 2023 and how do you read more

An increased number of brokers are searching for HMO mortgage products, reflecting that more landlords are taking on this investment read more

A development of 450 homes will be delivered in South Wootton, on the outskirts of King’s Lynn. The development is read more

Some 30,000 foreign property owners have registered with Companies House, in what marks a world first. The Register of Overseas read more

Michael Gove has named and shamed seven councils whom he blamed on blocking housing developments. St Albans, Amber Valley, Ashfield, read more

UK housing costs 10-15% more than it should according to Zoopla – as prices have only fallen by -1.1% year-on-year read more

After falling off a cliff in 2023 mortgage lending will fall again next year – before picking up the year read more

The CPI inflation rate has fallen again to 3.9% in November – meaning the prospect of a base rate cut read more

The cost of mortgage payments have surged by 283% since 2021 for landlords using interest-only, highlighting the dramatic effects of read more

The government has committed a further £1.5 billion to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme from the £6 billion pot committed last read more

A lawyer and estate has urged the Scottish government to ‘reset’ its relationship with the landlord sector in today’s Budget, read more

Student living start-up Housr has opened the door to investors for a £5 million growth funding round, as it looks read more

A rogue investor already banned from operating as a landlord has been using Airbnb through a third party, The Bristol read more

The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25%, where they have stayed since August. read more

Spitfire Homes has completed the acquisition of a 5.6-acre brownfield site in Halesowen. The Midlands-based housebuilder has already started work read more

Callum Board, client success director at REdirect As more property companies in the UK are embracing PropTech and seeing the read more

Renters earning between £50,000-£74,999 are 82.3% more likely to have been asked to provide a guarantor in 2023 compared to read more