Category: Real Estate

Amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill including one making it easier for student landlords to reclaim properties have been controversially rejected. The House of Lords […]

Newly appointed housing secretary Steve Reed has vowed to increase housebuilding ahead of meeting developers and housebuilders this week. The Telegraph reports that Reed is […]

Calum Allmond is head of architectural and energy services at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors The clarity and concision of the map-based registration system may bring […]

The government has been slammed after both the housing secretary and homelessness minister lefts under a cloud. Firstly Angela Rayner resigned as housing secretary and […]

Landlords with HMOs (houses in multiple occupation) are seeing gross annual income levels far beyond what non-HMO landlords are enjoying. The average non-HMO landlord made […]

Almost a third of households in England are occupied by just one person, with the number of people living on their own increasing by as […]

Provider BluePine Living has launched an affordable housing platform in England to deliver homes through social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership. BluePine is backed […]

A 253-home build-to-rent development is coming to Edinburgh city centre from developer Vastint UK. New Fountainbridge is located on the Union Canal on a former […]

The former Reno nightclub site in Manchester is being redeveloped into 212 affordable homes across a mix of tenures. There will be a mix of […]

A tax raid on landlords in the upcoming Autumn Budget would cause more financial issues for tenants, Daniel Bell, director and mortgage adviser at Bell […]

The UK’s rental supply crisis is now most acute in towns as more renters are priced out of cities, Q2 2025 demand data from flatshare […]

Homebuyers in the South East and East of England are the most likely to search for homes further afield due to expensive house prices in […]

Letting agents in Haringey have been hit with over £100,000 in fines for failing to display clear fees and breaching Client Money Protection rules. Client […]

The Scottish government has committed to investing £4.9 billion in the next four years to deliver around 36,000 affordable homes by 2029-30, as part of […]

By Robert Poole, director – block management, Glide Property Management, part of LRG In an industry increasingly shaped by regulation, rising expectations and squeezed margins, […]

Hull, Sunderland and Carlisle are the most affordable student cities across Great Britain, analysis from Rightmove shows. In Hull and Sunderland you can typically rent […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister, is that they are learning the […]

Dr. Neil Cobbold, commercial Director, Reapit Buyers, sellers and the bond market are digesting the recent property tax speculation as government borrowing costs head in […]

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has created a series of social media videos for students as well as their parents and guardians. The UK’s […]

More homes are coming to a market and a greater number of sales are being agreed, according to data from eXp UK. New listings climbed […]

Property investors and experts are concerned about Labour’s leaked idea to charge landlords national insurance contributions on their rental income. While details have yet to […]

Landlords are already heavily taxed and this tax could result in the nation’s tenants paying the price, writes Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves […]

Yet another tax on landlords in the form of National Insurance contributions would result in fewer smaller landlords and more corporate ownership. That is according […]

The Treasury should tax commercial banks to compensate for the effects of quantitative easing, according to think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). […]

Landlords could have to pay national insurance payments based on rental income under leaked plans being considered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. National Insurance contributions are […]

Coastal areas in southern England have the most competition amongst sellers, meaning property buyers are well placed to haggle in those areas. Zoopla analysis said […]

Some 40% of properties owned by anonymous firms based in tax havens are in the UK capital, analysis from international NGO Global Witness has found. […]

There’s been an influx of mortgages issued worth more than £5 million, driven by non-doms departing from the UK. In 2024 there were £3bn worth […]

Capital gains tax on main homes, council tax reform and scrapping stamp duty are among the proposals ministers are reportedly exploring to plug the fiscal […]

The government needs to be careful about stalling parts of the market with far-reaching tax changes, Rightmove has warned. One speculated change is removing stamp […]

Property experts are cautious about changes to stamp duty, though most acknowledge that the current system is flawed. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering swapping […]

Just over half of flatsharers (51%) are relying on some form of loan, credit, advance or a second income stream to help them pay their […]

Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director, Romans (an LRG company) When it comes to property maintenance, prevention is the best cure. So, whether you’re a homeowner […]

Bradford was the leading property hotspot in the country between May and July, research from OnTheMarket has revealed. This is based on the number of […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International Rumours are rife that our hapless Chancellor is cooking up some very unpalatable recipes to plug the holes in her […]

It’s predicted that the government will rake in over £9bn from inheritance tax this tax year, exceeding the previous year’s total of £8.2bn. Specialists at […]

Annual house price inflation has climbed to 3.7% in June from 2.7% in May, bringing the average to £269,000, the government’s UK House Price Index […]

Private rental growth slowed in July, falling to 5.9% from 6.7% the month before, ONS data shows. Despite the slowdown rental growth is outstripping house […]

A property expert has raised concerns that replacing stamp duty with a new tax could force the elderly to move. One option is charging an […]

There’s speculation that capital gains taxes could be revamped to prevent wealthy individuals from hoarding wealth in the form of assets. As it stands, capital […]

Some 170,520 landlords bought a property in the last 12 months compared to 255,780 a year earlier – demonstrating that the market has drastically slowed […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering replacing stamp duty with a tax paid by the sellers of high-value properties. It’s thought a national tax could be […]

A commercial building that receives the highest rating in one country could receive a grade up to four places lower in another, Savills found in […]

The typical asking price of properties has dropped by £10,000 in just three months, pointing to a buyers’ market where it’s possible to haggle on […]

The CEO of an organisation representing individual investors, advisers and businesses has called for an Italian-style flat tax for investors. Leslie McLeod-Miller warned about changes […]

Four in five (81%) landlords across Yorkshire & the Humber are experiencing strong tenant demand, indicating that there’s strong competition for every property in the […]

By Robert Poole, director – block management, Glide Property Management, part of LRG As scrutiny of service charges continues to intensify, one line item consistently […]

Buy-to-let mortgage repossessions are up by 11% year-on-year, data from UK Finance shows. Some 790 buy-to-let mortgaged properties were repossessed in the second quarter, which […]

The average two-year mortgage rate is at a three-year low at 4.99%, the first time below 5% since the Liz Truss mini-budget, according to Moneyfacts. […]

Leasehold structures are limiting upgrades and pushing landlords away from buying flats, research from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) shows. Some 46% of landlords with leasehold […]

Fears of a mass landlord exodus ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill becoming law have yet to materialise, analysis from London lettings and estate agent […]

By Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director, Leaders The government is preparing to extend the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector for the […]

The Renters’ Rights Bill, currently in the reporting stage in the House of Lords, is expected to be enacted by late 2025. The Bill will […]

An AI agent has been launched to automate tenant communications called WorkFlo, which has been developed by VerbaFlo. This is designed to replace tools like […]

Sarah Dodd runs Tree Law, a tree law firm The UK is experiencing another spell of hot, dry weather, with temperatures once again rising above 30°C. […]

Santander has changed its loan-to-income rules so those earning less than £45,000 can borrow up to 4.45x their income across all LTV levels This comes […]

Tenants should be protected from escalating rents by caps, similar to caps to energy and water bills. That is according to campaign group Generation Rent, […]

The cost of beach huts has surged by 102.1% in three years in West Sussex, where the going rate is now £33,004. This asking price […]

UK property investment volume slipped to a two-year low in Q2 – largely due to a lack of large-scale deals, Lambert Smith Hampton’s latest UK […]

Three in five landlords had to deal with their fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage maturing in the past two years, analysis from mortgage software company Pegasus […]

Tom Bill is head of UK residential research at Knight Frank A House of Lords event last week underlined growing disquiet over the government’s non-dom […]

The Buckinghamshire towns of Chesham and Amersham have been ranked as the best places to retire by Legal & General’s retail business. This is based […]

The number of homeowners remortgaging reached a two-year high in June according to Bank of England data. They rose by 200 from the month before […]

Three in five (58.5%) landlords have raised rents in the past year alone, signalling that many are profiting from an increasingly competitive market. What is […]

The government has unveiled plans to protect existing pubs, clubs and music venues from noise complaints made by people in new developments. Developers will be […]

House prices surged by nearly £28,000 in East Lothian and by £20,000 in Midlothian, the regions East and South of Edinburgh respectively. They also rose […]

Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners, asks Chancellor Rachel Reeves on how she can stablise the property market ahead of the Autumn budget? […]

More people are dipping into their properties as a source of wealth, data from the Equity Release Council shows. In Q2 2025 there was a […]

Property management platform Concurrent from Sturents has partnered with guarantor waiver service Leap to offer landlords protection against financial risks associated with the Renters’ Rights […]

While the housing market has cooled over the summer demand for family homes has remained strong, data from mortgage tech provider Twenty7tec shows. Searches for […]

Berkeley Group has launched the Net Zero Skills in Construction Programme, an initiative providing construction training, support and awareness for two years. Organisations like Berkeley […]

Plans for 274 homes in Lots Road South, a brownfield regeneration site in Chelsea, have been submitted by specialist developer Mount Anvil in partnership with […]

Tax contributions paid by the UK’s wealthy individuals increased by 40% in the past four years alone, Ashtons analysis shows. In the 2023-24 tax year, […]

There’s been a 38.6% increase in buy-to-let loans issued in the first quarter of 2025 year-on-year, the Buy-to-let Mortgage Market Update from UK Finance has […]

Landlords are routinely failing to carry out Section 20 consultations, where landlords should consult leaseholders before starting major works. The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE), a […]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has made James Cleverly shadow housing secretary, bringing him back to the frontbench. Cleverly was formerly home secretary during Rishi Sunak’s […]

Private renters are seeing costs rise at a faster rate than mortgaged homeowners, analysis from Zoopla has revealed. In the past three years the average […]

Landlords will be targeted for minor issues in a draconian move that will see council officers targeting law-abiding landlords. Landlord Licensing & Defence has warned. […]

infinitSpace is to open its fourth – and biggest – flexible workspace location in central London as the company doubles its European footprint since the […]

Rents are only expected to inflate by 1.0% in 2025, after Hamptons downgraded its forecast from 4.5%. So far this year tenant demand is 11% […]

Non-doms are leaving the UK but holding on to their London properties, according to Knight Frank. Under the old rules, non-doms could live in the […]

Tenants now stay in a tenancy for nearly three years on average, a 40% increase on just four years ago, research from The Deposit Protection […]

The latest U-turn in the Renter’s Rights Bill (RRB) concerning pet ownership may temporarily protect landlords from the cost of pet-related damage, but it leaves […]

16 and 17 year olds will be able to vote in the next general election, meaning a greater number of renters will be able to […]

Issues with the Japanese knotweed are by far the most prevalent in Bristol, analysis from invasive plant specialist Environet shows. In the city there are […]

Knight Frank expects prime central London house prices to fall by 1% this year, down from a prediction of a 1% rise in January. This […]

John McHugh is managing partner of DM Hall, LLP, Chartered Surveyors. Scotland’s residential property market has long defied simple categorisation. Unlike other parts of the […]

The inflation rate climbed to 3.6% in the year to June 2025, threatening the prospect of an August base rate cut. This latest increase, from […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International Our biggest issue stems from fellow estate agents who deliberately elevate the vendor’s expectation of value, and this tactic is […]

Ed Philips is construction partner at Wedlake Bell The UK data centre industry boom – fuelled by the unprecedented adoption of AI, the further proliferation […]

More lenient buy-to-let stress tests are rejuvenating the market with more product choice and lower rates, research from mortgage adviser Alexander Hall has found. In […]

The government’s relaunch version of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme called Freedom to Buy has been confirmed. The scheme, which is launching immediately, is designed to […]

Smaller housebuilders are struggling to build at scale because they have to submit more planning applications than the big players for the same number of […]

The real estate and construction sector is showing cautious but growing optimism for Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) and inward investment activity in 2025. Some 65% […]

Legal requirements to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 is already impacting the financial viability of housing schemes, property consultancy […]

Across London and the South East of England the loan-to-income ratio is approximately 3.65 times, higher than other regions, analysis from brokerage platform Acre has […]

The Financial Conduct Authority’s loan-to-income limits won’t make a big difference and feels like more of a pilot. That is according to Tom Davies, group […]

Tight supply compared to demand is continuing to push up both yields and rents, Fleet Mortgages’ rental barometer for Q2 2025 has found. Average rents […]

Scottish housing secretary Mairi McAllan has targeted preventing “unacceptable” levels of empty homes in the country. She that she was going to fund more empty […]

The government plans to ban upward-only rent reviews for commercial leases, a practice where rent is guaranteed to increase on review. The government said such […]

A wealth tax would further affect the already beleaguered Prime London market, Camilla Dell, managing partner at property consultancy service Black Brick, has warned. Downing […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International After all the debacle around winter fuel payments, the welfare reforms, the two-child benefit cap, the £28billion green investment promise […]

Details of the permanent successor to the mortgage guarantee scheme are set to be announced next Tuesday by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Dubbed ‘Freedom to Buy’, […]

The Renters’ Rights Bill has been amended so tenants keeping pets will have to pay an extra deposit to cover any damage. The deposit will […]

The House of Lords have altered the Renters’ Rights Bill by giving student landlords more power to evict tenants. An amendment to Ground 4A means […]

Lloyds Banking Group and Peabody have signed a £60m loan agreement to fund the sustainable retrofit of thousands of social homes across London and the […]

Property prices were flat in June after falling by 0.3% in May, Halifax’s house price index has revealed. The long-term trend has still been a […]

The lack of a government-backed guaranteed price for selling back surplus clean power to the UK energy grid is discouraging the installation of solar PV […]

A developer has won a case against a high-rise building designer – after opting to carry out remedial works. Following the Grenfell Tower disaster developer […]

First-time buyers are leaning harder on high loan-to-value mortgages, analysis of UK Finance data from HouzeCheck has revealed. In the first quarter of 2025 the […]

According to property platforms such as Rightmove and Zoopla, energy-efficient homes can sell faster and can even add up to £10,000 to your selling price. […]

By Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director, LRG As the Renters’ Rights Bill continues its progress through the House of Lords, landlords should be preparing […]

After exactly one year of the new Labour government, its biggest failures relating to the property market are ineffective planning reform and a lack of […]

Online remortgage searches dropped by 10% in June, indicating that many are waiting for an expected base rate cut. That is according to tech firm […]

The Prime Central London market is the most ‘anxious’ it’s been for over a decade, according to London property broker Black Brick. Much of the […]

The British obsession with property as a means of building wealth is outdated, as today’s house buyers will not match the gains of past generations, […]

By Jonathan Pearson, director at Residentially I have spent many years working in social housing, yet rarely have I felt such a tension between size […]

Telecoms masts are increasingly becoming a barrier to redevelopment or urgent building works – and the legal framework for removing them is tightening, Henry Russell […]

The Decent Homes Standard is being extended from social housing to private in the Renters’ Rights Bill, but the National Residential Landlords Association has warned […]

The government is reforming the Building Safety Regulator in a bid to speed up construction of high-rise homes. This will include a ‘fast track process’, […]

Only one legal challenge will be permitted on decisions on major infrastructure in a bid to reduce building delays. The government said this would push […]

 Some 69% of landlords plan to sell at least one property in the next 12 months, research from GoSimpleTax has revealed. The top concern (43%) […]

UK house price inflation has slowed to 1.4%, led by falling values in London and the South, Zoopla’s house price index has revealed. This represents […]

The Stafford Building Society has introduced two buy-to-let mortgage products – which includes a 2-year product at 3.05% to 70% loan-to-value. It does come with […]

The South West of England is the UK’s top destination for over-50s looking to downsize, as nearly half (43%) of the region are over that […]

Jessica Anderson is senior associate at Hunters Law The High Court’s Decision in London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others [2025] EWHC […]

The Renters’ Rights Bill’s cap of advance rents to one month could have the effect of pushing vulnerable tenants out of the market, an estate […]

The Renters’ Rights Bill, which includes measures to ban Section 21 evictions, won’t pass until Autumn at the earliest. That is according to The Financial […]

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has called for EPC regulations to focus on the least energy efficient properties first, rather than expecting all properties to reach […]

Tenants and first-time buyers could be left worse off if the government continues to squeeze landlords, industry figures warned. Landlord groups are worried the Chancellor […]

Planned changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill will mean landlords will be required to shoulder the risk of damage to properties by pets. Proposed amendments […]

The majority of estate agents rely on AI or automated valuation models (AVMs) – despite most distrusting the results. The consensus is they routinely fail […]

The government wants to reduce energy costs for businesses as part of its ‘industrial strategy’. It will launch a “British industrial competitiveness scheme” from 2027, […]

London needs to allow more high-rise buildings in areas with strong public infrastructure, a think tank has recommended. Centre for London said this could be […]

infinitSpace, the global flexible workspace provider, has appointed Heiko Himme as its new Head of Real Estate for Continental Europe, marking a significant step in […]

OBS Group has launched a technology-led buy-to-let lending brand called Rely. Rely will use data-led underwriting on a newly created platform, which it said will […]

The falling number of high-value residential transactions has put more pressure on the government’s finances, Knight Frank estimates show By Tom Bill, head of UK […]

Oliver Novakovic, head of innovation at Barratt David Wilson Homes, has provided seven expert tips for keeping your home cool during a heatwave During the […]

Gemma Donnelly, head of customer propositions at Gatehouse Bank A recent webinar poll of property professionals showed that many are less confident in buy-to-let this […]

The government has pledged to spend £725 billion in 10 years to boost infrastructure. As part of this commitment £39 billion is going towards affordable […]

A UK law firm has spoken out against councils for discouraging tenants from pursuing ‘no win, no fee’ compensation claims. Councils across the UK are […]

The Bank of England has opted to hold the base rate at 4.25% – but its Governor indicated that further rate cuts will happen this […]

The government has failed to explain how they will ready the courts for the end of Section 21 evictions, prompting frustration from property groups. The […]

A fake landlord has been convicted of fraud after booking Airbnbs and selling them on as long-term rentals. Samy Daim would advertise the properties on […]

Tenant applications surged by 35% between April and May, counteracting April’s dip with a strong seasonal uplift. At the same time listings rose by 9% […]

Mark Bailey, partner at Landwood Group Attempts to improve the energy efficiency of UK properties are laudable but, without adequate funding and support, are doomed […]

The government has launched a publicly owned ‘National Housing Bank’ to support small housebuilders and provide certainty on funding for housing projects. SMEs will be […]

Three estate agents and two letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation awards to consumers. Prime Property Agents, […]

Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director, Leaders (an LRG company) The property market tends to thrive when the economy is strong and stable. Historically, economic […]

Robin Edwards is a partner at Curetons Property Finders, central London-based property buying agent For decades London’s prime property market has been one of the […]

Estate and lettings agents say they feel unsupported by the government after ‘drip pricing’ was outlawed, which is when consumers see a low initial price […]

An iconic railway viaduct crucial to the Peak District quarrying industry is getting a multi-million-pound upgrade this summer. Network Rail is investing £7.5m to improve […]

GB Bank has opened up access to foreign nationals and expatriate clients who do not hold UK residency, but hold a UK bank account. Foreign […]

A growing number of homeowners are using second charge mortgages, also known as secured loans, for home improvements. Internal data from mortgage lender Pepper Homeloans […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, chief executive of Glentree Estates Having heard the Chancellor trying to make a quasi plausable job of carefully ‘applying lipstick to a […]

The higher-priced South West, South East and London areas have seen the largest price drops this month (June). Rightmove, which conducted the research, said buyers […]

A London Assembly Housing Committee has called for the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to cap service charges for shared-ownership homes in London. The committee […]

Much of the property industry has responded positively to the Chancellor’s Spending Review, with the exception of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). Rachel Reeves […]

The cost of renting should inflate in the months ahead due to a shortage of landlord purchases combined with stronger tenant demand, the RICS UK […]

The government has committed to investing £39bn in social and affordable housing in its Spending Review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this represents “biggest cash injection […]

Jamie Hope, managing director of sales, Maskells The Price  Pricing high often generates a lower sale price  The current market in prime central London is […]

The government will launch an Artificial Intelligence tool in collaboration with Google to speed up the planning system. The AI tool will be called ‘Extract’ […]

Trevor Abrahmsohn is managing director of north London agency Glentree International Let’s face it, estate agents are pretty clueless when it comes to closing a […]

If regulations go through Scottish properties will need to comply with a minimum EPC rating of C for newly let properties by 2028, the same […]

The government is refusing to publish the Justice Impact Test for the Renters’ Rights Bill, a document outlining the legislation’s impact on the courts and […]

Representatives from major high streets have urged the government to reform policing and crime reporting across the UK. High Streets UK, which represents 5,000 businesses, […]

Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director, LRG Historically, older properties have been generally viewed as more desirable than new builds, mainly because their supply is […]

A decline in planning permission in England is threatening UK housebuilding targets, Investec research shows. In 2024 only 241,000 housing units received planning permission in […]

A council is using a second homes tax to fund loans to first-time buyers in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Homebuy Pembrokeshire scheme will provide a loan […]

There was a 25% uptick in projects staring in the three months to the end of May, research from Glenigan has found. This represents a […]

Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has agreed to buy nine purpose-built student accommodation assets for £212 million. The seller is […]

May was especially busy this year, with agreed sales reaching a four-year high, Rightmove research has revealed. More favourable mortgage conditions have helped, as the […]

The National Residential Landlords Association has accused the government of setting ‘unachievable’ and ‘unrealistic’ goals when it comes to EPC targets. It’s being proposed that […]

Heating firm Hewer has launched ‘Heat Saviour’, a technology that’s set to save £2,000 per installation by cutting labour costs. The tech sits underneath a […]

Flatshare adverts have surged amidst the looming spectre of the Renters’ Rights Bill, research from flatshare site SpareRoom has found. Between January and April both […]

UK landlords should prepare for a shift in how they manage tenancies, given how the Renters’ Rights Bill is rapidly moving through parliament, according to […]

Nearly half of buy-to-let landlords (44%) plan to pre-emptively raise rents in response to the new Renters’ Rights Bill, survey data from Landbay can reveal. […]

A rogue landlord is letting out properties as emergency accommodation via a third-party provider, The Bristol Cable reports. Naomi Knapp, the owner of 29 properties, […]

Chris Hemmings, partner, Carter Jonas Do the changes to the NPPF really open up opportunity? The publication of a substantially revised NPPF shortly before Christmas was the […]

Mortgage intermediaries are very confident in the state of their own business, signaling that most are confident in the thriving nature of the mortgage market. […]

HMO investors can net a 10% return by turning a 3–4-bedroom property into a 6-bed, analysis from debt advisory and investment firm Excellion Capital has […]

Areas like Sheffield and Rotherham are some of the worst for burglaries in the UK, research by Go.Compare Home Insurance shows. In South Yorkshire there […]

Savills has expanded its super prime lettings business beyond the capital with a team covering the prime rental market across the UK. The advice firm […]

Mark Wilson, director of Myleasehold and a member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) The government wants to make leasehold ‘easier and cheaper’. That’s […]

Buyers in North Eastern United States are attracting the most buyer interest, led by Buffalo in New York state, Zillow research has found. Buffalo has […]

Housing secretary Angela Rayner wants smaller housebuilders to pick up more of the slack when it comes to building homes. Speaking at a visit to […]

The number of agreed property sales in May reached its highest rate in four years, Zoopla’s house price index has revealed. There’s been a 13% […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International When I started Glentree in 1976, estate agents were a crusty old lot, populated by the quintessential ‘Group Captain Windbag’ […]

Mortgage brokers are mainly recommending fixed-rate mortgages to landlords, with 5-year fixed products being the top choice. Buy-to-let lender Landbay found that 83% of brokers […]

Luxury estate agency firm Circa London has partnered with Castlemere Developments to market its new £9.6 million townhouse development in Dulwich to buyers in the […]

A commercial building spanning 233,000 sq ft near Manchester’s Piccadilly Station is being constructed called The Republic. The development will sit within Mayfield Park from […]

The true scale of mortgage fraud in the UK may be far greater than official enforcement figures suggest, client due diligence platform Thirdfort has warned. […]

Matt Clarke, director, Boyer (an LRG company) To meet housing targets, it is imperative that the challenging issue of water scarcity is fully and effectively […]

Just 3% of property professionals are most confident in the prospects of buy-to-let this year, suggesting many regard the current environment to be hostile towards […]

Government agency Homes England has surpassed its housing delivery targets for 2024-25. The agency facilitated the completion of 36,757 homes, 14% more than its 2023-24 […]

Wales is home to the most in-demand shared living market in Britain, analysis from HMO management platform COHO has revealed. Across Great Britain an estimated […]

Housebuilders’ suppliers are on the hook for building remediation costs following a ruling from the Supreme Court. The developer Barratt Redrow won a Supreme Court […]

Funders are seeing overwhelming interest in the build-to-rent sector. Half (50%) of funders experienced a very strong appetite for lending to build-to-rent schemes and a […]