Category: Real Estate

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 similar proportion (47%) still have a moderate…

Mark Chick, director of ALEP and a partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP Matthew Pennycook has recently announced proposals to replace leasehold with commonhold, making commonhold the default tenure and a Commonhold…

Property investors are switching from residential to commercial, which is a response to the government attempting to rebalance the power between landlords and tenants. That is according to a report from German…

Artificial intelligence and regulatory changes mean borrowers could be driven away from the intermediary channel, multiple broker firms have warned. Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on rules that would…

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International As well as tea, football and chicken tikka masala, it is intrinsically British to obsess about property and complain about the weather. Right now, we have the perfect…

Brits’ support for housebuilding in their local area has fallen since the General Election, research by Stack Data Strategy has revealed. The main reasons people give are increased strain on local services…

Property investors in Kent should look to Gravesend and Dartford, both of which benefit from strong consumer demand, population growth and undersupply. Kent’s growth has been underpinned by rising demand from professionals…

A landlord has won a £17,000 Rent Repayment Order case brought by non-profit Justice for Tenants. The claim alleged that a landlord had operated without a licence, seeking to claw back thousands…

Alice James, technical director (historic environment), Lanpro Development-led archaeology plays a vital role in helping communities to record and understand their shared cultural heritage, while also providing developers with the information necessary…

Just 11,830 buy-to-let mortgages were in arrears in the first quarter of 2025, figures from UK Finance show. This represents an annual reduction of 6%, while it means just 0.61% of buy-to-let…

The Scottish parliament has agreed to limit rent increases to CPI+1%, to a maximum of 6% for properties in rent control areas. This is a more relaxed form of rent controls compared…

Disabled and older renters are underserved by the private rented sector, says estate agency body Propertymark. There’s a lack of bungalows available to rent, at just 19,200 following an annual drop of…

Most homebuyers think hybrid heating systems that combine air source heat pumps and gas boilers should be covered by its Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The scheme offers grants of up to £7,500 towards…

The number of people enquiring from the United States about homes for sale in the UK is at an eight-year high, a report from Rightmove has revealed. US enquiries are 19% higher…

The price of a home sold in Wales increased by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2025, the steepest growth in two years. This brings the typical property price to £238,413, 4.0%…

Homebuyers in Leicester pay amongst the highest premiums for garages in the UK, indicating that demand is especially high in the city, research from Zoopla shows. In Leicester the average asking price…

Nicola Gifford, general counsel & company secretary, SmartSearch Why is fraud a big problem in the UK’s property market? The high value of assets in real estate is a huge contributing factor…

From tomorrow letting agents must check tenants, landlords, and other clients against the UK’s official sanctions list. If they find or suspect a match, they will be legally required to report it…

Property investment platform Lendlord has unveiled LendlordAI, a suite of artificial intelligence tools designed to support landlords when sourcing deals and managing portfolios. Key features of LendlordAI include: Instant insights on property…

A product helping limited company landlords file their tax returns has launched from fintech firm Taxd. The platform costs landlords £299, while it uses a jargon-free form requiring simple information like income…

Experts from Lanpro, Boyer and Leaders Romans Group (LRG) come together to explore whether Labour’s 1.5m homes will become a reality. Last year’s headlines painted a somewhat bleak picture for the housebuilding…

There are plans to redevelop an office near Waterloo Station in London into purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). This marks European developer HB Reavis’s first step into the UK’s student housing market after…

A commercial property lawyer has warned landlords about taking back possession from a tenant with a protected lease – and urged them to seek legal advice to avoid breaking the law. The…

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that City Hall will be actively exploring the release of parts of London’s green belt for development. It’s envisaged to develop green belt close to…

Landlords across England and Wales who are struggling to get their properties back because of months of delays and a ‘postcode lottery’ in the County Court system need to enforce their judgments…

The Mortgage Works has cut rates on buy-to-let and limited company products by up to 0.30%. New business rate reductions include a two-year fixed rate at 2.79% with a 3% fee to…

Blackpool is the worst area of the UK for EPC ratings, where nearly three quarters (74.1%) of homes have an EPC rating between D and G. The town’s history as a popular…

Tenant demand is increasing while landlord instructions are dwindling, raising expectations of rent increases in the months ahead, the RICS UK Residential Survey has found. A net +25% of property professionals expect…

Construction for residential housebuilding is rapidly improving, as starts surged by 24% quarter-on-quarter and 22% year-on-year. The research, from construction firm Glenigan, suggested that housebuilding is outperforming the rest of the construction…

The Scottish government has pledged to introduce stronger rights for tenants in the country in its ‘Programme for Government’. First Minister John Swinney said the programme includes: “More rights and stronger protections…

As the Mayor’s team sets about writing the next iteration of the London Plan, how can they ensure it delivers the homes that London needs? James Cogan, director in Boyer’s London office…

The government has released a guide designed for tenants suffering from damp and mould issues in their homes. Tenants are notified of how they can claim redress if landlords or agents fail…

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 are ready to do so”. Speaking at…

Countries across Asia and the Middle East are leading house price growth, with western cities like London, New York and Toronto lagging behind. The analysis comes from Knight Frank’s global house price…

There are 13.6% more households in temporary accommodation annually, statistics from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed. Some 165,510 were living in temporary accommodation as per the end…

By David Cole, technical director at Sandfield Engineering  No-one likes to plan for a crisis. It means contemplating all manner of unpalatable issues; from injuries and disrupted services to environmental damage, financial…

The Scottish governments’ announcement of a consultation on rent cap exemptions highlights just how confused their current policy is, property firm DJ Alexander Ltd has warned. The firm argued that the consultation…

A collection of shared ownership homes are being released for sale at Clapham Park Estate in Lambeth, south London. The shared ownership home start at £145,500 for a 30% share. There are…

Some 80 new homes will be built in the village of Cotford St Luke, after the developer Lovell was granted planning permission by Somerset Council. Situated off Dene Road just five miles…

In two years’ time nearly all new builds will be fitted with solar panels in plans set to be announced by the Labour Party. Housebuilders will be mandated to install the panels,…

Some 368 build-to-rent apartments have been completed in Sheffield’s West Bar, known as Soho Yard. This forms part of the £300 million mixed-use development, where a 100,000 sq ft office building with…

The government is looking to expand the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to include air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries. Air-to-air heat pumps work by taking heat from outdoors to heat a house in…

Affordable areas of East London have seen the strongest house price growth in the past 10 years, analysis from agent Benham and Reeves has revealed. Between 2015 and 2025 the outer London…

The upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill is prompting tenants to quit their tenancies via early surrender agreements, Propertymark’s former president Greg Tsuman has said. The Bill will end fixed term tenancies, enabling tenants…

People are paying more income tax due to successive governments failing to increase tax in line with inflation, research from RIFT has found. As it stands, when annual earnings exceed £50,271 taxpayers…

A relaxation in how lenders assess mortgage affordability should serve to boost buying power by between 15-20%, Zoopla has predicted in its UK House Price Index. The average 5-year fixed rate mortgage…

Plans to restrict a key student housing exemption to larger Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) risk undermining supply and disrupting the annual student rental cycle, the National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA) has…

Over 70% of housebuilders are considering or actively submitting applications for “grey belt” land following recent policy changes, suggesting we are set to see strong takeup for the new designation. Labour defined…

Keystone Property Finance has launched a refurb to let range which provides short-term finance for landlords carrying out light refurb works before allowing investors to switch to a long-term loan. Investors can…

Industrial developer Panattoni has secured full reserved matters planning consent at Panattoni Park Coventry, paving the way for construction to start on a 540,000 sq ft logistics development. The first unit at…

There are fewer build-to-rent projects in Scotland so far this year – which the Scottish Property Federation and Savills blamed on rent control proposals. There’s been a 26% drop in build-to-rent homes…

The issue of renting an apartment in Dubai does not lose its relevance. Concluding a long-term contract for renting an apartment in Dubai in the summer is not obvious, but it is…

The number of enquiries to lease office space is at its highest point since before the pandemic, signalling that more businesses are increasing their office presence despite the growth of home-working. Demand…

There was a dramatic surge in mortgage completions ahead of the stamp duty thresholds being lowered, data from Moneybox has revealed. The rollback, announced in the Autumn Budget, saw the nil-rate stamp…

Capital Gains Tax and the Renters’ Rights Bill regulations are pushing landlords out of the buy-to-let market, a poll from specialist lender Together found. Some 12% of buy-to-let landlords will be offloading…

Peter Cox provides expert tips on how homeowners can safely and effectively tackle mould infested asbestos containing materials in their properties.  Mould can be a persistent problem for property owners and can…

Wealthy homeowners in London are leaving and renting out their properties ahead of April’s abolition of the non-dom tax regime, analysis from Garrington Asset Management has found. Rental values of flats in…

Two peers have proposed amending the Renters’ Rights Bill so it limits how much landlords can hike rents on their tenants. Baroness Janke, a Liberal Democrat Peer, tabled an amendment which would…

House prices have declined for three months in a row in Canada, as the country deals with the damaging effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs and prepares for the upcoming general election. Between…

The average two-year fixed mortgage rate with a 40% deposit (60% LTV) is now cheaper than the five-year fixed equivalent, the first time this has happened since the mini-Budget, Rightmove analysis shows….

Younger people (25-34 year olds) are investing in property at record levels – and are opting to invest in property over purchasing their own residential homes, according to estate agency firm John…

Liberal Democrat peers have called for the government to review the impact of ending Section 21 evictions on the justice system. It currently takes an average of more than seven months for…

Developer Wyatt Homes has signed a financial package with HSBC UK with the assistance of Homes England’s Home Building Fund. As a result, the building will deliver 300 homes across developments in…

By Bruce Evans, chief commercial officer, RentGuarantor The Renters (Rights) Bill is poised to reshape the UK rental market — and one of the most profound changes may be the normalisation of…

Tenants would pay more to live with good housemates, showing that affordability isn’t the only requirement when renting an HMO. Indeed, nearly half (47.2%) of shared living tenants would happily pay a…

Some 284 homes marked as affordable will be at North Middlesex University Hospital in Enfield, in plans confirmed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. The Mayor purchased the site in 2019 and…

UK rents increased by 7.7% in the 12 months to March 2025, over twice the current level of CPI inflation. Welsh rents have seen the steepest annual increase, at 8.9%; followed by…

The cost of mortgages is slowly falling, both on a weekly and annual basis, Rightmove analysis shows. As it stands you can take out a 2-year fix with a typical rate of…

There were 1,000 fewer landlords in Scotland between August 2024 and February 2025, dropping from 237,717 to 236,737, figures from the Scottish landlord register show. However, the number of registered properties has…

The UK’s continued difficulties in remediating flammable cladding from its housing stock following the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017 has been blamed on a “fundamental breakdown” in infrastructure. Property Inspect, a platform…

Ireland has experienced stronger economic growth than its Northern counterpart, with citizens earning more and having higher living standards, analysis from ESRI has found. Household disposable income is higher in Ireland, while…

Geospatial platform REalyse has launched a property intelligence tool for estate agents utilising data and AI. The platform said it will allow agents to impress prospects and win more listings, as they…

A landlord couple have been ordered to pay more than £270,000 for illegally converting a house in West London into four separate flats. Amarjit Singh, 54, and Jasbinder Kaur, 45, divided the…

The cost of new property coming to market has risen by 1.4% so far in April despite the stamp duty thresholds rising, Rightmove’s House Price Index has revealed. This brings prices to…

March 18 2025 was the busiest day for buy-to-let mortgage searches on record, as landlords look to restructure their portfolios ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, data from tech platform Twenty7tec has…

Cornwall is the nation’s housebuilder hotspot, with its local planning authority receiving more residential planning applications than any other part of the country. There were 2,025 planning applications in Cornwall in 2024,…

This could rise to two years if convicted on indictment, meaning a serious offence, while the amendment is to the Scottish Housing Bill. Labour MSP Katy Clark, who introduced the proposals, told the…

A landlord in Barnet, London, has been fined £37,000 after cramming 18 people into an unlicensed three-bed HMO. Charles Egbiremolen was found guilty of nine offences at Willesden Magistrates’ Court – with…

A 76-storey tower standing at 246 metres is being constructed by property developer Salboy Group. The building will be known as Nobu Manchester, while it will contain a 160-bedroom hotel, restaurant and…

UK landlords are spending an average £1,374.07 on maintaining their rental properties annually, reflecting the rising costs of being a property investor. Landlords in Edinburgh are spending the most on maintenance at…

The inflationary effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs mean the Bank of England could keep the base rate at its current level for longer, according to an economist. While cutting the base…

Homes near the sea are taking three weeks longer to sell than in 2020, with buyers instead gravitating towards cities, analysis from RIghtmove shows. This marks a reversal of the trend during…

Landlords can benefit from better rental yields than a year ago, as investors made typical returns of 7.4% in the first quarter of 2025 across England & Wales. This marks an increase…

Scotland will need to decarbonise its housing stock by 2045, under the revised version of the Heat in Buildings Bill being introduced to the Scottish Parliament later this year. There will also…

Housebuilding has surged in Dundee, Glasgow and Stirling since 2019, analysis of the latest Scottish Government Housing Statistics quarterly update by letting agent Capital Letters has found. At the other end of…

The proportion of international applicants in UK property fell to 1% in the first quarter of 2025, the lowest level on record, Hamptons research has revealed. In Prime Central London, 2.9% of…

Donald Trump is seemingly doing his level best to create global turmoil, with the Dow Jones dropping by 10% in two days after he introduced steep tariffs on countries across the world…

West End law firm Seddons and city law firm GSC Solicitors have completed their merger, becoming a 150-person law firm called Seddons GSC LLP. The firm has a turnover of £22 million…

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a guide for retrofitting homes. Some of the important topics covered by the consumer guide include: the heating system; appliances; ventilation; insulation; and…

Construction works have begun to build a new luxury hotel, pub and restaurant in at Runswick Bay near Whitby in North Yorkshire. Silverstone Building Consultancy is project managing the multi-million-pound construction of…

Shoosmiths is a law firm specialising in the real estate sector The long-awaited rates for the building safety levy have finally been confirmed by the government in the Building Safety Levy: Technical…

Premises with a capacity of more than 100 must plan for a terrorist attack, after the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill was granted Royal Assent. The bill is known as Martyn’s Law,…

ESW1 forms should be regulated due to industry mistrust of the document, which was unveiled to assess the fire safety of a building’s external walls after the 2019 Grenfell Tower disaster, software…

The National Residential Landlords Association has asked the government to give a clear timespan of when the Renters’ Rights Bill comes into force. As it stands, the government has said it will…

The government is looking to reform environmental regulations in a bid to speed up planning applications for major infrastructure and businesses, in recommendations made in the newly published Corry Review. The £100…

If Section 6B of the Renters’ Rights Bill goes through landlords could have a new route to regain possession when major works are required, according to Inventory Base. The property inventory software…

David Stritch is senior FX analyst at Caxton Recent weeks saw the team at RAW Capital Partners release research suggesting that interest in the UK property market is growing amongst overseas investors….

It’s taking almost half a year on average to make a decision on the construction and refurbishment of high-rise buildings, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by law firm Irwin…

By Scott Goldstein, partner at Payne Hicks Beach We are about to take a great leap towards commonhold. The 2024 Labour election manifesto pledged to end ‘the feudal leasehold system’ and enact…

The government’s move to spend £1.29 billion on retrofitting 170,000 homes in England has been praised as ‘crucial’ by a building expert. The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund equips social housing providers, such…

Tim Foreman, managing director of land and new homes, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Building Safety Levy to be pushed back a year after housing sector backlash As part of the Remediation Acceleration…

Jonathan Cox is partner and social housing specialist at Anthony Collins The social housing crisis is worsening, with fewer affordable homes being built at a time of rising demand. The only way…

Bridging market activity is increasingly being fuelled by refurbishment activity, analysis from Octane Capital shows. Throughout 2024 refurbishment was used a third (33%) of the time when taking out a bridging loan….

The average London buyer will have to pay £17,827 towards stamp duty once the higher bands come into force at the end of the month, analysis from Mojo Mortgages has revealed. This…

Bob Pritchard is a senior professional support lawyer and planning specialist at Shoosmiths The Planning and Infrastructure Bill had its second reading on 24 March 2025. Rather than starting from scratch with…

The government’s reforms to the UK’s planning system will result in housebuilding reaching its highest level in over 40 years, the Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted. It’s thought that housebuilding will be…

The National Federation of Builders has called for Labour to “rally around” the Spring Statement, after it received a mixed response from some ministers. Labour MP Richard Burgon, former shadow Treasury minister,…

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at the Spring Statement, which committed £625 million to construction funding but little else to boost housing market activity. Ben Beadle, chief executive of…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hit back after a fellow Labour MP said making cuts instead of taxing wealth was a ‘political choice’. In the Spring Statement she announced cuts to welfare amounting…

The plan to spend £625 million on training 60,000 construction workers has gone ahead in the Spring Statement. Investment will be spent on 10 technical excellence colleges, as well as funding for…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be hamstrung financially in today’s Spring Statement, but she could still tweak the market with a fresh equity loan scheme, an empty homes scheme, and by reforming the…

Developers have been handed a reprieve after the Building Safety Levy was delayed until Autumn 2026, one year later than was previously planned. The levy aims to collect over £3.4 billion from…

Nine in 10 (89%) of SMEs reduced their workforce since the Autumn Budget, research from The Global Payroll Association shows. The Autumn Budget in October saw the government increase the National Living…

The government is at risk of not delivering on its promise of remediating cladding on all buildings over 18 metres by 2029, The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has warned. As…

Research by award winning mortgage adviser, Alexander Hall, has revealed that homebuyers currently sat on the fence in hopes of improving mortgage affordability could find themselves thousands of pounds worse off come the…

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £3.67 million refinance and capital raise for an experienced portfolio landlord, consolidating 22 properties across London and Birmingham into a single loan facility. Working in partnership…

British Land has secured planning approval to redevelop Euston Tower into a highly sustainable, world-class building at its Regent’s Place campus in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter, home to Europe’s pre-eminent…

Around 7.7 million UK adults expect to take out a loan this year, according to the research by Go.Compare. Using average loan amounts since 2022, this means personal loan borrowing could hit as…

Shawbrook has provided a £6.8 million Development Exit loan to support a London-based developer in completing a high-end residential project in Wimbledon. The scheme features six contemporary four- and five-bedroom homes. After…

Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has outlined plans to cut £5bn of Government spending on welfare by the end of the decade. Central to this, will be the…

The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5% and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings. The Monetary Policy Committee overwhelmingly voted 8-1 to keep rates…

The global office market has been in a state of flux throughout the 21st Century. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that it’s been in a state of flex. The shift…

Tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5% between 4Q 2024 and 1Q 2025, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The increase resulted in 2.3%…

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to highlight concerns over the impact of the proposed Building Safety Levy on housing delivery and to request that…

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has announced the launch of New Build Boost, the first scheme since Help to Buy that targets buyers with small deposits and no access to family help….

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised Offa, an Islamic property finance fintech, to provide home purchase plans (HPPs), the Sharia-compliant alternative to conventional residential mortgages, for customers across the UK. The…

The Scottish commercial property market is shifting as the economy edges towards stability but with new development at historically low levels the focus has continued to be on existing stock. Rising rents,…

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.1% (+£3,876) this month to £371,870, which is in line with the long-term March average increase. It shows that…

Bellway has started construction on a new housing development on the north-eastern edge of Crediton, Devon. Libbets Grange will provide 257 new homes and public open space for the town, as well…

Colin Brown, head of planning & development, Carter Jonas The government has set itself an ambitious target of delivering 1.5m homes this Parliament and the size and scope of the Planning and…

UK landlords remain confident in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, with many planning to expand their portfolios in 2025, but economic and regulatory uncertainties continue to dampen their outlook, new research from Market…

According to recent figures released by the Association for British Insurers (ABI), insurers paid out £585 million for weather-related damage to homes and possessions in 2024. This is a record high for the UK,…

Athens City For professionals who are looking to relocate to Greece, there is nowhere more prosperous to be than the Greek capital of Athens. Jam packed with charm and ancient history, Athens…

The UK’s self-employed workers and freelancers are making huge personal and professional sacrifices just to achieve their home-ownership ambitions, new research has revealed. Many of the country’ entrepreneurial wealth creators have put…

New insight from the boutique debt advisory and investments firm, Excellion Capital, reveals how real estate developers can produce business plans and loan applications that impress lenders and pave the way for…

Whilst national house prices overall continued to rise, the UK Residential Property Survey found that several factors of uncertainty reduced momentum in the UK’s housing market in February. Buyer demand weakened, posting a…

Towns and villages in the Cotswolds and Cumbria are among the best places in the UK to own a holiday let, according to a report by Sykes Holiday Cottages. Owners in the…

The industry should introduce a ‘Property MOT’ for new listings in a bid to speed up the house sales process, says Amy Reynolds, head of sales at Antony Roberts estate agency in…

The government has introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, with the remit of speeding up planning decisions to boost housebuilding. Planning committees will be reformed, as applications will be separated by those…

The government plans to stop a number of official bodies from having a say in planning decisions, in a bid to cut red tape. The consultation plans to cut out Sport England,…

Cornerstone Tax has blamed Labour’s policy decisions on its failure to make progress in its mission to deliver 1.5 million homes across the parliament. Planning approvals have now dropped by 2% to…

A landlord couple who rented out an overcrowded East London property have been fined £90,000, The Standard reports. They wouldn’t allow regular inspections, failed to have a gas certificate and did not…

Most property managers, developers, and landlords plan to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2028, but plans are stagnating due to persistent barriers. That is according to EV provider ChargeGuru UK, which…

Blackburn with Darwen Council has shelved a licensing scheme amid warnings that it could drive landlords out of the sector. The scheme was set to cover 1,100 properties in the Hollins Bank…

There’s growing demand for industrial and logistics sites from overseas investors amidst the global economic and geopolitical volatility triggered by Donald Trump’s controversial leadership. That is according to commercial property consultants Lambert…

Mark Chick, director of ALEP and a partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP On Monday 3 March, the government published a Commonhold White Paper and announced plans to bring the sale of…

Annual house price growth fell to 2.9% in February 2025, after stalling by 0.1% on a monthly basis, Halifax’s House Price Index has revealed. The average cost of property now stands at…

Chartered surveyor and entrepreneur Anna Roberts speaks to PropertyWire editor Ryan Bembridge after releasing Home Buyers’ Essentials, a guide book on buying property in England and Wales. The book says it features…

Bank lending to SME property developers has fallen by 49% from £9.7bn in January 2017 to just £4.9bn November 2024, analysis from finance ISA provider CapitalRise shows. The firm blamed this on…

As the UK’s holiday-let market continues to thrive, many property investors are looking to tap into the potential of short-term lets. However, not every property is suited for holiday-letting success. Cliff Ward,…

The high cost of homeownership has caused the property market at coastal locations to slump over the last year, analysis by park bungalow provider Regency Living has revealed. Dorset’s prestigious Sandbanks has…

The UK government plans to ban the sale of new leasehold flats in England and Wales, as revealed in a commonhold white paper published this year. The plan is to replace the…

The Experts Group has launched a new self-employed model for commercial property agents. The model gives the commercial agent 70% of the fee and the opportunity to work from wherever they want,…

Lomond Investment Management has appointed Brent Stojanovic as managing director of investment management. Stojanovic was the founding director at VervLife, a firm specialising in build-to-rent, co-living, and single-family asset and property management….

While most UK mortgage brokers are keen to grow their customer base internationally, finding suitable lenders and dealing with the complexities of government policy are proving to be significant obstacles when taking…

Private renters are dealing with annual inflation of 3.9% – hitting them harder than other groups. In comparison general household cost inflation stood at 2.8% in the year to December, while mortgage…

A trio of property organisations have responded to the Chancellor’s desire to bring the “highest skilled” people to the UK. In a joint letter, the British Property Federation (BPF), the National Residential…

Foxtons employees have been accused of sexist and inappropriate behaviour following an investigation from Bloomberg. One female employee, who was 21 at the time, said a manager and co-workers would grope her…

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International I have been approached now by countless entrepreneurs looking to use an AI platform to ultimately replace the digital portals as we know them today. After all,…

Labour needs to encourage property investors to take advantage of Permitted Development Rights (PDRs), investment firm Excellion Capital has urged. PDRs allow “individuals and developers to make certain changes to buildings or…

West One Loans, a provider of property finance and specialist mortgages, who looked at the current and historic trajectory of UK house prices on a seasonally adjusted basis The average UK house…

A rising number of small and medium sized businesses are considering laying off staff due to the imminent increases to Employer NIC contributions and the National Living Wage, analysis from trade body…

Scotland’s Budget has passed though Holyrood, which includes investment in affordable housing but has saddled landlords with higher taxes. Some £7billion is being spent on infrastructure like affordable housing, as well as…

Octopus Real Estate has provided a £7.1m loan facility to Russell Armer by Genesis Homes for the development of a sustainable housing project in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. The facility will finance the…

Buyers who miss the March stamp duty deadline should be granted an extension, according to property portal Rightmove. Some 74,000 home-movers in England are expected to miss the stamp duty deadline and…

Manchester has the best commercial buildings for energy efficiency, as 20% of buildings have a rating of A or B, analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) has found. After that comes…

The proportion of purchases to landlords dropped to 9.6% in January 2025, underlying how the market is becoming less attractive to investors. This is the first time the proportion has fallen below…

Canopy (Insurestreet Limited), a tech firm supplying lettings referencing services, has acquired its rival The Lettings Hub. The brands are still set to operate separately, though they will utilise the same technologies…

A platform is being launched in parliament to help tenants complain about bad landlords. The ‘My Housing Issue’ Gateway, designed by the TDS Charitable Foundation, will ensure tenants know where to take…

Estate agency trade group Propertymark has appealed to the Welsh government to attract more landlords to the sector by halting its moves to heavily tax property investors. Research from Rent Smart Wales…

By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International The wholesale ritual slaughter of agents coffers by the digital portals, is as predictable as inflation. They have the Residential Property Industry by the ‘Jackson Pollocks’ and…

Megan Harris is Associate solicitor in law firm Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property team The simple answer to the question is yes. Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable on acquisitions of…

Scotland’s tax reliefs for property investors and the end of rent controls in Scotland could spur on more landlords to buy properties in the country, according to Scottish agency DJ Alexander. The…

Propertymark has issued its Leasehold “Still a Life Sentence” survey to understand how the current leasehold changes have affected leaseholders and property agents in England and Wales. The survey is in partnership…

The CPI Inflation rate returned to 3.0% in January, which is likely to slow down the Bank of England’s trajectory in cutting the base rate. The inflation rate was 2.5% the month…

Demand for rental properties increased by 83% in January, Foxtons data shows. There was a 51% increase in volume of listings coming to market, as Foxtons described supply and demand as being…

Allison Thompson, is national lettings managing director at Leaders We know that tenants are generally prepared to pay more to rent a home that is a step above most of what’s out…

House prices in Wales were flat throughout 2024, but the market could be set for a comeback this year, Principality Building Society has predicted. In the fourth quarter of 2024 transactions rose…

Insurance experts at Pikl have analysed the top locations in the UK with the most properties listed under £200k, helping potential buyers understand both the opportunity and the risks that come with…

By Chris Dietz, president at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World In 2025, real estate remains one of the most attractive avenues for wealth creation, a time-tested pillar of financial stability…

Section 21 evictions hit their highest level last year since 2016, and it’s expected numbers will increase again this year. Some 32,387 households in England were taken to court by their landlord…

House prices on the island of Jersey dropped by 8% in 2024, the steepest fall since 1986. It’s thought the already high house prices, combined with relatively steep mortgage rates, have kept…

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has launched a product transfer offering so mortgage holders can switch to a new rate three months before their current deal ends. This also saves landlords legal costs, as…

Landlords would need to spend an average of £8,148 on upgrading their properties to bring EPCs to C, analysis from real estate consultancy Knight Frank has revealed. The amount landlords need to…

The London Assembly has called on the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to introduce a commonhold pilot project on Greater London Authority (GLA) land. The Assembly also urged Khan to lobby the…

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been urged to protect London’s Green Belt from the government’s National Planning Policy Framework. The motion was raised by Thomas Turrell (pictured), who is a member…

Jason Instrell, industry lead at SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, explains how landlords can deal with mould issues, following the BBC Panorama documentary on the subject. Damp is often caused…

Savills has come under fire in a BBC Panorama documentary on the state of mouldy rental homes. BBC reporter Rahil Sheikh met families dealing with black mould across both social and privately…

Internet of Things (IoT) technology has stepped in to help landlords manage costs, deliver efficiency, ensure their properties stand out in a competitive market and comply with broader industry developments, such as…

The government has unveiled plans to create 10,000 more apprenticeships taking eight months, down from the usual 12. Employers will be able to decide whether apprentices over 19 must complete level 2…

Santander UK has seen a 130% increase in mortgage applications in Q4 2024 compared to the year before, as buyers rush to complete purchases during the stamp duty holiday. From 1 April,…

The British Property Federation (BPF) has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to better fund planning departments to improve the speed of UK housebuilding. Currently planning departments are seen as a bottleneck when it…

Typical service charges for flats increased by 11% in 2024 to £2,300, or £192 per month, research from Hamptons estate agents shows. This means over half (51%) of leaseholders are paying more…

Private landlords need to bring the Energy Performance Certificate levels of their properties to at least C by 2030, up from E. The government claimed it would cost landlords between £6,100 and…