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There’s been a remarkable start to the year for the UK auction sector - its busiest January ever. Essential Information Group, which...

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

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

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

The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...

The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in.  Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...

Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  Simon Smith,...

It’s hardly surprising that the property auction market has seen an increase in activity in recent years, with buyers looking to...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team  - which...

Landlords are often seen as stalwarts of property auctions, and are attributed with helping the sector’s growth over the past decade. Property...

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

Auctions have long been a favourite way for buy to let and other investors to bag a property bargain. And now it...

A normally-ebullient auction company has admitted to a big slump in the number of bidders at its latest sale. Auction House’s May...

When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...

The auction arm of one of Britain’s largest agency groups says its seen a positive first third of the year. First For...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

The first two months of the year have seen a 74 per cent rise in the number of lots offered at...

An online auction firm claims well over a third of its clients are buy to let landlords quitting the sector. Some 38...

Landlords who intend to sell their properties this year are being urged to act quickly ahead of the Capital Gains Tax...

The director of an auction house says the market has taken “a massive hit” with tough times ahead in 2023. Andrew Binstock...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says it is witnessing more investor-owned stock going under the hammer than at any time in...

Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...

Online sales platform My Auction is predicting its busiest auction of the year for December with entries up 77 per cent...

Auctioneers at Auction House London say the number of bidders taking part has dropped fast over the last four months.  At its...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

Properties are still in high demand say auctioneers at Auction House London with no drop in the number of lots selling...

Landmark Auctions, a new property auctioneer has launched its services offering residential and commercial property, development, investment and land through in-house,...

Opposition continues to build to the prospect of rent controls in part of the UK, with the latest voice citing the...

A prominent auction house says bids are fewer in number than before - a sign that the market is softening, presenting...

A study of what has happened to a private rental sector hit by rent controls provides lessons to those in the UK...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...

Newspapers have been told by the government that next month’s Queen's Speech will include dramatic measures to bring empty retail units...

A property company director is telling landlords to show compassion when they consider rent rises, because of the cost of living...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

A property described as London’s smallest flat allegedly has a rental yield of 10 per cent - yet it cannot be...

Auction House London has sold the highest number of lots in one sale in over a year, at its first auction...

Daytime TV programmes often feature amazing property bargains that can be won at auction - and there are fantastic bargains to...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...

A favourite route for a landlord acquiring properties - at auction - is likely to remain at least partly virtual in...

The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...

Investors viewing auction property A property investor is a long-term investor who lives by the fact they will be substantially better off...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

It seems as if the frenzied housing market has extended to the auction field, with one major player reporting a strong...

Landlords who buy from auction may want to take advantage of an estate agent’s decision to hold two of its virtual...

The first-ever winner of Big Brother in the year 2000 says his best decision was not going on the show, but...

Auctioneers are keener than ever to vie for the attention of buy to let purchasers in the current competitive market. Auction House...

Property auctions are fast becoming a popular method of buying and selling properties. This is down to the speed of sale,...

Property auctions help to minimise the chances of complications in the homebuying process. However, there are still measures you will need...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers, and property dealers, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Property auctions have proved increasingly popular and attracted a number of investors, including buy-to-let landlords, since the lockdown restrictions were eased,...

Property auctions continue to prove popular and attract a number of investors, including buy-to-let landlords, despite the coronavirus crisis, according to...

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...

Some 69 lots were offered online by Savills with prospective buyers invited to place remote bids via the telephone, online or...

Amid all the uncertainty facing the world, some people are in the middle of buying property, and while some home hunters...

Who are you? Rolitex was Established in 1995, we are based in Greenford and a leading residential property company in the UK,...

Who are you? Cole Harding is a community based estate agent, who offers maximum exposure on all the online portals and social...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL in April – 3 &...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...

With Britain edging closer to its first recession since the financial crisis, a leading property auctioneer is urging property investors, including...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, one of the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibitions, takes place at London ExCeL today and...

Who are you? We are Winkworth Hendon, a franchised office with a very good reputation in our local area, we pride ourselves...

Who are you?  We are Two Six Homes, an independent sales and lettings agency based in Palmers Green, North London. Our record of success...

The biggest white collar boxing event ever brought to the property industry, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, took place at The Holiday...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...

A buy-to-let landlord was killed while renovating a property she owns with her husband when a 6ft garden wall collapsed on...

A 50% council tax increase could be on the way for owners of empty properties across many parts of the country...

With many landlords finding it harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some...

The organisers of the National Landlord Investment Show have announced the shortlist for the 2018 National LIS Awards. The team at Landlord...

TBMC has joined forces with Precise Mortgages to pilot a new buy-to-let refurbishment product. The product includes initial bridging finance up to...

There was a marginal decline in bridging lending in the second quarter of the year, with bridging lending falling by 6.6%...

A number of buy-to-let investors continue to acquire properties under the hammer despite recent tax hikes and significant political uncertainty, but...

Landlord Today is a proud media partner of the National LIS Awards, brought to you by the organisers of the National...

Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation and more stringent mortgage lending conditions are among the toughest challenges currently facing property investors, including buy-to-let...

Having a poor performing rental property or one you simply wish to get rid of quickly can be a real drain...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Lomond Capital has acquired a major Birmingham residential letting portfolio from national property services business SDL Group. SDL Property Management has decided...

The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL tomorrow and Saturday and...

Who are you? I am Director of Remax Key Properties, West Kensington. How long have you been trading? I’ve worked in property since graduating...

Who are you? We are Home Counties: an independent agency in Potters Bar established by me, Richard Lowry. I’m passionate about property...

Who are you? Peter Jones, an estate agent, dad, husband, poor golfer and snowboarder. How long have you been trading? I’ve been in the...

Residential property remains the long-term investment of choice for many Britons, illustrated by the high number of properties sold under the...

Auctions are a great way to acquire property competitively, with a wide range of great investment deals often going under the...

The phasing out of mortgage interest relief and tougher mortgage lending conditions contributed to what was a rather difficult 2017 for...

Auction rooms across the UK are often filled with property investors, including many buy-to-let landlords, looking to buy property, ensuring that...

A new online property auction platform is launching that enables estate agents to add an auction element to both sales and...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords in Manchester offloading buy-to-let properties at auction due to tougher...

As the buy-to-let industry braces itself for yet more changes, a growing number of private landlords are likely to turn to...

A new rental auction platform was officially launched at an event at The Shard last night. LetsBid4Lets’ software is now available to...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Investing in property at auction is a popular choice for many buy-to-let landlords as there are some good bargains to be...

A Cricklewood landlord who was ordered in September to pay more than £700,000 after he breached Barnet Council’s planning enforcement rules...

Auctions are a great way to add to a buy-to-let portfolio, with a wide range of bargains often going under the...