Category: Real Estate

Michael Ellis, partner in the property & commercial litigation team at Wilsons Solicitors LLP Over the past 10 years residential landlords of assured shorthold tenancies […]

The amount of super prime tenancies has increased by 10% in 2023, signalling a return of the prestigious end of the UK rental market, Knight […]

By Sarah Thompson, managing director, Mortgage Scout Compared with a decade ago, today’s first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and […]

While property prices are set to fall across much of the UK in early 2024, the North East should be a notable exception. That is […]

The Bristol economy is expected to grow by 8.9% over the next five years, significantly outpacing the rest of the UK, a report from commercial […]

There’s been a strong seasonal bounce of mortgage activity – driven by pent-up demand and rates dropping below 5%, Zoopla research has found. UK buyer […]

The UK’s next elected government needs to engage in an “urgent and sensible conversation” around the green belt, global property consultancy Knight Frank has urged. […]

By Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director, Leaders Romans Group 2024 will be a year to watch for landlords, especially those who are self-managing, as […]

Building inspections are the most in-demand property management service in London, SBA Property Management has found. This is likely a consequence of wider reforms to […]

People living in Vancouver on average have C$360,683 consumer debt – six times the national average in Canada, research from savvynewcanadians.com has found. Vancouver is […]

Glasgow has been the UK city with the biggest rise in the number of buy-to-let properties in the past year, closely followed by Nottingham, Leeds […]

James Parratt is in the real estate disputes team at Thomson Snell & Passmore Insolvency numbers have risen 10% from a year ago and the […]

The average cost of a short-term holiday let sits at £3,325 per month across 30 UK hotspots – 292% more than a long-term rental. The […]

Complete Fibre, the Full Fibre infrastructure specialist, has been selected by social housing provider Raven Housing Trust to enable the safe and strategic rollout of […]

Multiple London landlords have come forward saying they have been scammed by the same letting agent working in tandem with a tenant. It previously emerged […]

Storm damage to property was the cause of over a quarter of claims for their residential property clients in 2023. The average cost per claim […]

The government is considering introducing a 1% deposit mortgage scheme as part of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s upcoming March Budget, The Independent reports. It’s typical for […]

It takes an average of 16 property viewings for homes to be sold, research from Quick Move Now has revealed. This rises to 27 in […]

Estate agency membership group Propertymark has urged the government to make it so private rented sector property managers need to be qualified. Currently that just […]

Alan Twine and Celia Berg are partners from law firm BCLP Forward funding structures are typically used when developers have obtained detailed planning permission for […]

The owners of long-term empty homes in Haringey will be forced to pay double their council tax bill one year earlier. This week the cabinet […]

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the property sector, with many legislative […]

North of England housebuilder, Homes by Esh, has brought forward a development of 144 energy efficient homes in Darlington. The collection of two-, three- and […]

By Allison Thompson, national lettings managing director, Leaders Romans Group Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface […]

Landlords are urging MPs to back ‘pragmatic’ changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill. One change being proposed is that tenants would only be able to […]

The CPI inflation rate inched up to 4.0% in December – making the prospect of a base rate rise less likely. Inflation rose from 3.9% […]

Relentless sales techniques associated with spray foam insulation have been condemned by manufacturer Huntsman Building Solutions. Salespeople for spray foam insulation have been known to […]

Having an energy efficient home is important to 72% of buyers – indicating that it’s increasingly becoming a priority, research from property portal Share to […]

Cranleigh in Surrey will see its housing stock boosted this winter by one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom houses being sold with the shared ownership model. They […]

Landlords are doubling down on urban flats as prospective buyers revert to city living amidst the return to office working, research from Shawbrook Bank has […]

A landlord has taken action after being bamboozled into letting to a tenant who didn’t pay the rent and sublet her property. Julia Reeves is […]

Property investors are increasingly struggling with tenants who are late or not paying the rent, research from mortgage lender Molo has found. The financial impact […]

Over 50,000 buy-to-let companies were set up in 2023, highlighting that the limited company model is becoming more dominant in the UK. Despite the market […]

At the time of writing there are 82 flood warnings in place in England. Meanwhile there could be more adverse conditions coming, as the Met […]

Landlords with holiday lets in Wales will have to join a register saying where and how they are operating, under plans unveiled this week. Legislation […]

Two-fifths (44%) of landlords are worried about tenants being unable to pay rent as we head into the new year, highlighting how fragile affordability has […]

Rents fell by 0.9% between November to December – providing some respite to tenants after months of increases, the HomeLet Rental Index has revealed. All […]

Lending for commercial construction is expected to fall for the ninth year in a row, underlying how demand for office space and high street retail […]

New rules expecting social landlords to tackle issues like mould quickly won’t be passed on to the private sector, a debate in the House of […]

Flexible workspace provider infinitSpace has entered into a management agreement with FTSE-listed real estate firm Helical plc to launch a new state-of-the-art flexible workspace location […]

Householders dealing with the aftermath of Storm Henk can take steps to protect their homes from future flood events, which have been underlined by The […]

More than three quarters (77%) of voters across ten marginal constituencies want the government to do more to help make homes more energy efficient. That […]

UK housing stock would be better optimised if stamp duty was waived for the over-65s, persuading more people to downsize. That’s according to a report […]

A third (32%) of UK homeowners plan to take on major home renovation projects next year, according to data from Confused.com. The most common reasons […]

London has the most social landlords with mouldy and unsafe homes in the UK. Some 20 out of 33 associations and councils called out by […]

The North East of England is the place to be if you want to invest in properties under £100,000 that offer strong yields. Of the […]

Landlords operating HMOs in Greenwich need to ensure they’re signed up to an additional licensing scheme this week, or they risk being hit with a […]

By, Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International With the spring Budget looming on March 6, there are theatrical whispers about the prospect that the Chancellor will either […]

Fall throughs cost UK buyers and sellers an estimated £270m in the third quarter of last year. This represents the second consecutive quarterly increase, suggesting […]

Alan Davison, personal finance distribution director at Together shares his five top tips to help first-time buyers get their mortgage plans in order ahead of […]

The abolition of Section 21 evictions poses the greatest challenge in 2024, according to landlords. Limits to rental price increases and changes to notice periods […]

The Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul saw the highest house price growth in the world in the past year. In Ankara, Turkey’s capital, prices […]

Londoners spent £28.7bn on homes outside the capital this year, 29% or £11.7bn less than in 2022 and £20.1bn down on 2021 when outmigration peaked, […]

Charles Leigh, sales director at Finchatton How has the London prime residential property performed in 2023 and how do you think things will go in […]

An increased number of brokers are searching for HMO mortgage products, reflecting that more landlords are taking on this investment type in search of higher […]

A development of 450 homes will be delivered in South Wootton, on the outskirts of King’s Lynn. The development is designed and built by regional […]

Some 30,000 foreign property owners have registered with Companies House, in what marks a world first. The Register of Overseas Entities came into force in […]

UK housing costs 10-15% more than it should according to Zoopla – as prices have only fallen by -1.1% year-on-year despite escalating mortgage rates. However […]

Michael Gove has named and shamed seven councils whom he blamed on blocking housing developments. St Albans, Amber Valley, Ashfield, Medway, Uttlesford, Basildon and Castle […]

After falling off a cliff in 2023 mortgage lending will fall again next year – before picking up the year after, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders […]

The CPI inflation rate has fallen again to 3.9% in November – meaning the prospect of a base rate cut next year is more likely. […]

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months – suggesting that further rent increases are […]

The cost of mortgage payments have surged by 283% since 2021 for landlords using interest-only, highlighting the dramatic effects of rising interest rates, Octane Capital […]

A lawyer and estate has urged the Scottish government to ‘reset’ its relationship with the landlord sector in today’s Budget, by scrapping rent caps. Andrew […]

Investors looking for strong yields should consider buying property in Birmingham, which offers gross rental yields of 5.30%, research from technology-led mortgage lender Molo has […]

A rogue investor already banned from operating as a landlord has been using Airbnb through a third party, The Bristol Cable reports. The landlord in […]

Thames Valley – situated west of London – will be a hotspot in 2024, according to Twickenham-based SO Resi. It’s director of sales, Kevin Sims, […]

Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, as average swap rates have fallen for five months in […]

The Renters Reform Bill is doomed to fail unless local authorities are given more money to carry it out, MPs have warned. The All-Party Parliamentary […]

Spitfire Homes has completed the acquisition of a 5.6-acre brownfield site in Halesowen. The Midlands-based housebuilder has already started work on site clearance and demolition […]

Callum Board, client success director at REdirect As more property companies in the UK are embracing PropTech and seeing the benefits of the technology, there […]

Renters earning between £50,000-£74,999 are 82.3% more likely to have been asked to provide a guarantor in 2023 compared to 2020, in signs that landlords […]

The Bank of England has opted to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25%, where they have stayed since August. The decision was taken by […]

The government has targeted making heat pumps the standard way of heating a property from 2025, after it published a consultation on the Future Homes […]

Empty or derelict commercial properties on the high street are growing, according to 58% of people. Two thirds (67%) of UK adults would like to […]

Some 50,000 buyers are now using Invisible Homes, a platform linking buyers with off-market properties. The platform uses AI to build a picture of buyers’ […]

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International As we near the watershed at the end of the year, let’s look back for a second and see what […]

Shadow deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has pledged to make commonhold the default tenure for all properties, saying “if the government cannot deliver it, we […]

The size of student loans must increase to compensate for the increasingly high rents charged by landlords, Hybr chief executive Hannah Chappatte has urged. Rents […]

The value of new UK buy-to-let lending is set to fall by -53% in 2023 according to trade body UK Finance, underlying how investors are […]

Dominic Stead is property director at My Future Living The recent Autumn Budget brought some positive news for retirees, with the Chancellor reaffirming the government’s […]

It’s likely there will be more mergers and acquisitions among estate agencies in 2024, Tom Goodman, managing director of credit reporting agency, Vouch, has predicted. […]

Next year is likely to be tricky for landlords due to factors including the uncertainty of a General Election. That’s according to William Reeve, chief […]

The government’s plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground rents could cost the taxpayer over £31bn in compensation, the Residential Freehold Association has warned. […]

A landlord in Tottenham has been ordered to pay 12 months of rent and a £2,500 fine for failing to license their HMO, Haringey Council […]

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of property development training company propertyCEO The modern era of Doctor Who kicked off in 2005, and since then […]

Scotland’s consultation to introduce green heating systems requires more of a carrot than stick approach, property firm DJ Alexander has urged. David Alexander, chief executive […]

A property platform has launched which pairs investors with brokers using the rent-to-rent model, called Proptific. The rent-to-rent model works by having the investor take […]

Landlords in New Zealand have been fined after evicting a single mother with a brain tumour – only to relist the property four days later. […]

Three quarters of buy-to-let landlords (76%) have raised rent over the past year with the main reason being to cover higher mortgage costs, a survey […]

Rental growth sits at 7.3% year-on-year in England, bringing the average to £1,666 in November. The biggest year-on-year change was in the North West, where […]

Due to the improved economic outlook the November property market was stronger than September, a rare phenomenon. That is according to Knight Frank’s head of […]

OnTheMarket founder Trevor Abrahmsohn has accused the company’s shareholders of taking “gain today for pain tomorrow” after they agreed a £100m takeover deal with CoStar Group. […]

Leasehold flats will eventually be banned and replaced by commonhold – though this is not included in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. As it […]

American home sales are expected to turn a corner in the second half of 2024 after being in something of a malaise, according to a […]

A growing number of landlords are taking out five-year fixed rates, after they lost popularity following Liz Truss’s ill-fated mini-budget last year. Over half (51%) […]

Mortgage approvals rose at a greater rate than economists expected in October, signalling that the UK may be turning a corner in terms of housing […]

Manchester and Liverpool’s creative and digital sectors are predicted to see growth of more than 10% within the next five years – making the regions […]

While a quarter of over-55s wouldn’t make any green home improvements if they have the option, the vast majority of young people are keen on […]

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have skyrocketed by 100% in a single year, as more landlords feel the pinch from rising mortgage rates, research from Octane […]

Jenifer Martindale is partner in the property & commercial litigation team at Wilsons Solicitors.  As property prices have shot up, getting on the property ladder […]

The Mayor of London has asked the government to do more to tackle the issue of damp and mouldy properties. Sadiq Khan said councils aren’t […]

Propertywire speaks to sisters Anna and Victoria Agyekum, founders of London-based boutique agency, On Point Property, a firm which helps buyers navigate the property market […]

Olusegun Akinfenwa writes for Immigration Advice Service, a law firm based in the United Kingdom that offers immigration services globally The 2023 Renters Reform Bill […]